KnightontheSun @ KnightontheSun @lemmy.world

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Stephen Miller perchance?

Well, that rule has been mostly tongue in cheek as you are probably aware, but perhaps Usenet will once again become useful to more folks. I have never veered away from it since I discovered it in the late 90's. I suppose that makes me a part of the ES group? I'm quite glad to have discovered it. You do now have to pay to use it, but the cost is mild and the tools are all modernized with plenty of web front-ends out there.

Edited: Booboos

Gotcha. I’ve been on eBay for 20 years so I thought I was pretty savvy.

The power seller being able to remove negative feedback was new to me six months ago. Like you I’ve had mostly good sales happen. Been scammed on pc keyboards for $80 or something. Not a huge deal, but last year I ordered a car mirror from a seller in Las Vegas. The seller switched a damaged mirror for the one in the photos. That was the first issue and I should’ve just sent it back, but I had extra glass and thought I could make it work. I asked for a partial refund (which is a good way to satisfy both parties), but the seller said send it back. He took two weeks to ship and I returned it the very next day. No refund for two weeks and most of my correspondence were ignored unless I threatened to go to eBay. Then they contacted me outside of eBay by texting my phone. I ignored it and finally opened a dispute. eBay reviewed it and gave me my money back right away. I negged the seller and since I got my refund, they were able to request that eBay remove the negative feedback. Power sellers have that ability. I really felt others should know about them so I’ll call them out here. Andre’s performance in Las Vegas is best avoided.

I don't see the relevance of this question. I've given up on amazon as their entire system is garbage, but alternatives like eBay have issues too. One of them being my caution above.

I used to look for 97-100% feedback sellers. Now I look for 99-100% and I also paw through the feedback to give myself the best shot at finding a good seller. And as you've mentioned, if you can find the mom/pop shop with solid feedback you should be okay.

Be cautious with fleaBay. Power sellers can remove negative feedback, so feedback ratings can be skewed!

It's been two years for me and I don't miss them. I have had good success going direct to the manufacturer. And if the manufacturer doesn't sell direct, they list alternatives to Amazon.

And honestly, I go without things too. Amazon having everything available makes it too easy to buy random crap. I don't need to have every bit and bob which makes my impulse buying generally a thing of the past.

What’s the first rule of Usenet? 😬

I pine for a responsible adult leader like Bernie. Instead we get the orange clown show and his broligarchs. This is not leadership. It’s a grift and the world will suffer.

I’ve owned several hundreds of drives. No manufacturer is immune. It’s more about the drive model than anything. Enterprise disks are better. Each manufacturer has made crappy drives. Go for the nicer model of whomever you like, beat it to death in its first month. If it survives infant mortality it will last a long time.

I do appreciate you offering a solution, but I am in no way comfortable with letting he or anyone within his sphere opening up write-mode on the Constitution.

Perhaps it hardly matters as it has been reduced to being used in the loo for a while now.

Yes, but you won't like it at all.

[heaves the body overboard]

“The fire worked!”

All part of the system. Stay healthy, friend!

I want my Harrier!

The system traps you within. Breaking away from it can be a difficult venture and cannot be done completely without some retribution from the system itself. They'll punish you for it to some degree and people have even been killed over it.

But yes, vanlife (or off-grid living) can liberate you to be potentially happier. At the very least unencumbering oneself from the odious monthly outlay just to live helps a lot. I don't choose to do this (yet), but have friends that exist this way.

It might be worth pointing out there are two sci-fi shows called "Dark Matter".

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4159076/ <-- This is the crazy fun space sci-fi show from 2015 that ended abruptly. This is the one I think you referenced.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt19231492/ <-- This is the more somber sci-fi show from 2024 with the focus on dimensional travel. It is good, but I prefer the other.

That or Startpage

I agree! Solving tech issues leads to searching the net and all too often the results are a video about the solution when text is all you need. Watching a video just to see what they type is very mildlyinfuriating.

I'll take D

Damn right we will. Right in the A.

IKR??

I'd expect Nugent to come out onstage belting out "Bound and Gagged", "Yank Me, Crank Me", then "Jailbait" and finishing with "It's a Free for All".

He might even shit himself.