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[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Reminds me of this little snippet of dystopia from a copilot ad about a year ago:

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

What exactly does Copilot even do that would enable you to be in more than one meeting at a time?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Probably just transcribes everything and maybe summarizes it, I would imagine.

Their target demographic seems to be the level of office worker that is forced to be present at these things but doesn't get a speaking role, except for barking out like one sentence at the right time to prove they are listening.

Apple was targeting the same people.

It's like they're self aware that corporate culture is completely nonsense and they're leaning into it hard whilst perpetuating it. Playing both sides as they always do!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

You can do anything at bingo.cum

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Eh, give google another few years of enshittification and this statement will no longer be bonkers.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

imo, it already is. I'm not using bing or google atm.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

Love factorio

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago
[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

Blink, blink...

[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

What the fuck do you care about my fucking well-being, Microsoft, you pieces of garbage-water sucking shit!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

You can't sell ads to dead people. As much as I imagine they'd like that.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

"Stay alive and spend! :)"

[–] [email protected] 46 points 3 weeks ago

Sentences from the utterly deranged

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 weeks ago

Quintessence cyberpunk dystopia moment.

[–] [email protected] 73 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Microsoft bad and all, but is this really a good fit for the pics community?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

My favorite part of random picture communities is that I get to experience little slices of particularly notable life experiences different people have. This still fulfills that for me.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I mean... it is a picture... of a screen. I guess it counts?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (4 children)

Isn't a screenshot also a picture? It can literally be the same file extension too.

Why didn't OP just take a screenshot? Why go through the effort of taking a photo with their phone to then transfer it to a PC?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

Why didn’t OP just take a screenshot?

Screenshotting is unavailable while the screen is locked, so that wouldn't be possible.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

can you even take a screenshot before the login screen?

[–] [email protected] -2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It's not a screenshot. It's a photo of the screen.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah, no shit. They were asking if the reason it's a photo of the screen might be that you can't take a screenshot of the login screen (which I have no idea the answer to)

[–] [email protected] -1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Well you being a dick about it certainly helped clarify it. Thanks

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago

Lemmy is available on mobile yk

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

Good point. If this community wasn't for screenshots, it would be called "photographs". All images, even memes, should be allowed here.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 weeks ago

I like the trees in the background.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 weeks ago

Meaningless marketing gibberish, utilizing buzzwords + product name in an unholy algebra desperate for your attention and unconcerned whether or not it succeeds.

After all, how many RC Cola ads do you need to see before you'll buy RC Cola? How many times does Microsoft need to poke and prod at you before you'll refer to internet searches as "Bings"?

And how much longer will we accept this paradigm before we start pushing back, utilizing our own, actually genuine messaging until Microsoft finally finally hears: You are a disreputable company, and you're making the world a worse place.

...I tell them constantly, but they don't listen.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

🎵 When a grid's misaligned with another behind that's a moiré 🎵

What is Microsoft Search anyway? Is it the web results in the start menu that I always turn off or have they renamed Bing?

Edit: Fixed a whoopsie Edit #2: All credit to xkcd https://www.xkcd.com/1814/

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

♫ When the spacing is tight / And the difference is slight / That's a moiré ♫

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm saving that tune for future use

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I figured that was such a well-known xkcd that no citation was necessary. There really is an xkcd for everything.

Edited original comment with link to source.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

I don't know or forgot this xkcd. Yayyy

[–] [email protected] 67 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

9/10 doctors recommend you watch at least 3 advertisements a day.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Is that tenth doctor accepting new patients?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

Yes but good luck finding his number. He doesn't advertise anywhere.

[–] [email protected] 84 points 3 weeks ago

This is like some sort of black mirror ad

[–] [email protected] 33 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Your worthless existence will be justified if you use Microsoft products. You will feel valid. You will feel loved. You will matter.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago

This is the psychology behind all tribalism.

If you choose a team, and your team wins, you're a winner!