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  • Numuruzero@lemmy.dbzer0.comtoMemes@lemmy.mlNo take backs?
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    11 months ago

    I think top comment is a reference of some kind.

    I heard something similar; the studio didn’t think the movie would be popular if they used too many computer terms so they made them change the function to “battery”. Initially the reason Neo has powers is because his node happens to have admin access.




  • I don’t think it’s just a feeling of futility - it’s true phones can be distracting and offer more potential entertainment, and it’s true learning can sometimes be a slog. At the same time, learning can be fun and engaging, and phones can offer access to a wealth of information (of highly varying quality, admittedly).

    Concentrating too hard on mere academic success as gauged by metrics like school grades is undoubtedly discouraging for a student who only goes to school if they are told they must.







  • I do agree that $10 is more in line with what I’d expect personally, but to be fair you have a few options before getting to that point.

    If you know you’re going to be using Sync and staying on Lemmy, you have no problem.

    If you’re staying on Lemmy but just trying Sync, you can just use the app with ads for a while to try it out, or you could subscribe to the monthly subscription which is like $2 a month, and if you are still using it 10 months later then it’s clearly worth the cost to you.

    Or if you don’t like ads and you don’t like subscriptions and you’re not attached to Sync, you probably just move on to another app!




  • A few points to make and answer:

    1. The app is technically free, but yes it is made by a single dev and it is/was his income, so it’s ad-supported.

    2. The development is still ongoing and so some things aren’t finalized, but there is a one time payment option that will be available (something like $10) to just remove ads.

    3. The Ultra tier which has the subscription cost (and much higher one time cost at $99) is what incurs monthly fees in this case, mostly for cloud storage for things like settings and I believe an OCR and translation API.

    Ultimately, use whatever makes you happy and aligns with your principles, but there are at least a few good reasons why it is how it is.




  • I feel like he addresses this quite well in the conclusion. In regards to cars, “this is not a new phenomenon” and admits to his reliance on salesmen and mechanics.

    Ultimately, he’s asking that the people who make decisions about how our world is shaped have some knowledge about the things that are going to shape the world. And that essential issue is still unaddressed. Remind me, how many years ago was it that US Congress was asking Google why the bad articles show up when you search their name?

    Oh, and our car-centric society in the US largely sucks. That may or may not have anything to do with our general understanding of a motor, but maybe it’s worth considering how much thought has really gone into the implications of these massively affecting technologies.