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What is a well known 'public secret' in the industry you work in that the majority of outsiders are unaware of? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

Lemmy is losing users in c/fediverse@lemmy.world

[–] rippersnapper@lemm.ee 26 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Address some of the issues. Like not having multiple similar posts, on different instances with similar named communities.

Also to reach critical mass, we need to keep posting. Addition of new apps such as Boost will also increase popularity

This is a Crypto Phone. Don’t Buy It. - MKBHD in c/android@lemdro.id

[–] rippersnapper@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

Yes!!! Complete change in general usage of the word.

What is the most important lesson you've learned from a difficult experience? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

[–] rippersnapper@lemm.ee 14 points 1 year ago

Nobody is coming to save you. Nobody. If you want help, ask. I'd you don't want to ask, learn to save yourself.

What browser do you use on your PC/Mac? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

[–] rippersnapper@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

True, I'd rather support Firefox as a browser and an organisation. Edge for pages that work best with Chromium engine

What browser do you use on your PC/Mac? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

[–] rippersnapper@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Same here. Edge gets a lot of bad rep, but I still prefer that over Chrome or Brave (due to its affiliation with crypto)

Google Search, Whatsapp, and TikTok on list of 22 services targeted by EU’s tough new DMA in c/technology@lemmy.ml

[–] rippersnapper@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

People in EU use mostly WhatsApp and Messenger, cuz most people don't have iPhones

Microsoft to stop forcing Windows 11 users into Edge in EU countries in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] rippersnapper@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Can they do the same for Google recommending Chrome?

Microsoft is killing WordPad in Windows after 28 years in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] rippersnapper@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Unpopular opinion: Win 11 works well for me, and is visually better than Win 10. Although it's a fairly recent PC. Although if they keep pushing more telemetry and ads, I'm moving over to Ubuntu.

Front and back of $100 bill, real vs movie prop in c/mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world

[–] rippersnapper@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago

Cries in German

Linux Desktop Market share keeps increasing, 3.19% now. +0.07% for August in c/linux@lemmy.ml

[–] rippersnapper@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Other than gamers, there's a huge share of enterprise Windows users. And they're not likely to shift OS, because of IT admin issues. Others in this thread have commented on how Apple is struggling to get devs to build native games compared to Windows.

Sure the number of home PC users might decline, one can always hope.

no racism rule in c/196@lemmy.blahaj.zone

[–] rippersnapper@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Angry baguette noises...

But yeah most houses in France don't have a bidet. They wipe