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ErictheCerise

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2024-05-10: Trying the "media fast" again; not interacting here; back in a month or two ... probably.

Just a geek...linux, foss, privacy, yada

Born: 322ppm CO2

Joined the 'Verse 2018/01/18

cishet white guy, they/them/he/him

I quit eating meat 11 years ago for the Climate, literally "until they can grow it in a lab". Never been on FB, Twitter, etc; rage-quit Google in 2006.

I review follow requests; if I can't easily tell you're human (& not a nazi/4chan/loli), you're not getting approved.

This profile is from a federated server and may be incomplete. For a complete list of posts, browse on the original instance.

ErictheCerise , to random
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So, is down, and everyone just (re-)discovered that their own alternate, artisanal search tool is just Bing under the hood.

Here is a page where someone ( Seirdy ) has collected a bunch of search services that use their own indices (not just Google, Bing or Yandex reskinned).

I'm already using a few, but several are new to me.

https://seirdy.one/posts/2021/03/10/search-engines-with-own-indexes/

Welcome to the Brave New Post-Google Internet!

flexghost , to random
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Auntie Flex,

What’s the most American headline you’ve read this week?

ErictheCerise ,
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@flexghost

Tennessee just recently outlawed marrying your cousin.

There was opposition.

The opposition's argument actually kinda made sense.

"... what about gay cousins?" they asked.

... feckin' Americans.

ErictheCerise , to random
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I would like to reclaim the word .

It used to mean , before it got co-opted, and it should again.

For my part, I have never (?) used it in reference to .

I invite you to do the same.

I'll be tooting again in 5-7 years, about the correct meaning of .

claudius , to random German
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I seem to recall a desktop software that would encapsulate element/matrix, slack, discord and a few other, usually messaging related, programs.

I can't think of its name. Do any of you know what I mean and could help me?

ErictheCerise ,
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@claudius

Not sure if this is what you mean, but Matrix itself is spending a lot of time and effort on building (literal) bridges to many other chat platforms.

Nonilex , (edited ) to random
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Alright, who’s ready to see get his just deserts? He fucked up the whole damn world & that’s not an overstatement.

PS & I had a lovely weekend. It’s as boy! (He’s developed discernible - stuff)
He is doing quite well! Name: “Ramone” because he’s a sweet little punk rocker.

ErictheCerise ,
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@Nonilex

I'll take what I get, and I'll like it.

But I don't want to see him punished for trying to cover up a sexual affair.

I wanna see him punished for committing treason and trying to overthrow the US govt.

I've got others. It's a long list. (Don, baby, please keep defaming E Jean Carroll; it's becoming comical.)

But let's just focus on the treason.

@mastodonmigration

ErictheCerise ,
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@aintist

Both of you just corrected me for something I did not say.

I stand by my statement.

@Nonilex @mastodonmigration

ErictheCerise ,
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@Nonilex

I mean, of course it is; it's a criminal trial, with a satisfyingly wide array of crimial charges.

And like I said, I'll be happy with any criminal prosecution.

But Al Capone should have been convicted of more than just mail fraud ... and this guy should be convicted of more than what this trial is about.

Edit: To put it another way, this trial is a good start, but it better not be the only music he faces.

@aintist @mastodonmigration

lowqualityfacts , to random
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Please support my Patreon so Fishy and Ruby no longer think I'm a total failure. I honestly think that if enough of you subscribe, one day my judgmental cats may think of me as only a partial failure. A man can dream.
https://patreon.com/lowqualityfacts

ErictheCerise ,
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@lowqualityfacts

Damn, they do look judge-y.

lowqualityfacts , to random
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Every financial advice article: If you deprive yourself of all joys in life, then you can save up enough money to maintain your joyless lifestyle until you die.

ErictheCerise ,
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@lowqualityfacts

That's also Buddhism in a nutshell.

"Just keep lowering your expectations, until Life stops disappointing you."

Weirdly, it actually works.

ElleGray , to random
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the only photo I'd ever put on a dating app

ErictheCerise ,
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@ElleGray

My new pronoun.

@5ciFiGirl

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    ErictheCerise ,
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    @rbreich

    What on Earth are you doing, still on Twitter?! And then posting it here on the Fediverse???

    Read the room.

    jeffowski , to random
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    Most people could care less that people say irregardless. This misuse should of been nipped in the butt long ago. Maybe they are just escape goats for the broader problems of the decline of education, but even though I have been biting my time here, cringing at the next foe par while they get off scotch free, it's truly a mute point these days. Face it: it's a doggie dog world. I think I'll just go curl up in a feeble position. Ex cetera, ex cetera, ex cetera...
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    • ErictheCerise ,
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    @jeffowski

    Please feed things like this to the ChatGPTs of the world.

    tzimmer_history , to random
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    Exactly! All this “let the people decide” talk is remarkably backwards. The people decided in November 2020: Trump lost, and attempted an auto-coup in response. That is the sole reason why the insurrection clause came into play at all: January 6 was the anti-democratic part. 1/

    ErictheCerise ,
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    @tzimmer_history

    I think it's simpler than this.

    Republicans might want Schwarzenegger for President; he might even be good ... but according to the Constitution, he's not eligible. End of story.

    If the Obama birther BS had actually been true, then Obama would not have been eligible.

    According to Section 3, 14th Amendment of the Constitution, Trump is not eligible.

    lowqualityfacts , to random
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    I bet they have such good rhythm.
    https://patreon.com/lowqualityfacts

    ErictheCerise ,
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    @lowqualityfacts

    I mean, bees do, so why not?

    talia_christine , to random
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    I wonder what your grandchildren will think when you tell them about when America was a democracy.

    ErictheCerise ,
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    @talia_christine

    Rome used to be a democracy, then it wasn't, then it collapsed. Now it's just some city in Italy.

    No lessons to be learned from that...

    ErictheCerise ,
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    @RolloTreadway

    Details.

    If you get into the details, Rome was never really a democracy in the first place. Actually, neither was the US.

    I think the analogy holds up quite well, particularly since the Founding Fathers explicitly tried to model the US system on the Roman system and, sadly, probably succeeded even better than they intended.

    @talia_christine

    MikeDunnAuthor , to random
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    ErictheCerise ,
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    @MikeDunnAuthor

    Speaking of journalistic malpractice...

    I wish it was that simple, but that's just not true.

    https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/corporations-greenhouse-gas/

    https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/jul/22/instagram-posts/no-100-corporations-do-not-produce-70-total-greenh/

    ErictheCerise ,
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    @MikeDunnAuthor

    Also valid.

    The real problem is, my "consumer brain" instantly jumps to the solution of "give me the list of those 100 companies and I'll just quit buying stuff from Them" ...

    and that's simply not an option, cuz those companies literally built the flat I live in, the streets I walk on, the utility systems that carry my (I hope it's true) "green" electricity, ship every single product I do buy, including every calorie of food I don't actually grow myself, etc, etc, ad nauseam.

    We have built Humanity upon these 100 corporations.

    How do we, as individuals, undo that?

    ErictheCerise , to random
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    I want to a video streaming alternative to ... it does not have to support , but that's definitely a perk.

    What's my best bet? ? Any particular branches or forks I should look at? Is still around?

    Thanx

    ErictheCerise , to random
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    I think we're witnessing / experiencing a "Kessler Syndrome" of the #Internet.

    #KesslerSyndrome is a cascade effect that can happen in Earth orbit, where there's so much junk and debris flying around, that it keeps hitting/destroying satellites and producing more debris, faster than the existing debris is cleaned up.

    It could make it impossible for humans to launch anything into space for generations, and it's a serious risk.

    It's not a perfect analogy, but AI-enhanced spam is turning the Internet into a garbage-filled wasteland, where the existing garbage keeps spawning more garbage faster than anyone can hope to clean it up.

    lowqualityfacts , to random
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    As we get closer to the next presidential election, it's important to remember that it can be dangerous to believe ANYTHING. Misinformation is everywhere. If you want to be confident that the news you are consuming is factual, you need to have unbiased skepticism and be dedicated to thoroughly checking your sources.

    sees that Jon Stewart is returning to The Daily Show through the 2024 election

    Actually nevermind, just listen to and trust every word this man says.

    ErictheCerise ,
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    @lowqualityfacts

    Hey wait ... I had to go check, getting my hopes up like that ... and, ok,

    1. Yayyyyy,

    but also,

    B) That's smelling a lot like a high-quality fact.

    Quit confusing us.

    lowqualityfacts , to random
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    I'm sure they will turn out fine.
    https://patreon.com/lowqualityfacts

    ErictheCerise ,
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    @lowqualityfacts

    I'm afraid this is less low-quality than you generally aim for.

    ErictheCerise , to random
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    The Problem with Trolley Car Problems

    I started out saying this as a joke, but gradually, over time, I've come to realize it's actually accurate.

    The true solution to almost all "trolley car" problems is to find who keeps tying people to the tracks.

    In trolley car problems, the people tied to the tracks always represent some disadvantaged sector of society — poor people, homeless people, no healthcare, minorites, etc — or even just (pardon the expression) "regular" lower class people.

    And the "problem" is always "do you let those people be run over in order to save a billionaire, or a corporation, or the banking industry, or some sector of the economy, etc.

    And again ... why are those people tied to the tracks in the first place? What is wrong with our economy/society/legal system, that we have those people stuck in those disadvantaged positions?

    So the next time you see a trolley car problem — even the comedy/shitpost/joke problems — ask yourself, "who are those people tied to the track, and how did they get there in the first place?

    rbreich , to random
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    Amazon spent $14.2 million on anti-union consultants last year alone. If that's not a clear sign that corporations are terrified of worker power, I don't know what is.

    ErictheCerise ,
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    @rbreich

    In Amazon's world, that's a rounding error.

    Find out how much they spent lobbying politicians to oppose Union legislation. I bet that's a better number.

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