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Allero

@ Allero @lemmy.today

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  • can't have one without the other

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  • Any drawbacks? Positive change on all sides!

  • Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Battle

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  • Yes, you got the joke right

  • How far back can you remember to your childhood?

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  • My memory seems to come online surprisingly late.

    The first memories kick in around 6, but really it's just a few small disoriented flashbacks. At 11, I vividly remember my first relationships, but not much more.

    Comprehensively, I remember myself since about 16. That's when I can finally tell the order of events, and can visually recall key points.

    Interestingly, I have otherwise good memory.

  • Jeffrey Epstein Was Vladimir Putin's Wealth Manager, FBI Source Claimed in Newly Released Epstein Files

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  • Huh? Sensational claims on a hot topic are always better fact-checked, regardless of what they support.

    If you're ready to spread whatever you hear as long as it supports your views, here you are: Trump eats an infant every morning to deal with impotency. Go ahead, make a headline.

    Or, a tankie version: Xi Jinping personally installed 150GW of solar power yesterday as he ruled closing of coal plants across the country.

  • Why is privacy important? Be specific.

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  • First, because it protects otherwise vulnerable groups of people who fight for freedom and justice. Whistleblowers, journalists, independent intelligence groups need privacy to uncover the crime and abuse of the powerful without fearing repercussions.

    Second, because being watched forcibly changes people's behavior. People are forced to be "normal", they do not allow themselves the same liberties they have when they're in private. When this becomes default, it negatively affects mental health, inducing severe stress and anxiety.

    Third, because there are cultural conventions at the backbone of our society and the way it functions that are trampled by the invasion of privacy. You are taught to be uncomfortable when naked around others, to close off when you go to the toilet, to talk through your deeply personal or intimate matters exclusively with a select few etc. This isn't merely an isolated cultural quirk - it defines how we treat each other, how we communicate, how our sexuality and reproduction function (and who gets reproduced to begin with), how our relationships work, what kind of language we use, and more. Letting anyone or anything in just like that naturally makes many uncomfortable, and has the potential to be ultimately disastrous for the society we know - a kind of society built with expectation of privacy as one of its cornerstones.

    Fourth, because the main groups that are interested in private information are governments (see the first point), those willing to manipulate you into buying something, denying your autonomy in the name of profit off your back, and those willing to manipulate your opinions, mainly political, to serve their interests.

    Fifth, because private information is not always adequately safeguarded. Leaks can provide sensitive information used in fraud, blackmail, and by other malevolent actors.

  • intersectionality forever

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  • In close to all sources and conversations I had, intersectionality is seen as part of feminism or being "under the umbrella" of feminism. Here it was brought up in the context of feminism, so I decided to throw in my two cents.

    However, if it's just about intersectionality of women and black discrimination, then I completely see the message and can agree with it. Some issues need to be tackled specifically, and it doesn't automatically mean hostility or leaving out. We should be mindful of that in all contexts.

  • intersectionality forever

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  • I know it is a troll comment, but I think it's a conversation starter on its own.

    In any movement, including feminists, there are people struggling for equality and people willing to hijack the conversation to suit their needs. While the latter intentionally label themselves same as the former, they are not the same.

    As long as the goal of a particular feminist is to create a more equal society (in this case - by removing the obstacles and dangers women specifically face in everyday life), I, as a man, am totally aligned.

    However, there are certain people within the movement that serve much different politicized goals. Denying the rights of trans people. Starting gender wars to distract people from uniting over shared goals. Pretending they care about women when stripping away their reproductive rights or spreading disinformation about contraception. These people are here to support oppression, not liberate others.

  • intersectionality forever

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  • Intersectionality being a subsection of feminism is like a library being subsection of a book. It doesn't make sense.

    Intersectionality covers a much, much broader set of discrimination, and discrimination of women is just one side. Putting it under the umbrella of feminism is as random as putting it under, say, trans rights movement. Yes, there are specific issues on the intersection of gender, race, or age, or disability, but they are relevant not only for women. There are issues specific of black men, young trans people, etc.

    When it's all framed under feminism, it's not clear where discriminated men and nonbinary people stand in all of this. Some people claim feminism is about everyone, and so there's already something that works. Others reasonably state feminism is about women pretty much by definition. Put it together, and you'll see how discriminated men and nonbinary folks are casually thrown out of a conversation and support net that has somehow put one specific issue in its center.

  • Jeffrey Epstein Was Vladimir Putin's Wealth Manager, FBI Source Claimed in Newly Released Epstein Files

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  • There's no citation of the files, though. Did anyone find a confirmation? For all known previously, Epstein attempted to make ties with Russian government officials, including Putin, but it wasn't known that Epstein actually was working for Putin.

  • switched back to KDE and don't regret

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  • Not my screenshot, but yeah, this seems to be several standard KDE widgets bundled together. You can always open System Monitor app, though, if you want to check your system through a customizable, organized dashboard. Or, like it's done here, group standard widgets to enjoy them all in a neat fashion.

    (Both can be set up to show you literally anything, and you'd be surprised how many sensors are in your computer)

  • switched back to KDE and don't regret

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  • All main desktop environment users triggered in 3...2...1...

    But seriously, as a KDE Plasma user, I have to note it's extremely customizable. It doesn't have to look or behave like Windows at all, it's just a default.

    An entirely different look? Sure! All sorts of completely customizable shortcuts? Yep! Tiling? If you so wish!

    The thing that made Plasma my forever choice is that whatever I want to make it, it delivers. It has settings for everything.

    Here are just two examples of the non-standard KDE looks by the way:

  • The RAM shortage is coming for everything you care about

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  • I'm kinda sad that netbooks mostly died off as a device class. I'd love to explore newer options.

    Self-hosting is cool! But having played around with it myself, I just found thin clients to be not so useful in a single-user environment. At most, it could be useful if you want high battery life and the ability to run something heavy from time to time. But being tied to a high quality network connection even for something that could be 100% local gets annoying very quickly.

    Still, as a printing machine + occasionally connecting to the server for something more, it does deliver.

  • The RAM shortage is coming for everything you care about

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  • Recently got OpenSUSE Tumbleweed installed on an old 32-bit Eee PC.

    The thing was an absolute ultra-budget potato 14 years ago when it was released, and yet, it still works just fine if all you need is editing some documents in LibreOffice. And, it lasts 6 hours on a single charge! (Originally 10-12 hours)

  • The RAM shortage is coming for everything you care about

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  • Running something meaningful on a $20 hardware is a pleasure like no other

  • Android will become a locked-down platform in 194 days

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  • Yep, heard a bit about it. Didn't include here because it's still a big WIP.

  • Android will become a locked-down platform in 194 days

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  • As far as I know, it is still reliant on the whims of Google through shenanigans with AOSP, and of course having to use a Pixel.

    Linux offers a more solid and independent foundation, and while it is less polished yet, to me it's the only real way out in the long run.

    Still, GrapheneOS is a big step in the right direction - hope it wouldn't come across as me being against the project.

  • KDE Responds to FUD Over Alleged systemd Mandate

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  • I contributed money, translations and properly filed bug reports to various open-source projects. But I don't think people who don't shouldn't speak out. Being unhappy with a certain change signals the direction for the devs to make their code better.

    Besides, KDE is no hobby project; it's a nonprofit with full-time workers on a wage. Nonprofits are always kept to a high standard of accountability, and are resilient enough to turn negative feedback into directions for growth. It is in part this feedback that led it to develop the best DE out there.

  • KDE Responds to FUD Over Alleged systemd Mandate

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  • Not every Linux user casually writes init systems. Not every Linux user is a programmer, even. Even less have competence at promoting their project so that it would be meaningfully adopted.

    "Be the change you want to see" is cool and all, but Linux userbase can have opinions.

  • KDE Responds to FUD Over Alleged systemd Mandate

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  • As someone who relies on systemd, but wants to have alternatives:

    While it is good that other login managers will still be able to start Plasma, making the default new login manager reliant on systemd is bad. It means that non-standard installations of KDE will now require more manual labor to make it work right. And while installing sddm is not big of a hassle, this sets a precedent that can later be expanded, making it a death by a thousand cuts for everything that dares not use systemd in its operation.

  • Linux @lemmy.ml
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    Solved

    [OpenSUSE Tumbleweed] Can't install Nvidia drivers

  • History @lemmy.world
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    Don't be a sucker (1947) - American educational film about how Nazis got to power

    fedi.video /w/t4sN6wtVxGox9V8MyK1EzX
  • Positivity @lemmy.today
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    Small announcement

  • Positivity @lemmy.today
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    Got research grant and a new job

  • FoodPorn @lemmy.world
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    Simple, 10-minute fried noodles with vegetables

  • Showerthoughts @lemmy.world
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    Star Wars is an ode to the stupidest use of battle lasers

  • Linux @lemmy.world
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    SOLVED

    Can't unmount automatically mounted CIFS share

  • Selfhosted @lemmy.world
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    SOLVED

    ELI5: How to put several servers on one external IP?

  • New Communities @lemmy.world
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    !antisexism@lemmy.today - a joint movement of men, women and nonbinary people against all sorts of gender-based discrimination

  • Positivity @lemmy.today
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    My love moved in with me!

  • Positivity @lemmy.today
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    Today is my first day of graduate school!

  • Linux @programming.dev
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    Thoughts on atomic distros?

  • Positivity @lemmy.today
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    Found my love

  • KDE @lemmy.kde.social
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    SOLVED

    Is there a way to make panel NOT float in Plasma 6?

  • No Stupid Questions @lemmy.world
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    Serious

    Any high-quality right-wing media, books, explainers?

  • No Stupid Questions @lemmy.world
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    Why are SMS messages so expensive?

  • Positivity @lemmy.today
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    Won an important scientific competition!

  • Linux Memes @programming.dev
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    There's no error

  • Positivity @lemmy.today
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    Found my waifu

  • Piracy @lemmy.ml
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    Use yt-dlp to download your videos from Funimation!