pivot_root

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[–] pivot_root@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

Or do one even better and stay silent while also threatening any media outlets that report the terms. Now you get weakness, confirmation, and lying all in one package with a ribbon bow on top.

[–] pivot_root@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Hey now, someone doesn't need to be an abusive piece of shit to get a gummy. They could just really be into grandma.

[–] pivot_root@lemmy.world 0 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Let me get this straight: Windows 11 already artificially delays launching your chosen start-up programs, but now Edge will open itself immediately on startup?

Great job, Microsoft. Keep having your cake and eating it. It's not like Windows 11 is already hemorrhaging its userbase to Windows 10 or anything.

[–] pivot_root@lemmy.world 10 points 6 days ago

Valve HATES this ONE TRICK to DOUBLE YOUR FPS INSTANTLY!

  1. Render scene to texture
  2. Copy texture to frame buffer, present it, wait for vblank (x2)
  3. Repeat from step 1.
[–] pivot_root@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Authoritarians need to project an appearance of peerless strength, intelligence, and infallibility. The people who fanatically believe their policies will directly lead to what was promised aren't doing it on the basis of those policies, but instead on the trust of the confident strongman who made them.

[–] pivot_root@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I have tried it multiple times over the years and I did not have great luck with things "just working" as everyone claims.

This is why I don't like recommending LTS distros for anything other than servers. The Linux kernel and desktop software moves fast these days, and running 2 year old kernel and DE means missing out on the fixes and improvements that the "it just works" people are talking about.

[–] pivot_root@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Oh god, no. Are you trying to drive people away from using Linux?

[–] pivot_root@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Most people with that little money aren't going to go out of their way and assume the risk of investing in new ventures. They're going to put it in some managed or unmanaged fund recommended by someone else, and that money is going to be invested in something safe and presumably profitable on an infinite time scale, like a megacorp (or 500).

It would amazing if the everyday worker's savings went towards aiding the local community in starting new businesses, but I wouldn't count on that being the default.

[–] pivot_root@lemmy.world 38 points 2 weeks ago

Naw. Wear that shit with pride, then take a Snoop-level rip from a bong.

[–] pivot_root@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

There's no lack of evidence for the MyPillow guy, that's for sure.

[–] pivot_root@lemmy.world 26 points 2 weeks ago (7 children)

Time to invest in ivermectin suppliers.

[–] pivot_root@lemmy.world 16 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The typical conservative response to that is "but then they'll take their businesses elsewhere and now you get nothing."

The typical conservative response also fails to even consider just how difficult, expensive, and risky it is to move a large business to an entirely new region. Real estate has to be purchased and sold, employees have to be relocated or replaced, logistics have to be established in the new region, valuable business connections and contracts will have to be severed, and for brick and mortar businesses, the competitive landscape will be different.

 

Misleading pricing:

Using the billing period as the header and showing the price for the billing period... except for monthly—which shows 1/4 the price and says "every week" in smaller, gray text.

Punishing non-subscription payments:

Adding a $6.50 (1400%) surcharge for wanting a weekly one-time payment instead of a recurring subscription.

Charging more for longer periods:

Monthly billing, once you remove the dark pattern and convert it to its actual price, is $2. There are 12 months in a year, meaning it would cost $24 to maintain that subscription for a year.

Why is the yearly subscription $29, then?


If you want to verify this for yourself, you're going to need to clear your cookies and reload an article a lot. They do A/B tests and show different subscription requied modals. This one was the worst.

 

Modlog, which includes a site ban—something only admins can do.

The community bans also include communities that aren't moderated by any instance admins, and some that are only moderated by a single person who likely isn't aware of actions taken under their community's name.

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