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[–] automattable 2 points 11 months ago

I couldn’t find anywhere within an hour’s commute of me that sold what I needed at reasonable prices.

[–] automattable 29 points 11 months ago (3 children)

As I understand it, this case isn’t about websites tracking you, but about Google themselves tracking you despite being in “incognito” mode.

[–] automattable 22 points 11 months ago

Aka good news for almost everyone.

[–] automattable 7 points 11 months ago

Home Depot prices were 5x the online retailers for the cat6 cabling. (Not an exaggeration. They wanted over $100 for 250ft vs the ~$35 I paid online.)

Also, fuck Bernie Marcus, trumpist shithead. He doesn’t need my money.

[–] automattable 27 points 11 months ago

This is also a fair point, but it only takes a handful of one-day deliveries to “cover” the cost of prime with what most places are charging for fast shipping. And then that’s not including the many products I’ve never found a decent alternative seller for.

[–] automattable 9 points 11 months ago (4 children)

I mean fine; you’re right. I could have sat on my thumbs for 5 days with no WiFi in my living room while I waited for someone else to send what I needed, but why should I have to? Is it completely impossible for a company to provide that convenience without also being a bag of dicks? (Or is that what you meant by regulation?)

[–] automattable 44 points 11 months ago (20 children)

For me it’s the fast shipping I can’t live without.

I recently moved into a new apartment and needed to run a network cord from our router to the other side of the apartment to put an access point so we’d have good WiFi coverage. I went online to several other retailers for the few things I needed (cat6, crimp tool, and a few other things), but all of them wanted me to pay ~$25 or more for their slowest shipping option of 5-7 business days.

Meanwhile, Amazon had everything at my door the next day with free shipping. I tried to avoid Bezos, but I couldn’t. :(

[–] automattable 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Oh I see. Thanks!

How are people feeling about The Mouse having his paws on the show?

[–] automattable 11 points 1 year ago (3 children)

It’s been a while since I followed Dr. Who news so I’m pro out of the loop. Why is this labeled “season 1?” Is this not just another regeneration? Is it a reboot or something?

[–] automattable 21 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Who mentioned Bakersfield?

[–] automattable 2 points 1 year ago

Yep exactly this is what I was thinking the whole time. If you don’t set up activation lock, you’re taking a huge risk. I do agree that maybe they should be more insistent that you set it up (especially since it’s less obvious why you need to with a Mac vs an iPhone).

[–] automattable 24 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I’m not sure it’s ever good news when Epic wins.

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