Tar_Alcaran

time is the one resource Big Tech steals that we can’t ever get back.

That’s an odd argument, since DIY takes significantly more time than just buying a solution.

By… Stepping outside and talking to people? I think all neighborhoods have that ability, even if we don’t really use it much.

Because you, and everyone, is in a huge bubble.

Normal people don’t give a shit where stuff is hosted, or if it’s hosted at all. The vast majority of people couldn’t care less what happens to their catpics if their phone gets crushed and they don’t want to use a separate messaging platform just to talk to you.

The things you think are important absolutely don’t matter to them. Most people don’t give a single second of thought to where their documents should live, and will just download it again on a second device instead of synchronizing anything.

It’s really nice that these things exist, but why would someone do anything with them if they literally don’t have a purpose for it?

It lets you pay for the oncoming lawsuit

I dislike this fact, because I very clearly remember when it was brand spanking new

You can get a concession on extraction, but water is a public domain.

Oh good. What with there being an infinite amount of clean drinking water, them just extracting some public goods to sell for profit is not a problem at all.

Yes, but not competent ones.

Let’s hope the destroy themselves before they elect competent fascists instead of this bunch

Exactly. Basically nobody in their 30s can, say, drive a manual car without a synchro, unless they specifically practiced it, because there is zero need to learn that skill. And basically nobody under 20 can set port forwarding on a router because there is basically zero need for that skill.

When I wanted sound on Arkanoid, I HAD to learn IRQ settings, so I did. But now that stuff just works.

Nah, I’m also not on Iran’s side in this. Probably even less so.

I’m VERY much not on Israel’s side. But you can’t exactly say this massive barrage had an amazing military impact, right?

That’s a LOT of money for basically no real effect.

And extremely predictable

What? Are you telling me that “baby one more time.mp3.exe” I got off of Napster isn’t actually reliable? Gasp!

Surprise, Space Karen, places other than the US have actual employee protection laws.

How weird is that?

But imagine how awesome it would be if you hire a Fortran guy, and he’s literally Fortran.

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In several European countries, people who have favorable views of right-wing populist parties are less likely to have a positive view of Zelenskyy. In Germany, for example, supporters of Alternative for Germany (AfD) are about half as likely as those who do not support AfD to express confidence in the Ukrainian leader (31% vs. 61%). In some cases, the pattern is reversed: Spanish supporters of the right-wing populist party Vox are more confident in Zelenskyy than nonsupporters

Gee, I wonder why.

If you’re trying to make the argument that google isn’t just a search engine, then I fully agree.