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metaStatic ,

Yeah you try that. Your trial isn't going to take 4 years.

metaStatic ,

It would literally be the only affordable housing in the country.

Unrelated question, how hard is it to de-transition?

An Important Hypothetical - What Android Apps Do You Install?? ( sh.itjust.works )

You're twelve years old on Thanksgiving at six thirty in the morning. You'll be leaving for Grandma's in about a half hour, and she's lives a three hour drive away, going in one direction. You have nothing to prepare yourself on this journey, other than a tablet running Android Eleven. Beware, the speaker is broken and there is...

metaStatic ,

Doesn't matter, if I'm 12 then it will always be the wrong thing.

metaStatic ,

it's not a drop in replacement and anyone looking for one will be disappointed by literally anything available.

You're learning an entirely new operating system, don't think of it as an upgrade, this is a time sink. You'll be under the hood more than on the road for the foreseeable future, but what's the alternative?

metaStatic ,

The 80s part 2: This time we'll try not to destroy the ozone layer.

metaStatic ,

"This thing that is terrible for everyone is also terrible for this specific subset of everyone ..."

also rating social media apps is like rating your favourite STDs

metaStatic ,

depends if you think anonymous interactions are as impactful as people you actually know.

oh god, is this actually worse?

Gender bias in open source: Pull request acceptance of women versus men ( www.researchgate.net )

Our results show that women's contributions tend to be accepted more often than men's [when their gender is hidden]. However, when a woman's gender is identifiable, they are rejected more often. Our results suggest that although women on GitHub may be more competent overall, bias against them exists nonetheless.

metaStatic ,

any bias that doesn't confirm my bias is reverse bias

see also: reverse racism

metaStatic ,

The studio cash grab explosion of streaming services is simply too inconvenient.
Subbing to everything you want to watch would still be cheaper than renting it all before streaming.
But Netflix has changed the value proposition and the stuidios are slitting their own throats trying to catch up.

metaStatic ,

Deviantart died a very very long time ago. the creature currently wearing it's skin can fuck off and die for all I or any other actual artist cares.

metaStatic ,

I hung around art station for a bit but there is no replacement for what deviantart used to be and that's a real shame.

metaStatic ,

yep they fuckin got us

but it's not like our posts are safe here either. This is the world we live in now.

metaStatic ,

“[Biometric confirmation is] a lot harder to compromise,”

And a lot easier to obtain by force

metaStatic ,

and I would trust it about as much as paypal.

Zero.

metaStatic ,

"Biometric confirmation" is both

metaStatic ,

Both are shitty in their own ways, but at least Samsung is Android.

not sure that's enough any more

metaStatic ,

You can't tell me what to do, you're not my real Wendy's

metaStatic ,

I can never keep a straight face so deadpan is my go to brand of humour

I tried being self deprecating but people don't like humour that punches down

metaStatic ,

The whistle blower protection laws are working exactly as intended. Protecting the government from whistle blowers.

metaStatic ,

using deep fakes of billionaires is free speech

metaStatic ,

2% per year doesn't seem fast until you learn about the exponential function

metaStatic ,

you wouldn't download a brain

metaStatic ,

if I cleaned it up I wouldn't know where anything is

metaStatic ,

the M1 is still overkill for 99% of ends user tasks.

metaStatic ,

Pirates of the Caribbean it was pointed out Bootstap was strapped to a cannon and dropped into the sea but the logical conclusion that by lifting the curse Will had to kill his own father was never a plot point. not exactly a plot hole just a missed opportunity.

metaStatic ,

but speaking English is fine ...

metaStatic ,

That's on you. /s is for cowards and always has been.

/s just in case. plz don't downvote because that's something I definitely care about ...

metaStatic ,

did you not see the /s?

do we need an indicator for meta sarcasm too? how deep can this really go?

aslo /s doesn't fix not making sense. I'm kind of an expert on that one.

metaStatic ,

And they all perfectly understand why those strict controls are necessary

To disenfranchise those without government issued ID

metaStatic ,

just declare bankruptcy

metaStatic ,

cool and normal

metaStatic ,

I hope kbin never federates downvotes because I couldn't care less

but it's probably people who got scammed with student loans they can't discharge with bankruptcy.

metaStatic ,

it's already a hostage situation. I would love the ICC to state they don't negotiate with terrorists.

metaStatic ,

LOOK WHAT YOU MADE ME DO

metaStatic ,

The ad settings are so far off the mark it's not even a little concerning ... besides the fact they where on by default (fixed)

What is concerning is google activity. literally everything you do on your phone is tracked by default

metaStatic ,

it's a genre that produces 99.9% crap but the gems are truly amazing

I'll just leave this here

metaStatic ,

sometimes I remember I'm self hosting things

metaStatic ,

shutting down most central servers is a death sentence anyway. I'm not putting another decade of grinding into a private server when my Diablo 3 characters are gone.

Scientists make breakthrough with advanced technology generating water from thin air — and it could save millions of lives ( www.thecooldown.com )

Researchers in China have reportedly developed a new technology similar to hydropanels for harvesting water out of thin air that is powered by energy from the sun. The device could be especially useful in dry, arid areas where water — but not sunlight — is hard to come by....

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