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  • Announcing Ibis, the federated Wikipedia Alternative

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  • Yeah I was thinking more of a paid service, I guess more like Nebula then Netflix, since Netflix just shows TV shows and movies made by big companies. I don't mind paying for things if they're good things, and I know the right people are getting the money for it.

  • Announcing Ibis, the federated Wikipedia Alternative

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  • So you're saying you want a federated wiki that uses a blockchain??? Genius.

    Kidding aside, you're absolutely right. Wikipedia is one of the very few if not ONLY examples of centralized tech that ISN'T absolute toxic garbage. Is it perfect? No. From what I understand, humans are involved in it, so, no, it's not perfect.

    If you want to federate some big ol toxic shit hole, Amazon, Netflix, any of Google's many spywares -- there's loads of way more shitty things we would benefit from ditching.

    Edit: the "federated Netflix" -- I know it sounds weird, but I actually think it would be really cool. Think of it more like Nebula+YouTube: "anyone" (anyone federated with other instances) can "upload" videos, and subcription fees go mostly to the creator with a little going to The Federation. Idk the payment details, that would be hard, but no one said beating Netflix would be easy.

    And federated Amazon -- that seems like fish in a barrel, or low hanging fruit, whichever you prefer. Complicated and probably a lot more overhead, but not conceptually challenging.

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    Old xkcd, I can't see it ever not being relevant

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  • Vim wasn't invented, it spawned fully written and tested at the moment creation came into existence

    That's why vi is already installed on every Linux system

  • US lawmakers vote 50-0 to force sale of TikTok despite angry calls from users

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  • I mean, it's not one or the other. No interference from Congress means we get surveilled by China and the US. Congress can cut that number in half.

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    Old xkcd, I can't see it ever not being relevant

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  • Wtf is this bullshit. When tf did vim start allowing you to do the same thing in more than one way

  • Roku’s Ultimatum: Surrender Jury Trial Rights or Lose Access to Your TVs

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  • I don't think anyone is allowed to take away your right to being a part of a class action lawsuit as a requirement to use a TV. Recent SCOTUS shenanigans aside, I can't imagine a judge would let that fly.

  • So far left you get your guns back.

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  • Yeah, the Serenity Prayer context might help.

    Grant me the serenity to accept the things I can't change The courage to change the things I canAnd the wisdom to know the difference

  • Fast food restaurant Wendy’s plans Uber-like surge pricing, with digital menu boards that change prices depending on demand

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  • I get what you're saying, but it honestly sounds like kool aid drinking. "Surge" vs "dynamic" might be different in terms of back end calculation, but the external appearance is the same.

    Again, you have to remember that prices are still maxed out. Think about it this way: if you normally wear 2000 calories a day, and every now and then you have an extra donut or burger and that puts you at 2500, that's only balanced if, on other days, you have only 1500 calories. If the only exceptions are in the "plus" direction, the average is up.

    Dynamic pricing is done in retail already and no one bats an eye at it.

    Don't mistake prior not knowing about it for people saying they think it's ok. If this is happening in retail, and people knew, they wouldn't be happy.

    Surge pricing is toxic and needs to stop.

  • So far left you get your guns back.

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  • You're being downvoted because people people think you're being obtuse, but, as a person that overuses logical thinking to a diagnosable degree, my suspicion is that you're doing that. Also because your tone is kind of...not good.

    The whole point of the Serenity Prayer ("accept the things I cannot change") is that it includes "change the things I can" -- so the things Davis is changing are things she CAN change, by definition.

    But her point is that she is reframing what she believes she can and cannot change. Recategorizing, if you will.

    She's invoking the third part of the Serenity Prayer: the wisdom to know the difference. As we grow and learn, our wisdom increases, so the things that belong in the first two categories will shift.

    Things that used to be things that can't be changed are becoming things that she can.

    To understand the quote, you just have to give it some space to breathe, and not be so logical about it.

  • Fast food restaurant Wendy’s plans Uber-like surge pricing, with digital menu boards that change prices depending on demand

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  • What are you talking about? Just because they aren't calling it "surge" doesn't mean it's not surge. Unless you're just saying you prefer the term "gouging"?

    In a statement Wednesday, Wendy’s clarified that “dynamic pricing” will include new menus that could offer discounts at slower times of the day, denying the company will raise prices during peak demand.

    Lowering prices, also known as "discounts," and then restoring prices after the "discount" can be understood in reverse: prices go from "normal" to "increased".

    Given the fact that they (like every other fast food company) always charge the absolute maximum the market will bear, then any price -- even a reduced one -- is still going to be what they calculate to be the maximum. The fact that the maximum is different at times of "increased demand" is exactly what surge pricing is.

  • Reddit Is Letting Power Users In on Its IPO. Not Everyone’s Buying

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  • To the moon!!!

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    Old xkcd, I can't see it ever not being relevant

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  • it's weird that it happened twice

    Everyone who dabbles in programming eventually learns :q. Not everyone learns :wq.

  • FLOSS communities right now

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  • I've been loving Source Hut, but they're not ready to handle GitHub-level usage

  • Mozilla CEO quits, org pivots, but what about Firefox?

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  • Great post but I just wasn't able to let this go:

    publicated

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  • FLOSS communities right now

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  • Microsoft is going to continue to increase their monetization of GitHub. It's going to get worse, not better.

  • FLOSS communities right now

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  • I'm not sure I understand the problem. Is the problem that they're not using matrix? Or do you prefer that it was still all on IRC? I don't hate IRC but it's definitely way less user friendly.

  • AI lobbying spikes 185% as calls for regulation surge

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  • You're not wrong but I don't love the implication that people who use wheelchairs aren't healthy

    Adding to your point: the freedom to petition the government for the redress of grievances is not just in the Bill of Rights, it's also in the Magna Carta.

  • Zed - A code editor written in rust by Atom's Developer.

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  • It's a code editor with no Linux version. It can go on the shelf next to Arc, the browser "for tech people."

  • Hackers Crack Tesla Twice, Rake in $1.3 Million at Pwn2Own Automotive

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  • Tell me you've never actually engaged in any real criminal activity without telling me you've never actually engaged in any real criminal activity