MrGG

I'm not sure what that has to do with anything? I didn't mention the emerald mine.

You get it put in and suddenly you think Musk is a sexy genius, apartheid wasn't that bad, and that Tesla cars definitely aren't trying to kill you.

a) isn't this nutbar still on YouTube, and thus not censored?

b) you shouldn't be able to profit from spreading disinformation

c) laws regarding free speech / freedom of expression do not apply to private corporations such as Youtube

d) the timing of this is trying to imply Brand being demonitised and the recent sex pest allegations are both orchestrated by the UK government

e) this article seems just as nutty as Brand

Fuck the UK government, but also fuck Russell Brand.

There have always been a ton of Ukrainian diaspora in Canada, and we love them. Every Ukrainian I've met in Canada has been lovely. Even worked with a former Chernobyl liquidator, he luckily had no ill effects from the cleanup and had a very eccentric sense of humour.

Haha yeah, launch date, which makes it 3 years and 1 month which is still absurd. It's sad that they're okay with condemning the device as e-waste since it's still perfectly serviceable, but I can't use it for work if it's no longer receiving at least security updates 😢

And before someone says "just buy a new pixel" I don't really like the new pixels. The 4a has a headphone jack, a rear fingerprint reader, and is still fast with good battery. I shouldn't be forced to buy an upgrade to this one yet.

So have they said why they're dropping support for the 4a?

I got this phone straight from Google at the end of October 2020. So I haven't even had it for 3 years yet, but it's no longer being supported with security updates? That's nuts.

The iPhone 7 I also have is still getting security updates. That's over 7 years. And Google can barely make it to 3?

The phone still runs excellently. Haven't even had to replace the battery.

This is the kind of thing that makes me want to dump Google entirely.

Anything that makes you think critically, ponder, analyse, or absorb knowledge is a grand thing.

I just had an idea: daily Lemmy debates. We pick a topic that is relevant to the day, and we engage in healthy, respectful debate, picking a side and exploring that stance until all points of logic are exhausted.

My dude, you and Stamets are my Lemmy heroes. I can't imagine I'd spend that much time on Lemmy if you guys weren't around.

What's really cool is seeing actual conversations taking place. I'm actually able to comment here and I'm not immediately being drowned out by being one of ten thousand comments or constant contrarian trolling.

It has also totally replaced Reddit for me. It reminds me a lot of the old internet and a bit of early Reddit. It's a really cool experiment, and if it continues as-is I will be thrilled, and if not then I will forever have a sense of pride of what everyone here accomplished. It's very cool.

Now I can't stop thinking about flaccid dongles

Nice! I am west end / Parkdale-adjacent. I've been renting for a long time in this place, and it's an older building, so the property management probably hate me and my rent-controlled ass.

I did actually play STO briefly in the early 2010s, but don't think I encountered any stories involving the Dyson Sphere. It's cool that they picked up on it in a quasi-canonical way. I do wish TNG returned to the sphere in the series run, though. I'm surprised Berman didn't tackle it in an episode of Enterprise, although they would've made that a season long arc, and it would have turned out the sphere builders were actually the descendants of Porthos (who became enlightened and sentient beings after all of the space-cheese Porthos ate) who travelled into the distant past to build the sphere. Or it would end up being a Barclay holodeck simulation, one or the other.

Hey, whether Ripley's or Hanlans there's usually a lot of stuff to look at 😂

Neat! What area of Toronto are you in? Toronto must be so grey and bland and depressing for somebody coming from the east coast. I was born here and have been here all my life, and quite frankly I am really starting to hate it.

Speaking of Star Trek, I re-watched TNG Relics last night and it bothers me so much that they didn't really do much to investigate the origins of the Dyson Sphere. Quite possibly the most advanced piece of engineering in the galaxy ever (well, maybe excluding Iconian gates -- they transport you to Toronto's city hall, after all), and they're just like "yeah, it's uninhabited; anyway, Scotty's sad"

The world does indeed suck, so if sending a couple of bucks your way makes your day better then please let me -- no pressure though! I would've offered to meet up and buy you a beer or two, but I don't get out much anymore, nor do I drink often these days, so e-transfer is the next best thing for me.