Psythik
@Psythik@lemmy.world
- Comment on "I’m Canceling My Subscription": Xbox Players Call to "Boycott" Game Pass "Hard" Over 50% Price Increase As Microsoft’s Website Crashes from Mass Cancellations 2 weeks ago:
Jesus Fucking Christ, it was $4.99/month a few years ago; what did Microsoft expect? Even at that price it was hardly worth paying for…
I haven’t paid a subscription for entertainment for a handful of years now, but now I’m starting to understand why people are canceling streaming services en masse. Disney+ was $6.99/mo back when I had it but I heard it’s also $20-something a month now too. People just needed a good excuse to cancel, and now they have one.
- Comment on Samsung phones embedded with 'unremovable' Israeli spyware 4 weeks ago:
I’ll look into it, thanks.
- Comment on Samsung phones embedded with 'unremovable' Israeli spyware 4 weeks ago:
Tails is amazing and I’m glad we have something like that, but it is not practical for every day use IMO.
- Comment on New Arizona law to restrict online porn access; Pornhub will block state 4 weeks ago:
I don’t get what part of their post has you confused.
- Comment on New Arizona law to restrict online porn access; Pornhub will block state 4 weeks ago:
You’re fucking kidding me, right? Can’t believe that I have to state the obvious: Because government censorship of the internet is a dangerous, slippery slope.
- Comment on New Arizona law to restrict online porn access; Pornhub will block state 4 weeks ago:
It would have worked if the tankies would have actually went out out and voted blue! But no, you rather vote for genocide and fascism by staying home.
- Comment on New Arizona law to restrict online porn access; Pornhub will block state 4 weeks ago:
Mullvad is always the answer.
- Comment on Samsung phones embedded with 'unremovable' Israeli spyware 4 weeks ago:
I have yet to run into spyware that couldn’t easily be uninstalled with a few ADB commands.
That is unless—of course—you consider OneUI/Android itself to be spyware (which it is). Privacy in the modern world is dead. It has been for over 20 years now.
- Comment on Root cause for why Windows 11 is breaking or corrupting SSDs may have been found 1 month ago:
Yes I’m aware the added information is fake, but I don’t care cause it still looks better than SDR. The additional fake details especially look good in the highlights. Clouds are a lot more realistic, for one. There’s almost as much brightness information as real life clouds.
- Comment on Root cause for why Windows 11 is breaking or corrupting SSDs may have been found 1 month ago:
HDR is not “trivial and minor”. It’s a make or break feature for me. I use it every day.
- Comment on Root cause for why Windows 11 is breaking or corrupting SSDs may have been found 1 month ago:
Games and YouTube. HDR makes them so much better.
Like I said to the other person, I didn’t spend $1800 on a high-end OLED for no reason. I want to hear able to use every feature it has.
- Comment on Root cause for why Windows 11 is breaking or corrupting SSDs may have been found 1 month ago:
Yes, really. HDR is a make or break feature for me.
I didn’t spend $1800 on a high-end OLED, only to be unable to fully utilize every feature I paid for.
- Comment on Root cause for why Windows 11 is breaking or corrupting SSDs may have been found 1 month ago:
Been there, done that.
Fix the shitty, half-assed HDR support first, then I’ll switch. It’s bare-bones and barely functional in Linux. On Windows you can even convert SDR YouTube videos to HDR in real time, right within Firefox. Linux doesn’t have anything like that yet.
- Comment on How do you make the most of GamePass on SteamDeck? 1 month ago:
OP said they want to play multiplayer games, which are sometimes crackable, but more often not.
- Comment on Imgur's Community Is In Full Revolt Against Its Owner 1 month ago:
I think it’s just VPN usage cause I block their attempts to send my data to third parties like Meta, Google, and Mixpanel—yet I can browse Imgur just fine in both Firefox and in the app.
- Comment on Imgur's Community Is In Full Revolt Against Its Owner 1 month ago:
I use it daily and never have an issue. I wish there was a better site I could use cause it amazes me how often the app attempts to send my personal data to Meta. But unfortunately Lemmy alone isn’t enough to satisfy my need for fresh content ever since I left reddit during the API bullshit.
- Comment on New rumor suggests Valve's Steam Deck 2 is much further away than we thought 1 month ago:
I’m fine with this if it means they’re shooting for no-compromise 1440p 120hz with ray tracing this time around. That’s the only way I’d consider a Steam Deck. Otherwise it’s little more to me than just a neat novelty for people who want to get into PC gaming but can’t afford to. I rather just game on my desktop.
- Comment on Planning on buying a SteamDeck. What should I know before purchasing? 2 months ago:
Agree 100%. Steam Deck is great for people with no money who still want to get into PC gaming. Everyone else should build a PC or buy a laptop.
- Comment on ChatGPT dissidents, the students who refuse to use AI: ‘I couldn’t remember the last time I had written something by myself’ 2 months ago:
I use it to Google things because modern search engines are garbage compared to how they used to be a decade and a half ago. The AI use (Perplexity) cites its sources, so I can verify what is fact and what is made up slop.
- Comment on ChatGPT dissidents, the students who refuse to use AI: ‘I couldn’t remember the last time I had written something by myself’ 2 months ago:
Probably. I’m 38 and use it daily.
- Comment on UK households could face VPN 'ban' after use skyrockets following Online Safety Bill 2 months ago:
And if you don’t want to use a sketchy free VPN: mullvad.net/en/vpn
- Comment on Windows seemingly lost 400 million users in the past three years — official Microsoft statements show hints of a shrinking user base 3 months ago:
Ever since switching to a foldable and buying a smart TV, I feel this. Things I used to rely on a computer for I can now easily do using my pocket tablet or TV instead.
Back in 2022 I spent $4K building my dream machine, yet I hardly use it. As someone who used to be glued to a PC all day, every day, I thought I’d never see the day where I can go several days in a row without my computer and not even miss it. But the only time I fire up my PC now is to spin some tunes on the turntables, play a game, edit a video, or work on my website. For everything else, the phone or the smart TV will suffice.
- Comment on Reminder that you do not own digital games 3 months ago:
Such as?
- Comment on Reminder that you do not own digital games 3 months ago:
Which places?
- Comment on HDMI 2.2 will be announced next month — and it may require a new cable 9 months ago:
I would use DisplayPort if display manufacturers would put them on decent sized screens! I compute from the couch (because fuck back-breaking office chairs) and I have yet to find a display larger than 32" with a DisplayPort. They’re all HDMI-only.
- Comment on HDMI 2.2 will be announced next month — and it may require a new cable 10 months ago:
Hasn’t that always been the case when the standard is updated? I’ve already had to upgrade HDMI cables several times over the past 20 years.
- Comment on [Leak] Steam Controller 2 render thumbnail leaked in SteamVR drivers 10 months ago:
Well that’s better than nothing so I’ll take it.
I’m just glad that Valve is bringing back the Steam controller. So sick and tired of boring, uninnovative Xbox and Playstation controllers. I like the idea of toggle switches under the controller that aren’t just remaps of existing buttons, and actually usable touchpads.
- Comment on [Leak] Steam Controller 2 render thumbnail leaked in SteamVR drivers 10 months ago:
God dammit, why will nobody bring back 6 button pads? I’m so sick and tired of having to buy a separate controller just for fighting games. This controller would be absolutely perfect if it just had two more buttons…
- Comment on Terrified friends burn to death trapped in Tesla as doors won't open after crash 11 months ago:
No problem; the first one is under the hood on the right, and the second one is in the driver’s side footwell.
Now let me out please.
- Comment on An OLED Mod For The Original Steam Deck Is Being Made - Steam Deck HQ 11 months ago:
Shit like this is why I won’t buy another handheld console again until we they can smoothly run the latest games at at least 1440p 240hz (I was initially going to say 4K but 1440 is enough for a small screen IMO).
I don’t care if it takes a decade or more, I’m happy with my desktop; I’ll wait.