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People who complain about article paywalls in comments are annoying and add nothing of any use to a discussion. in c/unpopularopinion@lemmy.world
[–] bilb@lem.monster -2 points 3 days ago

You can read paywalled articles. You aren't considering that possibilty because you think you're entitled to everything for free, and you think your commentary is so valuable that it should always be made available to you because otherwise you can't participate? It isn't. If that's not your point, what is it?

We all block advirtisements, so if the pervasive attitude towards paying for written articles is hostile, what are we left with? I guess AI can replace human writers and that will be just fine.

People who complain about article paywalls in comments are annoying and add nothing of any use to a discussion. in c/unpopularopinion@lemmy.world
[–] bilb@lem.monster -3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

You're not really making a point. Of course, you may not be trying to.

People who complain about article paywalls in comments are annoying and add nothing of any use to a discussion. in c/unpopularopinion@lemmy.world
[–] bilb@lem.monster -2 points 3 days ago

Not every post is for everyone. (And like Rachel said, not reading an article has not typically prevented people from entering a discussion and I don't think it ever will. That's often perfectly fine, someone can offer insight in response to what people are saying in the comments.) Imagine an interesting, long form article written by an independent writer whose livelihood depends on subscriptions. So not a news story with many alternatives, in other words. Why shouldn't someone link to it, and say "here's a great article, I recommend subscribing to this writer?"

People who complain about article paywalls in comments are annoying and add nothing of any use to a discussion. in c/unpopularopinion@lemmy.world
[–] bilb@lem.monster -1 points 3 days ago

Seemed like an appropriate thing to post, but I guess it's not what this community wants. 😏

People who complain about article paywalls in comments are annoying and add nothing of any use to a discussion. in c/unpopularopinion@lemmy.world
[–] bilb@lem.monster -2 points 3 days ago (4 children)

So a pretty unpopular opinion, huh?

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People who complain about article paywalls in comments are annoying and add nothing of any use to a discussion. (lem.monster)
 

The entitled attitude and acting like there's something unethical about article paywalls makes me roll my eyes. Find a way to bypass it or a copy on one of the archive sites, and post that. Or post nothing. Responding with just "ugh paywall, how dare you/they" sucks.

China launches HDMI and DisplayPort alternative — GPMI boasts up to 192 Gbps bandwidth, 480W power delivery in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] bilb@lem.monster 8 points 4 days ago

I usually associate it more with Intel since they certify Thunderbolt devices on all the non-Apple hardware and that's all I use. I forgot Apple had anything to do with it.

ain't your buddy, pal! in c/science_memes@mander.xyz
So this is it, is trump god? Will Republicans sacrifice their own well being to own the libs? in c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
[–] bilb@lem.monster 1 points 6 days ago

I really don't think even half of Trump voters voted for him because they think God wanted them to, and Trump voters don't make up half the population.

shrimp colour drama in c/science_memes@mander.xyz
[–] bilb@lem.monster 6 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Its bright red, maybe toward purple! Brown is dark orange.

Are people in the US aware that they are now definitely a rogue state, or is this fact covered up by the usual patriotism somehow? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
[–] bilb@lem.monster 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The phrase "rogue state" to me always just sorta meant "uncooperative with the United States," which the United States can't be. I'm sure there's a more useful definition.

Something Bizarre Is Happening to People Who Use ChatGPT a Lot in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] bilb@lem.monster 2 points 2 weeks ago

I use it to make all decisions, including what I will do each day and what I will say to people. I take no responsibility for any of my actions. If someone doesn't like something I do, too bad. The genius AI knows better, and I only care about what it has to say.

I've tried nearly every browser out there and these are my top 6 (none are Chrome) in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] bilb@lem.monster 1 points 2 weeks ago

I was using the flatpak on Linux.

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Accidentally wound up with Ilford Delta ISO 3200 film. Can I use it, or should I return it? (lem.monster)
submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by bilb@lem.monster to c/analog@lemmy.world
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I have recently started getting into film photography and I'm still learning the ropes. After buying a variety of color and black and white films to experiment with, I noticed that I somehow accidentally bought a couple of rolls of very high speed Ilford Delta ISO 3200 film. At this point, all I have is a Kodak Ektar H35N and an Olympus Pen-EES 2 which has a max ISO of 400. Is the Ilford film useless to me, or can it be used at lower speeds in certain conditions?

EDIT: This is tangential, but I was originally going to ask this question on Reddit instead of Lemmy because the conventional wisdom is that Lemmy isn't useful yet for more niche topics, but I thought "why not try Lemmy first anyway," and I'm glad I did. I found the most active film photography community on Lemmyverse.net (which hadn't yet even federated to my small instance) and it paid off. How nice!

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Remote Moderator actions still do not seem to work after upgrading to 0.18.5 (lem.monster)
 

I was made moderator of the /c/TrueAnon on the lemmy.ml instance a while ago, and none of my actions have ever federated to lemmy.ml, so I gave up. Thought I'd try again after this upgrade and still no dice. The response I'm getting back from the API when I try to add my lemmy.ml account to moderator status is "not_a_moderator." Is this a transient federation issue or are there more fixes required for this scenario to work correctly?

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Framework Laptop 16 Deep Dive - Battery and Speakers (community.frame.work)
 

Looking forward to this machine. The only thing that would preempt my purchasing a Framework 16 might be the System76 Virgo laptop, but that seems to still be in early dev.

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What hardware do you use to play? (lem.monster)
 

I play with an Index. I'm looking for an alternative though, and the one game I play regularly is Beat Saber. I'd like to know what the experience is like with other hardware.

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Requesting /c/TrueAnon (lem.monster)
 

The sole moderator hasn't been active for 2 years. I just want to remove/update the sticky post for the most part. And no disrespect for @SmellyFingers62@lemmy.ml, if they come back I'm happy to add them as a moderator once again.

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