vermyndax

joined 2 years ago
[–] vermyndax@lemmy.world 40 points 1 week ago (5 children)

I’m seeing layoffs of US workers, who are then being replaced by Indian, South American and Ireland nationals… not AI. But they’re calling it AI.

[–] vermyndax@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

What would qualify as a “high yield” savings account or money market in your book? High yield savings accounts unfortunately adjust to market interest rates.

[–] vermyndax@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

I know an earworm typically consists of a song, but what is really plaguing me is those laugh tracks people add to reels because my wife watches them 6 hours a day.

[–] vermyndax@lemmy.world 12 points 3 months ago

My bosses and their decisions.

[–] vermyndax@lemmy.world 12 points 4 months ago

Same, and when I catch myself doing that, I wonder why I do it, then move on with life and do it again later.

[–] vermyndax@lemmy.world 10 points 5 months ago

I dunno man. I got nothing. I don't understand it either.

[–] vermyndax@lemmy.world 17 points 5 months ago

My father and stepmother were full tilt into this quackery. Today they don't talk about it as much, but they do talk about politics an awful lot. I'll let you figure out where they fall on the political spectrum.

[–] vermyndax@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

I have a friend who is self-employed. He uses an iPhone and a MacBook Air. He only uses iMessage, Numbers, Safari and Apple Music for entertainment. He gets away with 8gb just fine and rarely has to reboot.

He probably could use a Chromebook or something even lighter, but the support and ecosystem were enough for him to pay the premium. His time is valuable to him so it was worth it to him.

[–] vermyndax@lemmy.world -3 points 7 months ago (3 children)

What is the obsession with shitting on people's choices? I don't understand the irony of demanding choice in this industry, then shitting on people when they make a choice you don't agree with.

[–] vermyndax@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

1Blocker has been the best for me, as it works with all of the Apple devices and syncs across them. Another option is to enable reader mode by default on all websites, so instead of getting the site with all of the ads, you'll get a reader view without the ads and distractions.

 

I'm still trying to de-Google my life, little by little. I don't trust Bing for similar reasons. DDG is feeling shady of late. What's the search engine you all recommend that I can inject into my daily life? Is there perhaps a search engine that is focused on code, or have we just all moved on to AI for searching?

Edit: I meant to also express my frustration that most browsers do not let you select a "default search engine" that can be used in the address bar aside from 3-5 pre-chosen engines. Seems like 2023 we should be able to customize that to our own liking.

Edit 2: Thanks for the recommendation of Kagi. I'm going to roll with it for a while. I see they have an extension for Safari that allows them to hijack the address bar, which is just what I needed.

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