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Do you know any tricks to disenshittify a work computer? (slrpnk.net)
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[–] 3 points 6 months ago (6 children)

I hate to break it to you but it may be time to pony up for a subscription to YouTube, Spotify, or whatever music service scratches that itch for you... Probably better than trying to fuck with HIPAA.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 6 months ago (2 children)

    Probably better than trying to fuck with HIPAA.

    Not sure you understand the goal - I'm not trying to pull anything shady with patient data; but to find better ways to use those comps. There are functions protected by HIPAA, and functions that Microsoft/Google/etc have enshittified that I'm trying to make a bit more user friendly - the only overlap in the venn diagram here is that they happen on the same computer.

    Fortunately our charting software isn't loaded with unskippable ads (...give it a few years...), so even if there are ways to fuck with that software, there's no need to.

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

    Wasn't saying that was your intent just that most suggestions on here involve running unauthorized software or visiting sketchy websites. There is an alternative though.

    When it comes to decisions that could impact your livelihood, $10-ish/mo is a small price to pay.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 6 months ago*

    most suggestions on here involve running unauthorized software or visiting sketchy websites

    Agreed, which I won't be touching. That's why I opened with the example of the Bing trick to scrub ads off of YouTube: fully compliant with company policy. HR, IT, and Legal could be watching over my shoulder, and I'd be inclined to show off that trick just so they could go back to their own workstations and use it. Zero risk to my career, zero risk to my patients, and zero risk to the company. Win win win. Looking for more tricks like that.

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago (2 children)

    True, @Murse@slrpnk.net could pay for it using the mental health fund their company provides! Wait...

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    I mean, I could afford a YouTube subscription just fine; nursing isn't exactly a path to some Scrooge McDuck mountain of gold or anything, but we're not living paycheck to paycheck either. My refusal to pay YouTube isn't because I can't, it's because they're Google, and fuck Google. If there was a playlist generator/streamer made by an ethical company who's product is actually worth using, then fuck yeah point me to their subscription page! Unfortunately, the only options I'm aware of are either shit products or shit companies, so I'll continue to be a stingy asshole until I find something worth supporting.

    ...and although it's not really on topic for this thread, feel free to drop some recommendations - I'm most familiar with music.youtube, spotify, and pandora, but youtube is youtube, and the other two leave a lot to be wanted for the playlists they provide. Or they did at least, it's been probably over 5 years since trying pandora or spotify... maybe they're better now? /shrug

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago

    Oh, I agree. I intentionally avoid subscriptions to these giants to the point of downloading everything I want for totally offline play. Can you do that, and bring a Bluetooth speaker to play music from your phone in your pocket?

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