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These are the times that try men’s souls. They are also the times that put the “Fuck You” in “Fuck You Money."

  • Scientists say X (formerly Twitter) has lost its professional edge — and Bluesky is taking its place

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  • Huh.

    Seems like there's a weekly article about how it's dead or an echo chamber because there's less tolerance for hatred.

    Guess not.

  • Microsoft doing shady Microsoft stuff again

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  • Windows: The top choice when you want someone else to control your computer.

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  • Probably for being a tongue in cheek answer to a serious question. I accept my fate. It's only fucking Tuesday we all need to get our joy where we can. 😁

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  • It was exceptionally tongue in cheek, but I acknowledge the US-centric nature of my drivel.

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  • They're the same picture.

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  • I gotchu fam.

    • If you think Kamala was a good choice (vs the expedient one) you are a Liberal.
    • If you think Bernie would be ideal you are a Democratic Socialist.
    • If you agree with people like Charlie Kirk, you are Conservative.
    • If you think one single thing Trump is doing is anything other than to serve the interests of himself, Putin, and various oligarchs, you're a Maga.

    (Sorry, best I can do on short notice.)

  • After decades on Windows, so long and thanks for all the phish

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  • Videos @lemmy.world
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    Epic Rap Battles - Frederick Douglass vs Thomas Jefferson. Epic Rap Battles of History (Now I've gone down an ERB rabbit hole, I'll see you in a couple days)

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    Jim Henson vs Stan Lee. Epic Rap Battles of History

  • Fall attire enjoyers unite

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  • I love fall. I mostly dress the same as I did in summer, but greatly enjoy the cool morning air and generally nice days. Fall and spring are my favorites.

  • Videos @lemmy.world
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    The Groyper angle explained - 'this assassination was a shitpost'

    www.tiktok.com /@aidanetcetera/video/7549640789652032790

  • How the rich get rich

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  • If we are living in a simulation, do you think it is running a FOSS OS/software or a proprietary one?

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  • Proprietary. If we're part of a simulation, it's being run by a fucking oligarch.

  • Would you trust an open source software maintained by a developer who you disagree with politically (or otherwise don't like the developer)?

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  • You might have replied to the wrong guy. I really didn't touch on that.

  • Would you trust an open source software maintained by a developer who you disagree with politically (or otherwise don't like the developer)?

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  • I used to feel this way but I need more nuance now.

    If I had a global (or national, or statewide, or even citywide) platform of any kind, and there were momentous things happening in the world that I felt were wrong, and that I felt needed more awareness, how could I not use my platform?

    I used to be so sick of celebrities with their political statements until one day that hit me. How could you, in good conscience (and this is true even of opinions I don't agree with) find yourself with millions of people willing to listen to you, how could you not use your platform if you feel strongly enough that there is a moral or ethical obligation to speak up?

  • YSK that in the United States you probably can tell a Policeman (or ICE agent) to go fuck themselves without legal repurcussions.

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  • I was alive in 2020 (and before) I'm well aware how little they often care about the rules.

  • YSK that in the United States you probably can tell a Policeman (or ICE agent) to go fuck themselves without legal repurcussions.

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  • Hmm this is a good point, but I don't entirely agree.

    I know that I have wondered many times if I can drop a random (or not so random) 'eff you' as I pass, and I'm glad to know I probably can, whether I ever actually do or not. Knowledge is - knowledge.

    Few of us here would align ourselves with the group trying to suppress information right now, so although I recognize this is not always a smart decision in every situation, I'm not really willing to get onboard with the idea that disseminating topical information from reasonable sources is a problem.

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    YSK that in the United States you probably can tell a Policeman (or ICE agent) to go fuck themselves without legal repurcussions.

    legalclarity.org /can-you-legally-tell-a-cop-fuck-you/
  • Music @beehaw.org
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    The Clash - Know Your Rights (Extended Version from Rare Acetate, Remastered)

  • Why is open source software assumed to be secure?

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  • In addition to the other good points -

    OpenSource software allows you to create reproducible builds in theory. Such that you can take the source code provided by the vendor (which you theoretically audit to ensure you are satisfied it takes no unexpected action or whatever your concerns are) and compile it, and get something that can be validated as 100% identical to what you get if you buy the compiled version from the vendor directly.

    Without this assurance, the vendor can tell you that this thing they sold you does XYZ, but unless you are looking for it in your network traffic for example you might not know it's uploading webcam pictures of you in the background to ihackedyourwebcam.com or collecting and transmitting telemetry you didn't agree to or etc. Or you don't realize that software you installed on your server has a hardcoded hidden administrator user with password 123456, etc etc etc.

    Also, while Linux in particular is by no means perfect, as a Linux user I know I'm using software that is much more likely to be also used by people who WILL take the time to inspect the code themselves, or might take the time to audit what it does on their network, or any of a bunch of other things that bring hard to quantify additional layers of security to the ecosystem around FLOSS.

  • Every support thread on Reddit is literally this now

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  • Fuck Spez!

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    Overpopulation will only become an issue due to the artificial scarcity and greed of capitalism rather than the actual population

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  • It does not seem like the most likely of possibilities at the moment though, I must admit.

  • Lately, a great many people who used to say they didn't care about privacy because they had nothing to hide must be realizing what a flawed conclusion that was.

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  • I'd hope current events would be the counter argument. Take your pick regarding country/continent and event. I'm being intentionally vague to ensure I don't run afoul of the rules of the sidebar, but there are legitimately many examples currently, some mentioned by others in this discussion.

    I should add that events such as "You've been doing X which has always been legal for your entire life, but now worldchangingevent or policychange has happened and it's no longer legal, and they are persecuting people for it" have always been pretty plausible hypotheticals. We just have modern, current examples of how wrong that can go now.

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    Lately, a great many people who used to say they didn't care about privacy because they had nothing to hide must be realizing what a flawed conclusion that was.

  • Gabe Newell says he founded Valve after Doom showed him Microsoft 'was missing the opportunity' offered by the internet: 'I was willing to sort of put my money where my mouth was'

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  • Yeah, like I said, been a long time. I sincerely love his look though. 🙂

  • Memes @lemmy.ml
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    Liking the French more every year...

  • Music @lemmy.world
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    Anti-Flag - One People, One Struggle

  • Music @lemmy.world
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    Nas - America (2008)

  • Music @lemmy.world
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    Woody Guthrie - All You Fascists Bound To Lose