A_norny_mousse

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⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Would you use a self-hosted, AI-powered search engine for your favorite sites?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:
No.

AI search offers me nothing that “normal” search doesn’t also offer.

But it uses a thousand times more resources.

10 years ago people were shocked by the size of Google’s server halls. Now imagine the increase in size/numbers through AI.

Fuck this shit. The internet isn’t what’s driving the climate catastrophe, it’s how people use it.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Can I sue my apartment management company?⁩ ⁨⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:
My translation was a little off: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenants_union

In my experience it’s much less grassroots than the article makes it sound: these are well established organisations, they have specialised lawyers on the payroll, and for a yearly fee you get the right to consult them in cases like this one. And when the case is clear enough they will get active on your behalf.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Pro-Israel Group Asks Pam Bondi to Investigate YouTube Star Ms. Rachel - The far right thinks Ms. Rachel should be under investigation for caring about kids in Gaza.⁩ ⁨⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:
Calling out atrocities commited by Israeli soldiers is not antisemitism.
Criticizing the Israeli government is not antisemitism.
Being against aggressive settlement is not antisemitism.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Can I sue my apartment management company?⁩ ⁨⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:
Sorry to be Mr Hindsight here, but please join a renters’ association yesterday. If they’re anywhere near as good and not costly, as was my experience, it’s money extremely well spent.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨PC's for millenials (and Gen Z somewhat) is the same thing as cars to boomers⁩ ⁨⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:
IDK, I’ve always been more about the software/OS. Don’t really care about the hardware as long as it does the tasks I give it.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨So this is it, is trump god? Will Republicans sacrifice their own well being to own the libs?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:
Not a direct answer, but the nazis created hierarchies inside the camps:

arolsen-archives.org/…/prisoner-groups-in-the-con…

It stands to reason that some of them thought they were better, and still nazis.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨So this is it, is trump god? Will Republicans sacrifice their own well being to own the libs?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

Only the weak willed ones fall for that.

So, half the voting population.

Also, there has to be something else because I wouldn’t consider myself strong-willed but I’d never fall for this sort of kneejerk rhetoric leading straight to kneejerk voting.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Echoes of a Forgotten World: A Dystopian Meditation Sleep Experience⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
community. What is r/something on reddit, is c/something on feddit.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨It's no longer easy to play April Fool's jokes on Americans because their reality is so chaotic that it's no longer easy to tell what is real, funny, fake or sad.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
It’s not a stretch.

Q-Anon evolved from joking/trolling/shitposting/whatever_its_called on 4chan, some disinformation narratives share common roots with early internet satire.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨It's no longer easy to play April Fool's jokes on Americans because their reality is so chaotic that it's no longer easy to tell what is real, funny, fake or sad.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

I have to double take to make sure it’s The Onion and not real.

TBF that’s always been the deeper point of satire.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Echoes of a Forgotten World: A Dystopian Meditation Sleep Experience⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
I like this sort of music anyhow. Drones.

In case someone’s interested, there are radio stations offering that 24/7. Dronezone or Darkzone on Soma FM, Radio 9128…

Why should it be dystopian?
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Now that the US is under influence by Russia, what will happen to Whistleblower Edward Snowden?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
I don’t think Russia will do anything about the situation, prompted or not. The USA and Russia are not allies per se; their relations are not - how to say - balanced, on the same level?

I think Snowden being right where he is suits the Kreml very well.

And I don’t see Trump asking for him either; how would he benefit from that?
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨It's no longer easy to play April Fool's jokes on Americans because their reality is so chaotic that it's no longer easy to tell what is real, funny, fake or sad.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
I was thinking the same today: if the White House had fabricated an April Fool’s joke it would be unrecognizable - unless they developed a really black sense of humor and made a press release like “Trump tells SCOTUS to overturn immunity ruling”.

Incidentally, comedians all over the globe have been bitterly complaining about Trump stealing their show since 2016.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Despite constitutional limit, Trump says he's seeking a way to serve 3rd presidential term⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
The boring bit is that I’m not the least bit surprised that he said that. other aspects of this dystopian timeline are certainly less boring.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Despite constitutional limit, Trump says he's seeking a way to serve 3rd presidential term⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
I’d say don’t give them any ideas, but I’m sure that force has been on the menu for a long while now.

PS: next, Trump will complain that a 2/3 majority for constitutional changes is cultural marxism or some such. I called it!
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Despite constitutional limit, Trump says he's seeking a way to serve 3rd presidential term⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
Because of cause he would say that eventually. A boring dystopia indeed.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Recommendations for privacy-focused, open-source alternatives to corporate apps⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
+1 to all of the above.
People used to think it was because you didn’t need a phone number to register but those days are long gone.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Recommendations for privacy-focused, open-source alternatives to corporate apps⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
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What messaging apps you use instead of WhatsApp/Messenger
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Signal. I actually do use WA as well (peer pressure) but it’s registered to a separate phone/SIM and I use it almost exclusively through a desktop app
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Alternatives to Google services (email, calendar, cloud storage)
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I use a small local email provider. If that wasn’t an option I’d probably use mailbox.org.
Calendar and contacts: self-hosted CalDAV/CardDAV application. And since I do have a server, that’s also my cloud.
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Social media alternatives that respect privacy
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Fediverse is private enough for me.
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Browsers
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Librewolf
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Password managers worth using
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Keepassxc
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Any other productivity apps you’d recommend me to use
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What are productivity apps?
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is it better to leave a country, or stay behind to fight for it? And what about the ethics of fleeing instead of staying behind?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
Now you understand what it means to flee your country. It’s never an easy decision.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Long-Time Linode User Considering Hostinger VPS – Is It Worth the Switch?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
Right. Not in my case anyhow, my blog is even a top ten search result for a specific topic.

FWIW every user gets a unique IP address.

It would be the nice thing to do to inform those keeping up these blacklists whenever the owner changes. Maybe they do. Or maybe they’ll do it on your behalf if you ask.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Well damn, we got nomad clans. Is that cyberpunk enough?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
True. The media outlet chose a clickbaity and whitewashed headline, OP took it a step further.

TBF the article does clearly talk about homelessness.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
Also read up on Mahmoud Khalil, a legal resident of the USA and employee at Columbia, who was nevertheless arrested for deportation in his appartment, without any reason.

Or listen to this WNYC On The Media episode. It’s there in interviews. Those idiots double down on it: “But he was a legal resident since his graduation in Dec 24?” - “Yeah that will be rescinded too!”
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Long-Time Linode User Considering Hostinger VPS – Is It Worth the Switch?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
Their websites or their servers? Frankly I have no idea what you’re talking about.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨When picking location for reincarnation USA is a really popular choice but don't pick it, it's a total bait and switch.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

USA is a popular choice for obvious reasons

Really? For USians I guess. Otherwise I question the popularity and cannot think of any obvious reason.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How are batteries recycled?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
nice

Let’s hope it replaces the old methods real soon!
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Long-Time Linode User Considering Hostinger VPS – Is It Worth the Switch?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
That was a few years ago. Prices and offers change constantly. Netcup.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Long-Time Linode User Considering Hostinger VPS – Is It Worth the Switch?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
No direct answer, but even as a US resident you should consider going EU.

Most hosting providers dangle convenience (“one click solution”) to make clueless customers pay way too fucking much.

FWIW I pay ~€7/mo for a full (root access, self-installed) VPS with 80GB storage, 4GB RAM, 4 CPUs.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How are batteries recycled?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
It very much depends on the battery type:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battery_recycling

And for Li-ion batteries there’s several ways listed. None of which is perfect I guess.

To digress a little:
the biggest problem are batteries that aren’t recycled at all. Thrown away. “Forgotten” inside a toy etc.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Origin of Student Debt: Reagan Adviser Warned Free College Would Create a Dangerous "Educated Proletariat”⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
Almost as bad as the worst interpretation of “trickle down” I can think of.

Though it’s interesting to note that the whole concept does not get better however you try to describe it.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Origin of Student Debt: Reagan Adviser Warned Free College Would Create a Dangerous "Educated Proletariat”⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
Most of Europe has a resurgent far-right. And in many countries it’s currently at ~20%. To 50% in the US. In other countries the far-right is already governing the country, fully (Italy) or partly (Finland et. al.).

There’s also other aspects besides education that lead to far-right voting, like unemployment and general Strukturschwäche, i.e. lack of all kinds of infrastructure, prevalent in the Eastern part of Germany. Where most AfD voters come from.