Attention Whore is what we used to call such people.

They do?

Think we need some examples

Syncthing or Resilio Sync for photo/file backup from phone. Both work amazingly well.

I don’t see anything like this in search, even DuckDuck.

What do you have on that you see this? (Or what have I turned off?)

I do use Ublock and Noscript, but they don’t list anything to block on search engines, really.

Almost any messaging app is better, the question is what do your friends use, and can you get them to switch.

I’m a fan of XMPP because it’s an established protocol you can host yourself (if you wanted) - this removes untrustworthy providers.

It really comes down to what’s your goal?

I’ve had better luck using MKV for my Samsung TV.

But yea, Mp4 is generally more compatible.

It’s shocking how little resolution plays into quality. I’ve re-encoded some videos down to 480 and played them on a 65" TV and they look fine.

I can also make videos look terrible by just trying to save space by reducing the quality level of the conversion while retaining high resolution (1080).

Ok, bye.

The problem is they are almost never good, as everyone can read the same info 4x faster than someone can present it (best case), and 10x faster isn’t unusual.

Source: Former technical trainer - I’ve read a lot about instructional methodologies. Video is the lowest common denominator that’s all. It can be useful for things that have a visual component, and self hosting has very little of that.

Seems there are 2 kinds - video links with almost no text, just farming visits, and video links with a wall of text.

Both suck. Videos, in general, suck.

So much of what goes on here needs text, lots of it. Video is slow and cumbersome.

And this is part of why I root.

Only certain apps get network access, and only certain apps get to use Google services.

They’ll complain, some won’t work.

Next phone won’t have Google services at all, and untrustworthy apps will be sandboxed in their own profiles.

Like, turn off the iPad or iPhone?

Agreed.

Define share?

Keep all files in sync between two points?

Enable ad-hoc access to all files, or a subset?

Or inkjet in general.

Fuck inkjets

Businesses repair laptops every day.

I’ve replaced 2 keyboards in my family in the last year, and 2 batteries.

I’ve replaced fans in laptops. Recently replaced the cpu paste in one.

Just because you never see it because everyone you know buys shitty consumer laptops, doesn’t mean it doesn’t happen. Business-class laptops are maintainable, and they cost more because of it.

In the last year my friends in the SMB space have replaced half a dozen keyboards, numerous batteries, etc. And these are in companies that have regular replacement cycles.

So fixing computers has saved me from replacing a laptop for just $100 in parts in the last year alone. And time - I’m not waiting for some “expert” to tell me my keyboard is dead. I just ordered one online for $30.

I’ve used a DeLonghi espresso machine ($100) for close to 20 years now. My first one lasted 15 years.

It’s not perfect, but just about the best bang-for-buck on the market.

I’m not even that particular a out coffee, and I’ll be damned if I’m doing instant all the time.

I keep some around for emergencies, but otherwise it’s espresso/cappuccinos for me. A decent machine can be had for $100

Less intuitive for morons who never learned anything anyway.

Are YOU going to pay for the conversion?

Algeebea and Calc must’ve really sucked for you.

DDG has gone completely shitty for me recently.

Such a weird thing to be seeing.

Quit posting this nonsense under different accounts.

Chav is NOT a derogatory term for working class folks.

This is what I’m going to reply every time you post this garbage.

The Cambridge English Dictionary defines chav as “an insulting word for someone, usually a young person, whose way of dressing, speaking, and behaving is thought to show their lack of education and low social class.”

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/chav

It’s based on behaviour.