OT 19/3: A Warning to Future Generations

[JoVel]

If you force Twitter (X) to go to the 'Following' tab, rather than the 'For You' tab, then you just get who you follow.

I am aware of that, but I think then there's just one chance of seeing specific posts as they're only in chronological order? Also from sports teams accounts etc. a lot of posts are nonsense that I'm not interested in, which Twitter has done quite well in filtering out as I've not interacted with them at all, even if I follow the account.

 

[Felonious Python]

I am aware of that, but I think then there's just one chance of seeing specific posts as they're only in chronological order? Also from sports teams accounts etc. a lot of posts are nonsense that I'm not interested in, which Twitter has done quite well in filtering out as I've not interacted with them at all, even if I follow the account.

A chronological timeline would mean you see tweets once (barring ICYMI posts or retweets). 'For You' is a mix of follows and things Elon think you'll engage with. His tweets, mostly.

 

[Felonious Python]

Our scammer just sent an email two minutes ago.

edit: this has been going on a full week now.

 

[LightningStrikes]

Our scammer just sent an email two minutes ago.

This has been going on since Wednesday,

Safe to say he’s also a bot?

 

[Felonious Python]

Safe to say he’s also a bot?

Highly, highly unlikely. Running a bot is costly, and still pretty sophisticated to set up. He also took Sunday off. This guy gets tired and frustrated.

These advance-fee scams can be profitable operations, but they're often in the developing world, and if they were two bots, there'd be thousands of emails by now.

Scammers still go for that personal touch.

 

[Felonious Python]

New DKC2 code drop

 

[Felonious Python]

Verizon internet has a huge Black Friday deal going.

Sign up for the $45 plan, and they'll give you a year of Netflix and Max, and an Xbox Series S.

https://www.verizon.com/home/internet/

 

[Felonious Python]

The Black Friday streaming deals are starting to look pretty similar to last year.

Max is $2.99 for 6 months on Roku. Not on the main site yet.
Peacock is $20/year or $2/month for six months
Walmart+ is $50/year and comes with Paramount+

You can have an existing account and resubscribe, no problem. My Peacock account only expired yesterday, and I got another year for $20 just now.

 

[Felonious Python]

This Hulu deal won't get you the ESPN+/Hulu games.

ESPN+ doesn't get discounted too much. There's a deal right now to get a year for the cost of 9 months, but that's not too interesting, IMO. The cheapest path seems to be getting ESPN+ on one account, and then a Hulu & Disney Black Friday deal.

ESPN+ by itself would be $12/mo and the Hulu/Disney bundle would be $3/mo

The Disney Trio is $17/mo, so you'd only really be saving $2/mo. An unimpressive amount, but if you cancel ESPN+ during the summer, then you can keep your Hulu and/or Disney+.


So if the season is like 9 months, that would be $153 with the Trio plan, (canceling the whole thing in the summer) or $144 if you part the deal out and only cancel ESPN+ for three months.

 

[Felonious Python]

It's only a dollar, but I don't really think it's worth it.

https://www.justwatch.com/us/provider/starz

I don't get how Starz is even able to operate at this point. Of the premium cable movie channels, they have to be the first to go, right? Lionsgate isn't a Disney or Warner Bros. They don't have the money, or the IP.