so I back out of the payment, but I also think, hey, maybe I'll try it for free, see if it got actually any better
I open the front page and it says "you have used your included searches, pay us to get more"
reminder: this is the first time in months I've logged into this website
so they lie to me, and then they gaslight me, and at the end I still have no reason to use their search engine really
great job (3/3)
26.2.2025 09:10so I back out of the payment, but I also think, hey, maybe I'll try it for free, see if it got actually any betterI open the front page...so this email says, and I quote "we're giving you a full 30-day trial [...] click here to activate your trial, no strings attached"
okay, so I click the link, go to their website, and it takes me to a payment page saying: enter your credit card, because you'll get 30 days free and then you'll start paying per months
THAT'S A BLOODY STRING, AIN'T IT? a big fucking girthy telecom-grade string if you ask me… (2/3)
26.2.2025 09:10so this email says, and I quote "we're giving you a full 30-day trial [...] click here to activate your trial, no strings...okay, so I got this email from a certain search engine that I've used briefly about a year ago, and never used since. It says something along the lines of, hey, we've been working our ass off to improve a lot of shit, why don't you try again and see if you like us more now?
now, to clarify, this is a paid search engine which gives you a certain number of searches per month, and then you need to pay to search more… (1/3)
26.2.2025 09:10okay, so I got this email from a certain search engine that I've used briefly about a year ago, and never used since. It says something...so germany are we going to roll alliance this time, or the horde like last two times, americans are already on the server
22.1.2025 09:12so germany are we going to roll alliance this time, or the horde like last two times, americans are already on the serverwhy can't I just follow someone without sending a follow request I just want to read their public posts in the same place I read other people's public posts I don't want to send my resume and a cover letter to apply to a coveted membership in a secret club of people who read publicly visible posts in the same place they read other people's publicly visible posts like what the fuck
17.1.2025 13:24why can't I just follow someone without sending a follow request I just want to read their public posts in the same place I read other...I considered C# to be one of the least worst languages, until I saw this:
> Implementations can choose to accept and transform additional character encoding schemes (such as UTF-16, UTF-32, or *non-Unicode character mappings*).
Also, guess what encoding did Visual Studio use for my files (hint: it did not start with a U).
10.12.2024 21:40I considered C# to be one of the least worst languages, until I saw this:> Implementations can choose to accept and transform additional...instead of "visual studio" almost typed "visual calculus"
9.12.2024 22:04instead of "visual studio" almost typed "visual calculus"cancelling apple music trial cancels it immediately, and doesn't let you use up the rest of the free trial.
thanks apple, I was on the fence about this, but you really helped me make my mind
27.11.2024 11:54cancelling apple music trial cancels it immediately, and doesn't let you use up the rest of the free trial.thanks apple, I was on the...plugged my phone to charge for a bit, but forgot to turn on the socket #justbritishthings
25.10.2024 19:21plugged my phone to charge for a bit, but forgot to turn on the socket #justbritishthingsnow we just need to conquer Anguilla, and the internet will be instantly better
11.10.2024 14:38now we just need to conquer Anguilla, and the internet will be instantly betteryesterday i realised that the words making up the acronym DACH are from three different languages and i'm still angry about it
6.10.2024 07:44yesterday i realised that the words making up the acronym DACH are from three different languages and i'm still angry about itwhy be like this, you can be any other way
8.9.2024 14:04why be like this, you can be any other waygolang is a great language for people who hate programming
6.9.2024 15:05golang is a great language for people who hate programminga website was confused by a "de-ch" locale, which it interpreted as "german, but sometimes chinese"
4.9.2024 18:42a website was confused by a "de-ch" locale, which it interpreted as "german, but sometimes chinese"It was a mistake to come to the local Central Bureaucracy with a copy of Kafka's The Trial.
24.6.2024 11:17It was a mistake to come to the local Central Bureaucracy with a copy of Kafka's The Trial.whoever decided on the abbreviation CLTCOOKIE: was this a prank gone wrong, or do you really think "client cookie" is the first thing that comes to mind
17.6.2024 08:48whoever decided on the abbreviation CLTCOOKIE: was this a prank gone wrong, or do you really think "client cookie" is the first...What really grinds my gears:
People who write "one hundred to two hundred" as "1-200".
23.4.2024 09:18What really grinds my gears:People who write "one hundred to two hundred" as "1-200".In the topology of Earth's surface, rings and straight lines are equivalent.
Corollary: if your city has a ring railroad/underground line, it was built by flat-earthers.
17.4.2024 02:06In the topology of Earth's surface, rings and straight lines are equivalent. Corollary: if your city has a ring railroad/underground...Software Taster
29.3.2024 08:49Software Tasterdoes anybody ever open hidden content in posts? I surely don't.
11.3.2024 08:30does anybody ever open hidden content in posts? I surely don't.