beejjorgensen

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Thunderbird plans on expanding offerings with additional services⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I love TB, but I also love simplicity. I just configured mutt (which I haven’t used in 20 years) and love how fast and easy it is. Of course, it took me days to get it where I needed it, but using it reminded me of how bloated these other apps can get after years of additions.

  Glad to hear about the mail service.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Samsung’s latest stick vac can alert you to calls and text messages⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  FML. This reminds me I just got trn to built for reading Usenet. I’m reverting.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Making of Infocom Text Adventure Games in 1985 | BBC Archive⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Love it. I played so many of these games in the 80s. Makes me a nostalgic for a simpler time.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨California Assembly speaker and other Democratic state lawmakers ditch X, citing hate speech, disinformation⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  There are real risks with relying on a private company, owned by Elon Musk, as a channel for communications

  Damn right. Time to fire up a mastodon instance.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is it safe to travel with your phone right now?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I should have been more specific that this was a Pixel. Does your phone have a way to accomplish the same thing?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨DOJ renews call for Google to sell Chrome, and Android could be next⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Agree. Did Google not kiss Trump’s ass enough? Is that why they’re still going after them?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is it safe to travel with your phone right now?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  On Android, hold the power button until the menu shows up, them choose “lockdown”. The next unlock will require a PIN.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨FOSS infrastructure is under attack by AI companies⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I noticed this on my web logs earlier. Couldn’t believe how popular I was until I saw “AI” in the user agent string for 90% of the his.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How I use Mastodon in 2025 - fredrocha.net⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m following 42 hashtags, a bunch of science, teaching, and programming stuff, mostly (I’m a CS instructor). But also things like #trains. :) And the state and city I live in.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How I use Mastodon in 2025 - fredrocha.net⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I want to throw in a second good word for hashtags. I follow a tiny handful of people, almost entirely personal friends. But I follow a lot of hashtags. Because it typically is the content that I’m after as opposed to a particular person. If my favorite poster of weather information decides to post something about accounting, I don’t really want to see that. Also following a hashtag gets you a lot more exposure to like-minded people than you would if you were trying to follow them all individually, and you see a lot more posts about things you enjoy.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨FCC to get Republican majority and plans to “delete” as many rules as possible⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  You gonna delete the equal time rule, too? Didn’t think so.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨US appeals court rejects copyrights for AI-generated art lacking 'human' creator⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Tricky case. You can pay someone to make a custom work you hold the copyright on. But you can’t pay for a machine to do it if you want the copyright.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Multiple Tesla vehicles were set on fire in Las Vegas and Kansas City⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I have zero evidence Musk ordered the Tesla vandalism. Which, coincidentally, is exactly how surprised I’d be to find out he had.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨DOGE Plan to Push AI Across the US Federal Government is Wildly Dangerous⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Recall how Boris Johnson would mess up his hair before going to talk to the general public. I think it’s impossible to tell if musk is an idiot or just plays one really effectively.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Europe bets on RISC-V for homegrown supercomputing platform⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m not knowledgeable enough to answer, but I know China’s also going big on RISC-V.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Lenovo joins growing China exodus as manufacturers flee US tariffs — OEM moving production lines to India⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Trump has a game going here where he alienates and punishes our allies, hands control of foreign aid to China, snuggles up to Russia, invites Hungary over for dinner, stops backing Europe militarily, and fits all the War Department warning signs for what to watch for in a dictator in America. That’s the part we know.

  Whatever he’s up to, it’s not the status quo. The pressure from the tariffs can just be part of this larger game. As can the annexation threat. But that’s the part we don’t know.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YouTube launches a $7.99 per month, ad-free Premium Lite subscription⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I can only speak for myself, but I refuse to give Google a dime because they’re unfriendly to consumers.

  I pay way more in Patreon subscriptions than I would pay for YouTube. I don’t see ads, and the creators make more money from me. And, importantly, Google sees none of it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The future of the internet is likely smaller communities, with a focus on curated experiences⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  And mailing lists!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨FTC investigates “tech censorship,” says it’s un-American and may be illegal⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  And by “free speech”, we mean you have to publish what we tell you.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Lending e-books in the EU just became a lot more complicated as libraries move to closed ecosystems⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Like Louis Rossman said, when piracy provides the best user experience, your industry has a problem.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨First Trump DOJ Assembled “Tiger Team” To Rewrite Key Law Protecting Online Speech.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Typically if the news reports something someone else said and that thing is slanderous, the news station is not held responsible.

  Secondly, in general, misinformation is protected speech.

  The second they lose protection, that’s the end of that platform. They’re going to get sued into oblivion. The second Lemmy loses protection, that’s the end of that platform.

  I agree with you that these sites are awful, but if we’re legislating an off switch for social media platforms, we’re playing with fire.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨First Trump DOJ Assembled “Tiger Team” To Rewrite Key Law Protecting Online Speech.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  So big sites would still be on the hook for content their users post? I’m not sure I understand.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨First Trump DOJ Assembled “Tiger Team” To Rewrite Key Law Protecting Online Speech.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  lemmy.world (and the entire republishing Fediverse) is protected from the commenter on this post saying “FCK YOU, ORANGE CNT” by Section 230. If they lose that protection, there is no way they or anyone else is going to allow any remotely controversial posts. (Except on X, which of course will enjoy special government protections.)

  I don’t get a lot of forum posts on my site, but I will absolutely remove the forums entirely if 230 goes away. There’s no way I’m taking on the liability of all imaginable interpretations of everything anyone could possibly say.

  Currently companies like Twitter, Meta, Google etc can control what is shown to users and hide behind this protection.

  And this is the way it needs to be. Twitter, Meta, and Google run their own sites in the manner of their choosing. If you don’t like it, you can vote with your feet. They have no legal, ethical, or Constitutional requirement to offer their services to all comers. The alternative is some kind of government control of private companies that we really don’t need ever, and extra especially not in the next four years.

  Repealing 230 will absolutely damage social media platforms of all kinds (yeah, except X), including the Fediverse. And it will lead to increased restrictions by those platforms, not decreased.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨In light of recent events, here's OpenStreetMap editors discussing naming of the Gulf of Mexico⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  But you couldn’t tell, could you. 😂 I’m keeping this joke alive as long as I can, until Trump gets wind of it and actually does it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Apple, Microsoft Joining Google Using Gulf of America in Maps Programs⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  You’re next, New Mexico!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨In light of recent events, here's OpenStreetMap editors discussing naming of the Gulf of Mexico⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  As an American and long time OSM contributor, I also vote extremely no on Gulf of America.

  Also no on renaming New Mexico.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google Calendar removes Pride Month and Black History Month⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Bow!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google officially changes the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America on Maps⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  What’s that sucking sound?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Freed At Last From Patents, Does Anyone Still Care About MP3?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I should add that I have a hackish python script for that conversion. It basically mirrors the tree of MP3s and FLAC files, converting the FLACs and hard linking everything else. So it doesn’t use too much more disk. Then I copy that to my phone. I could put it up somewhere if it would be useful.

  But I don’t have as much music as you, either.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Freed At Last From Patents, Does Anyone Still Care About MP3?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  No, I don’t think you’re as asshole at all, and don’t doubt you can hear the difference. I just can’t, myself. Or at least I’ve never been able to.

  But I also watch DVDs and didn’t really notice the resolution, either. (Old TV shows, that I can notice. 😅)