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SuperPacheFriend 
@merchantHelios The "I do in fact need the NVIDIA cards for AI purposes" is the big one.
Cocoa Hoto (real)
@merchantHelios I'm chopped 🥀
@merchantHelios @SuperSnekFriend
Could be less, i can't remember the brand of the gpu in my computer atm.
Could be less, i can't remember the brand of the gpu in my computer atm.
@merchantHelios @SuperSnekFriend
Apple: 0.00 / 3
Microsoft: 3.00 / 3
Amazon: 0.00 / 3
Google: 1.67 / 3
Meta: 0.00 / 3
Nvidia: 0.00 / 3
Tesla: 0.00 / 3
Music: 0.00 / 6
Gaming: 1.33 / 6
Video: 0.00 / 6
Sports: 0.00 / 6
Total raw score: 18 / 135
Goyim Cattle Index: 13.3%
Raped by my work laptop award. If the quiz didn't specify the microsoft category counted work I'd have a lovely 0 there.
Apple: 0.00 / 3
Microsoft: 3.00 / 3
Amazon: 0.00 / 3
Google: 1.67 / 3
Meta: 0.00 / 3
Nvidia: 0.00 / 3
Tesla: 0.00 / 3
Music: 0.00 / 6
Gaming: 1.33 / 6
Video: 0.00 / 6
Sports: 0.00 / 6
Total raw score: 18 / 135
Goyim Cattle Index: 13.3%
Raped by my work laptop award. If the quiz didn't specify the microsoft category counted work I'd have a lovely 0 there.
@merchantHelios
Turns out giving up TV decades ago makes it easy to not get caught up in shit.
Amazon would be harder to replace if it weren't just cheap Chinese shit that I can order off of alibaba for cheaper. It just ships slower.
Steam is Steam, and even then when it's an option I buy from other stores that offer a Steam key.
My laptop has an nVidia card, but my next one won't.
The Goog maps is pretty much the only hiccup there and I've used OSM apps before. They're fine but tend to be harder to put in a destination.
@SuperSnekFriend
Turns out giving up TV decades ago makes it easy to not get caught up in shit.
Amazon would be harder to replace if it weren't just cheap Chinese shit that I can order off of alibaba for cheaper. It just ships slower.
Steam is Steam, and even then when it's an option I buy from other stores that offer a Steam key.
My laptop has an nVidia card, but my next one won't.
The Goog maps is pretty much the only hiccup there and I've used OSM apps before. They're fine but tend to be harder to put in a destination.
@SuperSnekFriend
@Noraweed @SuperSnekFriend @merchantHelios same
My problem with Microsoft is that I have to use their doc formats for work. But I use OnlyOffice, which is an open source suite that has pretty good compatibility with MS Office formats (way better than LibreOffice), so I'm not using any MS products.
But it technically still counts, because I use the format.
My biggest problems here are gayming (and sorry, but Steam still is the easiest and most comfy way to gayme on Linux, so I'll keep using them, as much as I like GoG), the fact I use YouTube as a replacement for TV, and the fact WhatsApp is the de facto communication platform in Brazil, literally everyone here uses this in place of SMS, including family and work, and it's impossible to migrate everyone.
My problem with Microsoft is that I have to use their doc formats for work. But I use OnlyOffice, which is an open source suite that has pretty good compatibility with MS Office formats (way better than LibreOffice), so I'm not using any MS products.
But it technically still counts, because I use the format.
My biggest problems here are gayming (and sorry, but Steam still is the easiest and most comfy way to gayme on Linux, so I'll keep using them, as much as I like GoG), the fact I use YouTube as a replacement for TV, and the fact WhatsApp is the de facto communication platform in Brazil, literally everyone here uses this in place of SMS, including family and work, and it's impossible to migrate everyone.
@merchantHelios @SuperSnekFriend I wish there's a section for Adobe. There's people that still use Acrobat aside from Excel and Word, or worse: the Creative Cloud.
@Cocoa @merchantHelios fight me
Also link for the uninitiated https://marlostanf.github.io/tech-dependence-quiz/
Also link for the uninitiated https://marlostanf.github.io/tech-dependence-quiz/
@7666 @shitpisscum @Cocoa @merchantHelios Everything else irrelevant except Steam on "moderate".
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@ElDeadKennedy @7666 @shitpisscum @Cocoa @merchantHelios i wish i could get it higher but i dont have apple devices yet :(
@merchantHelios @SuperSnekFriend
Your Dependency Profile
Apple: 0.00 / 3
Microsoft: 0.67 / 3
Amazon: 1.33 / 3
Google: 1.00 / 3
Meta: 0.00 / 3
Nvidia: 2.33 / 3
Tesla: 0.00 / 3
Music: 2.67 / 6
Gaming: 1.33 / 6
Video: 1.33 / 6
Sports: 0.00 / 6
Total raw score: 32 / 135
Goyim Cattle Index: 23.7%
Your Dependency Profile
Apple: 0.00 / 3
Microsoft: 0.67 / 3
Amazon: 1.33 / 3
Google: 1.00 / 3
Meta: 0.00 / 3
Nvidia: 2.33 / 3
Tesla: 0.00 / 3
Music: 2.67 / 6
Gaming: 1.33 / 6
Video: 1.33 / 6
Sports: 0.00 / 6
Total raw score: 32 / 135
Goyim Cattle Index: 23.7%
@shitpisscum @Cocoa @merchantHelios how am I one of the most schizoid freedomtards on the network I learned everything from you niggers
the 4 points are that I need the nvidia driver for my desktop and steam to play umamusume pretty derby
the 4 points are that I need the nvidia driver for my desktop and steam to play umamusume pretty derby
@menherahair @shitpisscum @Cocoa @merchantHelios Could be worse. The test doesn't give a room to elaborate on invidious/yt-dlp.
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@merchantHelios @SuperSnekFriend my uni expects me to use whatsapp and gmail for all announcements and updates. they do not support cockmail, let alone a self-hosted i2p smtp server.
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@merchantHelios @SuperSnekFriend Welp, guess movies and gacha are my main weaknesses
@0vtcast @merchantHelios @SuperSnekFriend ok rate me nigger
Traditional White Guy 
@graf @0vtcast @merchantHelios @SuperSnekFriend lower than me...i have to use windows for work and i watch a lot of youtube...that pushed me into like 14.something...
@graf @TraditionalWhiteGuy @0vtcast @SuperSnekFriend @merchantHelios That's the big one for me, I'm big on Steam.
I think it rates relatively low as far as lock-in goes, since it's possible to just keep extra copies of all your games on a local drive, and crack them later if Steam gets bought out or taken over.
I think it rates relatively low as far as lock-in goes, since it's possible to just keep extra copies of all your games on a local drive, and crack them later if Steam gets bought out or taken over.
@brokenshakles @TraditionalWhiteGuy @0vtcast @SuperSnekFriend @merchantHelios I mean all you have to do is install steam and your library on a computer and disconnect it. license check only happens on install
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@graf @TraditionalWhiteGuy @0vtcast @SuperSnekFriend @merchantHelios I game irl (in rl)
@graf @TraditionalWhiteGuy @0vtcast @SuperSnekFriend @merchantHelios That could be modified by update, which is why I keep an offline backup set. That being said, if you have the data on hardware you control, you control the data. Cracks are inevitable at that point.
@brokenshakles @TraditionalWhiteGuy @0vtcast @SuperSnekFriend @merchantHelios I need at minimum 14TB to keep a copy of my entire steam library. There are no updates when you download, restart steam in offline mode and unplug your shit
@graf @brokenshakles @TraditionalWhiteGuy @0vtcast @SuperSnekFriend @merchantHelios Make sure to run the game one time first before disconnecting, Steam still has a couple of things it will want to do first.
Several years ago I got so pissed off at my ISP I just decided it was much easier to go without internet, and told them to fuck off but with a lot more profanity.
Shinji Stancil 
@TeaTootler @0vtcast @merchantHelios @SuperSnekFriend GOYCATTLE 
Hahaha 13.3 you have been cursed with bad luck
... oh shit...
... oh shit...
@SuperSnekFriend @0vtcast @merchantHelios SORRY I CANT BE THE UBERMENSCH OKAY I AM TRYING TO BE EVERYTHING ELSE FOR YOU GUYS BUT I CANT BE THIS MECHA HITLER 24/7 I LIKE A WOMAN AND SHE WOULD BE MORTIFIED IF I SHOWED UP AND WAS LIKE "EXCUSE ME IS THAT NEIGHBOR A JEW?"
@merchantHelios Der Nvidia Untermensch 
@merchantHelios This is bullshit. I got totally dinged for daily use of Disney+ (kids cartoons) & they lumped all "Gambling" under one umbrella so now I'm a massive goyball fan. Gay!
Not that stuff. I'm a MAME / emulation guy.