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Looking for extremely small camera/webcam for Steam Deck
  • Asus has some tiny ones that they bundled into their gaming systems that didn't have webcams.

  • Meta to end news access in Canada over publisher payment law (The Guardian)
  • Try to get the c suite guys at a news Corp to admit reality is impossible tho.

  • YouTube recomending shorts above videos to premium
  • It's a thing for every streaming app. You don't get to chose what to see even if you pay.

    Try to find a music streaming service that isn't shited up with podcasts and audiobooks.

    User controlled streaming is not available for any price. The only way is to yohoho and plex it yourself.

  • Meta to end news access in Canada over publisher payment law (The Guardian)
  • If the aggregation site publishes enough of the news story within the aggregation site itself that the reader never follows the link the news site never gets a chance to show them ads.

    This whole problem is rooted in the idea that the internet should be paid for by corporate propaganda, so I don't shed a tear for anyone on either side of this.

    Let me pay $5 a year for a login and give me an rss feed for your news network. I am now the customer and not a sack of attention that you're using a minimum viable product to sell to your corporate owners. It's a win win.

  • [Discussion] What games are you playing on your deck? - August 2023
  • Nova Drift is a great asteroids rogue like.

    Castlevania IV from the advance collection (and it's frustrating AF) trying to do all of the classic castlevanias but I may hang this one up and move on. I feel like I spend more time fighting the controls than the platforming.

    About two hours into Chained Echos after finishing Cosmic Star Heroine. I always have to have a jrpg going.

  • NewPipe, Piped, Invidious, etc's days are numbered.
  • I'm already 90% done with YouTube since their discovery feature is totally broken. A feed with 40 videos, 25 of which I've already watched 5 that are right wing outrage porn and literally nothing I want to watch at all?

    I have a few subscriptions that are on floatplane, nebula or peertube already that's pretty much all I watch on YouTube since it's so enshittified.

    I'd happily pay for premium if yt would unfuck their suggestions, but if they decide to lock out adblock instead I'm totally gone.

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  • Yes, get an ssd first. The 64g version doesn't just have small storage size but it has slow storage type.

    It's absolutely worth the $20 to get at least a 128g 2230 nvme disk, and 1tb can be had for within $10 of a same size SD card.

  • Google is already pushing Web Environment Integrity into Chromium
  • At least they're not as bad as Microsoft. Azure is a goddamn dog with fleas.

  • Google is already pushing Web Environment Integrity into Chromium
  • The constitution allows for a nationwide communications network that's run at low cost for public good. USPS is absolutely legally allowed to run internet service and it's shame that it hasn't taken this over yet.

  • Google is already pushing Web Environment Integrity into Chromium
  • I watch Netflix shows in high definition without widevine every day.

  • What habits do you have to protect your privacy?
  • How does a password manager or 2fa do anything at all to protect privacy?

  • Google is already pushing Web Environment Integrity into Chromium
  • I expect we'll lose about 90% of the web within five years as this becomes normalized.

    It will primarily be the seo driven AI crap driven ripoff regurgitated shitfest that's arisen in the last 5 years tho.

    I'll be waiting for a search engine to arise that only shows user controllable presentation and will use that.

    A way to filter out the corporate trash will make the human web better, not worse.

  • The U.S. is paying Russia $1 billion for enriched uranium. Every year
  • No, but the technology and equipment required for the reprocessing can be converted to plutonium creation with little effort.

  • Spotify raises premium subscription price for millions
  • Meh, I dropped them more than a year ago because I just can't stand having 60% of my ui be bullshit podcasts that I don't want.

  • Spotify raises premium subscription price for millions
  • The global oligarchy has decided its time to reap the latest round of fiat money purchased real goods.

    We're getting a twofer because they want to reassert their dominance over labor since we've gotten uppity due to the covid money.

    It's taught as the "business cycle" as if it's some kind of natural thing that's not driven 100% by those who imagine the imaginary value of our fiat currency.

  • What is your internet service plan?
  • 1gb unmetered synchronous fiber in Denver for $80/mo

  • Focus: United Airlines grapples with pilots avoiding the captain's chair
  • Have you done the mental math about where the pay would make it worth your while?

  • Focus: United Airlines grapples with pilots avoiding the captain's chair
  • Airlines make record profits every year, and are run on razor thin margins. The wildest thing is that the flights themselves are a loss leader for the insanely profitable travel points scam they've been running since the 60s.

    Stop extracting 80% of the profits for the investment class from the tourism industry and paying the pilots triple their current wages would be simple.

    Never believe a corporation when they complain about labor costs. It's always a lie

  • Will you upgrade your PC now that you have a steam deck?

    Many people have, like me, realized that they use their deck more than their main rig.

    For the last few years I've gone from 1080p to 1440p to 4k to 800p and don't think my main box will need to get beefier until the next big VR advancement. My machine is already three years old. I may rock it for another three at this pace.

    How many of you will be laying off of CPU/GPU upgrades since handheld are so compelling?

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