swearengen

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago (1 children)

headphone jack, NFC, and microSD

The holy trinity.

I need to move on from my LG (RIP) G6 soon due to battery life and apps becoming unsupported so I've been shopping around.

Right now I have a headphone jack, NFC, MicroSD, FM Radio and 4k video recording. I'll probably have to give up the radio at least if not more to get a well rounded phone.

The G6 came out 7 years ago but it feels like most new phones are a downgrade in comparsion.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Having to find an ATM to be able to complete a transaction

Much like cash an ATM isn't needed by a lot of people as they bank online and use cards. Crypto has all those options as well.

Point is here you either adapt or have to find a new job because old payment processors won't let you sell your Giraffe bukkake art. It is what it is.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

I didn't "sell it for cash" I paid my VPS hosting bills with it. It's simple for business to accept crypto these days, couple clicks and they're set up.

If your business is making NSFW art than you better be willing to adapt.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 months ago

What potato stays hot for 15 years?

[–] [email protected] 12 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (5 children)

Is it? The ATMs have been all over the place for half a decade at this point.

As for fees it cost me 3 cents to send a $50 Litecoin transaction a few days ago. If I did that with Bitcoin it would have cost me $8 in transaction fees so you're right there.

Now days there's a coin for every purpose.

  • Bitcoin = gold bars

  • Litecoin = mundane transactions

  • Monero = digital cash

Crypto has been around for 15 years already. Time flys.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

It's an impressive FOSS project, scracthes the fast paced Quake itch but not a lot of people have that these days.

I use to play it's predecessor Nexuiz for years, you might recognize a few maps as some were updated for Xonotic.

Shout out to the crew who played on the HOCTF server. Had well over a 1000 hours on there.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Newer monitors are also good options. Usually they have enough HDCP compliant ports these days and none of the bullshit.

Pair with a sound bar or surround sound system and you got a great setup.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

How can this be a legally enforceable contract?!

I'd like to think it can't be but it's the US so who knows.

Changing the terms after buying the device and in a way that your kid could accept them by hitting ok on the remote is bonkers.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

I'm definitely doing it. Worth the cost of a stamp.

I don't even have a Roku TV just an Ultra hooked up to a monitor so not a lot to lose but it's the principal of the thing.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (6 children)

This was talked about briefly in October but it's still flying under the radar imo. The Oct 7th attack took place on these very left leaning pacifist communties who believed in peace and liked to work with the Palestinians and their cause, more than most Israelis.

Many of the kibbutzniks who experienced October 7 can't bear to hear Arabic and want to see Gaza erased.

The trauma is stronger than their worldview

I was wondering if it might push those with that pacifist/hippy outlook on life to change and it appears it has.

When even the hippies are yearning for scorched earth tactics it doesn't bode well for winding down of military operations anytime soon. It also makes me think we're far more likely to see more serious military action roll into Lebanon within a few months.

TL:DR RIP peace. We never knew ye.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 6 months ago

Oh Baby A Triple.mp3

You love to see it. Russia really can't sustain these Su-34 loses at this rate.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Like, why dont people who can just move?

Kind of a catch-22.

America is the best country in the world, if you're rich. Once someones earning a lot and saved up move to New Zealand money the appeal isn't as strong for most.

immediately go for northern europe

Oof. That's akin to moving there in 1938. Bit of a risky proposition to say the least.

I wouldn't move there now if allowed and I don't even have illegally move to Mexico money.

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