When pay is basically non existent is there a reason to be on spotify? Or is it for “exposure” in hopes of finding new fans.
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NightOwl@lemmy.oneto Technology@beehaw.org•Ad blocker uninstall rises due to YouTube banEnglish15·2 years agoI uninstalled chrome. Stopped logging into YouTube. And moved to freetube on desktop. Newpipe on Android.
NightOwl@lemmy.oneto Technology@beehaw.org•Apple exec defends 8GB $1,599 MacBook Pro, claims it's like 16GB on a PCEnglish8·2 years agoBut it’s $1600 Apple. Not the cheapest Mac book air.
NightOwl@lemmy.oneto Technology@beehaw.org•YouTube's plan backfires, people are installing better ad blockersEnglish52·2 years agoIt pushed me more towards degoogling. Was already using newpipe on Android and ignoring the YouTube app, and now I’m on freetube on desktop. No need for Google account anymore to look at the feed I want.
NightOwl@lemmy.onetoLemmy Support@lemmy.ml•Should there be a rule that after a community has 6 months of inactivity it gets auto deleted?English2·2 years agoIf there’s a more active community it could be a good idea to have the community locked but have a thread redirecting visitors to the other community to help the one that’s still alive grow.
NightOwl@lemmy.oneto Movies@lemmy.world•Gen Z is turned off by onscreen sex, wants no-mance over romance, a new study findsEnglish273·2 years agoIt’s awkward seeing scenes like that unfold with other people like friends and family. Implying a scene and fading to black is more than enough. And I think many actors would be happier too not having to act out those scenes.
NightOwl@lemmy.oneto Technology@beehaw.org•Android adware apps on Google Play amass two million installsEnglish26·2 years agoI feel safer with F-droid.
NightOwl@lemmy.oneto science@lemmy.world•Young people think vapes aren’t harmful because they are so easy to buy, study findsEnglish4·2 years agoI grew up with people who didn’t smoke, but later picked up the habit after vaping. So it’s why I was wondering about studies over anecdotal evidence whether it be yours or mine.
I don’t care what people choose to do with their bodies. More curiosity over in market shifts and what type of new consumers are emerging.
NightOwl@lemmy.oneto science@lemmy.world•Young people think vapes aren’t harmful because they are so easy to buy, study findsEnglish44·2 years agoAlso, smoking had been on the down trend among newer generations? So vaping is a potentially good hook to lead to cigarettes among newer generations. Will be an interesting study on the impact of newer generations as opposed to the older ones who are using it as quitting aids.
NightOwl@lemmy.oneto Technology@beehaw.org•Are people reading articles before posting them?English4·2 years agoOld habits die hard from reddit of coming for the comments than the article.
NightOwl@lemmy.oneto Gaming@beehaw.org•Capcom President Says ‘Game Prices Are Too Low’English9·2 years agoYeah, it is interesting that with the exception of GPUs, PC parts like SSDs, hard drives, CPUs, and so on actually have felt like they haven’t increased in price in comparison to phones. If anything prices have dropped and capacities increased and speeds gotten faster for SSDs for example. Same with televisions and monitors where stuff like resolution and hz has seen improvements while being cheaper than in the past.
NightOwl@lemmy.oneto Gaming@beehaw.org•Capcom President Says ‘Game Prices Are Too Low’English10·2 years agoGame industry is bigger than movies and music combined which was not the case back in the NES era. Game industry has become a juggernaut with a huge consumer target base, and lower barrier to entry that allows for even random people being able to publish games instead of a few larger companies. Rise in production costs has been one that has been self imposed the way some studios go for big special effects blockbusters because they are targeting billions. Meanwhile like with movies you get these indie 2D and last gen 3D looking games being hits right alongside these billion dollar company attempts.
I guess one area you can look at is how niche products get priced lower like mechanical keyboards, and then once productions starts ramping up and things go mainstream suddenly these niche expensive ventures with a few fans becomes more affordable as larger quantities are now being distributed.
You same thing with tech like SSDs and hard drives actually falling price over time while capacities offered grows. Lot of PC parts actually with the exception of GPUs.
NightOwl@lemmy.oneto Technology@beehaw.org•Threads is struggling to retain users — but it could still catch up to XEnglish37·2 years agoBecause famous figures or organizations are the primary draw for the mainstream audience over random users. And many use it because they themselves hope to use the huge platform to promote or try to become an influencer.
NightOwl@lemmy.oneto Gaming@beehaw.org•Phil Spencer: "getting [acquiring] Nintendo would be a career moment for me"; Nintendo's future "exists off of their own hardware"English8·2 years agoOnly good I see is pc ports, but then I see Microsoft having Nintendo shoving in mtx and potentially less quality Nintendo titles so overall bad.
NightOwl@lemmy.oneto Movies and TV Shows@lemmy.film•Invincible Season 2 coming Nov 3English9·2 years agoWaited so long feels like its been like half a decade. I hope it’s as good as the first season I which I loved.
NightOwl@lemmy.oneto Nintendo@lemmy.world•Nintendo has filed a patent for ‘smart fluid’ joysticks, perhaps to eliminate drift | VGCEnglish1·2 years agoI was hoping hall effects could be the solution. Maybe best that can be hoped for is ones that can be popped out for easy replacement like the dualsense edge.
NightOwl@lemmy.oneto Nintendo@lemmy.world•Nintendo has filed a patent for ‘smart fluid’ joysticks, perhaps to eliminate drift | VGCEnglish4·2 years agoWhat type of problems?
NightOwl@lemmy.oneto Videos@lemmy.world•6 reasons the gender critical right and the woke left are both WRONG about pronounsEnglish211·2 years agoTitle does not inform the viewer that it is a linguistic explanation of language, which is definitely more interesting compared to the vague title that it was submitted under and would lead to a skip for me without your explanation.
It’s why I consider it a bad title, since it makes it seem like the run of mill outrage bait. When in actuality a linguists insight is so much more unique compared to usual videos exploring this topic. Title draws in casual users seeking outrage, but can lead to people ignoring it out of the assumptions that the title illicits.
I don’t follow them.
Hahaha I got around to seeing this just now and that was crazy.