abuttifulpigeon

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truth of open source and foss in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] abuttifulpigeon@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I am a bit confused; what is trying to be communicated here?

Cable lobby and Republicans fight proposed ban on early termination fees / Customers should be allowed to cancel cable TV without penalty, Democrats say in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] abuttifulpigeon@lemmy.world -2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Actually, quite the opposite.

I believe that in general the economy should be left free, but not in cases of extreme recession or inflation (ex. Right now). In fact, that's basically one of the three reasons the federal government was established; to establish a common currency and economy, to regulate mail, and to solve disputes between states.

That being said, a private company should be able to run their business how they want to run it without being told off by a government.

Edit: Clarified wording.

Cable lobby and Republicans fight proposed ban on early termination fees / Customers should be allowed to cancel cable TV without penalty, Democrats say in c/technology@lemmy.world
Politically-engaged Redditors tend to be more toxic -- even in non-political subreddits in c/technology@lemmy.world
Democrats urge tech companies to contain abortion misinformation in c/technology@lemmy.world
PlayStation is erasing 1,318 seasons of Discovery shows from customer libraries | The change comes as Warner Bros. tries to add subscribers to Max, Discovery+ apps. in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] abuttifulpigeon@lemmy.world 0 points 9 months ago

"If you had just read the fine print, you would have realized that you're not actually owning and they could take it away at their own discretion." - an associate of mine

So you're saying we shouldn't consume content?

What is the general consensus on Zello? in c/privacy@lemmy.ml
[–] abuttifulpigeon@lemmy.world 0 points 9 months ago

Thank you for the suggestions, I will be sure to check them out.

Also, my intention was not to be hostile. I made that comment out of the facts the other comments that were made at that time presented, in which were saying the pros of FOSS, and Zello should not be trusted because of it's closed-source nature. Somewhere in there my tone must have gotten misinterpreted.

Again, I apologize to anyone who read my comments as an act of hostility, as that was not my intention.

What is the general consensus on Zello? in c/privacy@lemmy.ml
[–] abuttifulpigeon@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago

Oh, apologies for the misunderstanding.

What is the general consensus on Zello? in c/privacy@lemmy.ml
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What is the general consensus on Zello? (lemmy.world)
 

I understand that Zello is not FOSS, but their website claims everything is end-to-end-encrypted.

So, in short, should/can it be trusted? If not, are there any good FOSS alternatives that provide similar Walkie-Talkie like functionality?

Discord is on a quest to become a better messaging app in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] abuttifulpigeon@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

IRC anyone?

Windows 10 gets three more years of security updates, if you can afford them in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] abuttifulpigeon@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago (4 children)

Linux Mint would like to have a word with you.

Is it considered ableism to treat someone unfairly with regard to their health condition(s) even if they're not a recognised disability? in c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
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How are personal websites actually helpful for private expression? (lemmy.world)
 

So, this might seem like a stupid question on face value, but I'll go further in detail.

Everyone talks about getting a personal website so you can freely express yourself without getting beaten up by typical Social Media companies. While I fully agree with that, there are a few issues I have thought of:

Firstly, (assuming self-hosting isnt an option) won't you have to use google or AWS to host your website? And if you post something "they don't like", nothing is stopping them from just ban-hammering your website.

Secondly, even if you get a stable host, getting a domain is a completely different issue with the same causes; they could just revoke your domain if, again, you say something "they don't like".

With all that being said, would anyone have any remedies for these issues? Are there any privacy/free-speech respecting web hosts and domain suppliers?

Thank you for your responses! :D

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Linux Distro For Use On A Flash Drive (lemmy.world)
 

School is starting up soon, and I want to install a stable distro to a 64GB flash drive that i own will remain stable while booting onto at least 2 computers (my home PC for maintenance and my School laptop for, well school).

I was thinking of just using Debian, but wasn’t sure if it would work well in terms of compatibility with my requirements.

Any insight would be greatly appreciated.

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