What non-FOSS software are you using that you wish you could replace?
For me its honestly a ton of my work software (digital forensics), shit is too niche to be replaced by good FOSS options. Cellebrite, Magnet Axiom, etc. Autopsy is great and free and has a linux version but it simply cannot get the same level of data without a pretty nutty level of custom code....
What are the Top 3 Games that you have played in your lifetime?
For me, its probably Halo 3, Call of duty Black Ops 2 and GTA V
Israel declares siege of Gaza as Hamas threatens to start killing hostages (www.theguardian.com)
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[Rant] Cloud service is not a reason to have phones with only 128 GB
I am in the process of looking between repairing my phone or switching to a new one. And the no brainer evolution to the OnePlus 7 Pro I have is a Pixel phone. Pixel Phones are definitely not perfect, I know that the battery would fall faster than other phones but hey, that’s ok, google chip in it, possibility to go...
Why do most people choose to use WhatsApp over telegram??
Telegram is just actually superior in terms of features I don’t get it.
why are companies trying so hard to have employees back in the office?
I have posted this on Reddit (askeconomics) a while back but got no good replies. Copying it here because I don’t want to send traffic to Reddit....
Elon Musk and company take @x handle from its original user. He got zero dollars for it. (mashable.com)
Twitter To Rebrand As X (www.theverge.com)
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Data privacy: how to counter the "I have nothing to hide" argument?
I know data privacy is important and I know that big corporations like Meta became powerful enough to even manipulate elections using our data....
What's an easy yet useful skill that everyone should learn?
More Than 80 Percent Of Americans Can’t Afford New Cars (jalopnik.com)
Google Flat-Out Refuses to Bargain With Workers, Prompting YouTube Music Strike (www.vice.com)
Would you be buried alive for 48hr for a million dollars?
You are buried in a coffin 6ft deep, with no light or cell phone. There is only a small tube connected to the coffin from outside that allows you to breathe (edit: you can breathe with no difficulty). After 48 hours, you are dug up and given 1 million dollars. Do you do it?...
Trump's mug shot (lemmy.world)
Twitter's removal of block function appears to violate both Apple and Google's app store policies (lemmy.world)
LimeWire.exe (i.imgur.com)
Wayne Brady Comes Out as Pansexual: 'I'm Doing This for Me' (people.com)
The Fall of Stack Overflow (programming.dev)
Stack Overflow has seen a substantial decline in traffic over the last year that appears to be accelerating. observablehq.com/…/the-fall-of-stack-overflow
As an adult, what seemingly childish things do you get excited about?
I love bridges. If I see a cool looking bridge, I want to cross it, especially if it goes somewhere that I’m not familiar with. Same with stairs outdoors. They feel like an adventure to me.
Who went "full fedi" yet?
Bit of a simple question: Some people on lemmy are still posting stuff from youtube, xitter and the like....
Ukraine war: Burger King still open in Russia despite pledge to exit (www.bbc.co.uk)
Not sure how the girl's skin tone is relevant, but apart from that... (lemmy.ml)
Apple iPhone 15 relegated to USB 2.0 unless you buy the Pro (www.pcgamer.com)
What film, show or game that is not necessarily 'underated' didn't have the level of social impact it deserved.
What’s the antithesis of Arrested Development, Firefly or The Big Lebowski? Those may never have ‘found their audience’ but over time seemed to recognised by everyone. What are the deep cuts that you liked but it feels like everyone has completely forgotten they even existed.