I once considered buying a product. Got as far as putting my contact and address in (no account).
I’ve changed my mind last minute, and they’ve been badgering me every since, clearly having recorded my details for marketing purposes before I ever pressed a single button.

This is in the EU too, I should rat on their ass

“Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity” - or laziness/incompetence/lack of care in this case.

This happens regularly even on sites with no ads.
You give these people far too much credit.

Fusion doesn’t work well with these and has only gotten worse over time.
There are some install scripts on github, but the end result is buggy to the point of being unusable.

Really unfortunate because there is no free/affordable* alternative to Fusion without large caveats.

This is true and not just about ads. It’s called ‘sign blindness’.
Having more signs can actually exacerbate the problem.
It’s not (always) about being dumb or careless, it’s our nature.

It’s a huge pain, especially considering selection shortcuts are overwritten.
I dont work with Excel anymore, but there are python scripts on github to help with lamba management via export/import.

Excel formulas have become Turing complete with the LAMBDA addition.

I’ve never heard the term. Only machine code, which i interpret as 1/0. Assembly should be a very low level programing language?

Those are still two different languages. HTML isn’t an umbrella term for HTML+CSS in any form.

It’s so that you can pontificate on that tissue you left in your pocket as it dissolves into little bits of paper snot and gets stuck on everything

We just need to use it in smart ways

We’re more likely to get copper from asteroids first or die trying

I’m stuck on Fusion 360. So annoying to have that one doorstop from freedom.

And might as well, not like the fucking search works anyway, even with web search disabled. At least on W10.

That’s incredibly short-sighted. Traditions are part of what makes up people’s culture.
Some should be made away with for sure, but I disagree with the blanket statement.

Can’t ‘fix’ hundreds of years of tradition

Free with a large userbase. Pretty clear why that’s the preference at the moment, as bad as it is.

That sounds fucking terrifying! But also hilarious that they learn, adapt, and overcome

It makes sense if you know about the identifying marks printers add to any output.
I thought I’ve come across some crazy conspiracy when I first found this.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printer_tracking_dots

a digital watermark which many color laser printers and photocopiers produce on every printed page that identifies the specific device that was used

As someone who’s assembled a couple of FDM* 3D printers and disassembled a number of 2D printers, the latter is usually a lot more complicated mechanically (varies a lot by features provided, like double-sided print).

We make rhubarb cake using one from our garden. It’s delicious.

There’s this new ai doc you can talk to if you’re depressed