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Comment on Windows 11 is closing a loophole that let you skip making a Microsoft account in ~tech
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Comment on You are witnessing the death of American capitalism in ~finance
sleepydave LinkI've been thinking for years that we're past the point of late-stage capitalism and accelerating rapidly into end-stage. This is definitely a worthwhile watch for those who can spare ~40 minutes.I've been thinking for years that we're past the point of late-stage capitalism and accelerating rapidly into end-stage. This is definitely a worthwhile watch for those who can spare ~40 minutes.
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You are witnessing the death of American capitalism
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Comment on Banned from eBay for life with no explanation in ~tech
sleepydave LinkUnfortunately their terms of service probably state something to the effect of "we can terminate your access at any time for any reason without explanation". If they refuse to reinstate your...Unfortunately their terms of service probably state something to the effect of "we can terminate your access at any time for any reason without explanation". If they refuse to reinstate your account I'm not sure there's much you can do about it.
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Comment on Everything is Chrome in ~tech
sleepydave Link ParentYou would need a CDN for other content in this hypothetical, I was just speaking in the context of fonts as we were discussing Google and Bunny's free CDN font offerings in this thread. If you're...You would need a CDN for other content in this hypothetical, I was just speaking in the context of fonts as we were discussing Google and Bunny's free CDN font offerings in this thread. If you're using open-source fonts, regardless of whether or not you're using CDN services for images, there's no real point in driving your costs up further if you can integrate a free service for that need - especially since Bunny doesn't track or retain logs as you expressed concerns about earlier.
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Comment on Everything is Chrome in ~tech
sleepydave Link ParentAnd as I said in my previous comment, I'm referring to high-traffic sites (likely with a globally-distributed user base), not someone's sub-$20/month personal website. A couple hundred kilobytes...And as I said in my previous comment, I'm referring to high-traffic sites (likely with a globally-distributed user base), not someone's sub-$20/month personal website. A couple hundred kilobytes is inconsequential for a personal site especially through a flat-rate managed provider if you're using Squarespace et al, but at scale those optimizations matter even just for allowing international users a 100ms increase in load time, no less to consider the unnecessary strain that could have been pushed to edge for free.
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Comment on Everything is Chrome in ~tech
sleepydave Link ParentThat's not correct at all. If you're operating a website with significant enough traffic, bandwidth becomes a serious concern and self-hosted fonts can add up quickly in bandwidth cost. Most...That's not correct at all. If you're operating a website with significant enough traffic, bandwidth becomes a serious concern and self-hosted fonts can add up quickly in bandwidth cost. Most hosting providers don't offer unlimited bandwidth without a premium price tag attached to it, and free CDN font offerings from Bunny/Google reduce that cost entirely.
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Comment on Everything is Chrome in ~tech
sleepydave Link ParentWhen you need CDN fonts in the future, Bunny CDN offers a great GDPR compliant drop-in replacement for Google Fonts with a no logging policy. Free and open source :) https://fonts.bunny.net/When you need CDN fonts in the future, Bunny CDN offers a great GDPR compliant drop-in replacement for Google Fonts with a no logging policy. Free and open source :)
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Comment on EA releases source code for several Command and Conquer games under GPLv3 in ~games
sleepydave LinkThis is great for anyone wanting to learn game development without a proprietary engine. For anyone interested in a free and open-source C&C implementation, make sure to check out OpenRA if you...This is great for anyone wanting to learn game development without a proprietary engine.
For anyone interested in a free and open-source C&C implementation, make sure to check out OpenRA if you haven't already.
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Comment on Bashly: A command-line application (written in Ruby) that declaratively generates feature-rich Bash scripts in ~comp
sleepydave LinkI'll have to give this a shot since it looks like one of the most frictionless solutions I've seen for Bash scripting. I'm most impressed by the support for Bash completions - if that works as...I'll have to give this a shot since it looks like one of the most frictionless solutions I've seen for Bash scripting. I'm most impressed by the support for Bash completions - if that works as well as I'm imagining, this tool might become a daily driver for me.
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Comment on Bashly: A command-line application (written in Ruby) that declaratively generates feature-rich Bash scripts in ~comp
sleepydave Link ParentI am stricken with grief :)I am stricken with grief :)
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Comment on Obsidian is now free for work in ~tech
sleepydave Link ParentAnytype, AppFlowy, Notesnook, take your pick. They're all FOSS. -
Comment on Obsidian is now free for work in ~tech
sleepydave Link ParentI haven't seen anything to suggest this, nothing to be worried about yet. Everything I've seen of the Obsidian team's efforts has shown prioritizing user experience above all else, and their......makes me worried that Obsidian may start drifting towards wanting to make software procurement departments happy instead of users
I haven't seen anything to suggest this, nothing to be worried about yet. Everything I've seen of the Obsidian team's efforts has shown prioritizing user experience above all else, and their subscriptions - where other companies would have been far more aggressive or locking core functionality behind paywalls - have been entirely optional offerings of convenience for those who don't want to configure their own cross-device sync/web hosting etc.
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Comment on Jailed for four years for a non-violent climate protest – this is my prison diary in ~enviro
sleepydave Link ParentI would agree that disruptive action is a moral imperative under certain circumstances but it's definitely not a right, as in this case legal justice precedes moral justice.I would agree that disruptive action is a moral imperative under certain circumstances but it's definitely not a right, as in this case legal justice precedes moral justice.
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Comment on Jailed for four years for a non-violent climate protest – this is my prison diary in ~enviro
sleepydave Link ParentRight to protest does not constitute right to inhibit access. See here for how the legislation works with obstruction of highways, specifically in the UK. If you want to protest and make...Right to protest does not constitute right to inhibit access. See here for how the legislation works with obstruction of highways, specifically in the UK.
If you want to protest and make noise/create other "nuisance for cause" that does not inhibit someone's rightful access to public spaces or roadways and doesn't have the potential to harm anyone in the process, go for it.
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Comment on Jailed for four years for a non-violent climate protest – this is my prison diary in ~enviro
sleepydave LinkHere's a less biased source that gives more meaningful insight into why the sentencing was so "severe": https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c880xjx54mpoHere's a less biased source that gives more meaningful insight into why the sentencing was so "severe": https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c880xjx54mpo
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Comment on The return of non-PC language in the US mainstream in ~talk
sleepydave Link ParentImpoverished nations had received the title by default in the western zeitgeist because most third-world countries were impoverished at the time, but yes you are right that they shouldn't have...Impoverished nations had received the title by default in the western zeitgeist because most third-world countries were impoverished at the time, but yes you are right that they shouldn't have necessarily received the title by association.
Wholeheartedly agree on the China issue. If a thriving economic superpower can self-identify as "developing" what's the point of the designation at all?
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Comment on Why probability probably doesn't exist (but it's useful to act like it does) in ~science
sleepydave Link ParentMy point was that the failure was not of the observers in trusting that the coin was standard, but of the person using disingenuous tactics to subvert people's reasonable expectations. Natural...My point was that the failure was not of the observers in trusting that the coin was standard, but of the person using disingenuous tactics to subvert people's reasonable expectations. Natural events or any other observable subject matter that is studied for probability do not have to contend with a factor of subversive intervention because the powers at be wish to prove a point.
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Comment on The return of non-PC language in the US mainstream in ~talk
sleepydave Link ParentI thought the moderators had a bit more autonomy than the topic log stuff, TIL.I thought the moderators had a bit more autonomy than the topic log stuff, TIL.
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Comment on The return of non-PC language in the US mainstream in ~talk
sleepydave Link ParentTildes moderation (thankfully) operates under the presumption that we are all mature adults capable of civil discussion, and use of these words should take context and intent into account. I'm...Tildes moderation (thankfully) operates under the presumption that we are all mature adults capable of civil discussion, and use of these words should take context and intent into account. I'm sure if any of it was said with malicious intent the mods wouldn't hesitate to remove comments or ban accounts depending on severity.
Pretty much any operation of that nature would be within a larger organization that uses Microsoft's enterprise licensing. Microsoft offers a suite of provisioning & deployment tools that allow administrators to declaratively configure mass deployments, rather than having to go through the OOBE for each machine as a consumer would, and in that context the provisioned licenses would be tied to an organisational Microsoft account regardless.
Edit: I just realized I wrote this far too technically for people without an IT background. "OOBE" means Out of Box Experience, it's the setup process you go through the first time you power on your machine and configure language, date & time, account credentials etc. Microsoft offers tools to their enterprise customers that allow administrators to do all that configuration beforehand as well as all the Group Policy stuff required by the organisation, so the licensing is dealt with in a way that isn't seen on screen. For customers that have offline security requirements, they can host the activation server on premises so the machines don't have to phone home to Microsoft. Home/Pro edition users don't have this option IIRC.