qyron

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[–] qyron@lemmy.pt 13 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Buy from China.

I took the gamble because I had the money to spare and never looked back again.

The money I would pay for a set of glasses in my country goes easily over €300. With that amount, I can pay an ophthalmologist appointment, have my eyes checked by a doctor, properly, get the prescription, order two sets of glasses (one as a backup) and still have money to spare.

[–] qyron@lemmy.pt 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

You're right! And it states "I really don't care about acquiring knowledge".

How busy are you to go that lenght to supposedly save time?

[–] qyron@lemmy.pt -2 points 2 years ago (30 children)

How busy is your life that you can't be bothered to actually study to learn?

[–] qyron@lemmy.pt 28 points 2 years ago (38 children)

So, first you need to learn how to set up the printer, then fetch the bot produced text, review (hopefully), load it to the printer, run a test to determine it every part is working, run the "print", review it...

I'd risk doing it yourself would be quicker

[–] qyron@lemmy.pt -5 points 2 years ago (4 children)

So, first you need to learn how to set up the printer, then fetch the bot produced text, review (hopefully), load it to the printer, run a test to determine it every part is working, run the "print", review it...

I'd risk doing it yourself would be quicker

[–] qyron@lemmy.pt -1 points 2 years ago

So, first you need to learn how to set up the printer, then fetch the bot produced text, review (hopefully), load it to the printer, run a test to determine it every part is working, run the "print", review it...

I'd risk doing it yourself would be quicker

[–] qyron@lemmy.pt 9 points 2 years ago

I recently discovered I can use an angle grinder with a level of precision and finess most people take some time to develop.

From free hand cutting straight lines into pretty much anything that can be cut, to precise cut of stone, cement or even metal.

I was dead afraid of this particular power tool for all my life and only when forced to use one to do some repairs around the house I discovered I could handle it so easily.

[–] qyron@lemmy.pt 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Unless a lot as changed, they do care.

Every single laptop and any prebuilt computer I find in the market comes pre installed with a Windows.

A good friend approached me to install a Linux on a brand new machine and just to make sure we called the customer support line, informing there was interest to return the windows license, as the software would not be used.

The reply we got was that by removing the software the warranty of the equipment would be null and void. The option was to ship the computer to their maintenance provider and have it removed, with costs presented at end for labour.

[–] qyron@lemmy.pt 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I really didn’t want to but their comment just reeks of it my guy.

Except that you did want to. Otherwise, you wouldn't have done.

Unless by “doing this shit here as well”, you’re referring to the act of not reading the article, jumping to conclusions, and spreading fear and disinformation.

In order to be as fair as possible, I went back and read the comment again.

Is it inflammatory and excessive, while putting out an outlook of distrust towards a new technology? It can be understood as such. Yet, to a degree, I respect and understand that opinion.

Spurting out "okay boomer" doesn't dismantle that comment; it's a personal attack.

Either add to the conversation on just keep your peace. Makes the world a better place.

[–] qyron@lemmy.pt 7 points 2 years ago

How is that?

As it is, that same argument was used by Apple to try to dodge from complying with the demand for having an industry standard for data and charge port/cable - the USB-C.

Planned obsolescence is a thing. Having law put in place to curb it is a good thing.

If you know you can buy something and you know that something will be repairable at least for a decade, it passes confidence to the end user.

Competition is welcome. Innovation as well. Legislation like this just means companies need to share standards and cooperate more and not aim to skin the client in an endless cycle of replacing expensive items that get thrown out before they are worn out.

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