ares35

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[–] ares35@kbin.social 60 points 5 months ago (5 children)

"yea, i know brandy. she lives two trailers over"

[–] ares35@kbin.social 4 points 5 months ago

and i wouldn't want to see diaper don on the cover of sports illustrated swimsuit edition.

[–] ares35@kbin.social 9 points 5 months ago (1 children)

the news on regular tv last night was totally lopsided. tons of 'reaction' from the right and far-right, hardly anything from anyone else.

[–] ares35@kbin.social 1 points 5 months ago

the only one within an hour of here has very high prices. they basically feed off of walmart hate, and charge those customers a premium for the convenience of not having to drive an hour (each way) to get to the next nearest store that isn't them or walmart.

[–] ares35@kbin.social 12 points 5 months ago

ya. basically they hit that 'tipping point' where the increased profit margins from the higher prices is no longer keeping up with the decrease in sales volume resulting from those ever-increasing prices.

[–] ares35@kbin.social 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

10 years, double the prices? ain't that far off.

at our mcd, at least that much for many, if not most, things on their menu. everything i (used to) buy there, anyway. and way more than that for the former 'dollar menu' items. beverages the least affected, although it's now probably double, too (the large cup shrunk on top of the ~ 90% increase since then).

[–] ares35@kbin.social 9 points 5 months ago (1 children)

and that's pretty much where the similarities end.

[–] ares35@kbin.social 20 points 5 months ago (2 children)

see also: chromebook's chromeos

[–] ares35@kbin.social 10 points 5 months ago

they ain't gonna shut it down.. not before some shenanigans involving new corporate entities, loads of debt, and a bankruptcy that ends up with the feds (taxpayers) with the clean-up bill.

[–] ares35@kbin.social 13 points 5 months ago (2 children)

also 13 original colonies.. 13 stripes on the flag.

some magahead: so that means 1.2..3..4.....7 republicans........ and 1..2....6 confederates?

[–] ares35@kbin.social 13 points 5 months ago (2 children)

it'll be covered on screen 73 of the 'agreement' required to use the device.

[–] ares35@kbin.social 6 points 5 months ago

correct; acquired in 2013.

 

this is for mostly amazon prime, netflix, and siriusxm use (already subscribed to and currently used via browser on a pc).

needs to allow using 3.5mm speakers and have a button (not voice only) remote.

the user is a stubborn old guy who likes the speakers and monitor (it's a big dell p-series 1080p, hdmi or dp available) he has on his pc now. doesn't want to buy a tv or new speakers/soundbar and refuses to even consider an actual tv even though what he's looking for amounts to a 'smart tv' experience.

are there any current options for a streaming stick or box that has 3.5mm audio output (not on the remote like some roku have for bundled headphones)? thank you.

 

someone's bringing me their imac, a new brother wifi-capable mfc printer, and their dsl modem/wifi router combo unit. in theory, i should be able to hook up the printer to the wifi (the mac should already be configured for it) and set it up here, even without the modem part connected to the internet (its wifi and local lan will still work)--and they take it all back home, reconnect, and everything 'just works'.

i haven't used a mac day-to-day since the se/30 days. any tips? or is it as simple as connecting the printer to the wifi (manually via the printer's panel) and running the installer from brother's web site (carried over to the mac via a fat32 usb flash drive)? or is there something else i'll need to know? the mac has os13.6. thanks!

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