The way mobile providers charge. The likes of Vodafone, any random Telecom, T-Mobile and so forth. It’s a huge scam, bordering theft sometimes. Want samples? Here we go:
“Your credit expires in x days. Better recharge now to not lose it!” (Banks should start doing this /s)
“Your credit has expired. Better give us more money within our generous deadline, or else we are forced to delete your number. We love you.”
“Your data has expired. We now charge you a horrendous amount every minute, because we are too greedy to warn you in time. For technical reasons we also cannot stop you from using data after your allowance has been used. Fortunately you still have credit, huh?”
“Your data expires today. We don’t insult your intelligence by telling you when. Surely you remember when you bought the package, right? It’s not hard to count 24 hours. We also do not send any SMS anymore to save the environment.”
“Your data has expired. You need data to buy a new bundle. Our app charges data for our convenience.”
“Social media data only works for WhatsApp, but not for Signal. But who uses Signal anyways?”
“Use our customer friendly support chat. Conveniently it uses data. ‘Hello, I am your smart bot speaking. How can I help you? I might understand you if you type one of the three questions I have been programmed to answer. Do you want to know more about our products?’”
Edit: added point 2, minor corrections for clarity
I agree that it’s not great that telemetry is shared, but to say that you buy it “just” to share your data is an exaggeration. I am sure you do useful things with it.
That said, yes, it is bloated and I wish you could really turn off all telemetry. Am totally with you on that.
Unfortunately, Firefox lacks some features that make it a little clumsy at times. But for general use it is great. I keep it installed and use it almost every day because I believe in the browser engine and the need for diversity in that area. It’s just not for every need. At least not for me. That’s where Vivaldi and Edge have to help.
I have just placed this here without voicing my opinion. Now I am wondering why there are downvotes. Does this mean you disagree with everything said in that commentary?
If you feel this shouldn’t have been posted here, I agree with the downvote more or less. Even so, why not say as much?
Voicing a personal opinion is usually more valuable than the click of an arrow, especially on an opinion piece. Just saying ⬇️ “No” is saying very little.
So I hope no one votes without really knowing what they are voting for.
Anyway, I thought the commentary made an interesting point. I do not agree with all of it, as it seems a bit extreme at times.
What I do agree with is that modern storytelling can be a bit… well, let’s call it inexperienced with life. Whether that’s intentional or not, I can’t say. Discovery is a prime example. Burnham, for example, breaks rule after rule with little or no consequence. On the contrary, everyone still seems to follow her every suggestion. And when they don’t, she goes ahead on her own and the cycle starts all over again. I was so happy to see her demoted a bit in season 4, only to see her become captain the next season.
By that logic, the most stubborn and self-centred people get the most respect. Surely there are parallels to be drawn with today’s rich and famous. Art imitates life, yes, but Star Trek was made to show a higher standard.
Like another poster wrote, I hold modern series to the TNG standard (until something better comes along). That crew tended to behave like mature, well-trained officers. Most of the time (why would Riker sleep with that woman in First Contact???). The conversation between Data and Worf mentioned in the video is an excellent example of professional conflict resolution. No angry storming out, no fighting, no swearing, no hard feelings. I enjoy seeing professionals at work. A team bonded by trust and friendship is what I want to be a part of. A group where I never know whether they hold the same standard as me still tomorrow? Not so much.
Always launches with the profile selector. Then install a profile switcher extension. Done.
Unfortuntaley 1) it doesn’t really come out of the box and 2) the extension must be installed on every single profile. Not the most obvious or user friendly.
Why would I use this “Geometric Weather” on Android instead of a completely free weather app such as omWeather?
Doesn’t show as much information (e.g. dew point, daily forecast details).
Doesn’t support multiple weather providers, AFAIK.
Doesn’t look as nice, if that matters.
Both apps don’t track. I would venture a guess and say that Breezy Weather has the warning, because it includes AccuWeather, which can be turned off and changed to OpenMeteo or others.
OpenStreetMap is a free, editable map of the world, created and maintained by millions of volunteers. It includes data about roads, buildings, shops, points of interest, and more.
Many of the benefits of Google Maps without all its spying and advertising.
LoglineA shuttle accident leads to Spock’s Vulcan DNA being removed by aliens, making him fully human and completely unprepared to face T’Pring’s family during an important ceremonial dinner....
It’s funny how both Pike’s and Uhura’s first word with a totally unknown species is “Hi!”
You’re Starfleet! Come on!
OK… they will have learned this lesson by the 24 century. 😂
Also, why treat the aliens like idiots? Why say: “You made him easier to talk to” instead of “He is now a different species.” This seemed to just have served as a plot point to make Chapel admit her feelings openly.
These minor quibbles aside it felt like an average TNG episode. And for me that means it is a successful episode.
The part of confessing feelings was really badly done. It seems like no one in the writer’s room had a better idea at that point and then they ran out of time.
Go to a dignitary and greet with Hi. Chances are it will not be perceived as showing the respect that could - and likely should - be given. In a first contact setting, a formal approach is surely the way to go.
Doesn’t seem likely. By the time Picard takes over, the Federation has gone to great lengths to get first contact right. I am thinking of TNG episodes like The Big Goodbye, First Contact, Who Watches the Watchers or Darmok as examples.
And to push this further, chronologically before SNW, Enterprise already put some effort into first contact beyond Hi. Cogenitor is just one of many examples.
I will try to resist using the Beyond opening scenes as a reference, because they were just ridiculous.
My last comment was deleted because it wasn’t constructive enough. Let me try to remedy that.
I completely agree that the confession part was not done in a way that fulfilled it’s possible potential. It felt forced and rushed. It was such a prominent plot point that had been built up for a while. IMO it would have been better for her to talk to a friend like Uhura who knew what was going on anyways. This could have made for an intimate character development moment. Like so we had more of an “alien of the week” moment.
From a Star Trek universe perspective it hit way too many lows, though. This is just my opinion, of course. I found it hard to sit through some episodes. The actors are generally great, but there is too much cheap dialogue (listen to some of the Season 2 and 3 “Picard” dialogue in comparison!), underdeveloped characters, statements like the above that were written without even considering how they might age… well, this was discussed ad nauseam in many places, so I’ll stop the rant before it starts.
Thank you Discovery for showing us what doesn’t work. Other shows learned from you.
What's a scam that's so normalized that we don't even realize it's a scam anymore?
Life at 40 According to Kids (lemmy.ml)
The excellent Arc browser is now available for anyone to download (www.theverge.com)
Archive.ph link
Why is the Connect Lemmy app trying to track me? (Answered: It isn't)
screenshot of Duckduckgo app tracking blocker that has blocked 107 tracking attempts over the last four days...
StreetComplete: An app for those who want to contribute to OpenStreetMap (www.f-droid.org)
Help to improve the OpenStreetMap with StreetComplete!...
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Explained through Star Trek....
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Fan reaction to the reveal of the Enterprise-D (www.youtube.com)
Had to post it, because I keep loving this video. This moment will go down in Star Trek history. Without teh sahdow of a doubt. 🖖...
Remove it, please (i.imgur.com)
If you value privacy, ditch Chrome and switch to Firefox now (www.fastcompany.com)
With the number of people concerned about privacy, it is a wonder why chrome is even popular.
Geometric Weather: a light and powerful weather app (iOS/Mac and Android) that provides you with real-time temperature, air quality, 15-days weather forecast, etc (github.com)
The distribution of this bag of hi chews
I mean technically I get at least 1 of each…
What app is so useful, you can’t believe it’s free?
What are some good non-freemium games for Android that I can play for a few minutes at a time?
Which meaningful and memorable quotes contained in a videogame can you recall?
Video games can teach deep truths about life, society and human nature....
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One day. One day…
‘Star Trek: Picard’ And ‘Lower Decks’ Nominated For 8 Hollywood Critics Association Awards (trekmovie.com)
Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | 2x05 "Charades"
LoglineA shuttle accident leads to Spock’s Vulcan DNA being removed by aliens, making him fully human and completely unprepared to face T’Pring’s family during an important ceremonial dinner....
Does anyone use Bing for their search engine?
I feel like it’s dying and the people I know say they use Google or duck duck go.
Manny Coto, The Showrunner Who Tried To Save 'Star Trek: Enterprise,' Dies (subspacechatter.substack.com)
And he did it brilliantly!
None of you will convince me that this wasn't foreshadowing (i.imgur.com)
What other shows to watch for fans of Star Trek?
Hi all, maybe this community can help recommend some new shows. I’m looking for Star Trek-like ‘world-of-the-week’ stuff....
Do I need to remove metadata from pictures before uploading?
Title. I’m not the best with privacy… But wanted to upload a picture of my pupper. Thanks!
Fairphone 3 gets 7 years of updates, besting every other Android OEM (arstechnica.com)
Thoughts?
How do I delete my Reddit account?
Hi, I recently moved to Lemmy and don’t want Reddit to make any more money with my data....