Blocked Shorts in first weeks because it quickly was full of this.
And if anyone wants to discover music, get a scrobbler for a good music network. By design, algorithms pigeonhole. That’s just how math works. You need the tried and true method of community sharing and (most) scrobblers are, essentially, a modern take on “word of mouth”. Music has only ever been best discovered and broadened to listeners when recommended from other explorers.
My dogs just disappear off into the dark. When I see pairs of eyes glowing back at me, I know they’re mid-poop.
Why? Everyone is 12. We’ve known this as long as Xbox Live has existed.
It’s America. Everyone’s an immigrant unless they’re from Europe. Even the indigenous are from India.
Heh. Can tell they’re young. At a certain age you just kind of stare at it, think “Of course”, get the paper towel out, and start looking up new laptops.
As for what would be at the top of the arch, Trump said it would be a gilded “Lady Liberty.”
“That’s Lady Liberty. Did you ever hear of Lady Liberty?” Trump said.
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I like my PC being my PC. The more it does things I don’t ask of it or tell it to do, the more I will seek alternatives.
One of the most frustrating parts of MS products these days is that you’re just along for the ride. And unlike Apple which is just the same, MS has far less intuitive behaviour or method. I would say their products are for beginners or those not tech literate, but the failure rate and amount of complex troubleshooting required for MS products and environments are easily the most challenging and frequent. It does not help that Windows Update constantly introduces new issues to the OS and other software while undoing any previous workarounds.
That company doesn’t get to touch my stuff anymore. It’s like trusting your car to a four year old.
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Okay, this isn’t nottheonion
We don’t really get drug and insurance stuff in my country like the US. Product1234, if it can actually be determined, is often some sort of web service that helps by doing something “all in the one place” or some shit.
But as I said, often literally nfi. Like maybe their plan is to have their isolating commercial cause me to go to the effort of Googling them.
I do find US ads funny, though. Its like they’re made by non-humans trying to do humans. Fake children laughter, soft voices, lots of smiles and well-ironed light clothes. Often ends with a slightly slow-mo shot of someone turning to camera and smiling, like that person has anything to do with anything and I know them, a voiceover trying to me like, “Because we’re in this together” or some weird shit.
Like, “Wow. I didn’t know Super United Allied Mega Insurance cared.” sniffle
https://lemmy.world/post/37288793
More reliable than the sunrise.
The paragon of free markets learning about how free markets work.
Exporter: “Why would I pay the tarrifs? I’m competing with prices as it is, I’d run a deficit.”
Importer: “Well why would I pay the tarrifs? I don’t even want the thing.”
Consumer: “Well why would I pay the tarrifs?”
Exporter: “Okay, goodbye. We’re shifting US market funds to elsewhere.”
Elsewhere: Thanks, US! Competitively lower prices and higher quality products."
Most interesting part is all the shipping companies that have just cut out the US due to all the companies bailing. My partners been advised by DHL they’ll do it, but it costs more now because of low traffic and the US buyer has to foot the bill first + the tarrif. But obviously my partner’s company decided they’re not shipping to the US anyway. It’s like a “special order” thing to contact them about.
Impacts the US companies in the industry too since all the best materials for that industry come from Asia. They may be US-based but focusing on international markets instead too, since obviously sales of their products with tariffs on the price will drop sales massively.
No body on earth could’ve seen this coming. Absolutely nobody. Not a single person. No one. The day tarrifs were mentioned, couldn’t have seen this coming from miles away. Absolute shock.
I notice more and more ads just try to be my friend.
They don’t advertise anything about their product, I have nfi what they do. They’re just trying to align with me in the weirdest generic way.
“This is Sam. Sam works hard every day. Sam likes their family. Sam laughs with their friends. Sam enjoys a movie on the couch with their partner. Sam uses Product1234.”
I first noticed this tactic specifically aiming at women. They just show footage of girls doing girl things and the product is there. What does the product do? Why is it worth my money? What makes it better than other ones? Who the fuck knows?
But now that seems to be the same targeting for men just as much, if not more.
Like, this shit is happening and apparently working when it should be making people feel massively patronised and insulted.
Just what the food is. Like, nuggets. A chicken burger. A double burger.A bacon and egg muffin…
I find funny people that actually say the “Mc” prefix when ordering at McDonald’s.
The UN has said that at least 22 people were killed in the first days of the protests that started on 25 September at the call of a youth-led movement called “Gen Z”.
Proving even on Lemmy, you and me are extremly prone to propaganda.
Uuuuh… This place is a breeding ground of heavily biased propaganda. Just look at your feed, it’s all news articles reinforcing a side of things. It’s got its fair share of users that don’t look at things from a broad perspective and most get mad when they perceive their opinion is being challenged, even when it’s not. That’s why it’s riddled with posts that aren’t for interest; they’re rooted in agenda that is to either push narrative or reinforce ego.
And if your filter lists aren’t full of users, communities, and instances, it’s very plausible your mind my be one that’s easily duped, because the shits got to be one of the most obvious places on the internet to spot it. Part of the Lemmy experience is maintaining and customising the feed.
“President Trump will continue making peace deals, ending wars, and saving lives,” Cheung wrote on X. “He has the heart of a humanitarian, and there will never be anyone like him who can move mountains with the sheer force of his will.”
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Already the case. My partner’s company stopped shipping ahead of this because they couldn’t be fucked.
I asked if anyone in the industry was working on workarounds; nope. No one’s bothering and has excluded the US as any sort of market.
International shipping is basically dead now. Like you really gotta want the item and be willing to pay a lot for it, especially as shipping services become more unique and costly.
Omg. CHINA DOESNT CARE lol
It’s like he wants the US dead and them on top.
It’s not for me. The water is thirsty.