qweertz
@qweertz@programming.dev
run-of-the-mill transfem, ie. tech-savy geek and queer disaster
(yes, I also hate capitalism and have a general interest in social sciences)
- Comment on European Commission launching #Wifi4EU initative, 93k high-speed private access points across the EU, free of charge. 1 week ago:
The EU only cares about blocking the private sector from getting their citizen’s data. They actively harm privacy when it’s about government access
- Comment on Another Google Pixel 6a catches fire after battery-nerfing update 3 weeks ago:
Arguably, 2nd hand private sellers would have bought it anyway and you are just saving e-waste at that point
- Comment on Another Google Pixel 6a catches fire after battery-nerfing update 3 weeks ago:
- Comment on Another Google Pixel 6a catches fire after battery-nerfing update 3 weeks ago:
You can donate to GrapheneOS and I highly doubt that the hardware of the Fairphone is open
e/OS is a joke btw
- Comment on Another Google Pixel 6a catches fire after battery-nerfing update 3 weeks ago:
I would think that private buyers buy a phone they are gonna use and then sell it when they don’t use it anymore 🧠
- Comment on Another Google Pixel 6a catches fire after battery-nerfing update 3 weeks ago:
I suppose, but Fairphones are a security and thus a privacy nightmare. As soon as you cross a border or police get your phone, e/OS and CalyxOS are virtually useless
- Comment on Another Google Pixel 6a catches fire after battery-nerfing update 3 weeks ago:
Arguably, 2nd hand private sellers would have bought it anyway and you are just saving e-waste at that point
- Comment on Another Google Pixel 6a catches fire after battery-nerfing update 3 weeks ago:
Ok this is gonna blow your mind, you can buy used or refurbished Pixels
- Comment on On Tuesday afternoon, ChatGPT encouraged me to cut my wrists 3 weeks ago:
We should ban knifes BC they enable people to cut their wrist in the first place!!!
- Comment on Frequent TikTok users in Taiwan more likely to agree with pro-China narratives, study finds 2 months ago:
It’s so jover. Not even “reputable” news outlets know what correlation is anymore 💀
- Comment on How the US is turning into a mass techno-surveillance state 2 months ago:
nice xebophobic take, yanqui (mb you should go home?)
- Comment on How the US is turning into a mass techno-surveillance state 2 months ago:
Turnin?! into?!
ok delusional lib
- Comment on Slrpnk instance is down till mid July; they might relaunch their server on piefed. 2 months ago:
Postgres slowing factor
I’m pretty sure one of the best optimised free/libre DBMS’s is faster than Python 💀
Also no one know how Piefed scales, since it only has like 350 MAU
- Comment on autofocus glasses 2 months ago:
Looking forward to when these are actually affordable, like in a few decades.
Assuming they haven’t gone bankrupt by then ((:
- Comment on Google restores Nextcloud user’s file access on Android 2 months ago:
Doesn’t seem like it, but users who don’t know how to toggle a setting should be kept faaaar away from sideloading
- Comment on Weekly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing this week? 3 months ago:
Luckily I’ve always kinda seen (at least aspects of it) as an interactive book on steroids, which is why I always read everything lol
But I rly degree save scumming in my first play through, took quite a bit of magic away as in “I’m bending the experience to my will and not enjoying it fully” which I’m trying to remedy nowBut ye, it is truly a masterpiece and a wonderful work of art. The experience is just 👌.
The fact that we’ll never get a true successor might just be the most disco thing about it all…But I’m always save-scumming to get Kim on the dance floor no matter what
“understandable, have a nice day”
- Comment on Weekly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing this week? 3 months ago:
Disco Elysium (translates from Latin to “I learn [the world of] Elysium” btw. OFC it’s disco AF too)
And yes, it’s been 6 years since release and 4 years since “The Final Cut”… ((:
I love this game sm. It’s such a welcome break from the neoliberal postmodernist slop, being a genuine piece of art. I love it’s materialist and politeconomic perspective on society; in general, the writing is just superb (there is no going back after it too, most games and art in general (including novels and films) might just seem mediocre afterwards)…
Initially played it in 2021 (but save scummed a lot :/ ). Both me as a person, and my understanding of political economy and philosophy have grown quite a bit since then.
I tried replaying it in 2023, but didn’t get very far (mostly due to mental health) Recently my interest in the game rekindled and I’m trying to play as a progressive social democratic superstar hobocop this time lol - Comment on [deleted] 5 months ago:
