Different software purposes and all, but it vaguely puts me in the mind of the Sony compact disc DRM scandal.

I bought an "analog" washing machine (I can't believe I just wrote that) because of simplicity. The more complicated something is, the more difficult it is to repair, and the more potential points of failure there are.

Oh wow. The grifter's grifting again.

Hint: he doesn't give a fuck about any of this, so long as him and his ego wind up back in the White House.

Oh no, it was everywhere, and I got into some decent arguments with those lovely people who ask you to show them how it's going to have any effect on the fediverse at all, complete with citations.

WeLl hOw Do YoU KnOw?

"As 'sustainably' as possible." I love that one, because it makes it sound like they're being kind to nature.

Nope, just profit.

Depends if there's a camera nearby or not.

"They're gone? Bring back the Brother."

I usually say, "You're welcome, creepy disembodied voice." Sometimes the people around me chuckle. Other times they look at me like I'm crazy. Both are valid.

Only a Sith deals in absolutes.

-Character from some movie I pirated

For being a complete douche.

Who needs therapy when you have pacman?

Every single device and app that has a dark mode is on it. It's the only option.

I just found out that Lemmy is not allowing (or has rate-limited, or whatever) VPN connections to post or react.

Not a fan of that at all.

Edit: it's my instance being on Cloudflare, not Lemmy as a whole. My mistake.

I see you're also in the Ibuprofen demographic.

I went on the tor network once.

I saw what was being offered (probably on an FBI Honeypot site), backed out slowly without touching anything, and never went back.

I really like privacy. Those people need it. There is a difference.

Obsidian. I know it's not open source, but it just felt right.

I read this as "coroner" the first time, and it worked.

Good bot, if this is how you earn your keep.

Oh, not a good time to do that. I wonder if something forced their hand to do an IPO during an economic downturn.

Money goes a long way in keeping unions out. Ask Bezos.

Punchline in the title. Always a favorite of mine.