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Very_Bad_Janet

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  • 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.

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

  • Netflix enshittification will continue until morale improves

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  • 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.

  • Why'd they stopped making tv shows as good as x-files?

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  • OP, have you watched:

    • Doctor Who
    • Black Mirror

  • What is the goofiest Christmas present you received this year?

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  • 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.

  • What's a word you've spent a long time not using right?

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

  • What common grocery item(s) is it absolutely fine to buy the cheap/unbranded version of?

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

  • Lemmy's active users are up again for the first time since the exodus

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  • Thank you!

  • The fashion industry is still pushing crazy thin body images

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  • The fashion business seems to thrive on either body positivity or body negativity, but not body neutrality. If you feel neutral.about you body, I guess that doesn't prompt you to spend a ton of money on products to celebrate or disguise it.

  • People Who Don't Wear Deodorant or Seemingly Bathe Regularly, Why?

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  • My advice is to use a body wash or soap with salycitic acid. It's in products for preventing or treating acne - the salycitic acid kills the bacteria that causes body odor. You can also apply a toner with salycitic acid directly to your armpits (Stridex pads work well for this - they even make ones that are larger for use on the body). I do this and have zero B.O. Some people use other antibacterial soaps like Hibiclens or Paroxyl.

    Also make sure that you are wearing clean clothes (wearing the same tshirt a couple of days in a row is taking a chance).

    ETA: This won't help reduce sweating but it will help with the bacteria that feeds on the sweat.

  • Indian Food is praised worldwide and celebrated in countries like the UK and Germany. Americans, why do all your comedy shows rag on Indian food?

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  • I'm American and I can't think of a comedy show that makes fun of Indian food. Can you name one of them so I can check it out?

    I'd say most medium to large sized cities in the US have Indian restaurants, so it's not so unusual.

  • Do you prefer to wear a smartwatch or a regular watch?

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  • Neither. They get in the way when I put on my backpack.

  • Anyone drink 12oz glasses of espresso?

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  • We use espresso grounds in our coffee maker, so we drink Americanos by default.

  • Homeowners of lemmy who bought in 2020-21, how are you feeling today about your purchase?

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  • You were extremely lucky with that interest. Congrats! What are you both planning/doing for retirement now? Are you going to try to max your contributions to make up for cashing out?

  • Why does the value of things in dollars not make sense?

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  • Can you say where you're located because that sounds like a screaming deal. I'm in NYC though, so everything sounds affordable to me.

  • What is a product that you won’t accept a generic alternative for?

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  • If you're looking for stuff for your face, I also recommend the following Korean beauty items. Nows a good time to buy them from kbeauty online retailers because most are doing deals and free shipping (November 11 is a Korean holiday):

    • Illyoon Ato Ceramide Concentrate Cream
    • Etude House Soon Jung 2x Barrier Intensive Cream

  • What is a product that you won’t accept a generic alternative for?

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  • Unless you want a brand name IUD? I got a Mirena covered, no problem, in the US.

  • What is a product that you won’t accept a generic alternative for?

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  • If you like Cetaphil and Cerave, you will also like Vanicream and Eucerin.

  • What is a product that you won’t accept a generic alternative for?

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  • Dr. Bronners liquid Castille soap. I've tried others but they are not as concentrated or as moisturizing. Great diluted for shaving legs.

    Sensodyne Pronamel Intensive Enamel Repair Toothpaste. I've reversed three cavities that were forming by using this toothpaste.

    Persil detergent. I use other detergents but always have this on deck for tough stains or funky items.

    Jockey women's cotton underwear. There's a specific cut that they have that's flattering and comfortable.

  • What's an alternative to Spotify that doesn't play you the same fucking songs over and over?

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  • I do the same with YT Music and tolerate the ads. Then, when they hit on a few songs I'm enjoying, I go to Newpipe and play playlistss or extended version of the songs/artists. I also build my own playlists in Newpipe.

    If I discover a song I like IRL (say, on the radio or in the background of a video), I add it to both YT Music and Newpipe (e.g., I'm listening to Chaleya from the movie Jawan on Newpipe right now, discovered when I was out and about).

    ETA: Newpipe also offers auto-enqueing, which might lead to more discovery.

  • Asklemmy @lemmy.ml
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    Is skip lagging illegal

  • Fediverse @kbin.social
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    Did something happen to No Worries To.Day?

  • Reddit Migration @kbin.social
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    Squabbles is now Squabblr

  • Technology @kbin.social
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    What app do you use to read ebooks?

  • Movies and TV Shows @lemmy.film
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    NASA Plus is the latest streaming competitor

    www.theverge.com /2023/7/28/23811235/nasa-plus-streaming-service-announce
  • Technology @kbin.social
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    ChatGPT Can Be Broken by Entering These Strange Words, And Nobody Is Sure Why

    www.vice.com /en/article/epzyva/ai-chatgpt-tokens-words-break-reddit
  • Reddit Migration @kbin.social
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    Reddit invites mods to “feedback” conversations with the admins

    www.theverge.com /2023/7/19/23800607/reddit-invites-mods-admins-conversation-protests
  • Technology @kbin.social
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    Twitter silently removes login requirement for viewing tweets

    techcrunch.com /2023/07/05/twitter-silently-removes-login-requirement-for-viewing-tweets/
  • Technology @kbin.social
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    A viral left-wing Twitter account may have been fake all along

    www.washingtonpost.com /technology/2023/07/04/twitter-erica-marsh-suspended/
  • Technology @kbin.social
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    Elon Musk Really Broke Twitter This Time - The Atlantic

    archive.is /2023.07.04-072403/https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/07/twitter-outage-elon-musk-user-restrictions/674609/
  • Reddit Migration @kbin.social
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    Fun anti-mod bot conversation on Reddit 🇫🇷 Jesse #1 HEXAGON FAN (@[email protected])

    fedi.cpluspatch.com /notice/AWqMCwm4UPTgUaycFc
  • Reddit Migration @kbin.social
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    23k New Lemmy and Kbin Accounts Created in Last Hour

    botsin.space /@threadcount/110567230856441064
  • Technology @kbin.social
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    Y'all, I'm using the Kbin app. Did everyone know about this? I was visiting Kbin on a Chrome browser on my phone, got a pop up asking me if I wanted to install, and zip here I am.

  • Reddit Migration @kbin.social
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    The Reddit blackout has left Google barren and full of holes

    www.techradar.com /opinion/the-reddit-blackout-has-left-google-barren-and-full-of-holes
  • Reddit Migration @kbin.social
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    Reddit’s Moderator Revolt Casts Shadow on Potential IPO

    www.barrons.com /articles/reddit-stock-ipo-revolt-6e8fd4c8