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finalarbiter

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    Proposed instance policy update on Zionist accounts

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  • They're not the same, which is why I specifically called out that I'm not talking about Zionist propaganda. I am absolutely not conflating anti-zionism with anti-semitism.

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  • I was misinformed, thank you for the clarification

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  • Generally support this rule, but I'm a bit wary as a Jew who's been accused of being zionist (I'm not) solely for reminding people that 'globalize the intifada' means calling for a global genocide against Jews and shouldn't be used in support of Palestinians (I was misinformed about the meaning of intifada). A lot of people, especially on the internet, don't seem to understand that not all Jews support zionism/the Israeli government. As long as there's a reasonable attempt to ensure that we're not just promoting anti-semitism (not to be confused with calling out zionist propaganda), I'm for this rule in the same way I support a rule blocking any sort of bigotry.

  • What's wrong with Brave browser?

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  • Linux Distros Designed for Former Windows Users Are Picking Up Steam | Linux Journal

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  • Quick post about AI-free FireFox Based Browsers (Keep your Addons and avoid the Bloat)

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  • They keep saying their ai features will be opt-in, and yet everything they've rolled out so far is opt-out. I struggle to believe future 'features' will be any different. Maybe it's opt-in in the sense that I'm not required to click whichever button activates it, like whatever they added to the context menu, but that's not really what opt-in means and degrades my trust in Mozilla.

    I'm also frustrated by their seeming inability to focus on their core browser product and building a popular competitor to chromium browsers instead of going off on side quests.

  • What items do you have multiple of even though one would suffice?

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  • Ngl, read this as cojones and was super confused

  • Quick post about AI-free FireFox Based Browsers (Keep your Addons and avoid the Bloat)

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  • You asked, and I gave my opinion. All this AI bullshit has done and continues to do significant damage to the global economy and ecology, god forbid I have a problem with that or any company contributing to it.

  • Quick post about AI-free FireFox Based Browsers (Keep your Addons and avoid the Bloat)

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  • The problem is that they're pushing it without any way for those of us who really don't want that crap to strip it out of the browser. I don't want all this ai garbage, never asked for it, and am harassed at every corner by every fucking company thinking it's somehow going to change the world.

    Sure, Mozilla allows you to turn off some of these features, but I've already had it reenabled in updates after previously disabling it. Further, many of the settings are buried in about:config, which is not a user-friendly way to make those changes. At best, these functionalities should be opt-in and presented as addons that can be installed, rather than being a core part of the browser that cannot be removed.

  • whotd uses brave

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  • Open source typically means that the code is public and comes with extensive freedoms to use, modify, and distribute (the degree to which these are allowed is governed by the software license).

    Source available, on the other hand, generally means that the code is publicly available for review but is otherwise proprietary and/or restricts the freedoms that an open source project provides.

    The differences are more nuanced than the above summary might suggest, as they come from different philosophies on what open source should mean and how people should be able to interact with and use open source projects.

  • Windows 11 25H2 Includes a Faster NVMe Driver Needing Manual Installation

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  • Ah, any developer who suggested that probably got the same answer I get at work: "Testing costs money, so unless we absolutely have to, no."

  • Windows 11 25H2 Includes a Faster NVMe Driver Needing Manual Installation

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  • That's fair. I'm certainly not one to defend msoft, nor do I really have the technical knowledge to rebut. Is it possible that 'trying' the driver as you suggested could damage the drive or corrupt data? Just wondering if there's a legitimate reason they wouldn't go for a seemingly easy win aside from being a generally dumb organization.

  • Windows 11 25H2 Includes a Faster NVMe Driver Needing Manual Installation

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  • Using this driver, however, is fraught with risks. Not all NVMe SSDs support it, and if incompatible, it could break Windows 11 boot.

    Probably why it isn't standard, especially since there's a driver that does work even if it's suboptimal.

  • The audacity

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  • Apps on my phone have a one-strike rule: the moment they send me an ad or otherwise annoy me, notifications are disabled and I reevaluate whether I need that app installed in the first place.

  • Which pejorative aliases do you use for companies or products?

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  • Whole foods -> Whole paycheck

  • A San Francisco power outage left Waymo's self-driving cars stranded at intersections

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  • Yes, let's give the group that has extensive abuse and corruption issues with nigh zero accountability new ways to hurt people.

    If anything, we should be advocating against remote vehicle control for the myriad security and safety issues that would introduce.

  • A San Francisco power outage left Waymo's self-driving cars stranded at intersections

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  • The default (at least in most of the US) is to treat a malfunctioning light as an all-way stop sign, with traffic alternating in each direction. The waymos instead stopped and blocked intersections, failing to reach the basic expectation for human drivers. Should we not hold these machines to a higher standard, if not at least the same standard as human drivers? Self-driving vehicles are supposed to be safer and 'better' than human drivers.

  • rule of shit

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  • This has the same energy as minion memes on facebook but honestly I'm kind of here for it?

  • LG TVs’ unremovable Copilot shortcut is the least of smart TVs’ AI problems

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  • I feel that. I got a 50" 4k Sceptre from walmart maybe 4 or 5 years ago that has absolutely no smart features. They'll have to pry that out of my cold, dead hands before I consider 'upgrading' to a so-called smart tv.