Zedstrian

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[–] Zedstrian@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

While its implementations thus far have been totalitarian, technically true communism (something even the leaders of the USSR admitted to having not achieved) wouldn't be totalitarian, so in an academic sense, focusing on it when asking such a question doesn't make much sense. The question itself is sensible, as people wishing to become American should respect the country's democratic institutions, though in asking it perhaps there should also be a greater effort in improving the quality of those institutions to be closer to those of a true, rather than flawed, democracy.

Also, in my opinion at least, framing it as 'good' or 'bad' moral judgement reflects an outdated view that morals should be regulated, and thus should be restated as simply being in agreement with the principles of the US constitution.

[–] Zedstrian@lemmy.dbzer0.com -1 points 1 year ago (12 children)

Just because there's an outdated industry standard doesn't mean it should be perpetuated, let alone supported, for eternity. Valve's server hosting costs on a per-installation basis have fallen substantially since they first launched Steam, so there's no reason why the 30% cut is still necessary; even 20% would leave them a sizable profit margin. I'm not a fan of the Epic Game Store for bribing companies to not release their games on Steam for a set amount of time, and choose not to use it as a result, but it's time that the 30% industry standard be dropped. In purchasing a game I want to support continued development of that franchise, and $15 of a $50 purchase going to the storefront is not only excessive and inflationary, but harms developers as well.

[–] Zedstrian@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 1 year ago

When voting red will turn Ukraine into Palestine and make the situation in Palestine twice as bad, yes, it does work.

[–] Zedstrian@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wouldn't direct access to a library's network via Ethernet in an uncontrolled manner pose a security risk though?

Also, while propriety Wi-Fi and other technology-related solutions are sometimes frustrating, many libraries are ultimately budget constrained, making the use of standardized solutions far more economical than custom ones.

[–] Zedstrian@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

If he lets Israel strike Palestine, then Ukraine should be able to destroy the Russian infrastructure that's enabling the Russian Army to be easily resupplied. In contrast to Netanyahu, Zelensky's chief interest wouldn't be to target population centers anyhow, as such a move would only fuel Putin's popularity.

[–] Zedstrian@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago

But do you pronounce everything as you speak it? /s

[–] Zedstrian@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 year ago

Plastic Makers to Lawyers: Keep up the lobbying and we'll be fine!

[–] Zedstrian@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

stay in islands

"With wall-to-wall flatscreen displays and surround sound, our luxury bunkers let you have the scenic beachfront property you've always dreamed of!" /s

[–] Zedstrian@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'm sure any and all chicken producers will use it as an excuse to keep increasing prices.

[–] Zedstrian@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Perhaps more like what fridge companies do via incessant water filter replacement reminders: Enjoying your Super Deluxe CoolPlus™ Fridge? Don't forget to check out the CoolPlus™ Fridge Magnetic Spice Rack and CoolPlus™ Fridge Juice Dispenser Add-on!

[–] Zedstrian@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (9 children)

Doesn't this essentially integrate similar functionality to what one of the Decky plugins had been used for? Great that it's an official feature now, in any case.

[–] Zedstrian@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

There isn't a free alternative that works as well, unfortunately. Bing not only has many of the same issues, but has worse results. Since DuckDuckGo makes use of Bing's API for its results, in addition to lacking features such as date range searches, it is still a step down in terms of the quality of one's search results. Having switched to Firefox due to Google's efforts to make unilateral, self-serving changes to Chromium, I'd be only too glad to switch search providers if an alternative provider had a similar number of accurate results.

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