Well, maybe it is “literally” what is happening, if you use one of the many modern meanings of “literally” used today instead of its actual definitions. I mean, I get language drift, but some words are just being ground into meaninglessness.
A man who killed an Indigenous mother of three in the Ottawa Valley a year ago has been found not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder. In court, both the Crown and defence stood up to say that the case reflects how Ontario's mental health system is broken.
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is harmful and prevalent, but leaving abusive partners is often challenging due to investments (e.g., children, shared memories). Identifying warning signs of abuse early on is one prevention strategy to help people avoid abusive long-term relationships. Using university and online samples, the...
“My partner reacted negatively when I said no to something they wanted.”
This one could use a little more granularity I think. Angry, insulting, and violent I can see, but what about sad, or disappointed; could those not be seen as “negative”? Could even be abuse the other way if one person expects the other to always be cheerful about not letting them have their way.
Ah, so the next Air Bud movie will be what, Hack Bud?
“There’s nothing in the specifications that says that a dog can’t have admin access.”
“Nothing but 'net!”
No, they’ve done a couple of really nice qol updates lately that got rid of most of those, or at least reduced the calls to texts. I mean there’s still some annoyances, but it is better than it was. At least, last time I was there. Only join in maybe once a month or so now.
I don’t know if this is 100% strictly privacy related but I think it does fall in the sphere of protecting one’s right to express oneself privately....
Cool. I didn’t get to try it when it first came out. My first in the series was Jedi Academy, and by then I wasn’t really interested in going back. This should renew my interest I think. Now if we can just get remasters for Deus Ex and VTMB, I’d explode.
If you’re confused why you can’t currently download Ubuntu 23.10 despite the fact it’s been released (and blogs like mine are telling you it’s out) there is a reason....
I’ve been meaning to post about a similar issue, where when I backspace, it removes the space between the previous 2 words, so I have to backspace more, and sometimes it happens again. So this makes me have to start moving the cursor around myself to fix things. Very annoying.
I have seen many people in this community either talking about switching to Brave, or people who are actively using Brave. I would like to remind people that Brave browser (and by extension their search engine) is not privacy-centric whatsoever....
There is this common narrative I see all the time, implying that we as individuals are empowered to choose and manifest our own destiny, and this comes up often in privacy discussions....
What may be needed is to first promote the basic idea that doing the right thing is most often harder than not. It applies to a lot of areas including this one, and it’s a hard one to make a habit of. I figured this out many years ago and yet here I am typing this out on an Android phone, wishing that I had spent that money on a more privacy respecting one when I had the chance. But people have to get into the habit of not always choosing the “quicker, easier, more seductive” route all the time, because we all know where that leads.
More like propaganda is so good that most people don’t even know what communism even is, let alone that what the USSR did wasn’t it, even said so themselves.
I’d recommend doing some reading up on this because I can’t explain it all in one comment, but the shorthand is that neither the USSR nor China (or even Cuba) are countries that “use” communism, as in that is the system that they are running. They are “communist” because that is what they believe in (or at least some people did, or claim to), just in the same way that a person can be a “capitalist” living in a non-capitalist country. It was what they were trying to achieve, not what they were/are. The USSR was a socialist dictatorship, and they never claimed to be anything else, because Marx prescribed that system as the transition between capitalism and communism. So anything these parties did that we disagree with (not accounting for propaganda) was due to them being dictatorships, not communism, which by definition is a stateless country, i.e. no political government, the exact opposite of a dictatorship.
Pretty sure most of you already know this but for those who don’t: you have two clipboards in Linux. One is the traditional clipboard where you copy with control c and paste with control v. The other one is when you highlight text and use the mouse middle click to paste text....
To get it out of the way; Obviously, yes this chromium and most of us agree that anything Firefox-like is the way to go. This post is not a “Vivaldi is better than xyz”, this is a, “give it a try” type of post. So, hear me out fellow privacists....
This is me too! I know that Vivaldi could stand to use a couple of more points privacy-wise, but given everything else it has going for it, it’s still pretty good. I also really liked that interview with the ceo as it cleared up some issues for me.
It’s been a few years since I’ve needed to install a version of Windows on a PC for personal use. I have a license for Windows 10 Pro, but today I found out it is no longer possible to get through the installation without first creating an account with Microsoft....
“It’s possible I did something wrong.” 🤣
Like not read the warning that said that he was about to uninstall the desktop? Or to continue only if he knew what he was doing? He also earlier liked to talk about “red flags”, but somehow needing to type in “Yes, do as I say!” wasn’t one to him. I’m supposed to be getting Linux tips from this guy?
On September 27, the Free Software Foundation (FSF) celebrates the 40th anniversary of the GNU operating system and the launch of the free software movement. Free software advocates, tinkerers, and hackers all over the world will celebrate this event, which was a turning point in the history of computing. Forty years later, GNU...
What’s confusing to me is this article talking about the “GNU operating system”. What is that supposed to refer to? They say "Usually combined with the kernel Linux, GNU forms the… " Do they mean that the kernel isn’t part of the OS?
we are witnessing a true renaissance of video game music. More than ever VGM is being recognized as an art in its own right. Symphonic game concerts are being sold out within days. (nitter.net)
A killer is found not criminally responsible. The Crown and defence agree the system is broken (www.cbc.ca)
A man who killed an Indigenous mother of three in the Ottawa Valley a year ago has been found not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder. In court, both the Crown and defence stood up to say that the case reflects how Ontario's mental health system is broken.
The Predictive Validity of Intimate Partner Violence Warning Signs (journals.sagepub.com)
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is harmful and prevalent, but leaving abusive partners is often challenging due to investments (e.g., children, shared memories). Identifying warning signs of abuse early on is one prevention strategy to help people avoid abusive long-term relationships. Using university and online samples, the...
Make a Linux App (makealinux.app)
Make a Linux app. Stop making distributions.
Lemmy's active users are up again for the first time since the exodus (lemmy.ml)
from lemmy.fediverse.observer/stats
Just about every Windows and Linux device vulnerable to new LogoFAIL firmware attack (arstechnica.com)
Is YouTube starting another attack on third party clients?
I’ve noticed than most of them have stopped working including all invidious and piped instances
Take-Two CEO Says Publisher Is in 'Growth Mode' in Wake of GTA 6 Announcement (www.ign.com)
Meta offering two options. Either buy addfree experience or accept targeted ads
I had turned targeted ads off, on Facebook and Instagram. I still got ads but they were not targeted based on my data. I could live with that...
Scientists spot viruses attaching to other viruses for first time (newatlas.com)
UK Government Drawing Up Proposals To Criminalise Dissent (www.theguardian.com)
I don’t know if this is 100% strictly privacy related but I think it does fall in the sphere of protecting one’s right to express oneself privately....
Where do you see yourself in 10 years? (lemmy.ml)
Privacy = no free speech (lemmy.ml)
The pirates are back - Panda Security (www.pandasecurity.com)
Star Wars: Dark Forces Remaster coming to consoles and PC in early 2024 (web.archive.org)
After years of decline, endangered right whale population could be levelling off (www.winnipegfreepress.com)
Non-Paywall Article
Why You Can't Currently Download Ubuntu 23.10 (www.omgubuntu.co.uk)
If you’re confused why you can’t currently download Ubuntu 23.10 despite the fact it’s been released (and blogs like mine are telling you it’s out) there is a reason....
Is anyone else having issues with Jeroba text entry
When I type it seems fine but when I backspace or move the cursor sometimes random word get deleted or my cursor jumps to the beginning of the line.
Strike talks break off between Hollywood actors and studios (www.euronews.com)
Please, do not use Brave.
I have seen many people in this community either talking about switching to Brave, or people who are actively using Brave. I would like to remind people that Brave browser (and by extension their search engine) is not privacy-centric whatsoever....
We are not empowered with the free choice of privacy like many people think we are
There is this common narrative I see all the time, implying that we as individuals are empowered to choose and manifest our own destiny, and this comes up often in privacy discussions....
TIL GNU/linux has 2 clipboards
Pretty sure most of you already know this but for those who don’t: you have two clipboards in Linux. One is the traditional clipboard where you copy with control c and paste with control v. The other one is when you highlight text and use the mouse middle click to paste text....
Most of us hate Microsoft, and yet many of us use VSCode
I get that it’s open source provided you use codium not code but I still find that interesting
Vivaldi Browser | Source Available (vivaldi.com)
To get it out of the way; Obviously, yes this chromium and most of us agree that anything Firefox-like is the way to go. This post is not a “Vivaldi is better than xyz”, this is a, “give it a try” type of post. So, hear me out fellow privacists....
New study finds children of color and from low-income families are exposed to more toxic chemicals and experience greater harm (www.eurekalert.org)
cross-posted from: hexbear.net/post/742099...
installing Windows 10 pro without an account.
It’s been a few years since I’ve needed to install a version of Windows on a PC for personal use. I have a license for Windows 10 Pro, but today I found out it is no longer possible to get through the installation without first creating an account with Microsoft....
Discovery Alert: The Planet that Shouldn't Be There - NASA Science (science.nasa.gov)
The final nail in Reddit's coffin dropped today:
Dear User,...
Everything authenticated by Microsoft is tainted. (graz.social)
Counter-Strike 2 System Requirements for Linux (i.imgur.com)
It will be no longer be possible to opt-out of having Reddit account usage tracked for the purposes of advertising. (www.reddit.com)
Removing the ability to opt-out of ad personalization based on your Reddit activity, except in select countries....
Scientists just opened the lid to NASA’s asteroid sample canister (arstechnica.com)
Defaults insults (lemmy.ml)
Your favorite native Linux games?
Let’s leave Steam and other launchers and distribution platforms alone a bit. Also lets stop discussing game engines for moment …...
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty – Official Cinematic Trailer (www.youtube.com)
Forty years of GNU and the free software movement (www.fsf.org)
On September 27, the Free Software Foundation (FSF) celebrates the 40th anniversary of the GNU operating system and the launch of the free software movement. Free software advocates, tinkerers, and hackers all over the world will celebrate this event, which was a turning point in the history of computing. Forty years later, GNU...