chaosCruiser

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[–] chaosCruiser 29 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Can we put USA on the list of tyrannical dictatorships already?

[–] chaosCruiser 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Oh that’s a good point. Totally missed that one. Seems that there’s also a webapp for other platforms.

[–] chaosCruiser 1 points 2 months ago

Best of all, you can also install it using winget. Yes, package management through the cmd in Windows. Well, as long as you’re the admin of that computer. Don’t expect this to work with all corporate laptops.

[–] chaosCruiser 13 points 2 months ago (7 children)

Qalculate is a fancy calculator available for Linux, MacOS and Windows. I use it for calculations that involve unit conversions, but it can do much more.

[–] chaosCruiser 16 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Recently, I watched a YouTube video about phones designed to minimize distractions. While they aim to solve the problem of smartphone overuse, their utility in today's world is questionable. Essential tasks like using banking apps, navigation, communication, and parking apps often require a smartphone, making these distraction-free phones less practical.

The video mentioned some "smart" distraction-free phones, but if you need those features, why not just adjust the settings on your regular smartphone to achieve a similar minimalist setup? Ultimately, traditional dumb phones seem too limited for modern needs, while the smarter minimalist phones are essentially just smartphones with minimalist settings. It's hard to see who the target audience for these phones really is.

[–] chaosCruiser 28 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I have a feeling that we’ll be seeing more news like this one. Like the phone thing is just one huge scandal waiting to happen. Looking forward to seeing that spectacular crash. 🍿

[–] chaosCruiser 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

All of this spying and data hoarding has resulted in a finely tuned advertising machine that directs car ads to people who specifically hate cars with a burning passion. Peak of targeted advertising.👌

And people still wonder why I use every means within my disposal to block ads. Even if I allowed ads, they aren’t targeted enough to be much more than an annoyance. Even when they somehow manage to show me something I care about, I’m seeing an interesting product from the highest paying company. It’s not the best product in that category, nor is the one that would serve me best. It’s the one from the company that was willing to pay more than any other. Advertising is just so broken in every way you can think of.

[–] chaosCruiser 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Oh, so consumers stop consuming, retail companies fire employees to maintain profitability, etc. Few rounds of that and you have even more poor people who can be exploited to maintain the wealth inequality or even widen the gap. Was that the idea?

[–] chaosCruiser 2 points 2 months ago (4 children)

What about all of the Trump’s billionaire buddies who depend on the general public spending money on stuff? This can’t be good for business, now can it? If this is some sort of clever tactic that results in them getting more money in the end, please tell me how that works.

[–] chaosCruiser 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Consider sharing that with !vibecoders@lemmy.ca. I’m sure they will appreciate it.

[–] chaosCruiser 1 points 2 months ago

Only if the value goes so far below zero that you get an integer overflow.

[–] chaosCruiser 47 points 2 months ago

It won’t disappear, but the version number will be frozen. I kinda prefer to have security updates on a regular basis.

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