[–] [S] 8 points 7 months ago (5 children)

"off" is one my favourites. The alarm went OFF so we had to turn it OFF. It means the opposite of itself.

"Sanction" is another example. Your actions were not sanctioned by us, so as retaliation we're introducing sanctions against you.

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  • [–] 5 points 7 months ago* (4 children)

    I feel like it's unfair that only learner drivers get a standardised signal for warning other road users of their incompetence. People who already got their license but are still shit at driving need one to. I'm thinking something like that blue "L" cube with a "D" instead short for "dumbfuck".

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  • [–] [S] 10 points 10 months ago

    At this point I have completely given up on printer drivers. I just put files on a usb stick and plug it into the printer to print. Printer doesn't have that functionality? Oh well, it's as good as broken to me. Biking to the local library will take less time and kill less nerve cells than troubleshooting that piece of crap. I can only pray for people like you who have to work with this mess on the daily.

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    1. Family member has 720p webcam
    2. Family member buys shiny new 1080p webcam
    3. Family member plugs in shiny new webcam and gives me a videocall to test it
    4. New camera works flawlessly. I get to keep the old 720p cam. Yippee!!

    ...BUT THEN

    1. Family member goes to the website listed on camera's packaging and clicks the big blue download button
    2. download button installs custom usb driver and companion app
    3. companion app has twenty quadrillion toggles and dials spread across fifty billion tabs and sub menus. Family member spends all evening twiddling with it.
    4. No matter what, the image looks like crap. Too bright, but not enough contrast. Worse than it did originally.
    5. next day family member asks for his old 720p webcam back, I get to keep the 1080p webcam

    I'm happy with my new webcam so I'm not complaining, but why do people do this?? Why do manufacturers make these shitty custom driver? The whole point of USB is to be plug-and-play without any custom software.

    [–] 3 points 10 months ago*

    "Advanced Privacy" app on /e/-os (opensource android ROM) sends me occasional notifications about apps with most trackers haha. Also has a "wall of shame" (it's literally called that) where you can browse the worst offending apps

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