dustyData

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[–] dustyData 12 points 5 hours ago

Not to sound like a broken record, but your problem is with late stage capitalism. That said, nostalgia does have a tendency to erase the memories of the bad and preserve only the good parts. There was a lot of shit going on during those years that sucked just as much as things suck today. Gates was raping the tech sector, Microsoft was in the whole EEE model, there were anti-trust lawsuits, Steve Jobs was nothing but drama after drama (Pixar, Apple, worker's suicides in China). ISPs had quickly consolidated into oligopolies that still abuse users today. HP was spying on their own employees. Facebook was a shit show constantly moving from drama to drama as well. Exploding smartphones. Scam biotech companies. Video games in general have always just been shareholder dick size competition that end up hurting the users. Media conglomerates eating each other alive. Blackberry boomed then collapsed. The dot-com bubble bursting. Not to mention millions of dollars scammed out of people during the first days of Bitcoin, endless data breaches, and the beginning of mass surveillance on a global scale.

A lot of awful definitely not fun stuff happened. We just naturally tend to forget about details. Think about this, Android is older than iPhone, is just that Android wasn't on phones. But almost no one remembers that detail because we instead stay with the vibes and feelings.

[–] dustyData 3 points 9 hours ago

We actually suspect they do. They can also display intelligent behavior, from a certain definition of the concept.

[–] dustyData 6 points 10 hours ago (9 children)

If anything is close to having a consciousness and experiencing an array of emotion, including suffering. That's a mushroom, much more than a plant.

[–] dustyData 5 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) (5 children)

I'm sorry, I'm of the mind of not endorsing with my use, the products of those who want me dead.

[–] dustyData 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

No, I read both fiction and nonfiction with reckless abandon. No CGI can compete with my imagination.

[–] dustyData 27 points 1 day ago (4 children)

First season was pure gold, but everything afterward has been a slow decline. I would rather argue in favor of Andor. That show was way better than anything since episode VI.

[–] dustyData 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Undo is a function of the Android API, not the keyboard. All phones can do it. It is usually the app's responsibility to implement its button because the feature extends beyond the realm of text input.

[–] dustyData 2 points 1 day ago

Have you considered that maybe he was talking with the convoy to coordinate movements or was receiving aid? The LAF is the authority in the area and responsible for security in the country. The red cross would talk to them to secure access and ensure mobility for the aid. Israel is not fighting the LAF. They just want to kill. There are at least 3 well IHL defined war crimes in this event alone.

[–] dustyData 6 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Oh look, more documented war crimes committed in broad daylight that Israel will refuse to investigate and will threaten anyone who tries to prosecute their leaders for them.

[–] dustyData 17 points 2 days ago

Playing Windows only games from the epic store on a steam deck running Linux is a weird but pretty awesome flex. Emulating Nintendo games on it is the ultimate fuck you to Nintendo.

[–] dustyData 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I actually like it. Less episodes works fine for me as long as good stories are being told. I'm awfully busy, I can't dedicate much time to TV. I actually have the same thing with video games. I'd rather dedicate my time to quality self contained experiences like miniseries, than to drawn out mindless background noise levels of infinite content. I got podcasts, streamers and music to fill the silence. I no longer feel the appeal of 15 seasons of 24 episodes of 40 min each for that.

[–] dustyData 9 points 2 days ago

They're already consolidating in streaming services that bundle content packs.

 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/18188737

Venezuelans are ready to throw off the dictatorship. Will the international community support us?

By Maria Corina Machado

I am writing this from hiding, fearing for my life, my freedom, and that of my fellow countrymen from the dictatorship led by Nicolás Maduro.

Mr. Maduro didn’t win the Venezuelan presidential election on Sunday. He lost in a landslide to Edmundo González, 67% to 30%. I know this to be true because I can prove it. I have receipts obtained directly from more than 80% of the nation’s polling stations.

We knew that Mr. Maduro’s government was going to cheat. We have known for years what tricks the regime uses, and we are well aware that the National Electoral Council is entirely under its control. It was unthinkable that Mr. Maduro would concede defeat.

We Venezuelans have done our duty. We have voted out Mr. Maduro. Now it is up to the international community to decide whether to tolerate a demonstrably illegitimate government. The repression must stop immediately, so that an urgent agreement can take place to facilitate the transition to democracy. I call on those who reject authoritarianism and support democracy to join the Venezuelan people in our noble cause. We won’t rest until we are free.

 

Venezuelans are ready to throw off the dictatorship. Will the international community support us?

By Maria Corina Machado

 
 

La doctora en filosofía e historia y docente Corina Yoris será la candidata sustituta de la Plataforma Unitaria Democrática de cara a las elecciones presidenciales de 2024, anunció María Corina Machado desde una conferencia de prensa realizada este viernes 22 de marzo en Caracas.

¿Quién es Corina Yoris, la candidata sustituta de María Corina Machado?

Crónica Uno

Caraota Digital

 

El comandante estratégico operacional de la FANB, Domingo Hernández Lárez, detalló que de esta zona protegida se han desalojado 301 mujeres; 839 hombres; 49 adolescentes y 82 niños.

TalCual

ElUniversal

 

La Sala de Apelaciones de la Corte Penal Internacional acordó rechazar este viernes el recurso presentado por el gobierno de Nicolás Maduro el año pasado ante la Sala y que buscaba parar la investigación por la presunta comisión de crímenes de lesa humanidad en Venezuela.

NTN24

Reuters

ElSiglo

 

Courtesy of @RaoulDook.

 

El gobierno de Nicolás Maduro anunció la suspensión de las actividades de la Oficina del Alto Comisionado de la ONU en Venezuela y les dio plazo de 72 horas a sus funcionarios para abandonar el país, bajo el argumento de que “se inmiscuyeron en asuntos internos”.

Caraota Digital

Crónica Uno

Globovisión

 

Este viernes 16 de febrero se cumple una semana de la detención de la activista de derechos humanos y presidenta de la ONG Control Ciudadano, Rocío San Miguel, a quien apresaron agentes de seguridad cuando se disponía a salir de Venezuela, junto con su hija, desde el aeropuerto de Maiquetía el pasado 9 de febrero.

Caraota Digital

Crónica Uno

Reuters

 

La candidata María Corina Machado, de Vente Venezuela, obtenía 552.430 votos que representaba el 93, 13% del total con el 26,06% de las actas escrutadas que la dan como ganadora de la consulta interna de la plataforma unitaria demócratica, anunció la madrugada de este 23 de octubre el presidente de la Comisión Nacional de Primaria, Jesús María Casal, al dar a conocer el primer boletín del proceso.

Después de denunciar un bloqueo en sus servidores, que impidieron transmitir los primeros resultados, la favorita del proceso sumaba 552.430 votos, de 601.010 mil de los que se habían totalizado hasta el momento.

En segundo lugar estaba Carlos Prosperi, candidato de Acción Democrática, quien durante la tarde del domingo dijo en un video que no iba a reconocer los resultados al sostener que hubo irregularidades durante la jornada.

Fuentes alternativas:

United Press International

El País

CNN en español: En Vivo

 

La selección venezolana de fútbol goleó a su similar chilena, tres goles a cero, en la cuarta jornada de las Clasificatorias Mundialista Canadá, Estados Unidos y México 2026.

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Same title as the video. Game dev writer Alanah Pierce offers her POV on the recent layoffs from Epic Games.

This is one of the few industries that consistently and continuously posts record profits while also firing everyone who put in the work to make the success possible.

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