towelie

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[–] towelie@lemm.ee 3 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (4 children)

Through the release of the first iPhone to the mid 2010s I'd wager that most consumers agreed that iPhones were superior to Android by most metrics: they featured more support across the board, had more apps, looked nicer, and were considered the premium. Apple pioneered the modern smartphone and had a headstart in getting users hooked into their ecosystem. Nowhere was this more pronounced than in the wealthiest country in the world (and Apple's home country).

That's a huge generalization but I think it resonates true to a degree. Also, anecdotally, I remember that all my school computers were Macs when growing up. I'm sure Apple seeped its tendrils into people's lives a variety of ways. It's not a cake walk for most people to switch ecosystems. As a lifelong Windows user I'll have a panic attack if you asked me to print a document on a Mac; I'm sure its the same vice versa lol

[–] towelie@lemm.ee 36 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (6 children)

r/Conservative is particularly interesting right now. Moderation can't keep up with the rate that they've been attacking each other for not being 'true' conservatives (and these are flaired users: the regulars who have been vetted by the mods). It's like a litmus test for MAGA's cohesion

[–] towelie@lemm.ee 18 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Seems intelligent and I've enjoyed some of his videos. I don't know much about him other than he's a bit... intense? and he's sparked controversy with some people. I looove the FUTO keyboard app he's associated with. It's the best TTS keyboard I've found, and I refuse to use the Google/Samsung/etc equivalents

[–] towelie@lemm.ee 13 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (1 children)

Drug addiction. Its not necessarily easy to fix, but we know how to treat it and take care of our vulnerable, we just don't: social workers, public services, shelters, safe drug sites with drug counselors. We've become so numb to the mass suffering on a societal and individual level.

Personal anedcote, a year ago, a man was dying of an OD next to our Tim Horton's drive thru, splayed out in the middle of the road, and the dozens of people driving by cared more about getting their coffee and getting to work than to even call an ambulance. I went to the pharmacy down the road and got a narcan kit and administered it, but Jesus Christ I lost a lot of trust and faith in my fellow man that day. Not enough people care; even people I love and respect say disgusting things about homeless people.

[–] towelie@lemm.ee 3 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

Ahh interesting. Is that a Windows 11 thing? I haven't taken the plunge

[–] towelie@lemm.ee 34 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (10 children)
  • Keeps your progress if you exit without saving
  • Supports tabs so you don't have 5 separate notepad windows open
  • syntax highlighting for programming languages and markdown format
  • plugin support
  • can handle extremely large text files (I've opened 50gb text files and used ctrl+f to find terms and it worked fine)
  • superb tools for manipulating text (e.g., use reg expressions). Super easy and flexible in making mass edits.
  • dark mode support. That alone makes it superior lol

If you just need a quick window open to make a note you might actually prefer Sticky Notes over Notepad!

[–] towelie@lemm.ee 7 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (3 children)

Sorry, I misread. What is bad about the UX exactly? You don't need to customize anything if you don't want to; "it just works". And I dont follow you on how having the option to customize things makes it a bad user experience. You're assuming the native UI is bad for some reason.

I've used Plex a lot too back in the day but there's nothing it provides that Jellyfin doesn't do out of the box + self-hosted + for free.

[–] towelie@lemm.ee 1 points 18 hours ago

Man I've been looking for this exact sort of project for ages. Thanks for sharing, OP!

[–] towelie@lemm.ee 3 points 18 hours ago
[–] towelie@lemm.ee 20 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) (5 children)

You can change the UI design to whatever you want with a custom CSS. Can make your own or there's a plethora of themes on GitHub. I remember trying one that replicated the Netflix app, and don't hold me to it but I think I saw a Plex one as well.

Also, regarding the metadata, there are options that auto populate it for you. Idk how it does it, but my haphazard library of torrents all had accurate metadata AND it downloaded the subtitle files as well.

[–] towelie@lemm.ee 28 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

I tried Jellyfin two years ago and was so fed up troubleshooting the installation that I swore it off. Tried it again a few months ago and it worked flawlessly! Now I host movies, shows, music, ebooks, and audiobooks for a handful of friends and family. My jellyfin instance is probably siphoning $120/month from Netflix's subscription revenue lol

[–] towelie@lemm.ee 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Three of them in government have done it now. Elon did it a few weeks ago, it was widely condemned, and then two other losers (Steve Bannon and another figure who's name I don't know) did it at CPAC in the White House just the other day. You're being disingenuous by refusing to look into it — claiming its leftist rhetoric before youve even looked for yourself — but nonetheless engaging in discourse with us about it. Why won't you at least go look? Then we will have something we can talk about

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