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he/him

if you devalue trans people in any way, including nb people, please block me

I respectfully request that you not refer to me using slurs

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“Oh yeah, that’s the shit! They’re really loving me now!”

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They’re not. I have celiac, and I’ve learned from reading labels that they often have completely different ingredients/manufacturing conditions.

They’re not QC rejects, but they’re also not the same thing repackaged.

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My provider claims generics can have different fillers and such. The active ingredients have to be the same, though.

If I really wanted to be sure, I’d ask a pharmacist.

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See, this is what people say, but now that I’ve been reading labels I don’t believe it.

For example, I cannot eat Kellogg’s Rice Krispies, but some off brands are made with a different formula that doesn’t include gluten and is manufactured in a safe environment.

Conversely, I can eat Cheerios, but not most store brands, Lucky Charms but not most store brands, etc.

And that’s just cereal! Even drugs vary wildly. Sure, the active ingredients are the same, but the other contents can really vary.

Some foods have similar ingredients, but are either manufactured on shared equipment with wheat and dairy, or not.

I now believe that most store brands are made in a unique environment. I’m open to being convinced otherwise, but if you need more examples, I can check my cupboard and tell you all kinds of things!

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I love your username btw

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LemmyNSFW (nothing against it, but I’m not here for that)

Hexbear

These are the only two

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My instance already blocks those, otherwise I’d add those as well

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I like the 196 on raddle, but I keep forgetting to use raddle

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The part about EXIF data is true, but they’re very upfront about this, and they have a sticky post informing people about this and instructing them how to remove the EXIF data themselves. My take is that it’s just a limitation of the site design, it’s good that they inform people upfront, and removing EXIF data a useful thing for people to learn how to do regardless.

As far as privacy is concerned, I’d say that yeah – they’re very pro-privacy. You can still connect with people, though. I’ve met some people on raddle who I’ve actually chatted with off site. So I wouldn’t say it’s anything more than the privacy culture here.

The one thing that sometimes turns people away from raddle is that people on the site tend to have very well-read and carefully formed opinions, and they can sometimes come off as being aggressive and confrontative. But even the people who may come across like that at first are actually very empathetic, once you spend more time there and observe how they interact.

I’ll just say this: I’ve personally not seen anything on raddle that would turn me away from using the site, and I’ve been there off and on since leaving reddit in June.

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In the winter, tinkering with my magic decks, or becoming obsessed with a video game if one grabs me.

In the summer, riding my longboard long distances.

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“When I was a child, the large skeleton ripped through the fabric of space and devoured my siblings, and I turned out fine!”

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This is in Minnesota. When I was a kid, I begged my parents to drive to see it. They rented a room at some motel in Bemidji and made a weekend of it. The highlight of my trip was seeing the huge Paul Bunyan and Babe statues.

I thought they were so great and it was like they came to life out of a book, but now that I see them again… holy shit lmao

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it “[fell] far short of the greatness” of Fallout 4 and Skyrim

Hilarious to read this, considering how much trash talk I heard about FO4 soon after its release.

People also spent years talking about how bad ESO is, and when I finally played it … it’s great, just like FO4.

I’ll be interested to see how/if opinions change about Starfield over time. I’ll still wait to play it because I’m a patient gamer, but I’ve come to distrust anyone’s takes about Bethesda games.

New extensions you’ll love now available on Firefox for Android (blog.mozilla.org)

Today, Mozilla announced more than 450 new extensions (software that adds new features or functionality to the browser) to users on Firefox for Android at Mozilla’s AMO Android page. This milestone marks the launch of a new open extension ecosystem on mobile where developers are now free to create and publish extensions and...

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It still is. I use a custom collection, and adding extensions is a huge pita because you practically have to use Jedi mind tricks to get Mozilla to show all the extensions on Android.

That said, Libredirect works just fine on Fennec once it’s installed.

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You’re deranged

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For a lot of people, chips are a treat, and they buy only a single bag occassionally

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Aha mission accomplished ;)

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Windows 11 was my tipping point. I have to use it at work, and there’s no way I’d install that on my devices at home.

I’m already running Linux on my laptop and mini PC.

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My thoughts exactly. Whatever small sacrifices I may have to make by switching to Linux are vastly outweighed by having an OS that doesn’t harvest my data and which has a community that actually cares and provides real support.

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I’m that average Joe! In fact, I’m using Linux Mint, which is extremely easy to use and navigate. In fact, I’ve found it much easier to learn than Windows.

So far, I haven’t missed anything. I mostly stream content and use the internet. I haven’t tried much gaming, but it seems to be well supported.

My only barrier I’m aware of for gaming are multiplayer games that require anti-cheat software, but I don’t play such games anyway.

There are a few other little things. For example, since I use my mini PC for content streaming, I had to connect it directly to the TV via USB and use a wireless keyboard to navigate since that’s my primary way to watch movies. (Screen mirroring isn’t supported.) Another example is Proton VPN works on Linux but behaves weirdly. If I forget to disconnect, then next time I launch Linux I have to manually reconnect to wifi, which is weird, but the forums helped me immediately.

The Linux Mint forums are super good: forums.linuxmint.com

So yeah, I literally just started using it, and my experience has been much less frustrating than trying to wrestle with Windows.

Edit: Linux Mint Cinnamon is what I’m using.

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You’re welcome. Maybe I’ll see you in the forums someday, inshallah.

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There are no games I really care about that much tbh. I’ve never been someone who needs to play a certain game

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Firefox with uBlock Origin on Windows or Linux, and NewPipe on Android

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That fandom cleanup filter you linked that removes the annoying popup when you highlight text is a godsend

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Depriving a child of a valid education should really constitute neglect. I’ve known adults who were homeschooled or attended some wacky Christian school, and they’re always lacking basic skills and knowledge. And it’s not the kids’ fault that their parents are religious nuts, but sometimes the cycle continues.

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I used youtubetranscript.com/?v=NgGLFozNM2o and did a ctl+F for “Mendel,” and there’s nothing

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Important point: “Biodegradable” plastic doesn’t biodegrade in the same way as something like a banana. It disinitegrates to the point that it is invisible to humans, but it introduces microplastics into the environment.

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Black plastic bags aside, it looks like a nice place for a stroll and a picnic

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Oh, that’s really great though. I didn’t know.

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Holy shit beebarfbadger, how’d you get in here?

I can tell by the knife and gorilla tape you’re holding that you’re here to help me with home repairs, so thanks!

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My heros will only ever possibly be my neighbors wherever I live.

That’s what I’m always saying! I know so many good working class folks in my friend group and neighborhood. I don’t feel compelled to look up to some celebrity who’s ultimately a complete rando to me.

There are artists and other famous people whose work I respect and admire, but my heros are people I know irl

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This is the same thing as people who claim Trump’s not racist. It’s so patently absurd to claim that you can’t see evidence of her transphobia even when it’s right in front of you that people are left dumbfounded. It’s so obvious you’re not saying this is earnest.

Someone help me out, isn’t there a name for this technique? It’s not “gish gallop” because it’s not an endless stream of out-of-pocket claims, but rather one claim that’s so colossally batshit that it can’t be addressed. It’s like someone saying, “No one’s produced evidence of humans requiring oxygen to live.” It’s a way to successfully dodge an issue because of the absurdity of the claim being made. Is it called “red herring”?

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There’ren’t no peeps whomst’d make u say’t

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Same! If you think of it, please let me know 🙏

Whatever it is, it’s pretty common to the point that I can predict the entire conversation:

Me: [Posts links to numerous transphobic tweets by Rowling].

Them: That’s not transphobic, she’s just saying [superficial bad-faith reading of the tweet in question and a statement about transgender people being “too sensitive”]

If there’s not a term for this, someone needs to coin one lol

I used to engage, but I’ve learned from my tenure on reddit to recognize the pattern and that there’s no point

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Hmmm. I feel like it’s more a deliberate distortion of reality.

The way I see it, it’s closely related to the approach used by segregationists who would use things like gerrymandering or poll tax to exclude Black voters and then claim that it’s not racist policy because they didn’t expressly mention race.

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Someone pointed out that it looks like the setup for some sea lioning, and now I tend to agree.

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I’d like to add Lakota People’s Law Project and Minnesota Freedom Fund

BruceTwarzen, to asklemmy

Is there a Spotify alternative that has no ads?

I pay for Spotify for 7 years or so now and i'm so sick of all the ads. After every update there seems to be an: oops, sorry, you have ads now. Podcasts are filled with ads. I was just listening to a podcast where they shoved in 3 ads mid-sentence. How long until musicians put ads in their songs. I'm just so sick of it.

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I second Spotube. I actually do pay for Spotify, but I’ve considered moving to Spotube entirely. I was really impressed when I tried it.

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Ok so if you connected your Spotify account, then it should have your saved playlists and so forth in your library. You can stream or even download these tracks, just like with Spotify Premium. You should also be able to create new playlists/save content to your library.

It even has some features that Spotify doesn’t have. For example, you can totally block specific artists. So like for me, I fucking hate The Dwarves, and Spotify always recommends them to me. On Spotube, I was able to block them. (I’d have to refresh my memory on how.)

The catch is, it doesn’t use actual content from Spotify at all. Instead, it grabs these tracks from YouTube’s API. At least, that’s how it worked when I used it. If you try to download too much content at once, it will make you confirm that you understand that your ISP or someone might notice and take action, so … download judiciously, I guess?

I usually have a pretty solid mobile data connection, so I never bothered with downloading.

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You don’t need one. Connecting your Spotify account is optional. You should still be able to use Spotube without one.

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They were violent pricks at their shows. They’d beat the shit out of random people at their shows just to be edgy.

I come from the school of showing unity, support, and mutual aid. Dancing at shows was one thing, but deliberately hurting people is fucked up imo.

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It always used to surprise me that bands like Nirvana would play with the Dwarves, considering their reputation and actions at shows

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Devices with touchscreens

Except in cars, for some reason

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Watch Dogs 2 is one of my all-time favorite games

The multiplayer mini games in it were so fun, though I’m not sure how many people engage in current year

But the whole game is worth playing, even if some of it seems quaint by today’s standards

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Ten years from now, this will be the norm, the new generation of game players will be acclimated to it, and we’ll have to hear takes by young people about how we’re stealing from game devs actually if we don’t watch the game ads

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I’m old. I used Google in the late 90s when they didn’t share or sell your data, and YouTube in 2006 when it was just regular people making videos on their phones. I have no optimism.

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Sure, but I refuse to click accept out of principle

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