Nurse_Robot

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Texas congressman won’t stop wearing combat Infantryman Badge that was revoked in c/politics
[–] Nurse_Robot 14 points 3 days ago

Looking at the post history, you're correct. This particular comment must have been a little too on the nose

22 June 2024 in c/[email protected]
[–] Nurse_Robot 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)

How does that old saying go? Out of the fryer into the flame or something like that?

Internet Archive forced to remove 500,000 books after publishers’ court win in c/news
[–] Nurse_Robot 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The economy is based on goods and services being exchanged for money. A book is a good that took time and resources to create. A publisher invested into that good with the intent to make a profit, and having it available online for free without their consent circumvents that.

I'm not saying it's ethical or that I agree with it, I'm just saying it makes sense.

Internet Archive forced to remove 500,000 books after publishers’ court win in c/news
[–] Nurse_Robot 18 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Understandable, but a huge bummer nevertheless

Elon Musk Begs Advertisers to Return as Twitter's Revenue Plunges in c/technology
[–] Nurse_Robot 2 points 4 days ago

I'm not the one who made the claim, just giving the most basic of research advice

Elon Musk Begs Advertisers to Return as Twitter's Revenue Plunges in c/technology
[–] Nurse_Robot 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

If you're so disgusted and disappointed, why don't you try to find a different community?

Trump hush money prosecutor flooded with racist harassment and death threats in c/politics
[–] Nurse_Robot 53 points 4 days ago

How the fuck is this clown one of two options for the next president. My God this country is fucked

Elon Musk Begs Advertisers to Return as Twitter's Revenue Plunges in c/technology
[–] Nurse_Robot 14 points 5 days ago (12 children)

Google "Elon Musk Nazi", and/or "Elon Musk genocide"

Church of Scientology ignored woman’s ‘very real psychosis,’ stopped her from receiving mental health care before suicide, lawsuit claims in c/news
[–] Nurse_Robot 13 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Scientology is evil. See also: water wet

Chemicals from East Palestine derailment spread to 16 US states, data shows in c/news
[–] Nurse_Robot 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

It's not a fact.

Why doesn't what's going on in Ethiopia/Eritrea or Venezuela/Guyana appear in American politics? in c/politics
[–] Nurse_Robot 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Money. I have no idea how in this case, but I know that's always the answer.

Chemicals from East Palestine derailment spread to 16 US states, data shows in c/news
[–] Nurse_Robot 34 points 6 days ago (2 children)

not a location

...what?

Palestine, officially the State of Palestine, is a country in the southern Levant region of West Asia. It encompasses two disconnected territories — the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, collectively known as the Palestinian territories — within the larger region of Palestine.

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Corporate astroturfing is the norm (self.mildlyinfuriating)
 

Went to Google Play to complain about Hulu. I noticed Google advertising that over 300 reviews had the verbatim quote "watch and movies that you love". It's always confusing that buggy corporate apps have >95% 5 star reviews until you see that the majority are just completely fake, and no one cares or is doing anything about it.

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YouTube: 5 ads the norm now? (self.mildlyinfuriating)
submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by Nurse_Robot to c/mildlyinfuriating
154 comments fedilink
 

For context I'm in the US. The last time I used YouTube without an ad blocker, there were 2 ads back to back, and way too frequently. I tried watching on my PlayStation tonight, and not only are they more frequent, they've increased in quantity by 150%. It's also very common for the last ad to last 2 minutes to over an hour long. What the actual fuck, why would anyone watch YouTube without an ad blocker at this point? It's literally unwatchable

Edit: the amount of unsolicited advice in the comments is unreal. I don't get ads on my phone or on desktop, I'm very aware of how to block them. I simply won't watch YouTube on my PlayStation anymore. I'm not looking for suggestions, please stop with the recommendations.

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Happy Thanksgiving brothers (self.android)
submitted 7 months ago by Nurse_Robot to c/android
8 comments fedilink
 

I don't have many people to celebrate with. Part of getting older is celebrating alone, which is sobering and a change of perception. If you're reading this, I hope you're safe. I hope you're with family that loves you, I got you have a friend.

The world seems dark, but it truly is safer than ever. Don't give into the media my friend. We're truly in a golden age of information sharing, which makes life terrifying but lucid and evolving.

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Play Store Astroterfing (self.google)
submitted 8 months ago by Nurse_Robot to c/google
2 comments fedilink
 

Has anyone else noticed that the Google Play store reviews are suspicious?

Like, you find a scam company or app, and every review you scroll through is 1 star. And yet the reviews claim 95%+ are positive.

Is there a way to prove it? I've noticed it for 3 years now, I no longer think it's a coincidence. Something scummy or scammy is going on

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Is there no way to report ads? (self.syncforlemmy)
submitted 9 months ago by Nurse_Robot to c/syncforlemmy
17 comments fedilink
 

Lately I've seen some... Questionable ads, to say the least. Is there no way to report these ads on sync?

If there is, am I just dumb and blind? Or is it easier than it seems?

It feels like early Reddit all over again to me, hopefully I'm wrong

For context, Android user, been here a few months, and I opt out of everything that's easy/simple/apparent to opt out of

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