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@ onlooker @lemmy.ml

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  • Why do you personally hate Christmas?

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  • I can't stand it. Consumerism whipped up to a frenzy, certain people preaching about giving to the needy, then not hearing a peep from the same people after January 1st, same Xmas songs over and over and over again... It all just feels fake and I want it to be over.

  • What is the sexiest accent?

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  • Boston

  • You don’t hate people. You hate capitalism.

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  • Can't comment on either, but I do hate that piano-falling-down-the-stairs background music.

  • CBS postpones ’60 Minutes’ report on El Salvador’s CECOT prison

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  • elementary OS 8.1 Available Now

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  • Are desktop shortcuts still a no-no with this distro?

  • What do you think is an overrated food?

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  • 100% agree. I don't like the smell to begin with, but what's worse is that the aroma is so powerful, it completely eclipses the taste of whatever food items it's mixed with.

  • People with nothing to hide need not be bothered about surveillance, Supreme Court says

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  • Ugh, so tired of this old argument. Nothing to hide doesn't mean everything to show. There, now let's get on with our lives.

  • 2.8 days to disaster: Why we are running out of time in low earth orbit

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  • I have a few experiences working with acedemics, and it always seems to be abbreviation first, long form later. I kinda hated this practice. Not everything needs a catchy and marketable name. Often times it wasn't even an abbreviation, but instead it was like:

    STUBBLES: Study of Faulty Abbreviations and Failure to Understand Words

  • 15 Signs Linux Is Not For You

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  • I'll have to take your word for it. Truth be told, I don't read much of their articles. And it looks like it's going to stay that way.

  • Definitely happening because I have been good this year

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  • What do you mean? He even wears red!

  • What's a random act of kindness that's stuck with you?

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  • Not really, no. I think it would be inappropriate to do so and besides that, I was not in a good headspace at the time.

  • What's a random act of kindness that's stuck with you?

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  • Years ago I was working in retail, specifically a computer store. The work was boring, the customers were either rude, dismissive or both and of course, this took a toll on general morale, myself included. It didn't help that the neighboring store had, like, three songs on loop which drove every employee in earshot crazy, but that's beside the point.

    One Thursday afternoon, it was business as usual. My coworkers took the day off, so I was alone, behind the till, re-evaluating my life choices and the store was empty, save for an occasional window shopper. It was December and the neighboring store changed their regular their regular short playlist of songs for another a completely different (but just as short!) Christmas-themed playlist. On loop again, of course. The store I was working in didn't have a dress code, so I wore my usual get-up: jeans and whatever T-shirt I grabbed in the morning. That day I was wearing one that my parents brought from France with this picture printed on.

    While nurturing my newfound hatred for retail, a shy-looking girl came in, looking for a USB stick. I went through the usual motions, suggesting brands, explaining the differences all while trying to be as cordial as possible. She decided on a brand, so we moved to the register to finish the transaction. As I was printing the receipt, I got a simple "I like your shirt".

    This caught me off-guard. I never received compliments while working. It was... nice. It took me a few seconds to compose myself again. After, I thanked her for the compliment, gave her the receipt and the item she bought and wished her a pleasant day. That girl genuinely made my day and I still think back on that interaction fondly.

  • 15 Signs Linux Is Not For You

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  • And that's completely valid and fair. Different strokes for different folks, as they say. But I do have to stress that I'm not so much criticising the bullet points as I am the general tone of the article. #6 should read like your reply, but instead it feels like the reader should feel bad for not wanting support from humans as opposed to an automated system.

  • Mozilla's New CEO: It's Time to Evolve Firefox Into an AI Browser

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  • The new CEO's overarching goal is to turn Mozilla into the “world’s most trusted software company,” citing public dissatisfaction with today’s privacy practices and the tech industry’s growing appetite for all kinds of data.

    What the fuck does this man think the industry is feeding the data to?

  • 15 Signs Linux Is Not For You

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  • And here I was, thinking this was a well thought out article with actual, legitimate reasons why someone wouldn't want to use Linux. Instead, it's this smug, autofellating, condescending bullshit. Roland Taylor has some issues.

  • Why did you move from Windows to Linux?

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  • I hated Windows Update. There were other reasons, but this was the main one.

  • Wrong answers only: why no kids in HL2?

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  • What do you think bugbait is?

  • What's with Telegram? Heard mixed opinions on it.

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  • Telegram talks a pretty big privacy game, but consider that the feature that actually enables end-to-end encryption, called "Secret Chats" in the app, is OFF by default. Couple that with everything else said in this thread and you start to see a picture forming. And it's not pretty.

  • What's the oldest video game you still find yourself playing?

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  • Does OpenTTD count?

  • How to Disable Telemetry Across Windows and Popular Applications

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  • Fair warning: even if you disable telemetry on Windows, it has a tendency and history of re-enabling itself after a major update. You shouldn't expect it to be a one-and-done deal.

  • Piracy @lemmy.ml
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    Options for pirating scene releases of movies and TV shows?

  • Gaming @lemmy.ml
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    You'll have to pay for a $20 DLC to unlock two out of six clans in Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2.

    www.eurogamer.net /this-sucks-youll-have-to-pay-for-two-clans-in-vampire-the-masquerade-bloodlines-2
  • World News @lemmy.ml
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    SpaceX's Starship explodes in flight test, forcing airlines to divert

    www.reuters.com /technology/space/spacex-launches-seventh-starship-mock-satellite-deployment-test-2025-01-16/
  • Gaming @lemmy.ml
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    A new Virtua Fighter project has been announced

  • Gaming @lemmy.ml
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    Nintendo, Xbox, And PlayStation Have All Now Abandoned Twitter/X Integration

    archive.is /qn0Ou
  • Anime @lemmy.ml
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    Akira Toriyama has passed away

    en.dragon-ball-official.com /news/01_2499.html
  • Asklemmy @lemmy.ml
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    Can anyone tell me what the heck web3 actually is?