ColonelPanic

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[–] ColonelPanic@lemm.ee 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I do, but only because the UX around federated entities isn't great at the moment. There's no doubt that it could be made way more intuitive and streamlined for the average user, and that more effort could be put into migration between federated entities so that it doesn't feel like as much of a chore to jump between instances. The average user won't care about federation, and they just want to quickly get some content.

[–] ColonelPanic@lemm.ee 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

10°C. Coats out, heating on.

Never know what it'll be tomorrow though. Might be 28 and sunny, might -15 and snowing. Maybe even the sun will make an appearance.

Regardless, it'll cause disruptions to the trains somehow.

[–] ColonelPanic@lemm.ee 30 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I'm in the UK. We drive on the opposite side, freckle in the exact spot on my left arm, nothing on my right.

[–] ColonelPanic@lemm.ee 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Money.

Also I imagine the ads will be silent but animated, like a regular website ad but full screen, essentially turning whatever you're watching it on into a giant billboard.

It's just another thing to block I guess.

[–] ColonelPanic@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago

It does also work for them that they retain employees who are more likely to put up with their bullshit. They can cull the truly lazy ones at a later date as required, either by firing them or finding a similarly bullshit change that they're likely to be adverse to.

[–] ColonelPanic@lemm.ee 19 points 1 month ago

Man renowned for over promising over promises. More at 10.

[–] ColonelPanic@lemm.ee 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

I've not looked into it much other than seeing it in this video by Jeff Geerling and making a mental note for next time I'm in the market for a TV but it may be of interest to you.

I'm sorry I can't provide more details than that, but it's basically a digital signage TV designed to run 24/7 for years, and as such is actually built without the absolute bargain basement parts that go into consumer units.

[–] ColonelPanic@lemm.ee 10 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

Get a non-consumer TV if you can. They're more expensive but are actually built to last, have way more features and you can swap in whatever compute board you want so you're not stuck with an underpowered Android TV board.

[–] ColonelPanic@lemm.ee 24 points 2 months ago

It's not just large amounts of money. It's chasing more and more money each quarter, and when it starts slowing down panic sets in and they start trying to find any and every possible avenue to keep profits up. It's how we've ended up in subscription based hell and it'll only get worse.

[–] ColonelPanic@lemm.ee 22 points 2 months ago

This coming down the line finally got me off of my incredibly lazy ass and forced me to switch a few months ago. It was easy, and I don't know why I didn't do it sooner.

[–] ColonelPanic@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago

Titan mode was my absolute favourite and nothing since has filled that gap

[–] ColonelPanic@lemm.ee 6 points 3 months ago

It might even be a bit simpler than that, as YouTube's going to have to mark segments as adverts somehow so you can't just skip past them.

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