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DVDs and public transit: Boycott drives people to ditch Big Tech to protest ICE (text.npr.org)
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In Portland, Ore., Brittany Trahan started buying DVDs rather than paying for Netflix and Apple TV, while Lisa Shannon has been relying on public transit instead of taking an Uber. And in McDonough, Ga., Brian Seymour II has been embracing the cold to shop locally instead of buying through Amazon.

They're among a growing number of Americans participating in a boycott this month, targeting tech companies who, they believe, are not doing enough to stand up against President Trump's aggressive immigration crackdown.

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[–] ToTheGraveMyLove@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago (2 children)

With how much storage costs these days? I'll stick with MP3.

[–] WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

convert them to vorbis. much better quality at mp3 sizes

[–] ToTheGraveMyLove@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 hours ago

Not that familiar with that format, ill look into it. Thanks!

[–] klymilark@herbicide.fallcounty.omg.lol 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

This. If you want to be sure that the flacs are worth it, go do one of those 128kbps mp3 vs 320 mp3 vs flac tests and see if you can hear the difference. I can't, so I just do 128 mp3s and save the storage. Almost 2k songs in 10gb of space :D

[–] Auli@lemmy.ca 3 points 15 hours ago

I ripped to flacs not because I can hear a difference but I can reencode to any format I want and never have to rip again.