Post AwlrbUprdUEH6euvzM by m0xEE@nosh0b10.m0xee.net
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 (DIR) Post #AwlrbT7A2CsPlizifg by evgandr@mas.to
       2025-08-02T19:36:43Z
       
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       > "Some of these forced changes in consumption patterns are often explained away by manufacturers and retailers alike with the phrase "Nobody wants that anymore." Laptops with 4:3 or 5:4 screens, for example. Or slightly bulkier laptops but with decent thermal design. Or a laptop with a DVD player that will let me watch one of the many movies I own that's not available on a streaming service."https://www.datagubbe.se/lessads/#ads #adblocking #tech
       
 (DIR) Post #AwlrbTxct8qOORXcRs by contaminase@mastodon.bsd.cafe
       2025-08-02T20:25:01Z
       
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       @evgandr лiл, the mentioned bars of soap are so true. I literally source them overseas.A good find!
       
 (DIR) Post #AwlrbUprdUEH6euvzM by m0xEE@nosh0b10.m0xee.net
       2025-08-02T20:56:06Z
       
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       @contaminase@bsd.cafe @evgandr@mas.toMy TV set is from two years ago, it's a 2022 model. It is a Smart TV, but none of these functions work: no voice control, no apps — as I've never agreed to the terms. Even in this capacity it's pretty useful — I've made a tiny web remote for it in Python, so I can control it with any device on my home network that has the most basic web browser, I use my old Lumia phone and I almost never touch the remote it came with. It can play movies from a miniDLNA server on my Bittorrent seedbox, so I can download movies illegally and immediately watch them without transferring the files anywhere, drop in subtitles: just name the file same as video file and place it in the same directory — perfect!My friends can use it as a Bluetooth speaker when they come over, and they can use Miracast if they want to watch something that requires an app — so I don't have to have any of this shit installed on my TV.Its cold boot time is about a second, maybe another one to connect to the wireless network — it's even faster if you've turned it off less than an hour ago, it would take more time for a VHS player to ingest the cassette and spin the motor up.Sure — there are a lot of bad things about "innovation", my computers are at least a decade old, but somehow TV is the thing I'm worried about the least 😅Alcohol-based aftershave lotions… that might be a problem for some, but in my case they always case skin irritation, which made me hate them. I have a couple of expensive perfumed ones from over a decade ago. I've adopted a habit of shaving in the shower — my skin feels okay even without any lotion this way, problem solved 🤷