relax88

8 ms·

31.
by relax88 5y ago
They both provide a means of running a user-first and privacy-first operating system on a laptop without supporting surveillance capitalists. You can’t really buy a Dell or a MacBook, install Debian or some other *nix OS and make the same
32.
by relax88 5y ago
Hmm, I block all ads at the network level so maybe I’m just out of the loop on this topic.
33.
by relax88 5y ago
I think we all agree that incentives are the single most important factor. That isn’t an argument against consumers being culpable though. We are all culpable. Lifestyle choices do matter a lot. Do you buy the tiny condo in a walkable area
34.
by relax88 5y ago
When I say petroleum products are a requirement for modern life, what I mean is that more than 80% of the energy driving modern society comes from fossil fuels. It probably doesn’t have to be that way, but it is. You definitely can’t say th
35.
by relax88 5y ago
This is an excellent way to describe it. I’ve definitely had times in my life with both modes. There is very much a lifestyle trap in which the current work culture prevents a truly balanced approach. I suspect one of the barriers to havin
36.
by relax88 5y ago
I find it interesting that both your reply and mine are being downvoted without explanation as if it’s a controversial idea that consumers are culpable. And yet there are no replies making a logical argument about why this perspective is wr
37.
by relax88 5y ago
They are doing both. Cigarettes are a luxury item. Petroleum products are a requirement for modern life. You could fire all of the corporate PR propagandists and lobbyists on the planet and I doubt it would make a dramatic dent in oil consu
38.
by relax88 5y ago
Thank you. I recently had a conversation with someone about Canadian Federal climate policies and I found it very interesting that they seemed to think consumers should bear no sacrifice to solve the climate issue. The two most popular part
39.
by relax88 5y ago
Is anyone actually pretending it’s different? Most people I talk to buy VPN services to avoid legal threats from pirated movies or to avoid traffic surveillance from their local ISP / workplace / institution. I’ve never heard some
40.
by relax88 5y ago
VPN services are cheaper than a VPS and most people just want to pirate movies without getting legal threats or to avoid region locking.
41.
by relax88 5y ago
> It only weakens privacy for iCloud photos if you have CP or photos in a CP database Who controls what is in the database? What independent oversight ensures that it’s only CSAM images? The public certainly can’t audit it. What is stopp
42.
by relax88 5y ago
Yeah maybe there is something useful here for the gaming industry? A typical horror movie only has a few seconds or minutes of footage of the actual gross horrifying stuff. Games on the other hand… I bet someone would be willing to pay for
43.
by relax88 5y ago
Thanks, I hate it. I mean it makes sense, surely you can train an AI to make images that humans find repulsive. I wonder what useful applications this has though as I can’t imagine very many people would be willing to pay for images that gr
44.
by relax88 5y ago
Presumably because of the costs of verification and record keeping. A single adult video studio might have a maximum of a few hundred people who they have to keep records for. Those people are paid per shoot, and the content is owned by the
45.
by relax88 5y ago
This is how: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_Enabling_Sex_Trafficker...
46.
by relax88 5y ago
I think this is highly likely to be the thing causing these changes in the porn industry. I’m skeptical that we would be seeing the large scale changes to sites like Craigslist, Pornhub, and OnlyFans just because of a NYT article and some p
47.
by relax88 5y ago
Companies can barely be expected to protect your personal data. Now imagine you’re a cam girl who has provided your drivers license picture to a website and now it has leaked and thousands of thirsty lonely men have your home address. This
48.
by relax88 5y ago
I think it’s more about whether shutting down adult content on sites like OnlyFans actually does anything to reduce sex trafficking or abuse.
49.
by relax88 5y ago
There is a risk of killing someone regardless of how long you hold a choke hold. Obviously if you could restrain them it wouldn’t be necessary. Im also not sure what to make of your comments regarding windows and doors on airplanes. It seem
50.
by relax88 5y ago
Yeah for sure. When I said I’d have zero hesitation choking someone out in my other comment I meant in a situation in which they could not be restrained. Teenage boys can be pretty big and strong, unlikely at 13 but some 16 year olds can be
51.
by relax88 5y ago
A child whose mother asked for help because the kid was fighting her and totally out of control. I don’t think you can reasonably expect people to sit there and do nothing in a situation where a 13 year old boy is overpowering his mother an
52.
by relax88 5y ago
Yeah, I would have zero hesitation choking that person out if they were trying to kick a window or open a door. Even if there is a risk of killing them.
53.
by relax88 5y ago
Cops have back seats in their cars with a plexiglass screen and doors that don’t open from the inside. They also have tasers, pepper spray, and batons. No such thing exists on an airplane so you would have to tie them to the seat somehow.
54.
by relax88 5y ago
How exactly do you suggest restraining someone to a seat who is trying to bite you? Like imagine you’ve got them on the ground in the aisle and need to get them restrained in a seat… muzzling seems like a good plan to me.
55.
by relax88 5y ago
Currently the US economy has the stimulus knob turned to max. It’s almost expected to see this kind of stuff in the interim as markets are awash in liquidity. Check out the Fed RRP use lately… There is over $1 TRILLION dollars going through
56.
by relax88 5y ago
The total land area used for agriculture has actually decreased in the last few decades in some of the richer and more developed areas. Europe in general has seen some reforestation and is greener now than 100 years ago (though still much l
57.
by relax88 5y ago
This is definitely the correct answer if you own a domain that you can use for your home network. It has none of the downsides/gotchas from a technology point of view. Just have to make sure to renew your domain registration!
58.
by relax88 5y ago
The title seems a bit dramatic but I can see how this sort of stuff would throw anyone without a history of network or systems administration for a loop. This is one thing I really enjoyed about setting up ProtonMail with my personal domain
59.
by relax88 5y ago
Not that I disagree with anything you’ve said, but I feel it’s important to acknowledge the often ignored fact that the same process of industrialization and capitalism that has impacted the environment has also lifted billions of people ou
60.
by relax88 5y ago
Sounds like pain, but also a means to getting better at sed.

More ›