Some will curse me out for discussing decentralization and freedom. I am NOT saying the average person should be concerned with CIA spying. What I’m saying is that one should promote decentralized internet infrastructures that empower the individual over corrupt institutions, even though this threat model likely does not apply...
For all the newcomers that aren’t aware, I just stumbled upon this insane drama. Apparently lemmy.ml is the result of a reddit sub ban of a bunch of pro-china bots who vigorously defend the Chinese government, and the two top admins are also the top devs of the Lemmy source software. Pretty terrible stuff!...
China isn’t marxist-leninist though, not even Maoist anymore since Deng Xiaoping took over. They are very much capitalist (otherwise they wouldn’t try to undermine workers rights movements (gotta keep exploiting the proletariate for that sweet surplus value) and try to get rid of marxist and maoist student clubs etc)
Even in its prime, Tumblr was never profitable. It was sold and resold to several companies who never had a clear vision for what to do with it, other than run ads to generate revenue. Its main draw was its users. For several years it was the social media platform for LGBTQ and fandoms, along with many niche interests....
Anyone who cares about democracy would realise how dangerous the whole spying on the whole population and/or journalists is. A lot of politicians really seem to think "man remember the GeStaPo? Those guys were great!" or something, otherwise I can't explain why they constantly try to push for such dangerous surveillance
Playing board games. I am designing some myself and so I bought some games that where similar that I hadn't played yet and that kinda got me into a rabbit hole and now I am just into any kind of board game with interesting themes (Spirit Island is one that I will get today and look forward to trying out)
A new manifesto by the nonprofit American Compass capably identifies the problems facing the working class but stumbles on the solutions—especially labor unions.
The 4th Edition of the Basic Fantasy RPG Core Rules are now available in print, along with four other updated Creative Commons editions: The Basic Fantasy Equipment Emporium, BF1 Morgansfort, DC1 Tales from the Laughing Dragon, and KH1 The Blackapple Brugh....
The updates they made for 4th edition were great. I think it's great that they found a way to still include a lot of the awesome ideas the community came up with when they thought they had to remove everything wotc related
Behind the scenes, OpenAI has lobbied for significant elements of the most comprehensive AI legislation in the world—the E.U.’s AI Act—to be watered down in ways that would reduce the regulatory burden on the company, according to documents about OpenAI’s engagement with E.U. officials obtained by TIME from the European...
I use Jerboa but I have 🔖 looking button underneath each post and comment that I can click to save and on the browser (at least for lemmy.one) it's a ⭐ symbol
Chocobo GP is now available for $49.99 in the Nintendo eShop with all in-game unlockables and no microtransactions. The Nintendo Switch game was quietly re-released on June 15, and the Chocobo GP Lite Nintendo eShop page is no longer available. However, players who previously played Chocobo GP Lite and still have the game...
I have a lemmy.world but it felt a bit slow and sometimes on jerboa I'd get a "pending" when I subscribed to communities on other instances, lemmy.one seems way faster and I don't get the "pending" issue.
For example, let's say I want to use a Fitbit. I download the app, enter my real height and weight, but I give a masked email, fake name, fake birthday, etc. I always use the app with a VPN....
I've just recently moved to Lemmy, and so far I'm enjoying it quite a bit. However, I've been thinking about the privacy issues whe DMing someone here....
Signal is Flawed, Why XMPP is Amazing! (new animated video) (monero.town)
Some will curse me out for discussing decentralization and freedom. I am NOT saying the average person should be concerned with CIA spying. What I’m saying is that one should promote decentralized internet infrastructures that empower the individual over corrupt institutions, even though this threat model likely does not apply...
Thoughts on MEGA
Hey folks!...
Fairphone drawbacks?
There’s been a lot of buzz here about the Fairphone here lately, especially with it coming to the US....
TIL lemmy.ml is a pro-authoritarian CCP shill instance (lemmy.ml)
For all the newcomers that aren’t aware, I just stumbled upon this insane drama. Apparently lemmy.ml is the result of a reddit sub ban of a bunch of pro-china bots who vigorously defend the Chinese government, and the two top admins are also the top devs of the Lemmy source software. Pretty terrible stuff!...
Reddit’s decline will look more like Tumblr’s than Digg’s
Even in its prime, Tumblr was never profitable. It was sold and resold to several companies who never had a clear vision for what to do with it, other than run ads to generate revenue. Its main draw was its users. For several years it was the social media platform for LGBTQ and fandoms, along with many niche interests....
Fox News is altering language in AP and Reuters articles on anti-trans legislation — including a quote from an elected official (www.mediamatters.org)
“Gender affirming care” was replaced with “sex change” or “sex reassignment” in at least 19 articles.
Communities are built by those who Sort by New
Don't forget how new stories get in front of your eyeballs. Have an excellent day!
let's discuss "karma"
I am curious to hear opinions on the concept of user karma in general....
Reddit Goes Nuclear, Removes Moderators of Subreddits That Continue to Protest (www.pcmag.com)
I really want to cut ties with Reddit. I keep reading this stuff to keep me motivated to cut those ties.
Draft EU plans to allow spying on journalists are dangerous, warn critics (www.theguardian.com)
Share your latest hobbies!
Starting doing something you've never done before? Getting back into something you used to do? Is it fun and exciting? Is it challenging?...
Conservatives Aren’t Serious About Empowering the Working Class (newrepublic.com)
A new manifesto by the nonprofit American Compass capably identifies the problems facing the working class but stumbles on the solutions—especially labor unions.
Passing Ambition, by me (lemmy.world)
It's been a while since I shared my art and this seemed like a good place. Hope you like it :)
4th Edition of the Basic Fantasy RPG now available in print (announcement video) (www.youtube.com)
The 4th Edition of the Basic Fantasy RPG Core Rules are now available in print, along with four other updated Creative Commons editions: The Basic Fantasy Equipment Emporium, BF1 Morgansfort, DC1 Tales from the Laughing Dragon, and KH1 The Blackapple Brugh....
OpenAI Lobbied the E.U. to Water Down AI Regulation (time.com)
Behind the scenes, OpenAI has lobbied for significant elements of the most comprehensive AI legislation in the world—the E.U.’s AI Act—to be watered down in ways that would reduce the regulatory burden on the company, according to documents about OpenAI’s engagement with E.U. officials obtained by TIME from the European...
At Reddit I can save a thread, at Mastodon I can bookmark a post or comment. How do I save a Kbin (or other) 'article', comment, etc?
Yes, I know browser bookmarks exist. But there must be some native functionality that I keep just not noticing - right?
Chocobo GP Re-Released on Switch With All Unlockables and No Microtransactions (finalweapon.net)
Chocobo GP is now available for $49.99 in the Nintendo eShop with all in-game unlockables and no microtransactions. The Nintendo Switch game was quietly re-released on June 15, and the Chocobo GP Lite Nintendo eShop page is no longer available. However, players who previously played Chocobo GP Lite and still have the game...
Hammerwatch II - Gameplay Trailer (www.youtube.com)
Launching on PC August 15, coming to consoles later....
confession
I can't hold this back any longer....
What are the actual privacy implications of using a fitness tracker with mostly pseudonymous information?
For example, let's say I want to use a Fitbit. I download the app, enter my real height and weight, but I give a masked email, fake name, fake birthday, etc. I always use the app with a VPN....
DMing privately on Lemmy
I've just recently moved to Lemmy, and so far I'm enjoying it quite a bit. However, I've been thinking about the privacy issues whe DMing someone here....