slumlordthanatos

I've tried this. They don't listen; it just goes in one ear and out the other, and that's assuming you're on good terms with the person you're talking to. Otherwise, they just get very angry that you're attacking their worldview.

The long and short is that these people have been lied to virtually non-stop for the past 40 years, and the first step is depriving them of their disinformation stream. From there, it's a slow process that could take years, and that process is reset if they go back to listening to lies on Fox News or on Facebook/Twitter.

"It is not the severity of punishment that deters crime, but the certainty of punishment."

An entire fandom has been pronouncing "Evangelion" wrong for the past quarter-century.

It's supposed to be pronounced with a hard G, like hair gel.

Someone has never had to deal with DHL.

You'd think the Germans would be fantastic at logistics, but in this case, you'd be very wrong.

I'm thinking someone went nuts with the Photoshop. It's what Elon Musk thinks he looks like, and I don't think AI would be able to get that look just the way Elon wants it.

Super famous singer "offers" to be featured on your track

"Sure! I had my lawyer write up a contract; let me send it to your people and we can go from there."

If they're cool, they'll negotiate and sign a contract. "Just trust me, bro!" is never an acceptable answer. Protect yourself; have a contract before collaborating with anyone.

Thing is, all the other major manufacturers are just as bad or worse.

As a PC technician, HP still somehow has the best service and support, which speaks volumes about how bad everyone else is. Dell's support tools are a generation behind HP's, and Lenovo's build quality is atrocious. Not to mention Lenovo's technician support is so badly fragmented and poorly run, they default to having the customer send the device in for repair and avoid sending an on-site technician just so they can avoid dealing with technician support. Speaking from personal experience, getting to the right person when I have a problem or need to order additional parts is like pulling teeth, and even if I manage to reach someone, they're usually equal parts incompetent and unhelpful.

And Apple doesn't even want to service their stuff.

These days, you have to pick your poison.

I've been getting a lot of mileage from this.

TikTok isn't doing anything that any other major social media company isn't also doing. The only difference being that TikTok is owned by a Chinese company, and not a US one.

Just banning one app does little to resolve the overall privacy and information nightmare that social media is.

old.reddit is probably going to be on the chopping block, too. I only go for niche communities these days, but I'm gone for good once old.reddit is gone.

I imagine this is only for consumer-grade printers. HP's business-class devices are usually purchased under a contract.

shrug

I already assumed I'm being monitored on my work devices, and write my emails and chats like they're going to be used in a deposition.

If I'm shit-talking someone, it's in person or on my personal device.