This profile is from a federated server and may be incomplete. For a complete list of posts, browse on the original instance.
This profile is from a federated server and may be incomplete. For a complete list of posts, browse on the original instance.
Pirate Site FMovies Rivals Major Streaming Platforms in U.S. Web Traffic ( torrentfreak.com )
Every month, many millions of Americans visit pirate streaming site FMovies to bypass paid subscription services and watch movies and TV series for free. The platform is a thorn in the side of the movie industry and a prime exhibit in the quest for local site-blocking measures. According to SimilarWeb's Top 10 chart of U.S....
What are your complaints about Lemmy?
Please post one top-level comment per complaint about Lemmy. You can reply with ideas or links to existing GitHub issues that could address the complaints. This will help identify both common complaints and potential solutions....
Have you ever encountered a joke edit of a movie while sailing the high seas?
I have been thinking about the Cerveza Crista edit of Star Wars: A New Hope that sporadically splices in beer ads and the Toy Story 3 edit alternate ending where they fall into the incinerator and it made me wonder if people have come across these kind of joke versions, in full, in the wild....
I'm just gonna share this...and if you go dank, it's your own fault! ( yewtu.be )
"Twy Edge Pwetty Pwease" ( lemmy.world )
What is Fediverse, precious!? ( midwest.social )
E-waste from trashed electric devices is piling up and recycling isn't keeping pace, UN says ( apnews.com )
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/13401615...
Threads is automatically hiding comments that mention Pixelfed ( mastodon.social )
For anyone wondering if Threads and Facebook at large will be a fine neighbor in the space and compatible with other apps/services in the fediverse: they’re already automatically hiding comments that mention Pixelfed https://mastodon.social/@dansup/112126250737482807
Judge rules YouTube, Facebook and Reddit must face lawsuits claiming they helped radicalize a mass shooter | CNN Business ( www.cnn.com )
Users ditch Glassdoor, stunned by site adding real names without consent ( arstechnica.com )
Inside the quota-driven culture that boosted police searches from 88 to 550 a day ( www.abc.net.au )
Microsoft defends barging in on Chrome with pop-up ads pushing Bing, GPT-4 ( www.theregister.com )
The FTC and DOJ want to make sure it’s legal to repair McDonald’s ice cream machines ( www.theverge.com )
Fucking absolutely!
Time to delete your Glassdoor account ( cellio.dreamwidth.org )
I went in to delete mine. Was forced to put in my real name and current employer without any way to opt out. So for a short brilliant moment I was Bobo Bobolicious of Bob's Boat Oars
Why is defederation an option when Limit/Mute exist?
In short i just jumped into the whole Mastodon blocking drama and am somewhat disappointed to see it as childish as reddit's power mod drama....
Pirate IPTV User Fines "Coming Soon" But Are Not "Psychological Terrorism" ( torrentfreak.com )
What is good SoulSeek etiquette?
I'm new to Soulseek. Got my Nicotine+ docker set up w/ VPN through gluetun. I'm good to go. Port forwarding is working correctly and I'm sharing a little over 100GB of flacs that I have ripped personally with EAC and a couple people have downloaded some of my stuff, which is really cool. I don't have privileges rn....
Reddit has never turned a profit in nearly 20 years, but it just filed to go public anyway ( edition.cnn.com )
True to life ( lemmy.world )
Piracy as a quality of service issue
I am one of those suckers (:sigh) who paid for Youtube since it bundled Youtube Music with it. However, today I used the latter's Revanced version and it was so much customizable. Right from removing menu items to the stupid cast button Google has forced on us; it seems a billion dollar company can't compete with these folks who...
What’s your data really worth? ( proton.me )
There’s a saying that data is the new oil(new window) because of how valuable it is to the digital economy. But what’s the value of your data, personally? Depending where you live, information about you could be worth at least several hundred dollars a year to Facebook and Google alone....
UK Gvmt Say Mask Wearing At Protests Will Soon Be Illegal ( www.theguardian.com )
"Protesters who wear masks could face arrest, up to a month in jail and a £1,000 fine under proposed measures that human rights campaigners claim are pandering to “culture war nonsense”....
Bluesky opens to public registration ( bsky.social )
The Fediverse is starting to break walled gardens [TechAltar] ( piped.video )
I made a spreadsheet that ranks messengers for privacy ( privacyspreadsheet.com )
I've been working really hard to research and rank messaging apps by their privacy. The more green boxes the better....
15 years has passed - it's time for a new mattress
Any buying tips? Does it need to be any more complicated than lying on a few at the showroom? Of course I know mattresses aren't lifetime purchases; my main concern is avoiding paying good money for something I'll hate in a few years....
Top comment gets to choose my hostname
After nuking my old install, I am in need of a hostname. Top comment chooses it.
Microsoft Edge is apparently usurping Chrome on people’s PCs ( arstechnica.com )
Users of Google Chrome on Windows 10 and 11 are reporting that they have suddenly found themselves using Microsoft Edge, with their Chrome browsing sessions appearing in Edge....
YSK: Most "Energy Optimization Services" for buildings are scams.
I've been working as an automation technician for around 5 years now, and I've come across several services that promise a substantial improvement in energy efficiency when it comes to heating, especially involving district heating with water. Most of these are subscription services....
How to smash the looms today | I've always loved tech. Now, I'm a Luddite. You should be one, too. ( www.stltoday.com )