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brianary

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  • Amazon BUSTED for Widespread Scheme to Inflate Prices Across the Economy— Amazon, its vendors, and competing retailers are price fixing, hiking up prices for consumer products, making Amazon richer

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  • I buy direct from the manufacturer whenever I can.

    The prices outside of Amazon will be higher though, that's the reason for this enforcement, the "Amazon tax". Cory Doctorow has been talking about it for a while. I'm glad to see someone that can do something heard it.

    Finding stuff outside of Amazon isn't easy, though. Search engines barely show results for anyone outside Amazon, Walmart, and ebay. Too often I'll find a retailer for a while only for Amazon to buy it later or otherwise destroy them (I miss Woot and Jet and Fictionwise and Bookpool, &c).

  • Is Windows FOSS now?

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  • That seems a more likely outcome.

  • It's the reality! (reposted to ensure accuracy)

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  • Is Windows FOSS now?

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  • The Windows FOSS part, sure, but unenforceable copyright seems quite possible, but probably not court-tested. I mean, AI basically ignored copyright to train in the first place, and there is precedent for animals not getting copyright for taking pictures.

  • Real Nazis

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  • "Not popular" literally means it won't happen, you are restating my point.

    You know Trump ran in 2000, right? And that he isn't a third-party candidate?

    If you want to hijack the Democrats like Trump hijacked the Republicans, that's a good strategy!

    Give me a creative solution that understands the system, and the math involved, and I'm entirely on board. But wishing isn't enough.

  • Real Nazis

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  • Only once has a third party candidate made much progress, and Perot was right-wing/libertarian. You can't skip right to a third party presidential candidate without making progress with that party locally first, then in Congress. That just how this system works. You can pretend that enough people will spontaneously vote for your same third party candidate, but that's a demonstrably a fantasy. You can claim that a vote reflects on your own morality rather than something strategic and practical, but that's a view pushed by people hoping to take advantage of youth vanity and split the vote.

  • Me, who has went through multiple race riots since the 90s

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  • False dichotomy bullshit. It's not enough, but to denegrate voting altogether is also stupid.

  • They can't answer this

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  • Well that's fair enough for the larger point, at least within NY. I guess I was mostly reacting to the notion of "fixed", mathematically speaking.

  • They can't answer this

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  • When has the housing supply ever been fixed, though? It's always growing, and it should always be driven by demand.

  • Turning Point USA Is Hosting Its Own Halftime Show Because the Super Bowl Is Too Gay

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  • I guess I'd say that the joke is for us and not them, but I'd also argue that they genuinely don't assimilate, probably to a much greater degree than any other demographic.

  • Turning Point USA Is Hosting Its Own Halftime Show Because the Super Bowl Is Too Gay

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  • Conservatives don't assimilate into American society.

  • This New Android Smartphone Is For Everyone Who Misses the Blackberry

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  • I'm experimenting with the LILYGO T-Deck+ on MeshCore for messaging and thinking about the Mecha Comet for other stuff. I'm really hoping to leave the corporate stuff behind.

  • Trump Building Top Secret Installation Under East Wing

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  • Weld quickly first so you have time for the cement to cure.

  • I spent a year on Linux and forgot to miss Windows

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  • Keep in mind that changes are coming even if you stay on Windows or Mac or Android or iOS. AI in particular is going to require everyone to relearn everything in non-deterministic ways, so you end up begging the system to do what you want in new creative ways. Also, the UI will be radically reworked over and over. There's really no way to avoid learning new ways to do things on an invention that's less than 50 years old.

    Yes, it's work that we don't usually have the energy for, especially now, but the best we can do is look for a community to support each other through it all.

  • I spent a year on Linux and forgot to miss Windows

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  • Wait, does it not work on your hardware, or are you using it frequently enough to be bothered by passwords?

  • QWERTY Phones Are Really Trying to Make a Comeback This Year

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  • I've been using the Dvorak layout for typing and swiping on my phone for many years. It's actually set to be multilingual, even: I can swipe either language or toggle to Azerty for French (I probably should switch to BÉPO, but I don't think I have that option yet). I don't tend to swap phones enough for that to be an issue, and I work remotely so I don't have to use other workstations, so my use case is probably more suited to this.

  • QWERTY Phones Are Really Trying to Make a Comeback This Year

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  • Where's my Dvorak phone?

  • On familiarity

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  • What's unreasonable about doubting automation for topics that a person has enough knowledge about to doubt their own mastery?

  • On familiarity

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  • It's Dunning-Kreuger, so when you understand the complexities within the area of your expertise you'll doubt the likelihood of effective automation using statistical brute force.