Ohmmy

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[–] Ohmmy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 weeks ago

No, we miss abortions in this neighborhood, brother.

[–] Ohmmy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Not like coffee. Your average person simply can't consume coffee beyond the average at any meaningful rate. We both know that internet usage can go from close to nothing to 100TB of data depending on the user.

Internet isn't like coffee, it's not that simple.

[–] Ohmmy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 month ago (3 children)

That simply isn't true, the costs are small and arguably negligible but they do have increased costs on more data usage.

[–] Ohmmy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 month ago (5 children)

ISPs have real costs too

[–] Ohmmy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 month ago (8 children)

I completely disagree that it is a decent metaphor. Unlike coffee, internet data usage is entirely nebulous to mostly everyone outside of the tech sphere. The metaphor serves as a way of misrepresenting a widespread ignorance for a fundamental understanding.

If we wanted a decent metaphor we'd have to compare data usage to something like health insurance. Well you see, you pay for your rate of coverage at these visits per year but also have to pay your deductible that might or might not be used off routine...

In the end if we want to simplify internet expense it is this: ISPs charge way more than they need to and search for ways to charge more to maximize profits without improving service.

[–] Ohmmy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Pretty much everything does, even your car will and I would totally download a car if I could.

[–] Ohmmy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 2 months ago

You know you're a POS when a piracy community cheers for copyright lawsuits

[–] Ohmmy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Many will recommend you use Stremio instead. You'll probably want to use a VPN depending on your region though.

[–] Ohmmy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Never ask a company to pick between the right thing and profit. It was all a matter of time till Google needed to stop growing and start producing profit for investors.

To make it worse the Pixel 9 starts at $800 just like iPhone. So if you're buying Android you don't really save money over an iPhone like you used to.

[–] Ohmmy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 46 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

Kinda. It might be 3rd parties using it but it is 100% an API designed by Google to keep apps on Google Play.

[–] Ohmmy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 months ago

But would it not be just as weird, creepy, and taboo for one to do it with non-nude and therefore non-pornographic material? Would pictures of feet being passed around not be just as weird but also not covered under this law?

[–] Ohmmy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 months ago

We cock things up sometimes.

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