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Pika , 10 months ago to technology in The pirates are back - Anew study from the European Union’s Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) suggest that online piracy has increased for the first time in years. In fact, piracy rates have bee...

really imagine that, services splitting combined prices rising leads to increased piracy. Shocker

Pika , 10 months ago to reddit in Question to the ones that fully left Reddit

I have not missed anything. I hard blocked it dns level before the api restrict and haven’t looked back. The only thing I really lost is the tales from reddits,I get everything else I needed via lemmy and I’m overall happy.

Pika , 10 months ago to games in Sony Defends PS Plus Price Rises - IGN

They can defend their recent PlayStation Rises all they want, it doesn’t change the fact that it cemented my decision(and I’m sure I’m not alone) to cancel their subscription in favor of Microsoft based competitors. They can say it all they want but they cannot fight the fact that game pass is just far superior in content(and even that’s expensive af now) and the only thing they really had going for them was their exclusivity single player based games and those just haven’t been there on the five. I say this as being a solid Sony fan since the PS1, I’ve gotten every one of their consoles because I preferred their controller layout and menu design(of which both are now worse), I regretted buying this generation without the choice increase in PlayStation Plus, the decision to up the pricing only drilled that mindset home.

Pika , 10 months ago to nostupidquestions in Amazon coupons: what's the story?

people who would have bought it anyways generally don’t bother

I’m a minority it seems, money is money if I’m saving I’m using lmao

Pika , 10 months ago to technology in Petition Calls on Microsoft to Extend Windows 10 Support | PCMag

I thought it was a little far-fetched as well, but there was a post I believe it was here a few weeks back of people that were running the windows 12 beta snooping around the code and seeing references to subscription classification and typing

This is a PC mag article that refers to it. it doesn’t go in as depth as the other post did

Pika , 10 months ago to technology in Petition Calls on Microsoft to Extend Windows 10 Support | PCMag

I wouldn’t count on that, if the rumor mill of windows 12 being a subscription model ends up true, it will be recieved far worse than 11 did.

Pika , 10 months ago to technology in ‘Nothing is changing’ — Reddit is denying a report from The Washington Post that it might force users to log in to see content if it can’t reach deals with AI companies

people talk about how big AI is but, It’ll crash like everything else as enshittification hits. I tried to use Bing AI the other day for the first time in a few months, it didn’t even let me do more then a handful of entries before locking me out saying I used too many queries in 24h. How is that supposed to be helpful to a consumer as a valid feature of you lock it down.

Pika , 10 months ago to technology in youtube getting more agressive blocking users after 3 videos

the engineers won’t get tired, they are paid not to. Not to say that people shouldn’t try to evade it. This is super predatory but understandable cause of its income model.

Pika , 10 months ago to memes in those ppl...

same tbh lol, I only lost the tales from reddits but like those were usually toxic anyway at times.

Pika , 11 months ago to mildlyinteresting in This fast food order kiosk accepts cash

I actually am on the opposite end of the spectrum, I think cash is pointless, it’s less secure, less authentic and prone to issues. Just make the swap to digital or cards, most checking or savings accounts are 100% free, there’s better protections involved, you don’t need to worry about breaking large bills, don’t need to worry about the shop not having change, easy to track as it’s super easy to just look at your transaction history. Balance is super simple, instead of needing to count the cash I can just pull up the account.

It’s just easier. I think cash should be optional for establishments, it’s better for everyone involved both consumer and business.

Pika , 11 months ago to technology in The rent is too damn algorithmic — DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb is investigating RealPage, a company that helps landlords set rent prices, for potential antitrust violations

that’s gonna been with paper-based as well but yeah I can totally see it happening

Pika , 11 months ago to technology in The rent is too damn algorithmic — DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb is investigating RealPage, a company that helps landlords set rent prices, for potential antitrust violations

I would much rather have to deal with digital tags then stupid paper based ones. If they were done properly it should just be a simple “update price” and it sets to both. With paper tags you have employees that don’t update all locations so you get discrepancies.

Pika , 11 months ago to memes in Saw a news story people about people getting arrested for at Wal-Mart for forgeting to scan one item

some stores are going to that model listed first. Security gates that close when the beeper goes off and doors that are only one direction so you can’t leave/enter from the wrong side.

Pika , 11 months ago to memes in literally no clue

I mean that’s probally overkill, that person was either OCD or was thinking he was doing them a favor. That sounds like a great way to have a pissed off neighbor and a potentially hostile neighborhood

Pika , 11 months ago to technology in Windows 12 May Require a Subscription

I’m only on windows because it’s easier for my setup and game support. The second that becomes costly or annoying is when I nuke my C drive and reinstall Mint. I used to use it as my daily before I started gaming heavily, I can easily go back.