raven [he/him]

Wouldn’t say “dead” just put on the back burner. They’ll get their way eventually just like they did with net neutrality. (Responding to the article headline not you exactly)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_Environment_Integrity

Google is pushing for websites to implement this software that talks to your TPM (trusted platform) chip on your computer and has it attest to the state of your web stack. Then, the website gets to decide if that’s okay and can deny you access if there’s any “funny business” such as ad blockers installed, or you’re using a browser they don’t like, or maybe even running an os they don’t like. We’ll almost certainly find ways around it for a while, but it’s going to get better (for them, worse for you)

I think this is on their eventual roadmap, somewhere just after not allowing anyone to log in without a verified WEI check for “”““security””“”

Then you can stop all the YouTube rehosting sites like piped by baking in little 1 pixel changes that uniquely identify the account that ripped the video. Netflix and others will do this as well too try to stop piracy.

They’re going to go scorched earth on this, I just know it. The Internet will become as bad as cable was and this is the turning point.

Me too 👀

Mullvad is only $5 a month just sayin’

I’ve noticed all my British shows have gone missing over the last couple years from the usual torrent sites. I’m kind of surprised because (I’m going to get my head bitten off for this take) the BBC is making better content than anything America has put out in the last few years.

Still on prime because I save more than I spend using it.

I’m going to start with a couple projects that don’t already exist.

• Something like the AUR but for non executable content like movies or books. I’m imagining something like;
  (program name) -m (medium, eg. Book, magazine, article (or “print” for any text document) Show, Movie (or video for any video document) and so on) (search term)

• A project that allows a full installed-in-place Linux installation with grub and all, no USB drive required. If that’s a two stage thing where it partitions a section of the drive then installs an installer there, then reboots to that installer, or some other thing doesn’t matter. No, not whatever Ubuntu used to do, I mean a proper installation.

• A program that tricks lan games into playing in side by side couch coop. I’ve figured out a method for doing this using multiseat on swayWM but it’s pretty complicated and touchy.

• An open source car computer software. Not for the infotainment.

• An open source printer that works.

• A liquid democracy voting system

Things that actually exist:

• Minetest, specifically creating tools to help existing Minecraft mods be ported over.

• GIMP

• IPFS, try to get it in use in more places by default (AUR seems promising?)

• Wine

Re: haiku what do you find so promising about it? I’ve played around with it. I imagine it isn’t just the desktop experience?

Laws that aren’t intended to be actually enforced, but serve as cover for a search or whatever other cop activity. Seat belt, drug, and helmet laws for example. I don’t think it’s even about tickets it’s just reason to pull you over and brow beat you for a while.

You’re telling me the state that doesn’t give a fuck if I die from gesticulates generally around suddenly cares whether I make a personal decision about my own safety?

This is coming from someone who wears his seat belt 100% of the time and gets car sick if I don’t, who has been ticketed for not wearing one even though I was.

And if there’s some issue of people making modifications to that code that should reasonably be illegal, that part could be made read-only. I can’t off the top of my head imagine what people would want to modify but shouldn’t but if it became a problem it would be easy to fix.

The problem with the computer parts is that they’re closed sourced and tivo-ized. Computers could be as flexible and tractable as mechanical parts.

If we’re talking about the 80s one I couldn’t disagree more. It has little to do with the book but as its own thing it’s perfect.

If Democrats actually wanted to win every election from now until forever, this would do it for them. Imagine worrying how you’re going to feed your kids and then the mail arrives “BTW you’ve qualified for food stamps for the last 18 months, here they are” instant loyal voter.

But they won’t

If you like your feudal lord, you can keep them!

Likewise, the IRS already knows everything about me. If I qualify for, say, food stamps, just have the IRS send me the food stamps. Don’t make me jump through hoops when I’m already destitute, come on.

This would make tens of thousands of jobs redundant and make many social programs much more efficient.

Go tell the mods I Ad Homed you. I will cherish that ban.

I’m linking this thread next time someone tells me vegans are insufferable.

Find a hobby that isn’t reactionary.

Thanks for the dozen replies. I never expressed any intention to engage with you about veganism only to point out the reactionary tendencies you’re displaying.

Yes I’m ad homing you right now. That’s the purpose of my interaction and you’re actually the one derailing, from my perspective.

“Are you afraid of my debate prowess?”
You don’t get to act so smug and assured when you’re going to bat for the dominant ideology.

No, you’re a reactionary because vegans are right and you’re starting right off with the slimy “debate” techniques. It’s very clear to me that your only goal is to “look right” in front of everyone, rather than actually engage.

A reactionary hobby.