The lawsuit argues that Google has effectively ‘bought’ the UK mobile phone search engine market. Google forced mobile phone handset manufacturers to pre-install the Google Search and Google Chrome browser apps on devices that use Google’s Android operating system in order to obtain a licence to use Google Play....
For me it is the fact that our blood contains iron. I earlier used to believe the word stood for some ‘organic element’ since I couldn’t accept we had metal flowing through our supposed carbon-based bodies, till I realized that is where the taste and smell of blood comes from.
Preferring server side rendering is an interesting topic
Client side renderering is currently the preference because the company gets to offload the compute costs of their servers onto the clients’ devices
As long as every website has a profit motive, even if it’s just a single person trying to save some money on their AWS bills, server side rendering will never become the norm
Everybody trashing on code reviews has never worked with a shit coder before
I’m a shit coder and almost every single review I’ve made big mistakes like forgetting to delete debug/dead code and there’s always meaningful improvements being suggested
Programming is actually hard af to do for any extended period of time (more than half an hour)
It requires such a specific mind that’s drawn to all the detail oriented specific robotic parts of coding but almost all coders say coding is easy because the people whose mind don’t fit coding already quit long ago
Yes I find coding hard and no I’m not coping
Actually programming being difficult might not be correct but more like programming is largely unbearable
Look, I’m literally a tankie and understand the merits of Signal. I use it myself for anything that needs e2e encryption like organizing protests
But asking everybody else to download and use an app for just a single gc when all of their other chats are on other apps (that everybody else also already has) is far too demanding. Especially people you’ve just met and are trying to befriend
Not only that, but college roommate gc do not need e2e encryption unless you want to run a trap house. There’s absolutely no positive of using Signal for this other than your own personal preference. It’s just a little too self serving. Downloading Insta is free and you don’t have to participate in Insta bullshit. I think even a Messenger account works since Meta implemented cross platform chats
Now if they were asking for an iMessage gc and you have an Android then that’s fine to complain about because iPhones aren’t free and you’d have to replace your current choice of phone too
I’ve already converted all my fiat currency to various crypto including a modest sizing of Monero so I can anonymously transfer my money when China takes over our financial systems
I implore everybody else to do the same. The writing has been on the wall for decades
Why are you automatically blaming China for that? How do you know that decision wasn’t made by the film directors/company? Unfortunately, propaganda runs deep and people easily believe whatever they want to believe
The arguments presented are so terrible and devoid of any meaninful substance
The first one was “China lol”
Then the one I replied to in support of “China lol” said “autocratic state” which is absolutely false unless all of your knowledge about China’s governance system comes from reading CNN headlines and skimming Reuters articles written by a dude with a bachelor’s in journalism that doesn’t speak Chinese
They also said “well known to” which implies it’s a special case when every state exerts overwhelming control and censorship over the media that occurs within their country
If you asked a spokesperson from any Fortune 500 Company to list the benefits of genocide or give you the corporation’s take on whether slavery was beneficial, they would most likely either refuse to comment or say “those things are evil; there are no benefits.” However, Google has AI employees, SGE and Bard, who are more...
Unclear? I feel like it’s pretty obvious 99% of the times they move people around to raise tensions and intimidate others. The 1% of the times to actually start a war
Meta post I’ve decided to make. I enjoyed the unixporn subreddit a lot when I used reddit more. I enjoy customizing my linux de as much as the next nerd....
The origin of the word “monkey” is for the animal and “master” for skilled person or hierarchical boss while the origin of the word “ricer/ricing/riced” is explicitly and only a racist insult
If your proposed term becomes the dominant term, then for the sake of making people easier to understand what I’m saying, I will use that term too
You would’ve went wild in the USA during slavery times
Imagine somebody you dated physically and emotionally abused you for 20 years and then 10 years later they get upset that you still care about something that happened so long ago lmao
That’s great you’re so easily willing to only read and absorb the inserted opionated editorial propaganda yet completely ignore the real reporting backed by material reality
Where are all the Nazis and nationalists in the military and government like you claimed. Tell me
That lack of distinction is 100% on purpose since China dominates the consumer drones market and they’re so versatile and capable that countries all over the world including the US buy DJI drones for military operations
Even though we had a little bit of warning about federation, I think we’re off to a rocky start. Maybe we should have compiled a list of things we think that may make other people very upset. That way they can quickly get to know what we’re about and go hide in a social media bubble if it scares them....
The source for that claim is entirely from the US state department. Not to mention some expert disputed that claim
“The estimated all-time high for opium production was set in 2017 at 9,900 tons worth some $1.4 billion in sales by farmers or roughly 7% of Afghanistan’s GDP, the UNODC reported.”
“Mansfield says his field studies show the most the Taliban can earn from illicit opiates is about $40 million annually”
So the Taliban made at most 40 million per year while the entire country (under US occupation and control) made over 1 billion per year
Google faces a £7 billion lawsuit for blocking search engine competition at the expense of consumers (consumervoice.uk)
The lawsuit argues that Google has effectively ‘bought’ the UK mobile phone search engine market. Google forced mobile phone handset manufacturers to pre-install the Google Search and Google Chrome browser apps on devices that use Google’s Android operating system in order to obtain a licence to use Google Play....
What are some commonly known facts that are too bizarre for you to believe to be true?
For me it is the fact that our blood contains iron. I earlier used to believe the word stood for some ‘organic element’ since I couldn’t accept we had metal flowing through our supposed carbon-based bodies, till I realized that is where the taste and smell of blood comes from.
Google: Haven't provided your phone number? It'd be a shame if something happened to your email... (lemmy.ml)
Gmail prompt to provide phone number sounds like a threat
The US is Fanning the Flames of War with China (truthout.org)
What are your programming hot takes?
Canada warns LGBT travellers of US risks (www.bbc.co.uk)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/2089998...
Meeting new roommates for college and I suggested Signal and this was someone's response. I hate Gen Z. (lemm.ee)
China's economy in crisis, on the brink of collapse? (www.lemonde.fr)
Open Source, hardware and software, 3D-printed planar magnetic headphones powered by a Raspberry Pico (github.com)
what do companies do with your phone number ?
I have a question, what do companies do with your phone number ? can they trace who you are and what you do ?
Dethroning lemmy.ml, lemm.ee rises as the second most active instance (lemmy.world)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/3804525...
The Internet Is About to Get a Lot Worse (US focused) (buttondown.email)
Charlie Jane Anders discusses KOSA (the Kids Online Safety Act)....
Google's AI Bots Tout 'Benefits' of Genocide, Slavery, Fascism, Other Evils (www.tomshardware.com)
If you asked a spokesperson from any Fortune 500 Company to list the benefits of genocide or give you the corporation’s take on whether slavery was beneficial, they would most likely either refuse to comment or say “those things are evil; there are no benefits.” However, Google has AI employees, SGE and Bard, who are more...
3,000 More U.S. Troops to the Persian Gulf: New Conflict Coming Against Iran? (www.liberationnews.org)
Hey, we should all really stop using racist slang to refer to customozation
Meta post I’ve decided to make. I enjoyed the unixporn subreddit a lot when I used reddit more. I enjoy customizing my linux de as much as the next nerd....
New WHO chief scientist backs China fact-finding mission to examine COVID origin (fortune.com)
Russian soldier admits proudly his comrades were killing POWs (euromaidanpress.com)
Russia's Luna-25 spacecraft crashes into Moon (www.bbc.com)
https://archive.li/10BV3...
China helping to arm Russia with helicopters, drones and metals (www.telegraph.co.uk)
‘We Cannot Win’ Says Top Russian Commander (www.kyivpost.com)
https://archive.li/Z0m5m...
America Deserved 9/11 and Other Real-Ass Takes: A Visitor's Guide
Even though we had a little bit of warning about federation, I think we’re off to a rocky start. Maybe we should have compiled a list of things we think that may make other people very upset. That way they can quickly get to know what we’re about and go hide in a social media bubble if it scares them....
Taliban's Massively Successful Opium Eradication Raises Questions About What US Was Doing All Along (www.mintpressnews.com)