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by kmlx 4y ago
even the so-called Liberal party is completely for this bill, and wants it strengthened :)
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by kmlx 4y ago
> All social media websites have to check the passport of every UK user that registers? credit card?
603.
by kmlx 4y ago
yup, good point. i think they should just let us choose.
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by kmlx 4y ago
true. if i could get macos on an big ipad i would probably sell my macbook.
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by kmlx 4y ago
interesting, thank you.
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by kmlx 4y ago
> The single most dangerous part of the car is the driver. this is only because we have incredibly high safety standards when it comes to cars.
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by kmlx 4y ago
considering how many companies are preparing for a recession, and since i’m reading recession next year in a lot of places, i think this is a bit premature. but time will tell.
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by kmlx 4y ago
i only read the first word and i completely agree with this take.
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by kmlx 4y ago
> A shrinking population is only bad for people with a vested interest in growth; investors and employers, but good for everybody else a shrinking population is a disaster overall. productivity goes down, more elderly, social services st
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by kmlx 4y ago
what exactly is the problem with wireless charging?
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by kmlx 4y ago
isn't Qi a widely adopted standard already? what exactly are they monitoring?
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by kmlx 4y ago
> one bad player, Apple, to do the right thing very strange reading this since i still buy electrical devices produced in 2022 with micro-usb, custom plugs, or whatever was cheapest when they assembled the device.
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by kmlx 4y ago
> By the same token, standardized power outlets would be an affront to the free market and an impediment to progress. if only it was this simple. 1. usually power outlets are standardised across countries (but there are countries where t
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by kmlx 4y ago
from the same article: > By Friday morning, Lilly stock had dropped by more than 5% from the day before. The Twitter stunt pulled down the stock price of other diabetes drugmakers, including Novo Nordisk and Sanofi. Lilly’s stock has yet
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by kmlx 4y ago
again, this is false, and it also cherry picking some crazy articles. the worst money laundering countries are the likes of Uganda, Mozambique and friends. the UK is not even in the top half. but biases need to be confirmed i guess.
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by kmlx 4y ago
this is false btw. the UK is not a money laundering world leader. not even close. on the other hand the UK is the best example of how company creation should happen. everyone should follow them. all digital, 5 mins to setup. money launderin
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by kmlx 4y ago
well, at least twitter is a well established, extremely visible corp. for a mastodon instance the list of questions is long and start with: who’s your hosting provider.
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by kmlx 4y ago
> In the UK, we have 5 months of Winter and 7 of Autumn, that has not been the case for the past few years. it’s getting hot much earlier.
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by kmlx 4y ago
i’ve been on safari for the past 3 years. nothing will change. ad blockers will still work.
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by kmlx 4y ago
> The privacy angle lives in the minds of Europeans without data, it’s hard to make this argument. what we know for sure is that bureaucrats fully support the privacy angle. but from my anecdotal real life experience almost no one cares
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by kmlx 4y ago
> it should be possible to buy a phone and not have it phone home without permission. And you should be able to use the phone without ever contacting the vendor again. don't connect it to the internet.
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by kmlx 4y ago
there is a huge new market for crypto currencies that you are missing: ransomware. it's billions of dollars, new players every year. and cryptocurrencies work great for it. it's a killer use case.
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by kmlx 4y ago
tiktok has 1 billion monthly active users. whatsapp is at 2 billion monthly.
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by kmlx 4y ago
> the twitter exodus is here any numbers? from the numbers i've seen, twitter is doing quite well.
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by kmlx 4y ago
> At this point no matter what happens next many many people will stay in the fediverse. i'm very skeptical. it has that "use a linux pc" feeling. let me put it like this: does anyone believe it will dethrone tiktok? or wh
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by kmlx 4y ago
> It has not been like this on Twitter for... years. it has always been like this on twitter. you just need to follow the right folk.
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by kmlx 4y ago
> impersonating elon is now a ban-able offense impersonating anyone is a "ban-able offense", and should have been from the get-go. there have been tens of dozens of accounts i've personally reported over the years. all wer
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by kmlx 4y ago
> which is an overkill for individuals/families if your use case is individuals/family then telegram/whatsapp/imessage groups are more than enough.
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by kmlx 4y ago
> skip jail i see the backlash against Musk is already at the “Trump”, “jail” levels. it’s quite funny to see so many people lose their mind over something that is of no real importance.
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by kmlx 4y ago
> I hate and despise both Twitter and Musk. how could one get to a level of “hate and despise both Twitter and Musk”?

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