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  • Roopappy@lemmy.mltoMemes@lemmy.mlAI bros
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    10 days ago

    I like how on Amazon, the “Rufus” thing always pops up over the stuff I’m trying to read.

    “How can I turn off rufus” didn’t come up with anything except how to turn it off in the app, not on the website.

    I had to use Ublock Origin to select and block it.


  • Roopappy@lemmy.mltoLinux Gaming@lemmy.mlJust Switch Over
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    1 month ago

    heh. This reminds me of electric cars. I’ve been happily driving one for 9 years.

    Lots of people online and in person tell me “Electric cars aren’t there yet. They won’t work.” Well, you must be correct then. I just handed down my first EV to my kid and bought a second one.




  • Roopappy@lemmy.mltoMemes@lemmy.mlsmoking
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    3 months ago

    I quit smoking and got on the nicotine lozenges. I was eating a bunch of lozenges, almost constantly. Then I started kinda smoking again, but didn’t stop the lozenges. Then I had a stroke which left me with a permanent disability, likely partially caused by wild blood pressure swings due to high levels of nicotine.

    I quit by default after 3 weeks in a rehab center. The lesson here is… quit before the hospital. It’s worth it.





  • Roopappy@lemmy.mltoMemes@lemmy.mlclass war
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    5 months ago

    Yeah. To break down why this meme is bad information, in simple terms:

    • You can’t deduct “your mortgage”. You can only deduct interest on a loan.
    • You can’t take this deduction on a rental property. You have to live in the home part of the year to take this.
    • Since the tax changes in 2017, most homeowners don’t deduct mortgage interest anymore, because it’s better to take the standard deduction offered to anyone.

    Don’t share or believe bad information.


  • Roopappy@lemmy.mltoMemes@lemmy.mliPhone
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    7 months ago

    So many of my iPhone fan friends have said “Oh, you finally made the switch, you’re going to love it” after I recently bought my first iPhone.

    It’s a phone. It did not magically transform my user experience. It’s 95% similar to what I had on a Pixel. Better low-effort privacy. Better direct hardware access for music and video. Significantly more lag, app freezups, and fragility and some baffling user experience decisions.

    I would switch back again, or not, doesn’t matter.