Because DOS and later Windows used to be the only OS that was relevant for IBM PC compatible systems. Only later were eg. Unix-like systems developed for them.
Money can buy happiness if it is so much money that you don’t ever have to work to earn money again. Lower than that, difficult; if I won (say) 20000 euros I wouldn’t really know what to do with them because I would still have to work.
That is why the explanation continues: “(other than pedantic exceptions due to calendar issues or timezone alterations, or someone dying before their birthday, or being born on a leap day, none of which apply in this case)”.
I know Congress needs to be involved to actually declare war, but there have been a number of times where something was kicked off by presidential authority alone....
Nearly all open source map apps (definitely OsmAnd and Organic Maps) use openstreetmap.org as a data source which is literally a wiki, ie. anyone can edit it. If there is a lot missing in your area on OSM, then please add those things yourself. It is exactly as good as volunteers made it.
Apple said it complied with orders from the Chinese government to remove the Meta-owned WhatsApp and Threads from its App Store in China. Apple also removed Telegram and Signal from China....
App stores were a mistake. We used to get software from its developer or from a source we chose. Now that we expect there to be a central app store, it can be used for censorship.
This is why I also mentioned “a source we chose”. On GNU/Linux package managers and F-Droid I can add additional package sources which can be managed by the developer.
Point is, it shouldn’t be a thing that Apple or Google or anyone has this kind of power.
We used to call this “democratization of technology” and say it was a good thing. Why are we now that it is happening supposed to think it is a bad thing?
I am glad I do not have or want children. I would not want to be in a position where I might be the one controlling someone else’s access to information. I do not know at what age I would buy a smartphone for them, but I do know that if they had one they would be allowed to use it freely without surveillance.
The European Commission argues it was Europe’s students and young graduates who were most affected by Brexit’s mobility restrictions. The UK has reportedly responded cooly to the proposal....
While this is broadly right for legislation, the question above was about admission of new member states.
Admission of new member states requires unanimity among existing member states. That is because EU membership is based on international treaties. For every member state there is a treaty like this one that regulates their entry into the EU; you can see that it’s a treaty between literally all (existing and new) member states which had to agree to it.
Dubai, Berlin (dpo) - Nach der Jahrhundertflut in Dubai wächst in Deutschland die Angst: Immer mehr Menschen befürchten, dass nun alle deutschen Influencer, die in den letzten Jahren dorthin gezogen sind, wieder hierher zurückkehren könnten....
Out of all the occupying Israel is doing, I find that of former East Jerusalem most harmless. To my understanding, the Palestinians there are entitled to Israeli citizenship, there is no apartheid system like in the remaining West Bank, there is no blockade like in Gaza. If Gaza or the remaining West Bank were ruled like former East Jerusalem, I would find Israel a lot easier to defend.
The Internet has never been as large and diverse as it is now. In the 2000s Wikipedia was often the only place where you could find generally useful information about the world on the Internet, now everything in it plus many other things can be found on many other websites competing for algorithmic attention.
The real thing about today’s Internet is that on it, censorship happens not by having too little information, but too much, much of which will never be shown to very many people because of the algorithms of search engines or social media recommendation systems. I don’t do a lot of “social media” and always find it weird to hear about personalities there who apparently have thousands or millions of followers but whom I have never heard of before.
Chrome has 65% market share (according to Statcounter), far from a near monopoly. Even if you add Edge (which you shouldn’t because Microsoft could fork Blink at any time), you only get 70% for their web engine. Around 2003 or 2004, IE had like 95% market share (and many websites required Flash Player) and we now know that that was eventually defeated.
I am all for worrying about the decline of good things, but your scenario isn’t something I’m worrying that much about.
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Microsoft Just Released MS-DOS Source Code! (github.com)
Why is Windows "PC"? (lemmy.world)
Can't find any forums that allow for Tor posts
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If you could guarantee that one action you undertake would be successful, what would it be?
We’re talking actions limited to something one human could achieve - so not wishes, but could be something amazing or rare like “become president”
xkcd #2922: Pub Trivia (imgs.xkcd.com)
xkcd.com/2922...
Who decides when the US goes to "war"
I know Congress needs to be involved to actually declare war, but there have been a number of times where something was kicked off by presidential authority alone....
Are there no fully working map apps besides gmaps?
Old post is here: lemmy.world/post/14437575...
Apple Removes WhatsApp, Threads, Telegram, and Signal from China App Store, says it complied with orders from the Chinese government (arstechnica.com)
Apple said it complied with orders from the Chinese government to remove the Meta-owned WhatsApp and Threads from its App Store in China. Apple also removed Telegram and Signal from China....
Which communication protocol or open standard in software do you wish was more common or used more?
Whether you’re really passionate about RPC, MQTT, Matrix or wayland, tell us more about the protocols or open standards you have strong opinions on!
Almost a quarter of kids aged 5-7 have smartphones (www.bbc.com)
Nearly a quarter of UK five-to-seven-year-olds now have their own smartphone, Ofcom research suggests....
EU wants to undo Brexit, a little bit, for people 18 to 30 (www.dw.com)
The European Commission argues it was Europe’s students and young graduates who were most affected by Brexit’s mobility restrictions. The UK has reportedly responded cooly to the proposal....
What's something you'll never get the store brand/generic of?
Hyundai pauses X ads over pro-Nazi content on the platform (www.nbcnews.com)
Große Sorge nach Starkregen in Dubai: Kehren jetzt alle Influencer nach Deutschland zurück? (www.der-postillon.com) German
Dubai, Berlin (dpo) - Nach der Jahrhundertflut in Dubai wächst in Deutschland die Angst: Immer mehr Menschen befürchten, dass nun alle deutschen Influencer, die in den letzten Jahren dorthin gezogen sind, wieder hierher zurückkehren könnten....
NSA ’just days from taking over the internet’ warns Edward Snowden (cointelegraph.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/14393091...
Apple fixes iPhone bug that suggested Palestinian flag when some people typed ‘Jerusalem’ (www.cnn.com)
We Need To Rewild The Internet | NOEMA (www.noemamag.com)
So what is the proper way to address a former president, Mr. or President?
Someone got Gab's AI chatbot to show its instructions (mbin.grits.dev)
Credit to @bontchev
Open source versus Microsoft: The new rebellion begins (www.theregister.com)