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simple , to Videos in Tom Scott’s channel will stop six months from now
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I'm gonna miss his videos but the man really earned his vacation. Best of luck to him.

SomeCallMeTim , to Videos in Tom Scott’s channel will stop six months from now

Before anyone gets really bummed, his channel's not going away. He's just taking a much deserved break from ten years of weekly uploads (which is an absolutely insane record considering the quality of his content).

MajinBlayze , to Antique Memes Roadshow in Found a video reproduction of a piece in an old format known as "Flash"

Oh man, the whole genre of meticulously animated stick figure martial arts was a thing of beauty back in the day.

mechoman444 , to Technology in New Anti-Consumer MacBook Pros - Teardown And Repair Assessment - Apple Silicon M1/M2

I'm going to put this out there as just an idea, don't buy apple products.

They're shit they've always been shit and they've never been financially worth buying.

catfish ,

I just got an M2 MBP. In my personal experience it is very much not "shit".

Expensive and a PITA to fix? Quite possibly.

frostwhitewolf ,

+1 apple products are very much not shit. Otherwise people wouldnt buy and use them as prolifically as they do.

I started using Macbooks because the user experience on windows laptops sucks in comparison.

Tristan ,

Agreed. I work in computer simulations and their great. CPU is crazy fast, stays cool and silent. Battery life is solid.

Blackmist ,

The EU needs to fuck their shit up.

Mandate that laptops must have user replaceable storage and RAM (and tablets to have user replaceable storage). My old Dell laptop has windows in the bottom to get to both of those.

The loss of 3.5mm headphone jacks is nothing compared to the loss of that. They're common failure points and easy upgrade paths.

aport ,

Nobody is stopping you from buying a laptop with user replaceable storage and RAM. Why do you need the EU to get involved? That's ridiculous.

kylemsguy ,

Companies are slowly moving in that direction, except doing it worse in most cases (i.e. cheaply)

noodle ,
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They are a lifestyle brand and play on that to keep people trapped. People who buy Apple like the aesthetic of appearing wealthy. It's classism through consumerism, even if the consumers don't realise it.

Apple's terrible privacy policy (yes, despite the word privacy appearing in the ads), atrocious right to repair stance, and aggressive software lock-in tactics should put any person who cares about those things off.

There was a purpose to buying Apple when they were the only player in the specific niche. Audio engineering is a great example of this. In the 90's, Apple were really the only valid choice in a highly specialist field. Microsoft caught up in the 2000s, with Linux not too far behind in the 2010's.

So nowadays, the limitations are effectively self-imposed. You can spend whatever money you want on a setup that will do whatever you need and the OS is a personal preference.

lud ,

I don't like Apple very much but it would be stupid to not admit that their new M1 and M2 SOCs aren't great. Their battery efficiency far surpasses any from Intel or AMD and the performance is great.

I think MacOS looks stupid though, I mean, it looks like fucking Gnome.

I assume most people that buy Macs and iphones do it for their software and hardware, not because they want to appear wealthy.
Like you said OS is a personal preference and some prefer MacOS and iOS.

...lock-in tactics should put any person who cares about those things off.

Unfortunately most people don't care.

vidumec ,
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you don't have a choice if you need Xcode for iOS/MacOS development

mechoman444 ,

You, correct, if you need to develop for iOS or something Apple related you'll need the appropriate hardware and software.

Which brings us back to my original point don't buy Apple products.

kylemsguy ,

mac mini's are pretty cheap for that purpose. And besides, just because you personally don't use a platform doesn't stop you from making money from people who do.

raginghummus ,

Except they're not. They're excellent products and since Apple silicon are actually half decent value in some cases.

mechoman444 ,

Except that they are. There is absolutely no value to anything they make. It's all over priced proprietary crap.

Apple products right now are almost entirely home use there's almost no commercial industry anymore.

Developers graphic design artists music producers most technology firms most offices like doctors and lawyers whatever don't use Apple products. They're almost exclusively windows.

Literally the only thing keeping them in business right now is the iPhone. They don't sell enough of any other product.

raginghummus ,

What world are you living on? Most of silicon valley use Mac. Most the professions you listed DO use Mac. Since Apple silicon, performance for price ratio beats most Windows options for most people.

mechoman444 ,

What world am I living on. Wow. No.

Most of silicon valley does not run on apple.

The delusion that your mind is under that makes you believe that performance to price is better with Apple you need a seat professional help.

Blastasaurus , to Alternative Nation: The Fediverse's Alternative and Indie Music Community in Pulp - Common People [1995]

I got to visit family in Britain in '98 as a teenager, and hitting the jukeboxes in the pubs (that I was allowed into for the first time in my life) was a highlight of the trip. This was definitely one of the great tunes I discovered at the time.

This one was my favourite though!

riodoro1 , to Crazy Fucking Videos in Moment fast food worker draws gun on customer over ‘missing fries’ - BBC News

crazyfuckingcountry

KairuByte , to Games in 15 More Free to Play Overwhelmingly Positive Steam Games
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Granixo , to Antique Memes Roadshow in Foamy the Squirrel- Small, Medium Large (Circa 2001)
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jayemar , to 90's Music in Gin Blossoms - Hey Jealousy

Classic song of the 90s

thisbenzingring , to Alternative Nation: The Fediverse's Alternative and Indie Music Community in Jarvis Cocker - Running the World [2006]

I love Jarvis, he is such an interesting character. The song Fat Children is a great from that album.

But This is Hardcore was a peak 90's moment. The world of my memories will always find that time to be my salad days. I listened to that album a lot after a breakup with my first love and it was my therapy whenever I was depressed.

Aesecakes , to Alternative Nation: The Fediverse's Alternative and Indie Music Community in The Moldy Peaches - Steak For Chicken
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Thanks for posting. I never saw Moldy Peaches play but I did see Kimya Dawson busking once…and I do remember hearing this song before.

IchNichtenLichten , to Videos in Orson Welles Drunk Outtakes for Paul Masson Wine Commercial
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Drunk Orson was probably easier to direct than sober Orson.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ixt_t46k4Q

Edit, bonus content:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ARPQXJWV_8

Crampon , to Videos in Primitive Technology: Natural Draft Iron Smelt

This guy is a treasure. Its always a treat ending the day with a calm video of the man just breaking som sticks and pounding some rocks for us.

nezbyte , to 3DPrinting in 3D printing under water from CPSdrone on YT

I’m looking forward to seeing further iterations on this fun idea. The build area is the only part that needs to be submerged and even then only when printing certain features.

callcc , to 3DPrinting in 3D printing under water from CPSdrone on YT

Wow, it's actually way less stupid than expected at first. This is how we're getting forwards in 3d printing.

I wonder if spraying the print with water or a different cooling liquid would be a more practical solution.

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