It’s a really nice app. Very customizable.

I’m glad you mentioned airplane mode. I noticed something interesting about my Kindle after I set up a Pi Hole on my home network. The kindle would constantly try to connect to the Amazon mothership. Because the Pi Hole was blocking it, it would try it over and over again and this quickly depleted the batteries (maybe trying to boost it’s WiFi signal? I’m not sure). Putting it into Airplane mode helps preserve battery life noticeably, back to what it was before I installed the Pi Hole.

Glad you found something that works! And thank you for the follow-up!

And all things Meta.

Yup, making a DRM-free backup somewhere is the only way to protect the content you paid for from the whims of the overlords.

More hilarity: as of about a week ago, it appears the reddit algorithm has also started boosting posts with negative karma on their horrible mobile app. Guessing it’s a move towards ‘negative engagement’. I have not seen it myself (I don’t use the reddit app) but I see users complaining about it.

https://old.reddit.com/r/RedditAlternatives/comments/1frcdxs/it_looks_like_reddit_is_currently_trying_new_ways/

The only way to win the reddit game is to not play.

Happy Prime Day to the GROUND!

I half expect him to go running into Putin’s arms at some point.

In addition to the daily dot arricle, Business Insider also has one:

https://www.businessinsider.nl/target-employees-claim-the-chain-will-wait-to-arrest-shoplifters-until-thieves-steal-enough-to-get-felony-charges-experts-say-its-part-of-a-larger-trend-to-mitigate-theft-across-retail/

If you want to read a court case in detail, that will take some work. Maybe someone on Lemmy has found one.

You could try court records in various states, but Florida has some of the most complete and easily accessible court records online. Try Miami-Dade or Orange county records and start searching.

Marco reading Wikipedia: awkwardly takes a sip of water.

Alternative headlines:

• Dell wants to contribute to global warming for no good reason.
• Dell wants to expose workers to death by automobile for no real reason.

Upvote for unpopular. But I really don’t understand this mentality that removing options “for you” is a good thing.

As long as you’re still engaging with real humans regularly, I think that it’s good to learn from ChatGPT. It gets most general knowledge things right. I wouldn’t depend on it for anything too technical, and certainly not for medical advice. It is very hit or miss for things like drug interactions.

If you’re enjoying the experience, it’s not much different than watching a show or playing a game, IMHO. Just don’t become dependent on it for all social interaction.

As for the jerks on here, I always recommend aggressive use of the block button. Don’t waste time and energy on them. There’s a lot of kind and decent people here, filter your feed for them.

There’s a hospital very close to my house. Less than 2 minutes away.

Twice we’ve driven there (the person driving did not have the issue in question). Both times it turned out ok, but everyone at the hospital felt the need to lecture us that we “really should have called for an ambulance”.

I said wow, you guys really want that $2,000 taxi fare for nothing.

There are definitely times when you should call for an ambulance. But it enrages me when you know it’s only about the fucking money, but they give you the concerned sanctimony attitude.

If you don’t have an emergency fund, I would put some or all of it into something like a money market account. It won’t grow very much, but it’s safe and is quick and easy to withdraw when needed.

Otherwise depends on your age and situation, but an index fund (S&P 500) is almost always the right choice. It’s flexible, doesn’t usually lock you in, and will generally do very well in the mid-to-long term. If we hit a recession you might get stuck holding the shares for several months to a few years. The last thing you want to do is panic sell in that situation.

If you have any debt, paying that down is a very smart move, especially if the debt is charging more interest than your investment can earn. Future you will thank you.

As much as I despise Scott Adams, I did think his thought experiment about a bored god blowing itself up to create the universe was kind of funny/clever. He probably stole it from some ancient mythos.

Datorade, because relentless 21st century advertising has put worms in my brain.

Thanks. 😊