Games publishers are in a war of attention and don’t want to compete with themselves. They won’t sell you an old game if they can get you hooked on the new version with microtransactions and DLC with no story and sub-par multiplayer.
The next point is just making the case for open source.
A Polish bishop has apologised as he confirmed his resignation weeks after a sex worker passed out at a hidden orgy, allegedly organised by one of his clergy....
We’re looking to put together some more detailed rules on what should and should not be submitted to the instance. Things such as, but not exclusively:...
Illegal stuff should be a hard rule. By that I mean calls to action and explicit hate speech should be aggressively removed. It puts the instance at risk.
Auto-filtering might be useful for catching especially egregious words. They’re easy to bypass but I guess it should deter some trolling. But it could be tedious if it is overly sensitive. Is it going to block people posting or commenting? Does it let you know you’ve been caught?
I’m really not sure how well policing “political” topics would go. It’s political by nature, so I think even coming up with rules will end up devolving into political discussion. It’s probably easier to just say “no hate speech”.
Nothing prevents you setting up your own instance. In fact, I’d say you probably should. If you’ve invested so much into this name already, then you may as well.
I suspect it’s for the publicity. Events like this attract different demographics than the usual targets, so it’s more exposure. It might not make the tabloids but it does get reported on.
Historically, any publicity has been seen as good publicity. But, given the reputation they are building, I think this is not how it is playing out.
So I agree, it just makes people with little to no power feel blamed. Time for a change of approach.
Sooo if you skim the previous posts on here, you’ll know that Feddit.uk’s only Admin (@tom) has been missing for a couple of months and in that time we were defederated by lemmy.world (although we’re back now) and we are one upgrade behind (just a minor fix) with one much bigger one whistling down the pipeline that may...
Hope all is well with @Tom and it’s just a case of him abandoning his post.
Is there anything we can plan better for the new instance to prevent this happening again? It’s a bit disappointing to have to leave, since we will no doubt lose a portion of the userbase due to this.
I’d like to follow, but don’t know if I will since I may as well just make an account on one of the larger instances.
I know Google is a big corpo but its hardly the only reason behind the state of the internet. It is a major factor, but to single out Google when Microsoft and others have played just as significant of a role is odd.
I have noticed that I interact a lot more in Lemmy than I ever did in any social media. Let it be Reddit, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter… I am used to be the lurker, but here for some reason things are different. Wonder if more people feel like I do.
I was quite active. But less and less as time goes on, sadly.
The content is drying up, the only really active communities are either tech or political, and my main interests either never left reddit or have a home elsewhere. The nail in the coffin for me will be when my instance dies, which is looking increasingly likely given that the admin is AWOL.
It’s ok here, but it’s too fragmented to be a full replacement for anything else.
Absolutely amazing if this ever happened. Sadly I think this would need a large majority in the commons to get through. Too many “vested interests” will vote against so Labour need to force it through on their own and they can only do that with a majority. Great for headlines though....
Last year, the Monty Python legend announced that he would be hosting his own show on the news channel and that it would be a “no holds barred account of the news”....
But the art is never damaged. The pieces on display are in protective displays designed to weather a lot worse than food or glue. Not only that, they are often just replicas of pieces rather than the originals. Your point hinges on you being (actually) deprived of something, when you are not.
This is intentional - you are (figuratively) deprived of something to highlight how others have been deprived by the actions of the fossil fuel industry.
Assuming you mean Rodger Hallam? I don’t want to ascribe malice but how well can you understand him if you got his name wrong?
I may disagree with XR and JSO out of principle but pretending like Hallam’s comments are a declaration of war is absurd. He clearly feels that the poor are already the victims of class warfare and sees their actions as a justified response. It’s clear to me he sees people like you and I as part of the ignorant masses, oblivious to the path of destruction the fossil fuel industry has carved through the lowest stratas of society.
Fruitful language aside, is he wrong? Maybe his wording makes you think he literally thinks people are being lined up for gas chambers. But many of the poorest people in the world have suffered horrendously, just so humans on the other side of the world can drive a car. The environmental effects will continue to worsen until whole countries are completely displaced. It’s as close to a genocide as it gets, it’s just in slow-motion.
Like I said. I don’t think their current strategy will work. People need to be the driving force behind the changed.
But this “disrupt MP’s” tripe is just that - tripe. The needle won’t move until the general public are prepared to put some skin in the game, and they won’t unless they are directly inconvenienced. Because like you say, they support someone doing something. Except not themselves. Let the government (pretend to) sort it out, they say. Total apathy. And that’s why you end up with groups like Just Stop Oil - they are sick of inaction and excuses.
I don’t own a car so I’m confident I’ve not killed anyone on the other side of the world, but my neighbour has a car. I’m pretty sure he hasn’t killed anyone recently either.
But your neighbour’s car consumes something for fuel, which does kill people. No, he hasn’t mowed someone down. But the system for producing that fuel is exploitative, has been the motivation for wars, and pollutes the atmosphere. You can’t claim to be innocent when the system exists to supply the demand.
You might not own a car, but you use electricity at least. Electricity comes from the grid that uses gasoline and coal at some percentage. Your computer and smartphone contain rare metals that are literally the product of mines owned and operated by warlords.
In short, there is no ethical way to stay like this. As time goes on more and more some people will become sick of the middle and upper class acting like they shoulder no responsibility. That’s why we are seeing more direct activism.
abandonware empires (mander.xyz)
Bishop quits job and apologises after 'all-male orgy in rectory goes wrong' (www.express.co.uk)
A Polish bishop has apologised as he confirmed his resignation weeks after a sex worker passed out at a hidden orgy, allegedly organised by one of his clergy....
Tory MP Crispin Blunt arrested on suspicion of rape (www.bbc.co.uk)
Have your say: What is and isn't acceptable speech in the community.
We’re looking to put together some more detailed rules on what should and should not be submitted to the instance. Things such as, but not exclusively:...
Labour gain Tamworth (feddit.uk)
Andy Cooper doesn’t have a job to go to. Does that mean he has a message for himself?
Feddit UK update: we're not going anywhere
Hi all, sorry for a lack of updates but there’s been a lot going on behind the scenes and events moved rather rapidly....
JK Rowling prefers two years in jail over using correct pronouns (www.thepinknews.com)
Just Stop Oil protestors interrupt UK’s biggest games event EGX (www.videogameschronicle.com)
Fedxit: Migrating to a new instance
Sooo if you skim the previous posts on here, you’ll know that Feddit.uk’s only Admin (@tom) has been missing for a couple of months and in that time we were defederated by lemmy.world (although we’re back now) and we are one upgrade behind (just a minor fix) with one much bigger one whistling down the pipeline that may...
Google has sent internet into ‘spiral of decline’, claims DeepMind co-founder (www.telegraph.co.uk)
Google has plunged the internet into a “spiral of decline”, the co-founder of the company’s artificial intelligence (AI) lab has claimed....
Do you interact more in Lemmy?
I have noticed that I interact a lot more in Lemmy than I ever did in any social media. Let it be Reddit, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter… I am used to be the lurker, but here for some reason things are different. Wonder if more people feel like I do.
Labour pledges to recover Covid fraud billions - BBC News (www.bbc.com)
Absolutely amazing if this ever happened. Sadly I think this would need a large majority in the commons to get through. Too many “vested interests” will vote against so Labour need to force it through on their own and they can only do that with a majority. Great for headlines though....
Met releases audio of caller who rang police to report being followed home by a cat (www.dailymail.co.uk)
The odd exchange begins with a police call handler saying: ‘Hello Met Police, what’s your emergency?’...
John Cleese explains why he joined GB News (uk.news.yahoo.com)
Last year, the Monty Python legend announced that he would be hosting his own show on the news channel and that it would be a “no holds barred account of the news”....
Petition: Call an immediate general election (petition.parliament.uk)
Let know Sunak know there really is people who want an election.
Major Labour donor to stop funding Just Stop Oil (www.bbc.co.uk)