Very_Bad_Janet

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Spotify plans to raise prices this year and introduce new plans - GSMArena.com news in c/technology@beehaw.org
[–] Very_Bad_Janet@kbin.social 3 points 5 months ago (2 children)

You can try NewPipe, which is free. IIRC I downloaded it from F-Droid. Maybe someone else can reply and confirm that's the best place to get it.

Predictions on the state of work in the year 2000 in c/damnthatsinteresting@lemmy.ml
[–] Very_Bad_Janet@kbin.social 8 points 6 months ago

I would encourage almost any American to get a remote job (or three) and move abroad to a country that has a visa for remote workers and good healthcare. It might be the only way some workers will be able to save and retire some day.

Streaming Pirates Are Hollywood’s New Villains - Illegal subscription services that steal films or TV shows bring in $2 billion a year in ads and subscriber fees. in c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
[–] Very_Bad_Janet@kbin.social 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

How do younpay for these services? I'd imagine you might not want to use your credit cards.

Netflix enshittification will continue until morale improves in c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
[–] Very_Bad_Janet@kbin.social 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

If you use a VPN, change your country and see if that affects the content you're offered. I'm in Manchester according to my VPN, and Netflix is offering me tons of British sitcoms and dramas, shows not available in my home country.

Jeffrey Epstein: Prince Andrew named in newly released court files in c/unitedkingdom@feddit.uk
[–] Very_Bad_Janet@kbin.social 16 points 8 months ago (1 children)

And yet Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are treated like pariahs by the royal family. It's interesting how that works.

Why'd they stopped making tv shows as good as x-files? in c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
[–] Very_Bad_Janet@kbin.social 7 points 9 months ago (3 children)

OP, have you watched:

  • Doctor Who
  • Black Mirror
What is the goofiest Christmas present you received this year? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
[–] Very_Bad_Janet@kbin.social 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)

A Battery Daddy, which stores batteries in a clear case and has its own battery tester inside. It'll probably end up being less goofy and more useful.

Florida man goes fishing in Bass Pro Shops pond, flees with live 50-pound tarpon in c/news@lemmy.world
Wayfair CEO sends a harsh wake-up call to employees in c/news@lemmy.world
[–] Very_Bad_Janet@kbin.social 2 points 9 months ago

I guarantee he had ChatGPT write this.

What's a word you've spent a long time not using right? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
[–] Very_Bad_Janet@kbin.social 11 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

Does the character mean to cry "Attica"? Like people who yelled it in the 70s, referencing the prison revolt?

They could be anywhere in c/memes@lemmy.world
[–] Very_Bad_Janet@kbin.social 31 points 9 months ago (1 children)

One of my High School teachers told me that when someone asked him for directions and he didn't know the way he'd just make something up because it made the person so happy and he liked how they smiled at him, all trusting.

What does it say that he was a teacher. Also: What does it say about me that he was my favorite teacher?

What common grocery item(s) is it absolutely fine to buy the cheap/unbranded version of? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
[–] Very_Bad_Janet@kbin.social 2 points 9 months ago

Trader Joe's smoked sardines in olive oil is delicious.

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Sports Illustrated Published Articles by Fake, AI-Generated Writers (futurism.com)
 

Sports Illustrated was publishing articles under seemingly fake bylines. We asked their owner about it — and they deleted everything.

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Is skiplagging illegal? (kbin.social)
 

I found a flight that has a connection in Japan that's cheaper than a direct flight to Japan. Is it legal to take that cheaper flight and leave the airport at the layover location as our final destination? Will they prevent us from taking the return flight?

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Is skip lagging illegal (kbin.social)
 

I found a flight that has a connection in Japan that's cheaper than a direct flight to Japan. Is it legal to take that cheaper flight and leave the airport at the layover location as our final destination? Will they prevent us from taking the return flight?

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Did something happen to No Worries To.Day? (kbin.social)
 

I went directly to https://noworriesto.day/ and I don't see any posts. Apologies if I missed some news or if I am just somehow not doing something correctly.

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The curious ways your skin shapes your health (www.bbc.com)
 

Weathered or unhealthy skin is emerging as a major risk factor for almost every single age-related disease, from Parkinson's to type 2 diabetes.

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Squabbles is now Squabblr (kbin.social)
 

Just an FYI about another Reddit alternative. New URL, too. I think they decided to change the name to avoid a copyright issue.

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What app do you use to read ebooks? (kbin.social)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Very_Bad_Janet@kbin.social to c/tech@kbin.social
11 comments fedilink
 

I'm looking for recommendations. I usually use Overdrive with books I've downloaded (I think in the epub format). But now I hear that Overdrive is no longer being supported (I think the company wants people to use their Libby app instead). I'm hoping to find something open source and privacy minded. Also not wild about what Overdrive is doing to public libraries.

Crossposted on the kbin books magazine.

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The Coming Enshittification of Public Libraries (open.substack.com)
 

Global investment vampires have positioned themselves to suck our libraries dry

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BBC Launches A Mastodon Instance - fediverse - Project Segfault Kbin (kbin.projectsegfau.lt)
 

Hi! 👋 Here's our #introduction. We're BBC Research & Development; we explore and test new technology to discover how the BBC can best make use of it in the future. For 100 years our engineers have been at the forefront of developments in broadcasting. We're now researching how everyone could get TV & radio via the internet...

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ChatGPT Can Be Broken by Entering These Strange Words, And Nobody Is Sure Why (www.vice.com)
 

Reddit usernames like ‘SolidGoldMagikarp’ are somehow causing the chatbot to give bizarre responses.

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Reddit invites mods to “feedback” conversations with the admins (www.theverge.com)
 

Maybe Reddit should’ve done that part first?

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Twitter silently removes login requirement for viewing tweets (techcrunch.com)
 

Days after requiring users to log in to view tweets on the web, Twitter has silently removed these restrictions.

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