good night everyone, another busy day tomorrow , sweet dreams π
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Had to log in install an app and allow location (which I will be turning off) just to be able to print a test page and run the head cleaning thing⦠on a printer.
I swear ten years ago this crap would have seemed like malware. Requiring a full colour cartridge to print b+w is definitely a scam.
No black is printing despite it saying the cartridge has some. Waiting on a second level clean and next Iβm going to try installing new drivers.
Missing my hulking reliable old printer scanner and wishing I didnβt buy a HP.
Cory Doctorow talks about how printer ink is the most expensive liquid you can buy as a consumer. More expensive than pure bred racing horse semen (gross comparison though). He suggests a response to US tariffs being that Canada disregards printer firmware copyright and undercuts the US market by offering 3rd party printer ink cartridges via illegal reverse engineering.
I wish they would and bring the tech here. You should be able to buy generic and refill.
Thereβs libraries but not everyone can easily get there
I bought a printer for my dad and the refills cost more than the printer. It's built into the business model. We're in the age of the capitalist monopoly squeeze. The squeeze continues until it's squeezed dry. Same reason there's a huge number of computers heading to landfill due to windows 11 artificial hardware requirements.
It sucks. Itβs going to get bad when a significant chunk of customers can no longer afford to buy - they could raise the prices but at some point infinite growth is sustainable.
Iβm only hoping refurbishing places like Computerbank can salvage a lot of them. Things like Linux and Libre Office will be lifelines to older and poorer people.
If I could just get organised enough and had the mind for it Iβd be all over FOSS myself
I have been very good with the limited sweets thing this lentish....until tonight when I made this creation.
Here we have vanilla bean ice cream, hot chocolate topping, coffee topping, chocolate ice magic with a biscoff crumb and a twix. It was magnificent. 5/5 yum yums.
omg that looks so delicious
It was! It started with the kid getting in my car with a hot fudge sundae. I thought I can do better than that and I did!
this makes my guilty treat of a handful of gummy bears look like fasting
I had a savemore yopro low calorie paddle pop thing. It was no 2001 twix monolith. Then I put the heater on because frankly the main thing that has me overeating is the cold at night. Eating for heating is not a solution. I'm trying to avoid that this winter. Better to pay the power company than the junk food company.
Ice creams aren't really food.
maybe good ice cream, made with cream? but it certainly isn't a balanced dish
It's flavoured air.
A jumbo twix. Yessss please.
Gifs you can hear
Ha..ha..
Seeing petrol go up around some places in town. ~$2 in Brighton, $1.65 in Springy.
New car comes with a full tank of fuel π
Oh bugger, I forgot to fill up
I noticed it too so I topped up even though I had a half tank.
I was reminded by my manager today too. I'd better fuel up soon too. Late Easter this year means I think high prices will last a bit longer
A tutor said to me after I contributed in class,
"You said as much as you didn't say."
Huh? I'm sorry I have a really foggy brain and no one else wanted to talk.
"That's not constructive feedback" aka What the fuck you on about mate?
I have no idea what was meant but it sounds weirdly fake-deep and neggy. π€¨
They could have just said something nice instead or thanked you for contributing
Edit: Iβm hoping it was intended nicely
I don't even know what the phrase means π
Me neither! I was so confused.
That's what a stupid person who wants to sound wise would say.
I guarantee you they learned that recently from somewhere and have been dying to use it.
dusk view from my balcony π meh, for the cables but there are cables everywhere
the trees are lovely here π
Beautiful!! So happy you have a lovely space to enjoy!
Pie floater.
I'd still hit that though looks great :)
What is it floating in, the kiddies pool?
spoiler
It looks amazing tho and I want one
Itβs pea and ham soup. Itβs full of stars.βοΈ
Pie wallowing in the shallows
what is wrong with you
haha ! Have you tried one?
do I look crazy to you?
Yay: my mum got her eye surgery moved forward after much pressure
Nay: it's on Anzac Day and my aunt can't go and flights are stupidly expensive but at least my aunt has offered to chip in.
Looks like I might be doing a week back in the equatorial concrete jungle soup. Maybe a good opportunity to focus on writing uni stuff... Shame it's my favourite time of the year in melbs but honestly all that is irrelevant when my mum's eyes are at stake.
sending a million good wishes for your mum
and good luck on the uni writing
my mum got her eye surgery moved forward
Oh that is good news!
Yes and I won't lie, what happened to your mum definitely added fuel to the fire for me in urging my mum to take the private option and get it done asap. So thank you for sharing your experiences!
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