brucethemoose

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brucethemoose @lemmy.world 4h ago

Yes.

At least to post.

Do you not read the rules before posting an article in a community?

4h ago

When people recommend Brave browser.

brucethemoose @lemmy.world 4h ago

With Firefox, presumably compatibility, AI stuff, and a string of lesser Mozilla controversies, I guess?

As for Brave, I think you're underestimating people. They don't want to be tracked, they don't want to see ads. They won't necessarily go seek a solution out, but if a one-click solution to fix that presents itself in front of their eyeballs, they might try it.

4h ago

Trump Demands Death Penalty for Reporters in Unhinged War Rant

brucethemoose @lemmy.world 4h ago

It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter if Trump shouted "I'm going to execute you!" at the top of his lungs while throwing a baby out the window, on film, in front of a million people; if the headline makes inferred jumps and sensationalizes the event, it is not a news article. Its opinion/talk or whatever label you want to call it.

And that is exactly why we're here. Trump is a troll that thrives on tabloid journalism; everything that's even a little exaggerated is just feeding him. It's why he's there. And I am very sensitive to the idea that "it's really news because its true with these conditions and aligns with my beliefs" because thats the core operating mode of MAGA.

5h ago

China's Largest Solar Farm Is Quietly Changing The Desert Around It

Predicting Earth's future climate is a race against time. As climate change accelerates, improving models is essential to guide decision-making from governments, especially if we hope to control climate change.

…Do they really believe this?

Read the room. Doesn’t matter if they invent a freaking oracle, governments aren’t going to do squat as long as constituents are manipulated into not seeing it.

We are past the point of praying and hoping science will win an attention war. I feel like all this research is just pointless with the elephants in the room are dealt with.

5h ago

"Mods on Lemmy are pretty transparent, because of the modlog"

No offense, but they make sense to me.

First two are political posts. Probably a bot enforcing Rule 6.
3rd post is technically a blog post, not a news article, I guess.
Third is borderline political?

The removed post justification should be more explicit, and removing a Servo dev post is ridiculous. But like it or not, it seems to fit the community’s rules.

5h ago

When people recommend Brave browser.

brucethemoose @lemmy.world 5h ago

Friend, why are you so intent on sticking to Brave?

Trying another browser that doesnt have a long list of “cherry picked” controversies takes like a few seconds. What’s the downside to that?

5h ago

Women are being abandoned by their partners on hiking trails. What’s behind ‘alpine divorce’?

I’m honestly ashamed of my sex.

I get it, I’ve witnessed guys have gut wrenching experiences with women, but… come, on. Do y'all have to internalize that as misogyny?

5h ago

Always remember what we're fighting for!

brucethemoose @lemmy.world 5h ago

Humerous…

…But I see a blue checkmark, and I downvote. Nothing personal, but I will not support Twitter even indirectly.

5h ago

When people recommend Brave browser.

Thats obscure information, too. It’s reasonable to not know.

I draw the line when Brave's awfulness is pointed out, linked, with alternatives presented, yet the Brave user digs in their heels and takes criticism of their browser choice personally. That is just ego.

5h ago

the wall street journal today literally asking "but what do dead kids mean for the GDP?"

This is why my Dad thinks climate change is hysteria. WSJ ran an article (basically) positing that geoengineering will fix it anyway, and it’s best to pump the economy (with oil) to get there.

…Which I was particularly hurt by.

I've been reading geoengineering papers for a decade+, and the most practical theoretical ones boil down to desperate plans like “bathe the South Pole in sulfuric acid rain” that are still so heinously expensive it’s basically sci fi. And that’s assuming “tipping points” don’t materialize. Gah.

6h ago

Dumb glasses

Better yet, a GenAI power virus.

Link it to a “cool looking AI app” which constantly thrashes the phone in the background generating AI porn to sell, which Google/Apple do absolutely nothing to stop because it’s AI and it makes them money. Use the extra cash to give away tshirts for free.

…Maybe I went a little far, there.

6h ago

EXODUS Gameplay Clips Showcase Combat, Traversal, And Exploration

Quite Mass Effect Andromeda-ish.

…Which is an under-rated game, IMO. Yes, the main quests and characters have the charisma of sticks in mud, but it has some neat side quests, kinda like a BGS RPG. I liked the Ryder-SAM dynamics, and counter to the “my face is tired” meme, the animations, graphics, combat and everything are all great. Mechanically, it feels infinitely better than Starfield.

So yeah, I’ll take more of that. Even if it doesn’t have ME trilogy-like characters, which is kinda an unreasonable expectation.

What I do not want is another Starfield.

6h ago

Systemd preparing to comply with age verification laws

You mean tied to IDs or something?

Commercial services would’ve just implemented that anyway. And yeah, likely with “absolute bare minimum effort.”

I’m still a bit confused. This thread is acting like this is a slope to systemd distros requiring an ID check, if I’m reading it right.

6h ago

When people recommend Brave browser.

Also, the Brave defenders in this section… holy moly.

Some folks simply cannot admit they made a questionable choice. They picked it and use it, so everyone else must be wrong.

I’ve met people like this in real life.

6h ago

When people recommend Brave browser.

https://blog.alexseifert.com/2025/04/06/why-i-recommend-against-brave/

Because of the long history of controversies:

Even if it was somehow fine now, I wouldn’t touch it with a ten foot pole. TBH I’d use Edge before Brave, even on Linux.

6h ago

When people recommend Brave browser.

Cromite is more of a “single purpose” browser, for hardcore antifingerprinting.

If you want to shop online or browse stuff without tracking ghosts following you around, there is nothing even close.

I love it.

…But it’s kind of impractical.

Its antifingerprinting is so extreme it breaks many sites. It doesn’t even try to support many features/extensions in pursuit of this. And TBH, any browser with full UBlock (like Helium or Firefox) provides a better “adblocking” experience, albeit not as strong of an anti-tracking one.

6h ago

When people recommend Brave browser.

brucethemoose @lemmy.world 6h ago

Ublock is basically redundant with it.

6h ago

When people recommend Brave browser.

It’s because no-one knows any alternatives.

If one wants a Chrome-based browser that isn’t Chrome, Brave is the highest-profile one by orders of magnitude. Next is a bunch of high-SEO scamware before honest projects like Vivaldi or Helium are even a whisper.

…So I don’t really blame folks for using Brave. They aren't omniscient, and an honest effort to avoid Chrome is still a positive.

6h ago

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