westyvw

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[–] westyvw@lemm.ee -1 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago) (1 children)

Most crashy breaky mainstream distro there is and always has been.

It's barely tolerable.

But I did used to like the departure from blue themes like nearly everyone else.

[–] westyvw@lemm.ee 1 points 1 day ago

You tell me the difference when that film is continuously converted to a gas in the atmosphere. So you are saying as long as it's thin enough it's not important to worry about?

No they have not phased out bpa for all aluminum cans. As of September Germany for example is still waiting for regulations on bpa.

Also in Srptember a new company is about to replace yet another attempt at.making a clean lining for aluminum because the bpa became bps etc.

[–] westyvw@lemm.ee 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

A thin plastic film... in other words a plastic bottle.

Actually a resin. Made of BPA, which is released into the atmosphere during the recycling process. Which contributes to the 1 million pounds of bpa released every year.

Basically small amounts of plastic BPA, burned into the air for each and every can.

So no cans currently do not solve the plastics problem.

[–] westyvw@lemm.ee 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (4 children)

Their point was that buying a can just means you are buying a plastic container anyways, that happens to be reinforced with aluminum.

It's still a plastic bottle.

[–] westyvw@lemm.ee 3 points 5 days ago

I agree with this a lot. I really do not like the term "content". It is like going to a recipe for some "slop", like using a term that is just a catch all for everything tossed on a plate.

Art is great. Movies, music are also fine terms. And so is simply saying they made a video. Watering it all down to the term "content" is just so boring and mind numbing.

[–] westyvw@lemm.ee 0 points 5 days ago
[–] westyvw@lemm.ee 2 points 2 weeks ago

Just tried it in Edge, with no ad block.

The first link was what I was searching for. None of that extra stuff showed up. The ad (for something unrelated) was in a column in the right.

There is no account associated, little browsing history. This machine was completely wiped 2 weeks ago.

I think the difference is, I am not in the US.

[–] westyvw@lemm.ee 27 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Not to defend Bing in anyway, but I typed logitech unifying software and the first result is the download page on logitechs site.

I am not doubting you, but why is it so different for me? I see non of the ???? section, no ads, just a link at the top like you would expect.

What are you using or doing different?

[–] westyvw@lemm.ee 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Sites I have an account or password with. OR ones I use frequently.

[–] westyvw@lemm.ee 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Do you really hate algorithms (since AI doesn't really exist yet) or do you hate the hype and marketing?

[–] westyvw@lemm.ee 9 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Firefox for trusted sites, Firefox Focus for everything else. Adblock by default and drops all cookies and history when you close the browser.

[–] westyvw@lemm.ee 1 points 3 weeks ago

Firefox Focus for visiting random sites. Adblock built in drops all cookies on exit.

 

I was out of country for the past month. I have access to two monitors, and I brought a keyboard, wireless mouse, and a small JBL speaker. It has been a pretty good experience. I have edited documents, images, and created PDF's. I can connect to jobs that require windows with a web browser to Azure Virtual Desktop. I have streamed live events, worked on my home servers, and it is always snappier than a windows machine. With a click I am back in handheld gaming mode playing SNES games, or Elden Ring.

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