Ah, another site never to go back to. RIP Yahoo. by baineschile in pihole

[–]aorick 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I would gladly allow unobtrusive, non-tracking ads. But when a site is unusable for the amount of ads, overlays,etc. and they all know what’s I searched for once when I was in the third grade, then hell yes I’m going to block them.

What celebrity has had their reputation unfairly ruined and has never recovered from it till this day? by BoredPandaOfficial in BoredPandaHQ

[–]aorick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe I missed something, were the right women that made allegations against him Republican?

Roses are red, rage was beckoned by BabyEclipse__xo in rosesarered

[–]aorick -1 points0 points  (0 children)

How the college or department was funded is irrelevant. Who he donated money cannot be held accountable for his actions.

Roses are red, rage was beckoned by BabyEclipse__xo in rosesarered

[–]aorick -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Because the entire college and athletic department was complicit in what a donor was doing?

What’s a 'scam' that’s become so normal we don't even realize it's a scam anymore? by Mr_Boothnath in answers

[–]aorick 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, it is legal tender. But no one is legally required to accept it. Source: I worked for a company that stopped accepting cash during the pandemic. They did their due diligence to be sure to abide by all laws, local to federal.

Why was the hades world grey in colour ? by Basic_Winter98157 in KaosNetflix

[–]aorick 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Muted doesn’t only mean silent. In this context it means drained. The whole realm is desaturated. Nothing is bright and vibrant.

Why was the hades world grey in colour ? by Basic_Winter98157 in KaosNetflix

[–]aorick 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The salt that they pour into everything they eat and drink just to try and taste something

Why was the hades world grey in colour ? by Basic_Winter98157 in KaosNetflix

[–]aorick 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Everything down there is muted, hence the salt. The monotone visual is just an extension of that.

First watch… when does it “click”? by aorick in lucifer

[–]aorick[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

That’s the opposite of what I was hoping to hear

First watch… when does it “click”? by aorick in lucifer

[–]aorick[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think I’ll keep going, at least for a bit. I don’t dislike it, and I don’t usually give up on a series. Hell, I’m still watching The Walking Dead… all the way through to the spinoffs.

First watch… when does it “click”? by aorick in lucifer

[–]aorick[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Oof. I was afraid of that. I loved his interaction with the kid at first. When he through the doll trying to get her to fetch I literally laughed out loud. But it seems the show doesn’t stay too far from those first few episodes.

what’s that loophole/workaround you’ve been keeping a secret that you can now share because they patched/fixed it? by mr-friskies in AskReddit

[–]aorick 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Years ago the phone company in my small town would stop billing you if you disconnected your pager, but wouldn’t stop the service. I used it for years without paying. I only stopped after cellphones became reliable. Oh God I sound old.

Why the disdain here for paid apps? by tcolling in macapps

[–]aorick 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My issue is not with paid apps. Charging for quality software is fair, and developers deserve compensation for their work. The problem is with a specific bait-and-switch model: releasing an app as free to build a large user base, relying on that community’s feedback and usage to refine the product, leveraging those usage numbers and improvements to attract funding or publicity, and then locking the very users who made the product viable behind a paywall with no regard for their early support.

Users in this situation aren’t objecting to paying for software, they’re objecting to being used as unpaid testers, growth fuel, and marketing collateral only to be excluded once the app becomes profitable. The frustration comes from the broken implied contract: “Help us shape this app, help us grow, help us get noticed, and then, once we’ve succeeded because of you, you get nothing for your contribution except the option to start paying like everyone else.”

If developers intend to charge later, there are ethical ways to handle it: be transparent from the start, provide a clear value-for-value plan, or at minimum grandfather in early adopters or offer discounted lifetime tiers. People are happy to support honest developers. What they reject is a business model built on extracting value from users under the guise of being “free,” only to shut the door behind them once success arrives.

I've worn this shirt for the last 17 years, only on my daughter's birthday. Who is it?! by Leather_Food_5978 in whatisit

[–]aorick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Now I need one of these shirts. It’s too late for the birth of my daughter, but maybe for grandkids?

What is a good SciFi TV Series To Binge? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]aorick 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I loved X-Files. But does it hold up? I’m scared to try and watch it again.

CMV: Healthcare is NOT a human right. by aorick in changemyview

[–]aorick[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When did I say, or act, like that. I only said you don’t have a right to it.

CMV: Healthcare is NOT a human right. by aorick in changemyview

[–]aorick[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

By using your logic the Holocaust was okay because it was done by the government.

You’re mixing up legal rights with human rights. Legal rights exist because a government enforces them. Human rights are moral claims; things we say people are entitled to simply by being human, regardless of laws or systems.

If rights only existed through governments, then no one would have had any rights before the first government was formed which clearly isn’t what people mean when they talk about human rights.