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Comment on Science fiction or fantasy recommendations for children in ~books
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Comment on Patrick Breyer's successor fails to be elected to EU parliament in ~news
Macha LinkPatrick Breyer, the German pirate party member who had been most notable for his opposition to the EU's chat control did not run in the 2024 EU parliament election. Instead he supported the German...Patrick Breyer, the German pirate party member who had been most notable for his opposition to the EU's chat control did not run in the 2024 EU parliament election. Instead he supported the German Pirate Party's new candidate, Anja Hirschel, who has not been elected. With this there's only one czech pirate in the EU parliament. Given his role in opposing chat control, it's a big loss for digital privacy.
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Patrick Breyer's successor fails to be elected to EU parliament
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Comment on What do you think is the mindset of the banally evil? in ~talk
Macha Link ParentThe average is a long way away from "every", and if your goal is to prove that lots of Americans can afford it, it's better to use the median. Someone buys a $10,000 wedding dress and four people...The average is a long way away from "every", and if your goal is to prove that lots of Americans can afford it, it's better to use the median. Someone buys a $10,000 wedding dress and four people buy nothing and that group has spent $2,000 on clothing on average.
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Comment on What do you think is the mindset of the banally evil? in ~talk
Macha Link ParentIronically this is more true for working class jobs that some middle class jobs. Doctors, software engineers, lots of middle class roles don't really care. Of course there's also some like lawyers...I don't think you can wear the same dress to work every day for a year and keep your job
Ironically this is more true for working class jobs that some middle class jobs. Doctors, software engineers, lots of middle class roles don't really care. Of course there's also some like lawyers and accountants where the culture is they care immensely.
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Comment on Emmanuel Macron dissolves French parliament after EU defeat, calls election in ~news
Macha (edited )Link ParentWhat countries are the anglosphere? The US still has very large Trump support and the rest of the republican party has drifted right after his time, and has a good chance of winning. The UK is...What countries are the anglosphere?
- The US still has very large Trump support and the rest of the republican party has drifted right after his time, and has a good chance of winning.
- The UK is going back to Labour sure, but that's arguably because they've had their right-wing kneejerk reaction moment in Brexit and it's clearly not worked (not to mention Liz Truss' disastorous attempt to implement right wing tax policies)
- Australian polls indicate the centre-right party is in resurgence
- Canadian polls have a strong lead for their conservative party
- Ireland just had local/eu elections where its centre-right coalition are broadly expected to grow slightly
So while it's only the US that's having a seriously strong far-right party there, in general the centre-right is growing in the english speaking world.
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Comment on Thoughts on VR? in ~tech
Macha LinkI have the HTC Vive Pro and use it somewhat often, but it's basically turned into a piece of exercise equipment for use with Beat Saber.I have the HTC Vive Pro and use it somewhat often, but it's basically turned into a piece of exercise equipment for use with Beat Saber.
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Comment on Retailers hate that you buy big things on your laptop in ~finance
Macha Link ParentHoney etc. the tradeoff is they track your purchases to sell that data for profit.Honey etc. the tradeoff is they track your purchases to sell that data for profit.
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Comment on Database schema for an upcoming comment hosting system in ~comp
Macha Link Parent18.04 seems inadvisable from a security perspective. What browser versions do you have? e.g. just this month there was a pdf.js issue that affected basically all browsers.18.04 seems inadvisable from a security perspective. What browser versions do you have? e.g. just this month there was a pdf.js issue that affected basically all browsers.
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Comment on Database schema for an upcoming comment hosting system in ~comp
Macha Link ParentNote that even the older currently supported Ubuntu LTS (22.04) has a SQLite version that supports strict mode: https://packages.ubuntu.com/jammy/libsqlite3-0But only trouble is that strict keyword was introduced in 2021
Note that even the older currently supported Ubuntu LTS (22.04) has a SQLite version that supports strict mode: https://packages.ubuntu.com/jammy/libsqlite3-0
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Comment on Spotify hikes fees, passing on its tax burden, after the French government introduced a levy to support the nation's music industry in ~music
Macha Link ParentAh, billing decided by r/PORTUGALCYKABLYATAh, billing decided by r/PORTUGALCYKABLYAT
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Comment on Former Square Enix exec on why Final Fantasy sales don’t meet expectations and chances of recouping insane AAA budgets in ~games
Macha Link ParentThe timing here is wrong. Minecraft was already the all time best selling PC game, and the console and mobile ports were also established prior to Microsoft's purchase.Minecraft was a very succesful but ultimately indie niche in 2014. the 2.5b aquisition is what turned it from successful to the most played game in the world.
The timing here is wrong. Minecraft was already the all time best selling PC game, and the console and mobile ports were also established prior to Microsoft's purchase.
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Comment on Spotify hikes fees, passing on its tax burden, after the French government introduced a levy to support the nation's music industry in ~music
Macha Link ParentThe highest in the EU is also overselling just how much higher the price is. Like in Ireland it's €10.99 and has been for years. So the new French prices are a shocking.... 13c a month more....The highest in the EU is also overselling just how much higher the price is.
Like in Ireland it's €10.99 and has been for years. So the new French prices are a shocking.... 13c a month more. Actually, they were the same before. I wonder how much of Europe is €10.99.
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Comment on ICQ is shutting down after almost 28 years in ~tech
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Comment on What video games have had you taking real-life notes? in ~games
Macha LinkAnno 1800 has a language/hieroglyphics deciphering questline in one of the expansions. Previous times I just looked up the answers for the best results, but this time decided to actually try work...Anno 1800 has a language/hieroglyphics deciphering questline in one of the expansions. Previous times I just looked up the answers for the best results, but this time decided to actually try work it out.
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Comment on UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pitches mandatory national service at eighteen in ~news
Macha Link ParentIt feels like they've latched onto the idea that conservative voters like the idea of national service and duty etc. It may have been true 40 years ago when Yes Minister was lampooning the idea of...It feels like they've latched onto the idea that conservative voters like the idea of national service and duty etc.
It may have been true 40 years ago when Yes Minister was lampooning the idea of reintroducing it. But this almost feels like the PM maybe marketing to an outdated stereotype of his voter base rather than the actual reality. Maybe he's relying on a "no such thing as bad publicity" idea. Or maybe the key demographic is the owners of the right wing newspapers who might actually be in the target demographic for this.
But the fact that even reform UK who is challenging them by being even more right wing are able to laugh this policy off suggests that there really isn't a sizable base of supporters.
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Comment on "&udm=14" strips AI junk from Google results in ~tech
Macha (edited )LinkIs this going to be another URL fragment I'm going to memorise like SmsAuthConfig and ?share=1, I wonderIs this going to be another URL fragment I'm going to memorise like
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Comment on Microsoft confirms Windows 11 Recall AI hardware requirements in ~tech
Macha Link ParentThere is Proton these days (most easily accessed through Steam, but you can run it outside), which is Wine + DXVK + Valve's custom config for games + a stable set of runtime libraries. Which means...There is Proton these days (most easily accessed through Steam, but you can run it outside), which is Wine + DXVK + Valve's custom config for games + a stable set of runtime libraries. Which means that for games, you can run pretty much everything except some games that use anti-cheat to specifically block Linux (mostly competitive multiplayer f2p games).
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Comment on Webcomics recommendations in ~comics
Macha LinkThe only one I'm currently reading is Sleepless Domain which is sort of a magical girl dystopia comic. Every so often I catch up on Darths and Droids which is Star Wars reimagined as an RPG campaign,The only one I'm currently reading is Sleepless Domain which is sort of a magical girl dystopia comic.
Every so often I catch up on Darths and Droids which is Star Wars reimagined as an RPG campaign,
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Comment on Microsoft confirms Windows 11 Recall AI hardware requirements in ~tech
Macha Link ParentI wonder when the treadmill will start. The device needs to spy on the user to catch pedophiles and terrorists Since you're scanning anyway, may as well look for copyright infringement and other...I wonder when the treadmill will start.
- The device needs to spy on the user to catch pedophiles and terrorists
- Since you're scanning anyway, may as well look for copyright infringement and other minor crimes
- Well, we're processing all this data, let's utilize our data assets for supplemental revenue (i.e. ad tracking)
Artemis Fowl might be a good option. No wizards, witches or dragons, but an underground society of fairies pits off against a teenage heir of a criminal empire.
She may also enjoy the YA discworld books? Specifically the Tiffany Aching subseries which starts with Wee Free Men. The main protagonist is a witch in training though with a fair chunk of the witchcraft in discworld being applied social understanding. Generally, they are good endings but not fantasy-perfect endings
There's also the Northern Lights trilogy which starts with The Golden Compass, broadly about the main character and her accompanying familiar uncovering a magical mystery, or the Bartimaeus Trilogy which starts with the Amulet of Samarkand and is about a magical ruling class who uses magically bound djinni to enforce their control and focuses on the main characters dealing with the consequences of the system.
The Hobbit is another option. Obviously the language is a little old and flowery by modern standards, but it was originally written to be a kids book.