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Do you know any tricks to disenshittify a work computer? (slrpnk.net)
submitted 6 months ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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[–] 17 points 6 months ago (6 children)

A second computer? Maybe a tablet or so. A holder for your phone.

If all you want to do is watch or listen to stuff while you work that might be easier.

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  • [–] [S] 5 points 6 months ago (5 children)

    In my case, not an option. Healthcare setting, patient info is all over by our work stations, so having personal devices out will get you accused of a HIPAA violation in a hurry - even if it doesn't have a camera, people get paranoid.

    People do still use personal devices at work, but I see em get burned for that semi-regularly.

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago (3 children)

    Heh, humorous. The last time I was in the ER the doc was watching something about world of warcraft on youtube. I seriously debated slipping him a note about the various other ways to access it.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    I've actually played on a private server alongside an anesthesiologist! We both grew up on Vanilla WoW and the earlier expansions, and both developed the same animosity to Blizzard for the finger they gave to that original target audience. The WoW itch is still real; but Blizzard won't get another cent from me.

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago (1 child)

    I've been desperately trying to get a friend who has played since vanilla to try a private server, but he just refuses on the basis that the progress made "isn't real." It's incredibly frustrating.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 6 months ago

    You've probably tried this approach already, but just in case: "You don't play videogames to make progress, and you don't make progress by playing videogames. You play videogames to have fun and pass time, and those are driven by the experience brought on by the game's content, not by the name of the game's host. Also, fuck Blizzard."

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