GnuLinuxDude

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The Tesla protests are getting bigger — and rowdier in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] GnuLinuxDude@lemmy.ml 4 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Considering slavery is legal under the original constitution I would say “worker suppression” is DEFINITELY a founding principle of the US.

YouTube launches a $7.99 per month, ad-free Premium Lite subscription in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] GnuLinuxDude@lemmy.ml 8 points 5 days ago (1 children)

As an entry-level subscription, the new tier won’t offer several benefits in the full YouTube Premium ($13.99 per month) subscription, like downloads, background play, or the ability to watch music videos ad-free.

I wonder how much electricity is wasted on this alone. Probably so many people leaving their screens powered on just to continue listening to something without it stopping.

Mullvad's privacy-focused search engine Leta is now free for all users | Leta acts as a proxy for Google and Brave search results in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] GnuLinuxDude@lemmy.ml 13 points 6 days ago

I've been paying for Mullvad for a while and didn't realize this was even a thing until this announcement.

Microsoft Publisher will no longer be supported after October 2026 - Microsoft Support in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] GnuLinuxDude@lemmy.ml 6 points 6 days ago (1 children)

This is the one program my dad explicitly uses in the Microsoft suite of programs that I thought, "Ok fine we'll keep paying for this shit." Time to start looking into alternatives. Microsoft... Even when I stop using their software they still cause me endless wasted time.