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[–] ocean@lemmy.selfhostcat.com 18 points 1 day ago

Amex can get your money back on anything. Went to the vet they tried to gaslight me into doing an expensive procedure so I dispute the visit fee 75$

[–] Mac@mander.xyz 13 points 1 day ago

My work has guest WiFi but I don't have access.
However, if i connect to it on my phone, enable my VPN on my laptop, then enable USB tethering from my phone i have unrestricted access on my laptop. lol

[–] ocean@lemmy.selfhostcat.com 16 points 1 day ago (5 children)

You can get a kindle with ads for cheaper than ask them to remove the ads.

[–] QubaXR@lemmy.world 21 points 1 day ago (1 children)

...or get a Kobo and never have to jump through the hoops

[–] makingStuffForFun@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Exactly. The kobo is the king. The kindle is just spyware

[–] SplashJackson@lemmy.ca 1 points 20 hours ago

Straight up.

[–] metaStatic@kbin.earth 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

and then never connect it to a network right?

[–] papalonian@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

then ask them to remove the ads

Sounds like they'll just roll over if you complain, then you can connect it if you do desire

[–] metaStatic@kbin.earth 5 points 1 day ago

crazy how a single letter changes the whole meaning. Pretty cool loophole if it's as simple as asking.

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[–] felixwhynot@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I enjoyed paying $1.50/mo for YouTube premium by signing up with a VPN to Turkey 🇹🇷 but that’s not a thing anymore 😢

[–] JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 6 points 1 day ago (2 children)

What do you use it for? Adblock? Use uBlock Origin

Video download? Use yt-dlp, or one of its many GUIs, such as Tubular (Linux) or Seal (Android)

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[–] QubaXR@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

VPN via Turkey used to work on other subs too. Often something like 1:10 discounts. Most of these loopholes are closed though.

[–] shrodes@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

It’s still very possible for iOS in app purchases if you use gift cards and a Turkey iTunes account. Some regional pricing has been adjusted but many have not

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[–] noxypaws@pawb.social 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (13 children)

If something you bought broke because of shitty design (like stick drift), buy a new one and return the broken one as defective for a refund with the box and receipt from the new one

Edit: added as defective

[–] muntedcrocodile@lemm.ee 5 points 23 hours ago (1 children)
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[–] 2ugly2live@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I don't know if it's a "loophole," but I find my phone to be a pretty good eReader. I did the same with an old tablet (just has the eReader and the book(s)). I've never had a real eReader so I can't really comment on the difference, but if you're just trying to read, a good app costs a couple bucks, way cheaper.

[–] tyo_ukko@sopuli.xyz 4 points 22 hours ago (3 children)

Doesn't it strain your eyes tho? I thought the appeal of having an e-reader is having the screen easy on the eyes.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 3 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago)

I've always used Android tablets. You need an app that allows you to fiddle with the colors. Mine is dark orange on a black background.

eReader Prestigio has been good to me.

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[–] ___@lemm.ee 9 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

On my old commute, there was this one really long red light with a u-turn and merging road to the right you could take. Since the merging road was there, a right turn was allowed.

On busy traffic days, you could take the u-turn if the light was turning red and just go and skip it with a right turn. Pretty sure it pissed people off, but it was legal as far as I could tell.

[–] MagicShel@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

I'm not sure if I'm picturing it correctly, but this just sounds like a Michigan left, which is how a lot of intersections here are designed (left turn is forbidden, you have to go past, u-turn, and turn right).

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[–] DragonsInARoom@lemmy.world 1 points 22 hours ago

Orbot works with pipepipe

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