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Very_Bad_Janet, 1 month ago to technology in Spotify plans to raise prices this year and introduce new plans - GSMArena.com news

You can try NewPipe, which is free. IIRC I downloaded it from F-Droid. Maybe someone else can reply and confirm that's the best place to get it.

Very_Bad_Janet, 1 month ago to damnthatsinteresting in Predictions on the state of work in the year 2000

I would encourage almost any American to get a remote job (or three) and move abroad to a country that has a visa for remote workers and good healthcare. It might be the only way some workers will be able to save and retire some day.

Very_Bad_Janet, 3 months ago to piracy in Streaming Pirates Are Hollywood’s New Villains - Illegal subscription services that steal films or TV shows bring in $2 billion a year in ads and subscriber fees.

How do younpay for these services? I'd imagine you might not want to use your credit cards.

Very_Bad_Janet, 3 months ago to piracy in Netflix enshittification will continue until morale improves

If you use a VPN, change your country and see if that affects the content you're offered. I'm in Manchester according to my VPN, and Netflix is offering me tons of British sitcoms and dramas, shows not available in my home country.

Very_Bad_Janet, 4 months ago to unitedkingdom in Jeffrey Epstein: Prince Andrew named in newly released court files

And yet Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are treated like pariahs by the royal family. It's interesting how that works.

Very_Bad_Janet, 4 months ago to nostupidquestions in Why'd they stopped making tv shows as good as x-files?

OP, have you watched:

• Doctor Who
• Black Mirror

Very_Bad_Janet, 4 months ago to asklemmy in What is the goofiest Christmas present you received this year?

A Battery Daddy, which stores batteries in a clear case and has its own battery tester inside. It'll probably end up being less goofy and more useful.

Very_Bad_Janet, 4 months ago to news in Florida man goes fishing in Bass Pro Shops pond, flees with live 50-pound tarpon

Florida.

Very_Bad_Janet, 4 months ago to news in Wayfair CEO sends a harsh wake-up call to employees

I guarantee he had ChatGPT write this.

Very_Bad_Janet, 4 months ago (edited 4 months ago) to asklemmy in What's a word you've spent a long time not using right?

Does the character mean to cry "Attica"? Like people who yelled it in the 70s, referencing the prison revolt?

Very_Bad_Janet, 4 months ago to memes in They could be anywhere

One of my High School teachers told me that when someone asked him for directions and he didn't know the way he'd just make something up because it made the person so happy and he liked how they smiled at him, all trusting.

What does it say that he was a teacher. Also: What does it say about me that he was my favorite teacher?

Very_Bad_Janet, 4 months ago to asklemmy in What common grocery item(s) is it absolutely fine to buy the cheap/unbranded version of?

Trader Joe's smoked sardines in olive oil is delicious.

Very_Bad_Janet, 5 months ago to fediverse in Lemmy's active users are up again for the first time since the exodus

Thank you!

Very_Bad_Janet, 5 months ago to technology in YouTube is deliberately crippling Firefox on ARM systems

Do you have a link for Stealth? Libreddit was working for me up until two days ago.

Very_Bad_Janet, 5 months ago to technology in How many of you actually use the headphone jack on your phone?

Sorry to derail but what do people think of air gap or air tube wired headphones? Do you think they are necessary?