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  1. Comment on American Red Cross national blood inventory plummets 25% in July - declares emergency blood shortage in ~health

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    I would imagine this is preferred during supply shortages like the one we're in, whereas in other times it's better to have smaller and more frequent donations coming in.

    You can't donate as often though when you do the double red.

    I would imagine this is preferred during supply shortages like the one we're in, whereas in other times it's better to have smaller and more frequent donations coming in.

    7 votes

  2. Comment on Is it possible to sharpen this video with tools freely available on Linux? in ~tech

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    More and more companies have taken up the practice of simply violating copyleft licenses and ignoring calls to comply, often without consequences.

    More and more companies have taken up the practice of simply violating copyleft licenses and ignoring calls to comply, often without consequences.

    2 votes

  3. Comment on Google confirms Play Store mass app deletion based on new quality standards—now just six weeks away in ~tech

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    Those are some real rough edges you'll encounter; on the other hand, though, being there at all is a strong indicator that you're not getting spyware or malware that sends your data to a server or...

    Those are some real rough edges you'll encounter; on the other hand, though, being there at all is a strong indicator that you're not getting spyware or malware that sends your data to a server or wants you to sign up for an account. For that reason alone, I'll check F-Droid first for something that will meet my need before looking elsewhere.

    11 votes

  4. Comment on LGBT and marginalized voices are not welcome on Threads in ~lgbt

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    Meanwhile, on my home feed I was just recommended a community post from MSNBC about a football player who's died and the overwhelming majority of comments there were claiming it's the result of...

    Meanwhile, on my home feed I was just recommended a community post from MSNBC about a football player who's died and the overwhelming majority of comments there were claiming it's the result of COVID vaccines. Avoid the news channels, I guess.

    1 vote

  5. Comment on What can be done about the Supreme Court of the United States? in ~society

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    The public decides what kinds of people get put on the Supreme Court by way of who they put in the White House, but (1) most Americans seemingly don't understand this and (2) there is a...

    The public decides what kinds of people get put on the Supreme Court by way of who they put in the White House, but (1) most Americans seemingly don't understand this and (2) there is a substantial time delay between these choices leading to their consequences.

    The decisions from the current court are what "the public" manifested when they elected Bush Sr., Bush Jr., and Trump. What voters do in the next few elections will shape the makeup of the courts going into the future. The voters have agency here, but the payoff isn't quick and 40% of them desire a conservative-dominated court anyway.

    Anyone who opposes the direction of this court but decides not to vote against Trump's re-election is either ignorant of how this works or a hypocrite.

    6 votes

  6. Comment on What have we liberals done to the US west coast? in ~society

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    I don't think most elementary schools typically have separate bathrooms reserved just for the later grades. The ten year olds and the five year olds go to the same place.

    I don't think most elementary schools typically have separate bathrooms reserved just for the later grades. The ten year olds and the five year olds go to the same place.

    7 votes

  7. Comment on What have we liberals done to the US west coast? in ~society

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    Your first paragraph is arguing the benefits of banning plastic bags, which the parent comment agrees with. Their complaint was with the required 10-cent charge for paper bags.

    Your first paragraph is arguing the benefits of banning plastic bags, which the parent comment agrees with. Their complaint was with the required 10-cent charge for paper bags.

    8 votes

  8. Comment on What have we liberals done to the US west coast? in ~society

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    https://oag.ca.gov/consumers/bag-ban

    https://oag.ca.gov/consumers/bag-ban

    Instead, these stores generally must provide customers recycled paper bags or certified reusable grocery bags and must charge their customers at least 10 cents for each bag.

    5 votes

  9. Comment on NASA employee creates Pride flag using NASA images in ~lgbt

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    Pretty sure most of the former voices of reason abandoned the site for BlueSky, Threads, and (to a smaller extent) Mastodon.

    Pretty sure most of the former voices of reason abandoned the site for BlueSky, Threads, and (to a smaller extent) Mastodon.

    6 votes

  10. Comment on Former US President Donald Trump has been found guilty of thirty-four counts of falsifying business records to influence the outcome of the 2016 election in ~news

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    This particular crime starts off as a misdemeanor, but becomes a felony when the falsification is in furtherance of another crime.

    This particular crime starts off as a misdemeanor, but becomes a felony when the falsification is in furtherance of another crime.

    14 votes

  11. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~games.tabletop

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    Huh, so sore losers have been complaining about tryhards for at least half a millennium now.

    Huh, so sore losers have been complaining about tryhards for at least half a millennium now.

    13 votes

  12. Comment on Utah teen athlete faces threats after state official posted photos questioning her gender in ~lgbt

  13. Comment on Researchers were able to isolate the brain from the rest of the body of a pig, and kept it alive and functioning for five hours in ~science

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    There's at least one Black Mirror episode with basically that plot.

    There's at least one Black Mirror episode with basically that plot.

  14. Comment on Researchers were able to isolate the brain from the rest of the body of a pig, and kept it alive and functioning for five hours in ~science

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    Those usually have heads on them at least.

    Those usually have heads on them at least.

    1 vote

  15. Comment on US military space plane blasts off on another secretive mission expected to last years in ~space

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    Hopefully the less secretive Dream Chaser will help make up for that deficit!

    Hopefully the less secretive Dream Chaser will help make up for that deficit!

    2 votes

  16. Comment on Steam Winter Sale 2023: Hidden gems in ~games

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    I went to go buy it in Steam just now, and it wouldn't let me. Apparently I bought it years ago. This is the trouble with these sales...

    I went to go buy it in Steam just now, and it wouldn't let me. Apparently I bought it years ago. This is the trouble with these sales...

    1 vote

  17. Comment on Link's Awakening DX HD - PC port (unofficial) in ~games

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    I wonder what my life could have been like under hypothetical circumstances similar to yours... Edit: I've moved on to wonder about different things 🙂

    I wonder what my life could have been like under hypothetical circumstances similar to yours...

    Edit: I've moved on to wonder about different things 🙂

    1 vote

  18. Comment on Civil War | Official trailer in ~movies

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    The simple movie explanation would be that there was a state-level coup d'Ă©tat. It's not like there wouldn't be insurgencies all over both states in this scenario.

    The simple movie explanation would be that there was a state-level coup d'Ă©tat. It's not like there wouldn't be insurgencies all over both states in this scenario.

    1 vote

  19. Comment on Apple cuts off Beeper Mini’s access after launch of service that brought iMessage to Android in ~tech

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    You might be confusing their first offering (Beeper, which uses a bunch of hosted Mac devices and acts as a proxy) with this newer one (Beeper Mini, which is a reverse engineered client you run...

    You might be confusing their first offering (Beeper, which uses a bunch of hosted Mac devices and acts as a proxy) with this newer one (Beeper Mini, which is a reverse engineered client you run fully on your device).

    The former was indeed more problematic on the E2EE front (after all, you have what is effectively a MITM between you and everyone you talk to—placing all your trust in their employees and their security to keep out hackers). The latter, potentially less so—though the way it dealt with faking the device attestation seems like it might have been less than ideal.

    7 votes

  20. Comment on Tildes Video Thread in ~misc

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    Seen This animator has uploaded 10 videos since starting their channel, TAEETIMEE, about a year ago. They're all about a minute long, and they're each really expressive and beautifully made. I...

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    This animator has uploaded 10 videos since starting their channel, TAEETIMEE, about a year ago. They're all about a minute long, and they're each really expressive and beautifully made. I suggest just going back to the oldest and seeing how they progress up through today's latest.

    4 votes