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YouTube rolls out more unskippable ads that make viewers wait even longer to watch videos - Dexerto

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  • FreeTube on desktop, NewPipe on droid!

    • The IRS Tax Filing Software TurboTax Is Trying to Kill Just Got Open Sourced

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  • But does it build?!

    • Microsoft fires employee protestor who called AI boss a ‘war profiteer’

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  • Meh, I found VR a gimmic...

    It was pita to setup, gave me headaches (from wearing the kit), and "the best" game (Half Life Alyx) had complicated dynamics... so I already forgot what I was supposed to do (after Windows Updates, VR updates, approx. 2 reboots needed... Not to mention Windows updates fkd up my Linux multiboot few times....)

    • Microsoft CEO Admits That AI Is Generating Basically No Value

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  • LLMs could be useful for translation between programming languages. I asked it to recently for server code given a client code in a different language and the LLM generated code was spot on!

    • Canada lawmaker suggests letting 3 US states join, get free health care

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  • I think it's all noise to distract from issues US should solve on its own.

    • now I know why

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  • It's a pity that the dont improve touch experience. Especially floating touch keyboard situation - there is none (working well).

    My only complain in (default PopOs/Gnome's?) Dolphin file explorer there is no "space" to right click in the "current" directory... Otherwise IMHO it's no worse than Windows!

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  • Note that if you are Uber user (idk about driver) their website is good enough; for me it works in Firefox mobile (in "Desktop" mode only). Lyft is app only....

    • Maine Cybertruck Owner Sad Everyone Hates His Truck

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  • wX (on Fdroid) is a bit geekier alternative. It has a textual weather description, links to AFD (Forecast Discussion by a human meteorologist), and fantastic radar features.

    • Clean up on aisle 5

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  • I (a customer) was in a deep chitchat with a bike mechanic about some other outdoor hobby in a big US outdoor gear chain. For like 30min :-) Then I chatted about learning foreign languages (!) with the casheer.

    I definitely found the experience memorable and have great association with the store's brand!!!!

    • Rental property billionaire says buying a home (with a mortgage) is "fancy bullshit" and you should rent instead

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  • Afaik the mortgage market (setting mortgage payments, type of mortgage: fixed vs floating) is one of the more efficient markets. So choosing rent/own might not be such a big dilema.

    Current state (continuous rise of home prices) is, however, concerning. It used to be that USA's flexibility to move (and refi) was its great advantage (in labor market).

    • Microsoft will let users uninstall Edge, Bing, and disable ads on Windows 11 as it complies with the Digital Markets Act

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  • Yeah! How about allowing uninstallation of Chrome from Android?!

    • Superiority brings controversy

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  • I have debloated Win 11 on a Surface pro. Works OK but I much prefer MacOS (on M1, without Apple account) or PopOS. Much more zen.

    • Superiority brings controversy

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  • Well... my PopOS does not report new updates. I have to go to the "store"(Pop_shop) and install updates manually (which I do every few weeks).

    Installing "Operating System Updates" is not always a smooth operation: the window downloads 1 update and crashes (disappears).

    Probably the best is just to use command line (sudo apt) but thn i have to type the password which is annoying.