wanderingmagus 3d ago • 100%
That's with Western weaponry helping out. But with orange man, Europe would be on its own. I can only hope you're right with Poland if things go south.
wanderingmagus 3d ago • 100%
If Trump, god forbid, were elected, one of the things he has threatened is to withdraw from NATO and let Putin just overrun Europe. It will be difficult to do anything economically when being actively invaded by someone who doesn't care about the lives of his own soldiers, much less that of civilians.
wanderingmagus 4d ago • 75%
Thing is, human nature has been shaped to make alternatives feel impossible to achieve and any effort in that direction pointless to engage in. This was and is an ongoing project of generations of trauma, imposed norms and rules, hierarchies and conditioning; even if they are later educated to understand the predicament they are in, the conditioning is strong enough to dissuade all but the rare few not to do anything. Remember, feudalism lasted for over a thousand years.
wanderingmagus 4d ago • 92%
To be clear - you consider North Korea to be a better country to live in, with a better government and a better standard of living, than the US?
wanderingmagus 4d ago • 90%
And you consider North Korea an improvement?
wanderingmagus 4d ago • 100%
Huh, came up for me. Granted, I'm also using SearXNG, and most of the good results read as coming from Bing and Yahoo, but the first few results are from Google and relevant.
wanderingmagus 5d ago • 85%
Just say you're a Trump supporter and save us all some time.
wanderingmagus 5d ago • 87%
Why don't you move to North Korea, tankie?
wanderingmagus 5d ago • 100%
We get it, you're a Trump supporter.
wanderingmagus 1w ago • 100%
I hope you're happy with your decision when I get the order to kick in your door. Sorry, just following orders, but at least you followed your conscience, right? Both sides!
wanderingmagus 1w ago • 100%
Looks like you needed to actually @ the bot, but here's your late reminder. Unfortunately Loops got postponed about a week due to Meta being a-holes and naming a different thing Loops, but they should hopefully be up next Sunday.
wanderingmagus 1w ago • 83%
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embrace,_extend,_and_extinguish
Browser incompatibilities:
The plaintiffs in an antitrust case claimed Microsoft had added support for ActiveX controls in the Internet Explorer Web browser to break compatibility with Netscape Navigator, which used components based on Java and Netscape's own plugin system.
On CSS, data:, etc.: A decade after the original Netscape-related antitrust suit, the Web browser company Opera Software filed an antitrust complaint against Microsoft with the European Union, saying it "calls on Microsoft to adhere to its own public pronouncements to support these standards, instead of stifling them with its notorious 'Embrace, Extend and Extinguish' strategy".[15]
Office documents: In a memo to the Office product group in 1998, Bill Gates stated: "One thing we have got to change in our strategy – allowing Office documents to be rendered very well by other people's browsers is one of the most destructive things we could do to the company. We have to stop putting any effort into this and make sure that Office documents very well depends on PROPRIETARY IE capabilities. Anything else is suicide for our platform. This is a case where Office has to avoid doing something to destory [sic] Windows."[16]
Breaking Java's portability: The antitrust case's plaintiffs also accused Microsoft of using an "embrace and extend" strategy with regard to the Java platform, which was designed explicitly with the goal of developing programs that could run on any operating system, be it Windows, Mac, or Linux. They claimed that, by omitting the Java Native Interface (JNI) from its implementation and providing J/Direct for a similar purpose, Microsoft deliberately tied Windows Java programs to its platform, making them unusable on Linux and Mac systems. According to an internal communication, Microsoft sought to downplay Java's cross-platform capability and make it "just the latest, best way to write Windows applications".[17] Microsoft paid Sun Microsystems US$20 million in January 2001 (equivalent to $34.41 million in 2023[18]) to settle the resulting legal implications of their breach of contract.[19]
More Java issues: Sun sued Microsoft over Java again in 2002 and Microsoft agreed to settle out of court for US$2 billion[20][21] (equivalent to US$3.23 billion in 2023[18]).
Instant messaging: In 2001, CNET described an instance concerning Microsoft's instant messaging program.[22] "Embrace" AOL's IM protocol, the de facto standard of the 1990s and early 2000s. "Extend" the standard with proprietary Microsoft addons which added new features, but broke compatibility with AOL's software. Gain dominance, since Microsoft had 95% OS share and their MSN Messenger was provided for free. Finally, "extinguish" and lock out AOL's IM software, since AOL was unable to use the modified MS-patented protocol.
Email protocols: Microsoft supported POP3, IMAP, and SMTP email protocols in their Microsoft Outlook email client. At the same time, they developed their own email protocol, MAPI, which has since been documented but is largely unused by third parties. Microsoft has announced that they would end support for the less secure basic authentication, which lacks support for multi-factor authentication, access to Exchange Online APIs for Office 365 customers, which disables most use of IMAP or POP3 and requires significant upgrades to support the more secure OAuth2 based authentication in applications in order to continue to use those protocols;[23] some customers have responded by simply shutting off older protocols.[24]
wanderingmagus 1w ago • 100%
It stands for "embrace, extend, extinguish", a strategy used by Microsoft in the past to take over formerly open source projects.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embrace,_extend,_and_extinguish
Many people speculated that the creation of Threads and one-way federation was a similar tactic, and now with the Loops thing.
wanderingmagus 1w ago • 100%
So what is your solution, my good capitalist?
wanderingmagus 2w ago • 100%
Have you tried Linux Mint Cinnamon? It's about as beginner-friendly as it gets, has help forums, a dedicated chat built-in for getting help, a welcome screen that walks you through how to do updates/backups/firewall/etc, and works out of the box. I'm an ex-Windows user and I've been using Mint for almost a year now with practically no issue.
wanderingmagus 2w ago • 100%
Very possible. It's not like Loops was a secret, and it would be a direct competitor to Instagram Reels. Plus, E/E/E and all that.
wanderingmagus 2w ago • 100%
Postponed 11 days unfortunately due to Meta shenanigans
wanderingmagus 2w ago • 100%
Loops got postponed unfortunately
wanderingmagus 2w ago • 100%
Thanks!
wanderingmagus 2w ago • 100%
Unfortunately they postponed it 11 days because Meta, of course, also announced an unrelated program named "Loops", and now the FOSS project manager doesn't want to release something that would seem like an afterthought in comparison. 11 days is apparently enough time to do last-minute ultra-polishing to get it ready to tell Threads to go f itself. We'll see what happens.
pixelfed.social
An empty two story hotel lobby in Colorado, with room windows and sliding doors facing inwards, dimly lit by lamp posts. Empty chairs and sofas leave a wide open central space.
www.theverge.com
> Security company ADT disclosed in an SEC filing that hackers obtained “some limited customer information, including email addresses, phone numbers and postal addresses.” TechCrunch reports that ADT’s disclosure follows a seller on a cybercrime forum claiming last week that they had obtained more than 30,000 stolen ADT customer records.
www.theverge.com
> Security company ADT disclosed in an SEC filing that hackers obtained “some limited customer information, including email addresses, phone numbers and postal addresses.” TechCrunch reports that ADT’s disclosure follows a seller on a cybercrime forum claiming last week that they had obtained more than 30,000 stolen ADT customer records.
www.theverge.com
> Security company ADT disclosed in an SEC filing that hackers obtained “some limited customer information, including email addresses, phone numbers and postal addresses.” TechCrunch reports that ADT’s disclosure follows a seller on a cybercrime forum claiming last week that they had obtained more than 30,000 stolen ADT customer records.
cross-posted from: https://midwest.social/post/15368924 > A direct quote from the finance minister of Israel today: "Nobody will let us cause 2 million civilians to die of hunger, even though it might be justified and moral, until our hostages are returned."
> It was about 2 p.m. on a Thursday in May when Mitch Carroll pulled up to an apartment building with teal trim in Madison County, Ind. > > He was wearing jeans, a T-shirt and pristine white sneakers. But to the middle-aged woman who opened the door, it was obvious he was in law enforcement. He had a badge and a Glock 9 mm pistol at his waist. > > “Hi, you Sharon?” Carroll asked. > > “Yeah,” the woman replied. > > “Sharon, I’m Mitch Carroll. I’m with the Madison County Prosecutor’s Office,” he said. “Deep breath. You’re not in trouble.”
futurism.com
> Google researchers have come out with a new paper that warns that generative AI is ruining vast swaths of the internet with fake content — which is painfully ironic because Google has been hard at work pushing the same technology to its enormous user base.
futurism.com
> Google researchers have come out with a new paper that warns that generative AI is ruining vast swaths of the internet with fake content — which is painfully ironic because Google has been hard at work pushing the same technology to its enormous user base.
cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/32365414 > cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/32365208 > > > > Back in the 90s, Jeff Bezos went on record as hoping his employees would wake up on the wrong side of the bed—for the greater good, or for the customer at the very least. Edit: Courtesy of @CatZoomies@lemmy.world : > Here’s the archived version to bypass the paywall: > > https://archive.is/Uh2yl
cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/32365208 > > Back in the 90s, Jeff Bezos went on record as hoping his employees would wake up on the wrong side of the bed—for the greater good, or for the customer at the very least. Edit: Courtesy of @CatZoomies@lemmy.world : > Here’s the archived version to bypass the paywall: > > https://archive.is/Uh2yl
> Back in the 90s, Jeff Bezos went on record as hoping his employees would wake up on the wrong side of the bed—for the greater good, or for the customer at the very least. Edit: Courtesy of @CatZoomies@lemmy.world : > Here’s the archived version to bypass the paywall: > > https://archive.is/Uh2yl
> It’s almost laughable that these two stories happened so close to one another. The Australian government has just announced a pilot program to test an online age verification system > > And then, just hours later, it was reported that law enforcement is investigating an apparent breach of club and bar patrons’ personal data, which the venues are required to collect by law for people entering such establishments. > > When we talk about the privacy and data risks of age verification, this is exactly the kind of thing we’re talking about. When you’re collecting that much sensitive private data, you become a target.
cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/30272690 > > When Spotify announced its largest-ever round of layoffs in December, CEO Daniel Ek hailed a new age of efficiency at the streaming giant. But four months on, it seems he and his executives weren’t prepared for how tough filling in for 1,500 axed workers would be. > > > > The music streamer enjoyed record quarterly profits of €168 million ($179 million) in the first three months of 2024, enjoying double-digit revenue growth to €3.6 billion ($3.8 billion) in the process. > > > > However, the company failed to hit its guidance on profitability and monthly active user growth. Edit: Thanks to [@Zerlyna@lemmy.world](https://lemmy.world/u/Zerlyna) for the paywall-free link: https://archive.ph/wdyDS
> When Spotify announced its largest-ever round of layoffs in December, CEO Daniel Ek hailed a new age of efficiency at the streaming giant. But four months on, it seems he and his executives weren’t prepared for how tough filling in for 1,500 axed workers would be. > > The music streamer enjoyed record quarterly profits of €168 million ($179 million) in the first three months of 2024, enjoying double-digit revenue growth to €3.6 billion ($3.8 billion) in the process. > > However, the company failed to hit its guidance on profitability and monthly active user growth. Edit: Thanks to [@Zerlyna@lemmy.world](https://lemmy.world/u/Zerlyna) for the paywall-free link: https://archive.ph/wdyDS
 Originally from @mikemathia@ioc.exchange Description: Top text: The packing insert for our robot vacuum looks like it should be guarding a temple somewhere. Image: A cardboard packing insert that is shaped like a stereotypical Mesoamerican temple guardian mural.
> Israel has deployed a mass facial recognition program in the Gaza Strip, creating a database of Palestinians without their knowledge or consent, The New York Times reports. The program, which was created after the October 7th attacks, uses technology from Google Photos as well as a custom tool built by the Tel Aviv-based company Corsight to identify people affiliated with Hamas.
arstechnica.com
cross-posted from: https://nom.mom/post/121481 > OpenAI could be fined up to $150,000 for each piece of infringing content.https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/08/report-potential-nyt-lawsuit-could-force-openai-to-wipe-chatgpt-and-start-over/#comments