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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago (13 children)

I don't have anything meaningful to add but just wanted to chime in that I noticed the same thing and ultimately just blocked the community. I thought about making a post but assumed it would lead into a big argument over acceptable behavior and not starting witch hunts and decided against it. I've also largely given up on clear or direct dialogue between mods/admins or responses to technical issues. I'm sure that doesn't apply universally amongst the different instances but at least for .ee and .world my experiences haven't really been productive - so I'm just going to lurk and assume everything is operating as wanted and intended. It's too frustrating to otherwise assume that help is wanted but just not accepted.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Maybe "frist"?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

A common mistake, the character name is actually Brett. Nice painting (as usual) btw :)

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

Some people say I'm egocentric, but enough about them.

 

My default display settings are 'All' sorted by 'New' and I was just served a post from [email protected] - https://lemm.ee/post/56448137

I tried to add the instance to the instance blocklist and that domain isn't offered by autocomplete; checked the linked instances for lemm.ee and it claims burggit.moe is blocked.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

I also endorse the RPi+OSMC route. Another thing to mention about controlling Kodi [the underlying software used by things like OSMC or LibreElec] is that you can generally use any input method you prefer.

  • it supports a directly connected keyboard, mouse or controller
  • when using a RPi and connected to a television via HDMI, usually CEC will allow you to use your normal remote control - but if your particular TV isn't supported there's also things like Flirc you can plug into a USB port and then customize for your remote
  • you can use a web browser from any computer on the network
  • there's a bunch of different apps for your mobile phone. On Android the official (free) one is Kore, I prefer the extra features provided by Yatse but after migrating away from using Google Play Services I've had issues keeping the purchased "pro" features unlocked; but it's still a better experience even without them.

And it's not an either/or scenario, you can use all of the above simultaneously without changing any settings.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

I want to suggest that you start adding two spaces before you press enter if you want your line breaks to be maintained.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Please sign in your own name, your home address and location of your personal bed, passwords to your online accounts, leave your phone unlocked, list your fears and vulnerabilities, provide detailed information about your friends and loved ones or anyone that might be motivated to avenge any harm done to you.

I got a list of demands written on the palm of my hands
I ball my fist and you gon' know where I stand

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Or maybe 1924 and that's what the "100 Years" bit is celebrating.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

You can escape the . in a URL to break the markdown auto-linking: bit\.ly/customurl displays as:
bit.ly/customurl

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I don't know if there's a new official mascot but there still seems to be a Simpsons connection to Butterfinger in general (the bag "Best By" date is Dec. 2024).

An empty yellow Butterfinger "Fun Size" bag depicting The Simpsons characters dressed-up to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the company

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

...You just hit G-8.

 

I'm hoping someone has a definitive answer for what causes the phenomenon, but educated guesses are cool too.

Lately I've been trying more generic products to try saving some money, and despite my dislike for the company, Walmart generally has the cheapest prices around me for groceries. But trying to read product reviews to get an idea of what to expect it seems like the vast majority of comments don't talk about the product's qualities at all but just Walmart related service problems.

"This item was missing from my order!"
"It's expired, I want a refund!"
"The can was dented."
"Delivery driver put the chips under the milk!"
etc.

My question is: are these just confused users that are intentionally leaving these pointless messages on specific products they order instead of contacting support, or (my current suspicion) that Walmart is somehow presenting them with some kind of post-purchase rating request that is easily confused as something intended for customer service?

And regardless of the cause of it, why doesn't Walmart do anything to filter them out? They don't help prospective shoppers decide on an item, and usually only serve to make the employees/company look bad.

I don't place orders on their site so I don't know what the typical web order flow looks like to the end user so I'm hoping someone has an idea what's causing it.

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