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- Comment on Mozilla is already revising its new Firefox terms to clarify how it handles user data 12 hours ago:
I need a gif where Scooby Doo removes the Librewolf logo and there’s a Firefox logo underneath.
You must recognize that there is no Librewolf without Firefox, right? In fact, Librewolf even says in their privacy policy that you should also refer to the Firefox Privacy Policy because they can’t be certain that their browser won’t ever try to send data to Mozilla.
I’m not saying this to deter you from using Librewolf. If it works for you then that’s awesome. It just made me chuckle when you said that you ended your friendship with Firefox and ran into the warm embrace of… Firefox with different default settings.
In any case, all I’m trying to communicate is that Firefox and all of its many forks are fundamentally reliant on Mozilla and its ability to continue updating Firefox. That means Mozilla needs a sustainable business model, and that we can’t all simply abandon our relationship with Mozilla for a tool that is dependent on the work that Mozilla does.
- Comment on Firefox deletes promise to never sell personal data, asks users not to panic 3 days ago:
- Comment on HP adds 15 minutes waiting time for telephone support calls 1 week ago:
That’s all fine and well until the rep that fate assigns you fat fingers the phone and disconnects your call, pushing you all the way back to the end of the queue again.
- Comment on OpenAI whistleblower’s deemed suicide 2 weeks ago:
I really appreciate you illustrating my point here, bravo.
- Comment on OpenAI whistleblower’s deemed suicide 2 weeks ago:
It’s a great idea, though in practice I fear you’d seem like Snowden and everyone would eventually coalesce around the idea that you’re a traitor because you didn’t get assassinated or put into a dark hole to be forgotten.
- Comment on Luck be a Landlord Might Be Banned from Google Play 1 month ago:
The more I hear about regulations in Australia, the more certain I am that their leaders lack the ability to distinguish nuance in any capacity.
Otoh, maybe it’s the rest of us who are out of touch and need to do more to protect the children.
- Comment on Why are people preferring Blue Sky over Mastodon? 3 months ago:
Feels like deciding in 2010 between Twitter and Reddit in some ways…
- Comment on Why does the PC gaming industry still use such deceptive pricing? 4 months ago:
Nintendo does have sales from time to time, they’re just rarely great discounts. If you have a switch and you wishlist games they will email you if your wishlisted game goes on sale.
- Comment on US Federal Reserve Cuts Interest Rates By Half a Point 5 months ago:
Agree about the stock markets being overvalued. However, I disagree about the impact of the rate cut on the market. I expect that many investors have been shoveling money into the s&p 500 because it has been the most reliable way to make a return that out paces inflation. As the rate comes down, I’d expect more investors to return to riskier markets and ventures because the opportunity cost is lower and the potential returns are worth it.
Cutting the rate gives CFOs some breathing room, which could go a long way toward creating some new jobs.
- Comment on US Federal Reserve Cuts Interest Rates By Half a Point 5 months ago:
I was surprised that they went for half a point; I expected a quarter. Are you concerned that we could see another spike in inflation?
Anecdotally, I’ve seen a lot of friction in the job market over the last year, so hopefully this is the signal that the market has been waiting for to green light some of the projects that have been getting put on hold due to “economic conditions”.
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- Comment on My friend gifted me a "fighting RPG" that turned out to be something else entirely 5 months ago:
Good seems pretty subjective tbh but if you’re interested in “research”, f95zone is probably your best resource.
- Comment on Amazon’s recommendations are getting a little too creepy 5 months ago:
¿Porque no los dos?
Why couldn’t it be both?
- Comment on Climate scientists flee Twitter as hostility surges 5 months ago:
Respectfully, you were the one who pointed out the impact of the Network Effect.
The adoption of a product by an additional user can be broken into two effects: an increase in the value to all other users (total effect) and also the enhancement of other non-users’ motivation for using the product (marginal effect).
Thus, users don’t need to understand the credentials of the platform if the network effect is strong enough, but as users leave the network, the value (credentials) of the platform as a whole decreases.
Another way to think about it is that the amount Twitter “matters” is directly related to how much we collectively agree it matters. While not directly transferable, I’d suggest that Keynes’ Animal Spirits concept can help us to understand why this might be the case - prevailing attitudes towards a platform can have a profound impact on their value.
- Comment on Climate scientists flee Twitter as hostility surges 5 months ago:
Counterpoint: Twitter will continue to maintain a critical mass of users until enough people move somewhere else to make it irrelevant. Continuing to use it only serves to further credentialize the platform, making it even less likely that users will find a new home someplace else.
- Comment on Firefox rolls out Total Cookie Protection by default to all desktop users worldwide | It is Firefox’s strongest privacy protection to date, confining cookies to the site where they were created 5 months ago:
- Comment on Existing California solar customers may get blindsided with net metering cuts 5 months ago:
This is exactly what PG&E is hoping for, yes. ⭐
- Comment on Existing California solar customers may get blindsided with net metering cuts 5 months ago:
One of the few laws that we haven’t sorted out a way to break!
- Comment on Gearbox founder says Epic Games Store hopes were “misplaced or overly optimistic” 6 months ago:
Neat, well thanks for the heads up
- Comment on Gearbox founder says Epic Games Store hopes were “misplaced or overly optimistic” 6 months ago:
Wait now it appears I’m the one out of the loop. When did that start?
- Comment on "giving a tax cut to the Nobles will open up new opportunities for the Commoners" 6 months ago:
People forget a lot of things like this, thanks for the reminder.
- Comment on Indigenous creators are clashing with YouTube’s and Instagram’s sensitive content bans. 6 months ago:
This is my favorite form of protest.
- Comment on Indigenous creators are clashing with YouTube’s and Instagram’s sensitive content bans. 6 months ago:
Legend has it that some people spend their entire work day trying to determine if a nipple is a boy nipple or a girl nipple. Could you fucking imagine?
- Comment on Indigenous creators are clashing with YouTube’s and Instagram’s sensitive content bans. 6 months ago:
✅ Accurate ✅ Concise ✅ Relevant
Checks all the boxes for a top tier response here. Cheers.
- Comment on USA | Democrats Attacked a Muslim Woman for Protesting Biden’s Speech. She’s a Harris Delegate. 6 months ago:
Friend, you’re right, I am missing your point.
I wasn’t trying to engage in a conversation with you at any point. I don’t know why you keep replying.
We seem to mostly be in alignment on the issue of liberals and Nazis not being the same. I was offering my viewpoint to the original commenter I replied to, just in the same way that you did, when you came at me with this “I’m standing right here” bullshit.
If you’re hurt because I’ve insulted your instance, that’s tough. If you hang out with Anarchists all the time, you aren’t allowed to get upset if someone calls you an Anarchist. I’m far from the only person who has pointed out the frequency of viewpoints that lack any connection to reality coming out of Hexbear. My comment was a PSA and I won’t apologize for calling it out.
- Comment on USA | Democrats Attacked a Muslim Woman for Protesting Biden’s Speech. She’s a Harris Delegate. 6 months ago:
Yes, I recall the speeches Biden has given where he rallies the crowd against the Palestinian scourge!
Look, I’m not arguing that the Israelis are doing anything positive, I’m merely suggesting that the venn diagram of people who are thankful that Biden dropped out and people who support genocide is not a circle.
- Comment on USA | Democrats Attacked a Muslim Woman for Protesting Biden’s Speech. She’s a Harris Delegate. 6 months ago:
Anyone holding a “Thank you Joe” sign supports the genocide of Palestinians
Have you ever considered that being this much of a reductionist is limiting your ability to understand the true nature of the world around you?
- Comment on USA | Democrats Attacked a Muslim Woman for Protesting Biden’s Speech. She’s a Harris Delegate. 6 months ago:
You’re standing right here, on Lemmy.zip, not on your home instance, and the comment I was responding to was a response to a different Hexbear user who was literally saying that there is no difference between liberals and Nazis.
If I meant to reply to your comment, I would have done that.
It was incredibly jarring when I first got to Lemmy and started running into nutjobs who seem to be on some sort of crusade, spouting ideas so far out of touch that they’re either straight up trolling or they are state propaganda assets from a western adversary. Sometimes when people ask where these people are coming from, I like to provide something of an orientation, as the community will never survive off of nutjobs alone.
- Comment on USA | Democrats Attacked a Muslim Woman for Protesting Biden’s Speech. She’s a Harris Delegate. 6 months ago:
First, I appreciate your reference to literal dozens of liberals. 😁
Second, you’re right that most liberals don’t want revolution. Non-liberals too, for the most part! Unfortunately, in some corners of Lemmy, such as Hexbear or Lemmygrad, the ability to distinguish and discuss nuance is not included in what I would describe as their “community values”.
If you’re looking for a constructive discussion about policy issues, you’re barking up the wrong tree. Alternatively, if you prefer to discuss everything in terms of absolutes, and you love China and tanks, it could be a great time.
- Comment on Can anyone suggest some good co-op games for two people? 6 months ago:
Ah, well I’m sure it will still be here if/when you escape from Elden Ring. Have fun!