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Spzi

@ Spzi @lemm.ee

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  • World won’t forget Tiananmen Square, US and Taiwan say on 36th anniversary of massacre

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  • Yeah, just recently I rewatched Apocalypse Now. And I've never been to the U.S. or Vietnam. I agree, this is pretty much alive in cultural memory, not forgotten.

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    United Nazis

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  • I ... oh. Hey! Ow.

  • xkcd #3097: Bridge Types

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  • I needed this explanation for "L'Engle":

    References A Wrinkle In Time by Madeleine L'Engle. Characters cross great distances by "tessering", moving via a tesseract through a higher dimension which essentially brings the two ends of the journey together from the perspective of the traveler. The image shows the two ends of the gap being brought together, with the gap apparently crumpled in between them.

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    United Nazis

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  • I agree that Hitler should have been assassinated. Therefore, I am as much of a hero as those who tried.

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  • Similar to the arbitrarily defined density of other stuff in the same orbit. We need to draw lines somewhere to impose categories on nature.

  • Brazil police foil bomb plot on Lady Gaga concert in Rio

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  • I asked myself, for a moment or two, what a "foil bomb" is. And why would the police do that to Gaga, or to a farm plot at her concert?

  • xkcd #3084: Unstoppable Force and Immovable Object

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  • It can bother people who believe in omnipotent deities.

  • US pulls out of formal peace talks between Ukraine and Russia

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  • Such a FLOTUS. It's all lies and empty promises, coated in idle boasting. What a fucking loser.

  • ‘I don’t date at all now’: one woman’s journey into the darkest corners of the manosphere

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  • I believe we (as in, people) all have a responsibility to hold each other accountable. But we can also only do so much, and inserting yourself into a toxic community ...

    Me too, both. That we have responsibility for others and that we are not obliged to put ourselves at harms risk.

    But this is a particularly shitty, maybe wicked problem. There are three groups: A bullies B, and C could stop A, but isn't bothered by anyone. Now, is C obliged to pick a fight with A, or is B just in bad luck to be born as a B?

    I think here, it is very easy to have strong opinions, while very hard to formulate a concise moral argument. Things get muddier/harder the more we factor reality in.

  • The white Afrikaners lining up to accept Trump’s offer of asylum

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  • There always is. Everything in life is only temporary ...

  • always remember that

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  • A debate between people who read the source and others who project preconceived narratives onto facts. Before this sadly popular meme, I thought the latter was a misdeed of climate "skeptics". It's quite painful to see how long-lived this meme is. It makes us look as bad and post-factual as the opposition. What do we do about this? Accept it as human nature? In consequence, stop blaming "skeptics", and people who rather believe what they want and don't look up, because we do exactly the same? I think we can and should do better, hence my effort here.

    The core point people make and take away from this meme is "It's not us, it's them!". Meaning, consumer emissions don't matter, because corporate emissions are so much bigger.

    And in exactly this core point, this meme is misleading. Because "our" emissions are included in "their" emissions (that's what phase scope 3 is about). It's like a child blaming their parents that they spend so much on food, while living off their purchases.

  • always remember that

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  • Probably, yes. Which means, this post is quite misleading.

    Carbon majors is about fossil fuel producers. Drilling oil, mining coal. This is the first misleadioning: Big and popular companies like Apple are not covered. They also count whole national sectors as one producer, like "China (coal)". Not what the average reader might think when reading "company". Misleading.

    Further, the report includes IIRC 3rd phase emissions. Meaning emissions caused by end consumers using the product. Meaning you burning coal to use electricity, or fuel to run your car.

    That doesn't mean these companies (producers, sectors) are guilt-free. But we should hate them for the right reasons, of which there are plenty.

  • I like the infinity symbol but it has to be done properly

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  • Outstanding quality comment! Great example and all. Have a nice day

  • "Trump Derangement Syndrome" as a mental illness

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  • Confirmed. At first I was confused about the comments. Good idea, an obvious opportunity!

  • USA asks Denmark for help in the egg crisis | Sweden Herald

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  • "Denmark made clear that they absolutely have eggs", said a news person in German. Which is absolutely funny, because eggs and balls is the same word here.

    "Dänemark hat klar gemacht, dass sie durchaus Eier haben."

  • Musk shares post that Hitler didn’t kill millions, public workers did. Union rages

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  • burning teslas owned by random people when it seems it would be easier to burn this fucking nazi asshole?

    Because simply in practical terms, it's the other way around. There's a Tesla right next door, but only one Musk somewhere, probably not where you are. And mostly, one has personal bodyguards, while the others just sit on the road.

  • Gratitude for open social media alternatives.

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  • Offering a slight damper / correction:

    This is about two things (design and ownership), which are correlated, but not identical.

    Malicious design can be things like:

    • Algorithms to keep people engaged
    • UIs to confuse users (luring them to purchases, or making 'cancel' hard to access)
    • Using intermediate currencies to make it harder to assert value
    • ...

    Obviously, these patterns and practices can also be applied to a FOSS instance you own. There is less incentive to do so if the profit motive is removed - which makes a huge difference.

    These design patterns are fundamentally about making user numbers go up. Attract more users, keep them on your platform longer, make them leave less. And a portion of user guidance mixed in. None of that is inherently evil, to some degree even desireable, and to some extent unavoidable to offer a functional service.

    Some users may expect a feed like lemmy to browse indefinitely, since they find it inconvenient to have to click to go to the 'next page'. And because they got used to this feature elsewhere. Others already see this as a dark pattern.

    I just wanted to highlight how some of the malicious stuff may still be present in the fediverse, without any company involved. Here, we're kind of in charge on both sides: Each is responsible for their own user agency (like controlling your online hours, or what sites you visit), and collectively to decide what user experience we want to shape (which might include controverse patterns).

    I spent way too many words on this. Mostly I agree with you! And overall, users will encounter far less malicious patterns on FOSS.

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  • Why can't we go back to small phones?

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  • Same here. My max is about 5.5'' and 160g. Otherwise I feel it's too hard to carry and handle, or even just hold. I also want to be able to reach the opposing screen corner with my thumb.

  • BREAKING: Trump halts military aid to Ukraine, media reports

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  • Wouldn’t it be reasonable if another administration get in power and then need to purge all these positions of pro trump people?

    Oh no! You have a great point for horror fans there.

    I'd even say, it probably is somewhat necessary in order to resume administration. What a beautiful, postfactual dilemma:

    The Reps fear an ideological, systemic witch hunt, which they use as an excuse to replace government workers. The new workers are ideologically aligned with the Reps, encouraged to assist the dismantling of non-Rep institutions and carry out the King's will above and beyond the law.

    Now when votes swing the other way, the new administration kind of has to revert some of this damage to assume functioning.

    Which is where the circle closes; the prophecy fulfills itself. Now the Reps have evidence for their previously baseless claims. The whole system is locked in a back-and-forth mud wrestling of replacing workers based on ideology.

  • Israel and Palestine Politics Discussion @lemmy.world
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    The Causes of the War between Hamas and Israel (William Spaniel)

  • Israel and Palestine Politics Discussion @lemmy.world
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    Inside the HAMAS Operations Order from Operation Al-Aqsa Flood (Ryan McBeth)

    ryanmcbeth.substack.com /p/inside-the-hamas-operations-order
  • Free and Open Source Software @beehaw.org
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    Unity tutorial creator Brackeys highlights systemic issues with public company, promotes Godot (FOSS)

  • Climate Hope @lemmy.world
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    Direct Air Capture vs Thermodynamics (Cool Worlds)

    piped.video /watch
  • Climate Apocalypse Avoidance @lemmy.world
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    Direct Air Capture vs Thermodynamics (Cool Worlds)

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  • Uplifting News @lemmy.world
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    Greta’s school strikes led 30% of Swiss citizens to change habits

    www.euronews.com /green/2023/09/10/fridays-for-future-gretas-school-strikes-led-a-third-of-swiss-citizens-to-change-their-hab
  • Encryption @links.hackliberty.org
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    AES: How to Design Secure Encryption (Spanning Tree)

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  • Electronics @discuss.tchncs.de
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    How Resistors Work - Unravel the Mysteries of How Resistors Work! (The Engineering Mindset)

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  • Cybersecurity @sh.itjust.works
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    Power LED Attack - Computerphile: Reading secret keys by watching the power LED

  • Europa / Europe and the EU + EEA @lemmy.world
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    European Citizens' Initiative for high-speed train connections between European capitals

    eci.ec.europa.eu /035/public/