OldQWERTYbastard @ OldQWERTYbastard @lemmy.world

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My local power company operates as a co-op utility company and ISP that runs gigabit fiber to my curb. <$100/month. Community owned utilities can be amazing when done right.

Source:North Mississippi, USA

We've had an identical experience. It's sad to see the enshitification of GMail.

There are fanatics on every side, but once a brand becomes a core part of your personality, I'm not going to want to talk to you.

Any recommendations on those chinesium devices? My Pixel 4a is getting a little long in the tooth and I'm in the market for a new Android phone with a vanilla Android experience.

I would trust Gabe's judgement 100%. Dude runs one of the most pro-consumer companies in history. In doing so, he has built a fiercely loyal fan base by simply being good to his customers; not trying to squeeze them for every single cent.

Gabe is a rarity; part of a bygone era of business owners and software engineers who truly care about their projects and want to build things that they themselves want to use and play. He's a smart man and Valve has been his baby since he left Microsoft. He'll make sure it's in good hands when and if retirement comes calling.

Look at Daddy Warbucks over here.

Oh the damage has already been done. Trust is a hell of thing. Gained in inches and lost in miles. Let this be another cautionary tale for the rest of them.

Technology is allowing us to live "longer," but not necessarily "better."

We shouldn't be ruled by geriatrics. Age limits need to be a thing.

At one point the Steam Deck design and engineering team strongly opposed installing a third party SSD for various reasons ranging from power draw to EMI. Is this still the case?

I've been a tinkerer since I was a child and have no problem tearing into electronics for the hell of it, but I also have the wisdom to listen to people who know more than I do. I'd rather not damage my expensive toy.

It's a good selling point for the 512GB model. I don't have to see how fugly I am during my loading screens.

I love my Steam Deck and have recently made small steps in my journey away from Windows. I installed Pop OS on a laptop. Do you have any tips that might make that transition easier?

Thanks in advance. 👍

I'm baffled by the unrealistic demand for constant infinite growth from corporate shareholders and management. Those days are numbered.

Well, I guess not any more!

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The most valuable company in history with a market cap of $2.96 TRILLION dollars is screwing their employees to save an otherwise negligible amount of cash? Steve Jobs would be proud.

I wish I could upvote this more than once. We've got the best representatives money can buy.

My old job at a large corporation didn't want to pay Nortel to fly out from Dallas to host a proper two week telecommunications class to train their new support personnel. Instead they made this 65 year old "Ma Bell" tech to cobble together and teach a one and a half day crash course. I left with a notebook full of unfinished CLI commands, shorthand notes and just enough information to probably not bring down the entire enterprise PBX system. Good times.

There has been an explosion of growth in the past 30 years or so just south of Memphis, TN; mostly due to the lower Mississippi taxes. It's a decent area. Jackson, MS is about three hours south and it's a straight up shit hole. To be fair, Memphis isn't far behind with their gangs wielding shoulder fired rocket propelled grenades.

Good.

Let that arrogant asshole reap what he sows.

You mean to tell me that purchasing what is essentially a URL hosted on someone else's server is a poor investment?

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