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orclev, 3 months ago

Would you refuse to visit websites that force registration even if the account is free?

Yes, I already do. I don’t visit Instagram because you need to login to view posts.

What’s all the fuss about, you don’t care?

I definitely care.

Is advertising a necessary evil in fair trade for content?

Ah, now this is an interesting question. I can certainly see an argument that ads are necessary to support “free” content, although personally in many cases I prefer to pay a subscription to support content rather than being subjected to ads.

Really though this is kind of a red herring because it’s predisposing that violating your privacy and collecting personal information is a prerequisite to serving ads. It’s required for individually targeted ads, yes, but they don’t need to traget ads to the individual, they could target the ad by site or the contents of the page hosting the ad.

Would this limit your visiting of websites to only a narrow few you are willing to trade personal details for?

I would not visit any site that sold my details to an advertiser.

Is this a bad thing for the internet experience as whole, or just another progression of technology?

Yes, this is very bad.

Is this no different from using any other technology platform that’s free (If it’s free, you’re the product)?

There’s a reason I don’t use most “social media” sites.

Should website owners just accept a lower revenue model and adapt their business, rather than seeking higher / unfair revenues from a privacy invasive practices of the past?

Yes, or find a different revenue model that doesn’t invade people’s privacy.

CrystalLord, 4 months ago

Happy New Year 50! Sorry for the late reply here, I've been meaning to for days.

[](/lyra) I'm doing okey. Actually, pretty well to he honest! With the big scary visa stuff out of the way, I have less practical anxieties. I don't think I did anything particularly special over the Christmas/New Years dead workweek. But I have been getting into latte art because Ootachi got me a milk foamer. I have made... a circle. This has been hard.

I don't really do new year's resolutions, but I am still trying to get more fit and keep my weight lower. I'm doing okey on the latter but not enough on the former. Maybe it should be to cycle more. Or draw every othet day, or something like that.

[](/lyrabonhug) I hope you had a good time over new years too! Do you have any resolutions?

dual_sport_dork, 4 months ago

I’m having a hard time comprehending how this is a “win” when Disney had to voluntarily retract their claim with Youtube.

The short is in public domain. It is the goddamn motherfucking law. Disney does not have any say in the matter. We should not, and in fact do not, have to rely on them being “nice.” Not anymore. That’s the point.

Fuck them, in the ear, with an egg beater.

CrystalLord, 5 months ago

(I don't have BPM on my phone I'm sowwy)

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Yus, I've been in England and I have cuddled Ootachi

I've been really enjoying Cobalt Core, which is a game about Kobolds and space ships. Also Baldur's Gate 3 but that should be obvious.

Hmmm. I mostly have been listening to the various Larian soundtracks lately because of Baldur's Gate. Uh, this one is great! https://youtu.be/6GSMhFofV_A?si=tFJ5KjYQIJcRr1cy

I'm really tired a lot probably because I'm mildly sick rn and because of overcoming jetlag and because of the cold (anything below 20C is far too cold tyvm) so exciting energetic things are not on my mind. Uhh... I've been trying to read more of A Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers! It's a book about space optimism and aliens and gender and linguistics and culture. Well, specifically it's vignettes on a long haul space trip for a mixed species wormhole construction ship. It's good!

Jibodeah, 5 months ago

[](/sillylurk)Boo

I've been playing 2D furry top down battle royale with some friends. It's pretty decent. Shame about all the microtransactions.

Jibodeah, 5 months ago

It's 2011, season 2 is airing. Where's the place to go to view memes and stuff after it airs? /r/mylittlepony.

2011 is ending, the season is long over, where to tide over the haitus? Hm there's this off topic sub in the sidebar of /r/mylittlepony. Huh it seems pretty nice. Lurk around there for a bit. Eventually make an account come 2012. Be a semi-active/lurker ever since. Eventually get recognised as mostly sane and be invited to become a mod.

[](/sillyheart)Best off-topic MLP community I ever did find. Who'da thought we'd all (well, not all of us, and we picked up people on the way too) be here over 10 years later.

SubparUsername47, 4 months ago

I can’t quite remember how I found the subreddit. My memory’s pretty bad. I remember that I learned about this place because Crystal told me, though. Thanks, Crystal!