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Cake day: June 20th, 2023

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  • Well it looks like they found some references to subscriptions in an INI file, but that doesn’t mean it will require a subscription. It would be insane to try to sell new PCs with a trial Windows 12 license that’ll eventually require a subscription. I can’t imagine Windows could ever switch to a subscription model without a “base” version that’s a one-time purchase, even if it’s just for new PCs.



  • Is VR really so ubiquitous to warrant these concerns? In my opinion most of the warnings about how this technology encourages “escaping reality” apply more to things that have had an established place in society for decades, namely phones, social media and online gaming. I have two kids and a VR headset is the least of my concerns, but they could be sucked in to the non-reality of a personal phone in two seconds if I allow it.








  • In my case, sharing Netflix with family members by paying the extra fee is still cheaper than paying the full price by ourselves. We split the full price of the Netflix subscription, including the extra fee, so we end up paying less than the full subscription price. I do it mostly because some of my kids’ shows are only on Netflix. We also split the Disney+ and Spotify bills, to everybody’s benefit. Is that smart, since I’m saving money? Or stupid because I’m not helping some armchair crusade against big bad Disney/Netflix?