Tell it to download things you don’t like, too! That’s the best way to stop it.

Didn’t people say StackOverflow did this to junior devs (perhaps to a lesser extent)?

My hypothesis is that Lemmy is very pro-Linux, and Steam has made gaming easier on Linux while also bringing Linux to more mainstream eyes.

As well, the younger crowd on Lemmy are probably on the younger side that grew up with Steam being basically infinite games available at low prices without having to resort to piracy, rather than the older crowd which first experienced Steam as software overhead needed to run a game that was already paid for.

Heh. Username checks out! I didn’t think to look at that.

That boggles my mind. Especially since I’m in a high-cost of living part of Canada and my price is in Canadian dollars (which are worth less than American dollars, which tends to be the internet standard for “$”).

Then again, our prices don’t include tips…but ~$30 (in CAD) is what I pay including a ~20% tip

Where the heck is “here” that haircuts are closer to $100 than the are to $0?

Cab drivers have been way too sketchy where I live for my entire life.

Rideshares let me call them through an app, track my ride by GPS, let me see the full fare (including all taxes and fees) up-front, and always let me make 100% of my payment by credit card without complaint from the driver.

If taxis offered that where I live, Uber would’ve been dead on arrival like it is in Korea.

Man, people downvoted this like you didn’t post it in NoStupidQuestions! Lol

And when politicians make things “simpler”, it works against the interests of the people! Lol

I tip 15% to all service employees.

My rule of thumb is to tip more to service workers that incur more personal expenses.

Restaurant workers? 10~15%. (They make at least minimum wage where I live just like takeout/fast food workers. I wish I could tip them 0% culturally)

Barbers/hairstylists? 15~20%.

Rideshare drivers get 20% minimum or more if it’s a cheap fare.

…a haircut/trim is $80 where you live?

It’s under $30 where I live, and some places are cheaper.

Why would/did that result in you getting fired?

Is it not impossible that your information was discovered in another way?

I wonder how it compares to meat consumption, personal vehicles, air conditioning, cheap manufacturing in poorer countries, fast fashion, the internet and its infrastructure…

I’m glad to see people talking about the environment, but I have no idea how AI usage compares to other things that are destroying the environment.

I guess nobody in the room was familiar with French, or ever had the curiosity to wonder what CÔTE D’IVOIRE means.

I almost wish the AI threw in some fake countries.

Kalmiba.

Marwambo.

And they’d just happily talk about the happenings in those countries.

Oh yes, the country called “Ivory Coast” is a land-locked nation…

I can’t believe nobody caught at least that.

In Canada, wait time depend on urgency. Booking an appointment usually results in a short wait (or occasionally even being seen at the scheduled time). I have booked same-day appointments, and booking out a week or two is common for me for things that aren’t urgent.

But what have you done to the Somalis in Minnesota that would make them want to kill you? Lol

I dunno, regular people can barely handle walking sometimes. Driving is especially hard.

What do most of your veins do?

The same logic applies to cops enforcing the speed limit, some cities will put them in a speed trap to collect revenue, that doesn’t mean all cops enforcing speed limits are a scam for revenue or that we shouldn’t use them.

Yes. I didn’t say all X that enforce speed limits are scams. In fact, I said both things can be true.

I agree that speed cams are better than more cops.

That doesn’t change the fact that some jurisdictions will use them not to improve safety, but for income generation.

Excel or Dentene. From wholesalers. It’s what the stores buy to sell to people at a markup.

I buy gum in bulk. It’s like half the price per pack. You could probably order it online to save yourself some trouble.