The news agencies has themselves to blame to some degree. Hyper sensationalizing everything for decades has established more and more desensitization baselines to the point we now have fascists taking control all over the world in no small part thanks to them.

Edit for clarification: Proper, ethical journalism does indeed matter. But the vast majority of “news” is not that.

It was a garbage search engine, but a memorable one from the early web nonetheless.

I didn’t say they were exonerating Apple. I was specifically pointing to their argument regarding Apple bearing the server costs. For macOS, sure, that’s valid. But for iOS, Apple is forcing those costs on themselves by keeping a closed system.

Also, Google is not locking down apps from outside the store. I still run the f-droid store just fine. Issuing a warning about installing unknown apps is hardly “locking it down.” For people not knowing what they’re doing, I think giving them a warning that APKs from third party sources could be dangerous is absolutely fine. That being said, Google could easily create or at least facilitate a APK signing service for third parties so that the warning wouldn’t appear for APKs that aren’t from shady sites.

I think I just poorly framed and articulated my response. No need to be so hostile and telling me to, “get it together.” This is supposed to be a casual discussion, not some heated argument.

Your argument would be valid if Apple allowed any other app marketplace on iOS. They force all apps to use their app store. That’s the definition of anticompetitive behavior. Apple wants to force everyone to use their app store and get a cut of all their transactions, that’s some corporate mafia extortion shit.

Epic sucks, but Apple is/was completely in the wrong there. Google is at least less guilty, as you can still install apps from outside the Google app store on android.

Well, even if they are developing nuclear weapons, so what? It’s literally the only way to ensure you’re not invaded and/or attacked these days.

I’m guessing it impacted some people for there to be a Hacker News (a fairly respectable news outlet) article about it. I was just listening earlier today and didn’t have any ads. Same with my wife on her account (family plan).

Edit: wow, I’m a dumbass. Nevermind.

But yeah, I still haven’t had any ads after listening all evening while cooking dinner and what kt.

https://media1.tenor.com/m/7eIb5aTep44AAAAC/thor-really.gif

That’s not really a good example. He was fully masked and all the people involved were black (the bank teller who called the cops, the cops that showed up, etc.). He was also “sketchy” (from the bank teller’s perspective) with writing an awkward note to withdraw a large sum of money and that he wanted it done discreetly. It was still a fuck up on Bank of America’s part, but in this instance I give the bank teller some amount of understanding when the entire context is taken into considering. Ryan Coogler even said he was satisfied with how BoA apologized and whatnot.

All that being said, if it was a poor person in this situation… I highly doubt the outcome would’ve been so cordial

A part of me thinks the rise of extreme nationalism is fueled by climate change. We’re already seeing issues with access to clean drinking water around the world. Hell, in 2025, Mexico wasn’t able to honor their end of the water trade treaty with the US for the first time since the treaty was created in the 1940s, which helped the nazis in charge here justify refusing to send water to Mexico. https://www.ecoticias.com/en/usa-denies-mexico-water-1944-treaty/12590/

It’s only going to get worse. Resources are drying up, and when countries face issues supplying clean water and food, they tend to gravitate towards barbarism and tribalism. In my opinion, this is just the tip of the iceberg, unfortunately.

Genuine question, do they really want to be independent right now? I feel like Denmark is a primary obstacle to the US coming in and doing even more dumb shit.

Like Israel gives a fuck. They butchered countless innocent Palestinians inside schools, hospitals, etc. The US will pretend to give a shit, but the monsters in charge don’t care if innocent brown people are being killed

Poorer people get access to less diverse foods and more likely to have much more stressful lives than affluent people. Shocker.

Even if they do, don’t be a dumbass and have your phone on you and be completely covered and approach the device via analogue method (e.g. walking, bicycle without a serial, etc).

I was going to say, I thought open source 3D Printer designs/kits have been a thing for awhile. My friend just built his own last year using his original 3D printer to help in the process, lol

They’ll do anything but adopt firearm laws that are relevant and sensible.

Is it beyond the purview of the judiciary to impose actual penalties for wrongdoing?

Sort of. The problem is, the country has gotten so completely apathetic and desensitized that no one is ensuring the Executive branch is kept in check. This is what happens when you allow one branch of government to become so completely corrupted. Especially the branch that actually has the muscle/dumb grunts.

Highly doubtful. Just read first-hand accounts from the many people that have escaped the country. It is a pretty bleak place to exist. If they literally make it illegal for their citizens to have real Internet, chances are your oppressor is doing some pretty awful things. It’s why the current American fascist regime has “humored” restricting Internet access. Same reason Iran cut off Internet access during their recent unrest where the government killed thousands of civilian protestors.

You’re a dumbass. North Korea"s treatment of human life is well documented Internationally.

Yeah this is a weird one. When I was going to college, all classes had a basic syllabus posted in the class description/overview. It was extremely helpful when looking to find a less work intensive elective.

It’s because they don’t actually care about free speech. It’s the typical fascist quotes people always copy pasta everywhere. They’re hypocrites and they legitimately do not give a fuck. It was always an excuse to silence critics of fascism.