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  • Why is it so hard to get friends to leave Discord, WhatsApp, Instagram, and others? Anyone else feel this?

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  • SMS

    Nobody wants to use a messaging app at all. At this point I'd rather be stuck on WhatsApp. But its all family. Big family and try to get them to agree on anything is like pulling teeth.

    I even sent everybody a "contact card" I made with my links to signal, simplex, and even whatsapp (figuring that's the path of least resistance) saying I'd prefer to communicate on any of those apps. ZERO people changed nor did they even ask about it, options, or my reasoning.

  • Linux phones are more important now than ever

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  • FYI, I found the setting. There's actually a slider for "image size" that allows you to set it at whatever % you want... Even better!

  • Linux phones are more important now than ever

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  • Thanks, I'm subbed to the community and asking. I'm loving summit so far I'm already uninstalling thunder.

  • Linux phones are more important now than ever

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  • Liking it so far. Is there a way to make the feed images big thumbnails like on thunder? I was looking around and didn't see a setting for that. That's really the only thing I'm not liking so far, everything else seems like an improvement.

  • Linux phones are more important now than ever

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  • Thanks for recommending Summit. I've been using Thunder and its OK, but initial looks at Summit and it seems much smoother an experience.

  • Google told to pay $425m in privacy lawsuit

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  • 98M users. I would love if each got 1M and the rest went to legal fees.

    98M people would have been screwed with and gotten life changing money.

    As it is, we all got screwed with and didn't even get a T-shirt.

  • Google told to pay $425m in privacy lawsuit

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  • Their defense was, "its a misunderstanding of how our services work"

    I would happier with a punishment: then you have to stop being so vague, confusing, and unclear to your users about your products so they can make informed decisions. Prove to the courts you aren't tricking or gaslighting people. That would hurt Google.more than a minimal fine.

  • Big Surprise—Nobody Wants 8K TVs

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  • Not only does it not exist, it isn't wanted. People are content watching videos on YouTube and Netflix. They don't care for 4k. Even if they pay extra for Netflix 4k (which I highly doubt they do) I still question if they are watching 4k with their bandwidth and other limiting factors, which means they're not watching 4k and are fine with it.

  • YouTube is now flagging accounts on Premium family plans that aren't in the same household

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  • I'm OK with your opinion and I appreciate hearing an alternate view to offset the echo chamber effect.

    But for a lot of us, or at least me, its far deeper than just cost and ads.

    It's the fact that steps keep being taken to make the platform worse. They don't want the platform usable unless you pay, and in this case they're even taking a stab at the people who pay...you don't pay enough in their mind.

    If they had balls, they would just make it a closed platform. Pay to access, and restrict that per account IP. But they'd rather gaslight everybody and slowly turn up he heat so the frogs don't jump out of the pot. This way they maximize their profits for longer. Point of all of that is, they don't care about he platform or service at all.

    For me, its not even about that. Their algorithm was so jacked up I was sick of being fed videos I didn't want to see over and over, and videos I've already watched over and over. That's why they added the subscription bell...because you would subscribe to things you wanted to watch and they never showed it to you. It wasn't "you" tube it was "their" tube.

    I bailed on them years ago. I still watch some content on there because there really isn't a viable alternative. I use a scraper that gives me a feed of just what I want and without ads. I watch what I like and move on with my day. I'm back in control of my video viewing.

  • YouTube is now flagging accounts on Premium family plans that aren't in the same household

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  • Makes me long for the days of google music. It just worked. Streamed stuff and even allowed you to stream your own library that you had stored in drive. I would use that in the car. Then they ditched it for YouTube music, which was a worse experience and lacked the features.

  • I have this corner in my basement

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  • Storage. Its awkward for almost anything else. Not sure what the rest of the room looks like but build a cabinet or shelving unit to place larger and/or infrequently used items.

  • Introducing Emergency Access

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  • This is a welcomed feature.

    To clarify though, is it full account access? I.e. can they make changes to the account? I'm thinking in terms of death or incapacitation, where they would need to take over the account.

  • Microsoft Word documents will be saved to the cloud automatically on Windows going forward

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  • I mean, I'm in the same boat. This doesn't effect me except for work stuff. But here's the thing, all of my documents are already backed up to the cloud via OneDrive settings. So this is redundant at best.

    At the end of the day, one of the reasons I hate the MS experience is because they push things on you. Its not your PC, its theirs. Hey, you want to use OneDrive? No? Are you sure? No? Are you really sure? No? Why don't I just turn it on for you so you can see how great it is. You must have turned it off by accident, let me turn it back on. OK, OK I get it you really don't want to use onedrive. Oh, I forgot that fact once our annual update came out and undid that setting. You straight out uninstalled onedirve and altered your registry? Ok, how about we just upload Word documents for you.

  • Those of you who install non-google-play apps (aka: sideloading), what's your gameplan for the upcoming Google restrictions on Sideloading?

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  • Yep. Me too. I'll be OK for now with GrapheneOS, and as time goes on I'll make changes as needed. I'm actually optimistic things will work out before it gets to that point, but if it doesn't I'm willing to do what I need to. I will die on the hill with you.

  • First-timer Installing Linux Mint

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  • Good for you. I switched about a year ago and its been smooth sailing. I guarantee you're going to like it.

    Look at the update settings, you can set auto updates, purging old kernels no longer used, etc. (My partition kept filling up because old kernels were not being deleted)

    Also should mention, set up Timeshift which backs up your system settings. That was you can roll back if anything ever goes wrong. (I've only needed this when I was experimenting and flew too close to the sun)

  • What questions do you have for folks older than you?

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  • Big Star Radio City And while you're at it listen to all their albums (there's only 3...I don't count the 90s album) #1 Record is superior in a lot of ways and is phenomenal in it's own right. Third is an artistic expression that is its own animal. Beautiful and brilliant in the most unconventional ways.

  • What questions do you have for folks older than you?

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  • How did you learn to do something? Books, a teacher, and hands on trial and error. I think most people learned most things from somebody who taught them.

    When something interested you, you'd go read about it. Learn more, see all the "documentation". You'd also just do it and see what happens.

    The easy access to knowledge today is great, and learning is easier. Its night and day to be able to look up information quickly.

    The one benefit beforehand was that information was hard to produce. You couldn't just record a video in 5 min and upload it to YouTube. You couldn't just write a book in google docs then upload it to be sold as an eBook. Things took time and money. So if that much investment was needed, it weeded out a lot of bad information. Today, just because it's online or in print doesn't make it any more reliable.

    Technology has definitely made life easier and more fun. But it's also a tether people rely on. Maybe even a noose around their neck. I think the fact that people are glued to their phones all the time is very reminiscent of the humans in WallE. It's sad.

    I take the stance that I lived in a time where you couldn't be reached 24/7 and weren't expected to always be available. It was okay then so it should be okay now. My phone isn't always on even though I carry it with me everywhere. If I'm hanging out with you I talk to you, and don't need to be interrupted by messages or doom scrolling whatever app people like. My time is valuable, as is yours, and I give it the respect it deserves.

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  • This is how my brain processes stuff. I'm absolutely stupid with basic math. I count on my fingers to this day. But practically speaking I can take benchmarks and then add a number.

    For instance, I know that 6x6=36. Instantly I know that in my head. But 6x7...I will pause. I think I know what answer sounds right, but I don't "know" it instantly. So I take my 36 and add 6, and confirm in my brain its 42.

    Its dumb, but it works. Everybody thinks I'm good at math because I understand math concepts. I've studied as far as calculus. I've analyzed number data in business. I can do all that but still need help with my basic arithmetics. It's worked for me so far.

  • Only one generation knows how to fix tech...

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  • Most millenials I deal with don't know how anything works. They know apps and swiping screens. They are computer competent, knowing how to use them. Like knowing how to drive a car doesn't mean you are a mechanic. They frequently know how do basic fixes like rebooting or reinstalling but less frequently have any true troubleshooting understanding. I don't claim all millenials are like that, but broad stroke its not uncommon. I'd never say the generation as a whole is THE technical one though. I know more Gen Z that are technical by far, but that seems more matching Gen X to me. They either know technology or don't. Nothing in between.