yildo

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[–] yildo@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Youtube should have never removed the maximum 10 minutes limit on videos in 2010

[–] yildo@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Because Microsoft and VC types have thrown many billions of US dollars at this and similar companies, so a lot of (their) money is at stake

[–] yildo@kbin.social 16 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Me: Play Whitehorse the band
Google Assistant: Playing Whitehorse the song by some other guy
Me: No, play Whitehorse the Canadian band
Google Assistant: Playing Whitehorse the album by a third guy
Me: Play Achilles Desire
Google Asistant: Playing Whitehorse

Me: Play Tu vuò fà l'americano on Spotify
Google Assistant: !?!?!?!?

Me: Play Laisse tomber les filles
Google Assistant: !?!?!?

Me: Play Les Cowboys Fringants on Spotify
Google Assistant: !?
Me: Play Les Cowboys F R I N G A N T S
Google Assistant: Playing Les Cowboys Fringants

I only ever use those junky voice assistants when driving, and they are useless half the time

[–] yildo@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

On average, how many times a year do you go from Thunder Bay to Whitehorse versus how many times a year do you get groceries around the block?

[–] yildo@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Is the party grouped? Try hitting g twice to ungroup and regroup

[–] yildo@kbin.social 9 points 2 years ago

Next step up from using confession material for blackmailing parishioners

[–] yildo@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago

We are definitely well past that point. We are also passing the point where Star Wars nostalgia was fondly remembering watching Episode I as a kid and soon will be at the point where Star Wars nostalgia is fondly remembering watching The Force Awakens as a kid

[–] yildo@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

Hype! Lower Decks; Lower Decks; Lower Decks!

[–] yildo@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Could be worse. Could be a party with your cleric, Shadowheart, and two cleric hirelings

[–] yildo@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

Gaza's the size of a suburb. There isn't space for a DMZ on the Gazan side of the border, though with the Israeli military evacuating tens of thousands of Israelis from the Israeli side they might end up setting up a DMZ on the Israeli side for a change

[–] yildo@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

The appeal of the "we could have been a contender" fantasy for Microsoft is the idea that they'd be printing money by collecting the 30% tax on apps and in-app purchases. If they were 100% dependent on Samsung, they'd be printing at least 50% less money

[–] yildo@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Because you are nostalgic for win 8 with its full screen start menu?

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