ghusto

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by ghusto 3y ago
I understand a tech-enthusiasm driven deployment of "smart" devices in your home — not for me, you understand, but I get that people like shinies — but when is this going to end? Hasn't the novelty warn off for people yet? Or
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by ghusto 3y ago
Sure, I'm vaguely aware of it. I just don't think the developer should be forced to care in a PR.
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by ghusto 3y ago
I don't agree. If I create a repo where a country list and their corresponding flags are needed for the application, I'll grab that from somewhere (maybe Wikipedia, or another repo?). If someone else comes in and says "hey th
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by ghusto 3y ago
> Country flags are inherently political Not people focused on the purpose of the repo.
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by ghusto 3y ago
> Imagine putting the Russian flag for the Ukrainian language for an idea of how Chinese people feel about this topic. Or rather, how Ukraine's would feel, doesn't it make more sense that way around? > You've made a pol
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by ghusto 3y ago
> This is a categorically false premise. The kind of statement that only makes sense when you're in a deep bubble and entirely removed from the average person's use of the internet. I'm not convinced, though accept that th
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by ghusto 3y ago
It doesn't have to deal with compliance issues, which are not only getting more complicated, but also increasing in number. "Sorry guv, I don't have the keys for that, so I'm not responsible for what went on as I couldn&
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by ghusto 3y ago
> a company that has the power to shift policy in favor of human rights Well you're _technically_ right; they do indeed have that power. However, it sounds like you're suggesting they are using that power _to_ shift policy in f
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by ghusto 3y ago
> npm install type of something THIS! I was a little disheartened when I saw I had to build it, but the repo is tiny, and the build is a second. This should be the norm, not a pleasant surprise!
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by ghusto 3y ago
I use Android and think it's better for a variety of reasons, but it's highly subjective. There are some things I could point to and say "this is almost objectively better for these reasons", but "Android is better
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by ghusto 3y ago
Not for me. After going through the Switch (perfectly designed for people like me, by being a main console that's also portable), the Steam Deck (finally being able to play those Windows games on Linux, _and_ take it with me), and a fe
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by ghusto 3y ago
This, but my reasoning is slightly different. I think it's more because the cost of production means that can't afford to do anything with artistic merit. The stakes are so high, that "chances" like actually being creati
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by ghusto 3y ago
I've never worked anywhere that _doesn't_ allow their engineers to run unsigned code. It's good practice for non-techs, but if your engineers need to be babysat like that, get better engineers.
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by ghusto 3y ago
No, it's not at all like this. Bikes are so ubiquitous here that before given this bike in for repair, the people would already have secured (likely already had) a spare bike for the duration of the repairs. And no, it's not theft
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by ghusto 3y ago
The Netherlands! Well okay, I don't know what it's like elsewhere, but I know it's good here :) Here's the lowdown: - If you can't afford it, the government pays for your insurance - If you can, you pay for it (near
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by ghusto 3y ago
It's crazy how weird people get about it, but I think it's a class-shame thing. I grew up in a poor council block, and have _no_ qualms calling it out for what it is. Also, completely-free or U.S.A.-style-nightmare are not the onl
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by ghusto 3y ago
I was lucky enough to have private healthcare paid for me, and I the only bureaucracy I experienced was having to go to the NHS G.P. first to get a "referral". Basically this is a(n NHS side) tick-boxing exercise where you have to
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by ghusto 3y ago
Counterpoint to all the "it's because it's underfunded" arguments: The money's there, it's just misspent, as with all government lead bureaucracies, resulting in service that could and does kill. There are mult
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by ghusto 3y ago
Behold; the bed modern society made. Enjoy.
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by ghusto 3y ago
> There will need to be a way to exempt programs (like compilers and backup tools), and maybe that needs to be issued globally, which means a process for software creators to get a special certificate Paragraph 7.
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by ghusto 3y ago
He accounts for this with signed applications, and user overrides for non-signed applications. Just like how MacOS allows signed applications to run, and (more difficultly than necessary) non-signed ones to run if you approve them.
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by ghusto 3y ago
Started off thinking the idea was stupid because it would break everything, but the ability to manual trust something makes it work. Most applications would come signed by Microsoft (a la MacOS Gatekeeper), and the ones that don't trig
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by ghusto 3y ago
> It's not really that different from sending out information via the big 3 tv networks Doesn't the government have special powers there that give them rights for special types of message broadcasts? I don't know, but I al
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by ghusto 3y ago
> assumes that the government has armies of technical folks available to maintain ActivityPub/RSS/$RandomHarryPotterSpell$. Sadly this will never be the case, but it should (and absolutely can) be. I worked on a large governmen
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by ghusto 3y ago
I'm glad this is forcing recognition of something that should have been obvious; private platforms should not be relied on for official government communication (or in my opinion used at all by government, but that's a longer argu
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by ghusto 3y ago
It's alright for us oldies who already have firm boundaries on this kind of thing, but the new batch could use our support here. Always-contactable is becoming (has become?) normalised, and it's just not on. My practical advice: -
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by ghusto 3y ago
My first thought too. Trivial for bad actors to get around, an annoyance for normal developers.
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by ghusto 3y ago
> I have no idea why Apple is catching strays in a conversation discussing non-Apple software, for a problem not seen in Apple software I don't think they're strays or unwarranted. Apple makes icons flat, every else makes icons
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by ghusto 3y ago
As someone's already pointed out; yes they are. That's not the point though. The point is that modern GUI design is godawful, all because when Apple does something, everybody follows unthinkingly. Apple is the pied pier, leading a
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by ghusto 3y ago
I'm not talking about fixes or alterations. I'm talking about running an exact copy of the ROM, to play exactly as it did on the console it was released for. Unintended emulation inaccuracies are a different matter, but (1) they a

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