Steve

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[–] Steve@compuverse.uk 9 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Generally no.
A few larger companies do.

[–] Steve@compuverse.uk 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

That all depends on the specifics of "good pay". I guarantee there is some amount of money that I'll accept to do practicaly any job. That may be far more than "good" though.

[–] Steve@compuverse.uk 3 points 1 year ago

the more you walk, the lower your risk of death

So if I never stop walking I'll never die!? Awesome!

[–] Steve@compuverse.uk 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

That's the most iOS looking app I've ever seen on Android. Not a fan. Sorry

[–] Steve@compuverse.uk 1 points 1 year ago

all of them are literally the same.

That's obviously not true. So if you could explain what you actually mean, that could be helpful.

[–] Steve@compuverse.uk 0 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Am I alone in not carding about about inter-series continuity?

Not a criticism. Just wondering if I'm the odd one?

 

Installed already. Posting isn't available yet.

[–] Steve@compuverse.uk 3 points 1 year ago

Or subscription, or freemium, or merch, or raffles. Lots of options beyond that even.

[–] Steve@compuverse.uk 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Advertisements distort the market arrangement. When one uses advertisements to generate revenue, it inherently creates a situation where the advertisers are the actual customers. This incentivizes the site toward the needs of the advertisers instead of the users in any situation where those needs don't align.

So yes, eventually it would be the end of the world. Within a decade or two the site would go to hell. We're seeing it already with most ad based sites. People are complaining Google is getting bad. We already know that Reddit is. That's why most of us are here. News sites go to shit, when they distort themselves for advertisers. Example after example of advertising, making site after site worse over time.

The advertising model, is the original sin of the internet.
We need to find another way.

[–] Steve@compuverse.uk 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

Favourite and Bookmark are absolutely different things. They're two different lists for you to use as you see fit.
Neither of them is a Like though. I'm not sure that fact is really debatable.

[–] Steve@compuverse.uk 50 points 1 year ago (11 children)

Mastodon doesn't have Likes at all.

The star you're referring to is Favorite. Those go into your Favorite list. So you can refer back to them more easily.

[–] Steve@compuverse.uk 27 points 1 year ago (2 children)

A unified API and a single login, are two separate things.

A single federated authentication could be a good idea. But the various federated services are different enough that they should have different APIs.

 

Last week MVD stopped suspending driver’s licenses for failing to appear in court or pay fines and fees for traffic tickets.

If your license was already suspended for not paying a fine or fee, MVD has to restore your driving privileges by Sept. 1. There is no cost to get your license reinstated, but the underlying citations, fines and fees will stay on your driving record and you may have to comply with court orders related to your case. If your license expired while suspended, you have to get and pay for a new one. If it has been expired five years or more, you also have to go through the testing process. This new law does not include commercial driver’s licenses or licenses “suspended for other reasons, such as accumulating too many infraction points, for being habitually reckless or negligent and for other reasons under state law. Those drivers may still be required to pay a reinstatement fee to restore their driving privileges,” according to MVD.

There is no longer a health standards advisory board, which reviewed physician reports related to medical and vision restrictions. Now MVD agents can accept the findings of physicians and issue credentials based on them, allowing for quicker processing.

Unhoused individuals can now get a New Mexico identification card from MVD without paying a fee.

Disabled veterans can now get more than two disabled veteran license plates; the first two are free, and any additional plates “will incur standard license plate and registration fees.”

On July 1 the annual motorcycle registration fee increases from $15 to $20.

Also starting July 1 state law will prohibit “the sale of a motor vehicle by a person who is not the owner of the vehicle or a registered dealer. It also prohibits off-site vehicle sales by licensed dealers.”

And new specialty license plates will be available July 1 “supporting the Future Farmers of America (FFA), recognizing the family and friends of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty, advocating driver safety awareness and supporting New Mexico miners.”

 

Hello everyone!
I've always been terrible at introducing myself, writing bios, and the like.

I'm from the US. Originally New York. (State, not the city) Now I live in New Mexico.

I'm 43. I've been a techie, more or less all my life. I can't speak much about my interests before I was 5 or so. I guess it's be about 38 years. I did find it became a lot less fun, when working on computers became a job. So now I'm an X-Ray tech.

When I was a kid we had CompuServe in our house, instead of AOL. So on that alone I was immediately drawn here. It's not my first Lemmy account. But based on the name, and it's most excellent theme –Great work Cameron– I expect this might be my permanent "home" Lemmy instance.

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