FritzGman

joined 8 months ago
[–] [email protected] -2 points 7 months ago

I really don't give a shit about internet famous people and now, I also don't care why anyone else cares. I'm sorry I ever asked the question.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago

Only because he's white. If he was black, I would have said stereotypical black. I wasn't addressing this at you. I'll edit to say stereotypical ~~douche bag~~ ~~frat boy turd~~ thing.

This is why giving importance to "not the focus" of the message gets in the way. Now we aren't talking about -insert meme here- anymore. We are talking about someone's personal issue with how I phrased something. Honestly, just proves the point of getting distracted by irrelevant things.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 7 months ago (9 children)

Why would anyone care who the stereotypical white dude is? That is giving importance/energy to the wrong thing. I didn't even really notice nor care who he was (and still don't). That said, I don't generate memes with him in it so I guess I'm doing my part. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago

I see your TLD is ".de" so maybe there it works, not in America. Home of the "free".

Changing the setting in Teams and Outlook to Default Browser resulted in links that did not work at all. Removed Teams add-on was the only solution.

[–] [email protected] 44 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Meanwhile, if you use Microsoft Teams & Outlook with the Teams add-on installed ... and you are wondering why your email links are suddenly opening in Edge instead of your default browser, disable the Teams add-on in Outlook and rage for a moment at the stupidity.

Teams is forcing Edge browser to open links in new Teams and by extension, in Outlook. Setting the default browser to open links within Outlook settings just leads to un-clickable links. The only way to fix it is to disable the Teams Outlook add-on.

Yes, same old Microsoft. Anyone who thinks they have changed in any way since the days of forcing Internet Explorer as the default are sadly and woefully mistaken.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 7 months ago

As an extra FU, if you want to opt out of data sharing with partner advertising on the Magenta Marketing Platform you have to know your Android or IOS advertising ID number or you have to install an app ... which most likely profiles you and sells your data to yet another 1000 partners.

Yeah, what I wouldn't give to have each person responsible for this madness sent to Dante's Inferno worst ring of hell.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

In the words of Elvira Hancock - "Don't get high on your own supply."

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Now I understand everyone's shit's emotional right now. But I've got a 3 point plan that's going to fix EVERYTHING. ...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Not sure what this means tbh but financial violence is a really good way to put it. lol

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

To some extent yes. However, the problem doesn't go away. It just becomes cyclical.

Not many people out there are likely to say that they haven't spent money on a number of brands hopping from one to the other until the enshittifcation catches up to the brand.

When we run out of brands, then what? Amazon Firestick, Google Chromecast, Roku, Android TV, WebTV OS ...

I just think on top of not buying their products in the future, it would make sense to also fight the fight that will prevent others from doing the same thing now and in the future. Eliminate the need to turn away from a brand because they are allowed to screw us on the value of our purchase trying to milk us for more profit. TV prices might go up a few hundred or more (and if you want a new feature, it might cost you) but you know that what it does or doesn't do when you get, it will still do it later on it's it's lifespan. Of course, this will be all moot once hardware becomes a subscription model. The lack of personal ownership of things in the name of perpetual profits is a thing coming ...

[–] [email protected] 37 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Oh please don't misunderstand my post. I'm in total agreement that this bullshit can't go unchallenged and that posting about it is necessary and good. It's just that, like public comment town halls, all the complaining in the world does not affect change.

Instead, I meant to imply that more needs to be done and in a way that people who have already paid can use to fight against them.

Like encouraging all Roku TV owners (and eventually all Smart TV owners) to contact their local, state and federal representatives to demand they enact consumer protection laws against post purchase forced software changes to functionality of the product (aside from security patches) or forced acceptance of 'terms of service' that essentially take away your right to your preferred method of recourse.

I mean, the idea that we buy something for the features and capabilities it gives us just to have it changed at the whim of a corporate moneymaking scheme is insane. Even moreso when policy changes mean you accept something you don't want to or lose what you paid for (i.e. Roku's forced arbitration acceptance that would otherwise brick the TV).

It's fine to vent frustrations but in the long run, jailbreaking and looking to buy something different doesn't resolve the root problem. Greed overcoming consumer protection in the name of shareholder interest (most of which are corporate C level douches).

Sorry if I wasn't clear with my opinion but my posts usually are already too long before they even start. lol

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Not a software dev but tech is central to my life.

3 monitors for normal use

1 - personal streaming, video meetings

2 - remote business desktop access, main personal browsing window

3 - online chat presence window, personal email client, other

3 monitor gaming

3 monitors for racing simulators and any games that support it (which make sense)

Single monitor gaming

1 - Game related content on left 2 - Game window in center 3 - Game related social media or streaming

3 monitor home labbing

1 machine or app per monitor Triple monitor stare and compare windows GUI / CLI / Monitoring system interface

I didn't realize how extensively I used my monitors until this exercise. Feel better about the spend and space tax related to it.

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