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blind3rdeye

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  • fuck this

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  • Previously I thought almost all of them were, but then I found out that someone I've known for years hold that view. Any mention that maybe voting for the democrats would be a good idea results in an angry speech about genocide; which somehow (I'm not sure how) even has them lean towards Trump.

    I appreciate the staunch opposition to genocide. But its kind of weird to see someone take a single issue so strongly to heart that their reasoning ends up inverted such that the candidate they favour is worse even on their one issue.

  • DOGE tries to do math again and makes $86B mistake

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  • oh snap!

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    And here's your gun

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  • What kind of 'voter reform' are you talking about?

    Are you talking about making formal requirements for things that are already core safety practices that we really need all voters to do so that they don't accidentally kill someone?

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

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  • I think it's a psychological thing.

    Like, while thinking about what kind of phone we want - a small phone sounds pretty good. But when it comes time to buy it, we start comparing phones, and we see some small ones, and some slightly bigger ones, and some really big ones. We tend to go bigger than we'd originally intended because of psychological anchoring effects.

    The slightly bigger phone is seen as a slightly better phone. "not too big" we think, as we compare it to some monsters; and the key stats such as screen resolution and battery capacity sound slightly better. So we tend to buy that bigger phone even if it isn't what we actually thought we wanted.

    [edit] I should say that I'm saying "we" in a totally generic way. I definitely don't do this myself. I've literally only ever owned smartphone in my life, and it isn't particularly big or flashy. I have an anti-phone attitude.

  • Opinion: Brace yourselves: whatever crazy, awful things Trump may have done to date, it’s only going to get worse

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  • I've wondered about this too.

    The USA government has enormous debt, which grows every year due to an enormous deficit. But historically people have been relatively comfortable with just letting that continue to grow, because it is balanced by economic growth and stability (roughly speaking).

    But now that the government is somewhat unstable... bad things might happen to the currency. The debt will continue to rise, but the productivity and stability that underpin it are eroding. It may collapse.

  • Mozilla flamed by Firefox fans after promises to not sell their data go up in smoke

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    • Mozilla is sliding down a slippery slope to enshitification; but they're still near the top of that slide. The bad stuff hasn't actually come yet. So Firefox is still top-tier in the short term.
    • In the medium term, we can look towards a fork such as Librewolf or Waterfox.
    • And in the long term, we'll probably turn to a new project using Ladybird or Servo.
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  • Maybe not, but the majority of voters apparently support Trump - so effectively that means USA as a country supports Trump. (And thus the USA as a country is no longer reliable or trustworthy.)

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  • They wouldn't have to do every country. A single example would be helpful, for context and clarity.

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  • They're not that cash strapped though. Their blog post says that they need the revenue to 'grow', and they go on to talk about the new people they've added to the board. So it isn't really about getting enough money to survive. It's about getting money to support a top-heavy company structure.

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  • I've just skimmed over the conversation you're having here, but I can't see the personal attacks. Maybe I missed it. Which specific post are you talking about?

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  • Mozilla are a non profit organisation. Their recent blog post says that they will invest in advertising to increase short-term revenue that they need to "grow". The blog goes on to talk about the increase in board members, and new leaders being added. The CEO and these new leaders are highly paid...

    To me this looks bad. It looks to me that Mozilla's new leaders have pushed out the old; and are now moving towards advertising and selling user data not because they need it to stabilise and survive, but because they need it to pay the people making the decision to burn trust and reputation. It has become a top-heavy organisation, and greed has seeped in.

    A few people will be self-enriched by this, and then the orgasation will be weaker as a result.

  • GitHub - LadybirdBrowser/ladybird: Truly independent web browser

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  • The change was accepted after a short conversation. So to talk about "refusing a small change so aggressively" is total bullshit, like you're trying to start a fight or something.

  • GitHub - LadybirdBrowser/ladybird: Truly independent web browser

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  • Don't be a dick. The dev is not transphobic, and you know it.

  • GitHub - LadybirdBrowser/ladybird: Truly independent web browser

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  • No, there is no source, because it's an overinflated nothingburger created to stir up controversy and division.

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  • I'm not sure what 'more grace' you think Zelenskyy could have shown in a situation like that. Trump and Vance are telling him that he's "gambling with World War III", and telling him that he needs to say "thank you" - but without letting him finish a sentence. Trump was saying some really harsh stuff, but not allowing Zeleskyy to respond to it. This is the only time Zelenskyy tried to talk over the top of him; and you think it is "super annoying".

    In the earlier parts of the meeting, Trump was not engaged at all. Trump commented that "I wasn't there then" while Zelenskyy gave context of how Russia has abused trust given to them in diplomacy; apparently Trump thinks nothing matters unless he is personally involved. This is the attitude Trump brought to the meeting, but you think Zelenskyy was "super annoying" and should have handled this senseless berating with more grace. I disagree with you.

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  • The footage of this meeting is truly remarkable and worth watching.

    I think it's important to watch uncut unedited footage of meetings like this from time to time, to see the behaviour of leaders first hand. Otherwise it is too easy to just get swept up in the narrative of whatever social bubble you interact with.

    In this meeting Trump demonstrates a total disinterest in any past events or context for current decisions; but he becomes quite animated and angry at the end of the video. Apparently he felt criticised and wanted to hit back. But he didn't seem to be paying much attention at all to what was being said.

    Zelenskyy is calm throughout, but has clear frustration as Vance and Trump speak over the top of him. Trump accuses Zelenskyy of total disrespect, and says he is 'gambling with World War III'.

    Really, it is worth watching. See how leaders of the USA behave.

  • yikes

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  • /r/degoogle is total bullshit. That sub routinely and consistently shits on any non-google suggestion, for all sorts of bogus reasons. It's like the sub exists to trick people into thinking google is impossible to avoid, rather than just supporting steps away from google.

  • yikes

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  • I found this site useful. The list of alternatives is very large.

    From my looking around at other info and advice, I'd say that Posteo is the best one if you don't have custom domains; and that mailbox.org or possibly Tuta mail is best if do need a custom domain. Tuta is probably best if you need it to be free.

    Another solid option not on that list is fastmail.fm (which is Australian).

  • Tradeoffs

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