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[–] SquiffSquiff@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

So this is an advert?

[–] SquiffSquiff@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Okay so they uninstall WhatsApp? What operating systems are they using and what countries are the manufacturers for those based in?

[–] SquiffSquiff@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Others have pointed to the very slow development pace. I'll point out something else. When I was first starting out with desktop, Linux enlightenment 16 was one of the desktop options but apart from looking very 'different' to KDE or Gnome, it was damn difficult to get it to look anything other than default. Other desktop managers came on in leaps and bounds but enlightenment just stayed where it was and from what I can tell still is where it was. Meantime, kde and gnome have had multiple major versions and forks. These days I use either xfce or cinnamon, depending on whether hardware acceleration is available. Fundamentally I want my desktop environment to be a launcher for my applications and a way to manage my peripherals and UI preferences. I don't want to be looking at it or dealing with it or spending time thinking about it. I suspect that enough other people feel the same way

[–] SquiffSquiff@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago

I think they might be trying for more than just one up

[–] SquiffSquiff@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago

Beyond what other people have said here, typewriters are very physical machines and the parts wear uniquely at an individual level. Used to be a favourite of crime writers

[–] SquiffSquiff@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

Where there's a hit, there's a writ

 

Students in Lamar can no longer learn about the state of Virginia on their online research database due to the ban

 

Why is it that no matter where in the world, what country or what the apparent topic is, literally every geographically specific community on Lemmy , just like every geographic specific sub on Reddit, is negative. Literally every story is about something horrible, awful, sad or enraging, never anything positive for anything geographic beyond a national level and rarely even then?

Why is this with geographic communities and not others?

[–] SquiffSquiff@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)
[–] SquiffSquiff@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Thanks, further information could be interesting. Do you know if it requests connectivity on every startup?

[–] SquiffSquiff@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (6 children)

My reason for stipulating that is that lot of people saying it do so either from ignorance (they simply don't believe/understand that you might not be able to opt out) or on the basis of outdated information, e.g. "I bought my TV ten years ago and never had to do this". Your experience being in the recent past I guess I could try this as a sale stipulation point, thanks.

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submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by SquiffSquiff@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
 

I am considering replacing my old 50" 1080p TV which I use with (external) Chromecast and Roku. I would like a 4K display 60" or greater but I really, really don't want any smart features. I am aware that I could purchase a commercial display to achieve this and that's my fallback option. Can anyone here make any useful recommendations? I am in the UK so e.g. 'Sceptre' is not available here.

In advance, with respect, I am technically capable (check my post history) but could I ask to please avoid threads along the lines of:

  • 'non-smart TVs aren't a thing' - fallback is a commercial display
  • 'Nobody wants/buys non-smart TVs' - I do
  • 'Any TV not connected to internet is dumb'/ 'Just don't connect it' - This is no longer true since many TVs require a setup before use involving internet access and/or will seek access via open wifi/bluetooth/HDMI.

Thanks!

Edit:

Some commenters seem to be struggling with the 'why do you care if it connects?'. Some examples why:

 

She should have said - well we tried calling first but were on the phone for quite a while- you said our call was important to you and you were 'experiencing an unusually high volume of calls'...

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submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by SquiffSquiff@lemmy.world to c/lemmyconnect@lemmy.ca
 

Two instances I have accounts with have switched to Lemmy 0.19. This is a breaking change for many apps, including Connect. Is there any news re supporting this in the near future or is it time to look for another app?

Edit:

This is now working for me (at least for 2 separate instances) with Connect version 1.0.153 (details in comments below). Thanks so much for rapid response!

[–] SquiffSquiff@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

This is simply a rehash/summary of an original article on 404media. Beyond that, you would have to be living under a rock to think that Plex was interested in what their users actually wanted. I ran a Plex server for years until I got fed up with trying to turn off some new self serving misfeature with every new update. It's been clear for years that offering a self hosting media server solution is simply a bridgehead for Plex to seek every more revenue opportunities, even for paying ~~victims~~ customers. I moved to and recommend Jellyfin- comparable user experience (minus the crap), use the same library, apps for all your devices, open source and completely self contained.

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