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  • Google criticizes Europe's plan to adopt free software

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  • According to Google, the idea of replacing current tools with open-source programs would not contribute to economic growth.

    Is Google seriously arguing that the money these nations save can't be added to their GDPs?That's what it sounds like. Or am I confused?

  • Discord Game chat alternatives?

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  • Matrix is the federated alternative.

  • YSK that if you hesitate between Ketchup and Mustard, you should choose Mustard. It's healthier.

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  • Do you have Barbeque?

  • Lonely people of the internet, What are your thoughts on valentimes day?

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  • Wait... It is Valentine's Day!

  • Winter Olympics in crisis as athletes deplete entire stock of 10,000 free condoms

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  • While I don't doubt many athletes are being quite active.I'd also believe it's a joke at this point for them to all take as many as they can no matter if they intend to use them or not.

  • Graham: ‘Who gives a s‑‑‑ who owns Greenland? I don’t’

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  • Rump and some others in his administration seem to.At least until he didn't anymore.

  • Why people think “culture is dead” | Shannon Kim [49:08]

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  • Do people think culture is dead?I haven't heard this thesis before

  • In a blind test, audiophiles couldn't tell the difference between audio signals sent through copper wire, a banana, or wet mud

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  • Try it yourself.Have someone switch between them for you.Bet you can't tell either.

  • What would you want done with your remains upon death?

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  • I wouldn't even know what people did.

    But maybe...Hide pieces of my body in the vents of Mar a lago.Let them rot and stink up the place.

  • As a Turkish citizen, I cannot stand this. Wake up! Turn to FOSS and Decentralized applications. The new pandemic is "identity verification" and every country is about to fall into this trap.

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  • I would hope the government operated version would never become Reddit.

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    Has cosmetic surgery gotten a bit out of hand lately?

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  • Yes.This is not an example.Check out "The Mar a lago Look", or "Mar a lago Face".

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    Has cosmetic surgery gotten a bit out of hand lately?

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  • And the 2025 look has a lot of contouring makeup...I think...

  • Does the fact Stoat.chat doesn't have E2EE mean the server owner can read any and all messages, including DMs?

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  • It would mean the server owner can almost certainly read everything. Though it may not be in plain text. It could be encrypted on the server. But the owner would need to have the keys to decrypt and read everything so it all works.

  • If you ditched your car, could you afford to leave the suburbs for a great urban neighborhood?

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  • That's part of my thinking. New cars aren't average.

    Edit:With some research I found that car sales total market is about 70/30 used vs new. Taking that into account the new average is just over $32k, rather than $49k.

  • Why do russian parents insist on being treated to home cooked meals?

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  • That's your judgement of your food. It's natural for you to have a number of biases to favor your own cooking. Most notably the 4 hours of effort it takes you.

    But home cooking isn't generally that. It's the 20-40min one puts in right after getting home from work. Comparing your most intensive 4h hours of effort against something a restaurant cook does absent mindedly isn't really a comparison. If they put in your effort you wouldn't have a chance.

  • Why do russian parents insist on being treated to home cooked meals?

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  • Cheeper sure. Not a chance it's better in blind taste tests. That's all confirmation bias from you putting in the effort to make it yourself. You can't be an objective judge of your own food.

    If your food were really that much better than everyone else's you'd be able to make a fortune with your own restaurant. And if you enjoyed it, you might be happier doing that for work instead of whatever you currently do.

  • If you ditched your car, could you afford to leave the suburbs for a great urban neighborhood?

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  • $1k/month for a car isn't normal. That has to be substantially rounded up from the average. I just got a new EV. $450 payment, $110 insurance. Electricity costs me about $35 more. Even accounting for maintenance I couldn't fudge the number to $675mo. To reach $1k you'd need a rather expensive vehicle.

    But I do agree with the principle here. It would be nice to live in a walkable area where I don't need a car.

  • Why do russian parents insist on being treated to home cooked meals?

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  • You had me until "it tasts better".That's entirely dependent on the cook. And very few home cooked meals are better than average restaurants. There's a reason restaurants and professional cooks can make a living. If home cooking was so much better so often, nobody would bother going out to eat.

  • There’s an AI dating café opening in NYC

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  • guests download the EVA AI app, create a customizable AI companion and join the cafe’s waitlist.

    That's a generous assumption that there will be a waitlist.

  • No Stupid Questions @lemmy.world
    Steve @communick.news

    Why do we use the term Ban when it's temporary? Why not the more accurate, Suspension?

  • No Stupid Questions @lemmy.world
    Steve @communick.news

    How long do you think we'll keep seeing "formerly Twitter"?

  • Not The Onion @lemmy.world
    Steve @communick.news

    Cards Against Humanity sues SpaceX, alleges “invasion” of land on US/Mexico border

    arstechnica.com /tech-policy/2024/09/cards-against-humanity-sues-spacex-alleges-invasion-of-land-on-us-mexico-border/