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Reddit Falls Short of Ad Growth Targets Ahead of Likely 2024 IPO in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] st3ph3n@kbin.social 27 points 10 months ago

Mandatory Fuck Spez comment

Looking to switch to Linux in the somewhat distant future in c/linux@lemmy.ml

[–] st3ph3n@kbin.social 7 points 11 months ago

I've been linux-curious on-and-off for years. I've toyed with it several times but always gone back to Windows eventually. I have a laptop with a 7th gen Intel CPU that is not supported on Windows 11, so I decided to wipe it and threw the latest version of Linux Mint on it. Everything (except for a fingerprint reader) worked straight out of the figurative box, and I've been happily running it on that machine for about 6 months now. I think Mint is a good choice if you want a simple windows-like experience.

I still have a desktop PC running Windows for games and Adobe Lightroom and stuff, but I won't be going back to Windows on that laptop.

And this is why I no longer have cable. in c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world

[–] st3ph3n@kbin.social 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Also, insane people calling in on the phone.

Google announces April 2024 shutdown date for Google Podcasts in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] st3ph3n@kbin.social 5 points 11 months ago

Same shit happened when the Steam Deck released in 2022 as well. A bunch of them disappeared into FedEx. Fortunately, Valve promptly took care of anyone who was affected.

Apple Watch battery drain fix coming soon, company says - 9to5Mac in c/apple_enthusiast@lemmy.world

[–] st3ph3n@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Same. Battery life gone to shit on my SE since WatchOS 10 too.

X runs ‘timeline takeover’ ad promoting anti-trans film in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] st3ph3n@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Shitter

The Open Book - An open hardware reading device that's easy to build, easy to manufacture, and easy to make your own in c/opensource@lemmy.ml

[–] st3ph3n@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

The ads I see on my kindle lock screen all seem to be for garbage AI-generated books.

Is It Still Worth Going to the Movies? in c/moviesandtv@lemmy.film

[–] st3ph3n@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

The only movie I saw in a theater in the past couple of years was Oppenheimer, just because I had some friends that wanted to go. I way prefer watching stuff at home. I have a nice setup and I can pause to go take a piss whenever I want, and I don't have to deal with obnoxious idiots in the room.

What are some things that can be done with blank dvds, nowadays? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

[–] st3ph3n@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

Hold on to them and sell them in the future when scarcity makes them valuable again.

Pirate Netflix in c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

[–] st3ph3n@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago

you can set separate resolutions for your laptop's built-in screen and your external display, unless you're just mirroring the display to both.

Pirate Netflix in c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

[–] st3ph3n@kbin.social 11 points 1 year ago

just never connect your smart tv to the internet

[Solved] Can't send selected pirated ebooks through the Send-To-Kindle service to my Kindle. Is it some kind of background piracy detection? in c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

[–] st3ph3n@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

Amazon added epub support to Kindles a while back, and deprecated mobi. It still has some issues with epub formatting though, I've had to tweak some files using a Calibre plugin to make them render properly on the kindle.