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by Funes- 6y ago
Please, God, let this happen. And rid ourselves of Twitter, as well. Hell, make all smartphones vanish from the face of the Earth while you are at it.
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by Funes- 6y ago
>The one who no longer works there? As far as I know, Mitchell Baker is still Mozilla's CEO. And even if she resigned, maintaining her salary would have been at odds with keeping many employees from being fired. >>I criticize
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by Funes- 6y ago
>It's a mix. That's exactly why I said "not only" instead of "not".
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by Funes- 6y ago
>Common sense is knowledge gained by experience. Thats' why kids "don't have any". I'd say it has more to do with sound logical reasoning, and not only with accrued information.
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by Funes- 6y ago
>Mozilla is doing a lot of random things these days Yeah, like paying three million to its CEO annually. That's not going into Firefox development alright.
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by Funes- 6y ago
I don't think it was necessary to quote anyone in order to make such a simplistic point across, though I get why anyone would do that--to appeal to authority, of course. In any case, and even though I'm not advocating here for &qu
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by Funes- 6y ago
I want to stop for a second and appreciate how much I like websites like the one on the OP: no javascript; no ads; non-commercial, honest content; light, straightforward design. All in all, just a no-strings-attached personal site. That&#x2
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by Funes- 6y ago
What if your content is deemed too controversial or "problematic"? Will any company host it? Any domain registrar? Many topics now considered unpublishable weren't, not that long ago. And that's a slippery slope I wo
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by Funes- 6y ago
>If you post on someone else's domain, then it's their content, and they're in control of it, not you. No matter what is claimed otherwise. Likewise, if you are paying for hosting and a domain to any corporation, they effe
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by Funes- 6y ago
Try it. My mom (she left us last year at only 53, unfortunately) and I did intermittent fasting (>=16 hours), and ate a super clean and mainly ovolactovegetarian diet for most of her illness. Her life expectancy was only six months, with
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by Funes- 6y ago
You are right, Craig. I'm sorry. Can we be smartphone-averse friends?
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by Funes- 6y ago
Why would you want to do any of those things while camping or hiking? You are outdoors, surrounded by nature and, perhaps, people you appreciate the company of; enjoy it! Live in the moment!
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by Funes- 6y ago
By all means, stay connected to your family--just try and do it through other platforms. In similar circumstances to yours, I stayed in contact with my family through Ring, Tox (toxic), and XMPP. I always preferred audio and video calls ove
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by Funes- 6y ago
>I am considering ditching my smartphone Do it. Your health will thank you almost immediately for that. >going back to an old-school phone or not owning one at all. Personally, although I love the idea of going landline-only, I think
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by Funes- 6y ago
Mare milk is consumed and commercialized [0]. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kumis .
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by Funes- 6y ago
>If more people are deciding to use the road afterwards surely it means that trips are being taken that weren't before? Sure. An increase in supply--or a change in its nature--can increase demand. >Wouldn't that be a good th
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by Funes- 6y ago
Yes. It's the Jevons' paradox enabled and amplified by the corporate web abusing JavaScript (bloat, ads, trackers, and other attention-grabbing shenanigans).
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by Funes- 6y ago
I don't think Ubuntu or any of its variants--or "flavors"--are really well-suited for old machines. I find them to be very "bloated", as it were. I'd pick a bare-bones, basic installation of Arch/Artix and
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by Funes- 6y ago
Why couldn't you stick with it? I, too, use a somewhat old Nokia phone (the 6110 Navigator, from 2007), and I absolutely love it. I really like its soap bar form factor, its sliding keyboard, and its battery--it lasts for around three
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by Funes- 6y ago
Our first one was Mickey Mouse. I have that memory burnt into my visual cortex. So many fond memories... My brother loved the Lion King, we watched that thing so many times the VHS copy we had (still have, somewhere) was all worn out.
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by Funes- 6y ago
I remember the first computer we had at home. I was five, and Windows 95 actually looked kind of beautiful in all its square and right-angle glory. The first time we interacted with it was to print some Disney character's portraits mea
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by Funes- 6y ago
>>If you own a ReMarkable, it's not. >No, it is. I decide what's affordable or acceptable for me . In any case, are you really implying that one's economic situation is invariable? That owning a certain piece of h
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by Funes- 6y ago
I knew what his point was. I meant to say "hardware" instead of "software".
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by Funes- 6y ago
> 20$ isn't much so affordability is not a problem. It is, for me. I'd be willing to donate a smaller amount, though, but not an imposed fee over free software. That's my personal point of view--others, perhaps many, migh
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by Funes- 6y ago
>[the OS] may be purchased for $20 (USD) No, thanks. Way to hinder community development and tinkering.
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by Funes- 6y ago
>cultural/ethnic mixing Those two, as far as I know, are the same thing. I know biological "race" has some negative connotations, but I guess you could also say "ecotype" to refer to roughly the same thing, which
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by Funes- 6y ago
>China is a poor, third-world country. No. It's a very dangerous economic and military juggernaut that abuses its population as well as the environment. Let's be real.
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by Funes- 6y ago
> I don't understand what the video's trying to communicate - the only big difference I'm seeing is the higher resolution in GTA V clips. I'm afraid it's as clear as day, but anyhow, you have it on the video&#x27
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by Funes- 6y ago
>because these tend to be made by people who aren't doing so to become rich(though I suppose they wouldn't mind that happening along the way). I agree. One I enjoyed recently was Paratopic [0]. [0] https://arbitrary
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by Funes- 6y ago
>right around when yours peaked What? That's a wrong assumption on your part. No, you are characterizing my experiences with video games as a kid arbitrarily to support your own argument, which is--I think--just a fallacy: "the

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