I think I responded to this concern in my previous comment. Basically you are conflating free software as written and released by a developer with a completely separate service (eg Github) that is used to distribute…
In that case I misunderstood you. Sure, we can’t always know all tracking details of closed source software, or even open source software with telemetry or some other tracking enabled. The developer could be using…
You are saying that if someone takes free software and sells it (or distributes with the intention to monetize that service through ads) then that makes software not free? I disagree. In the context of this discussion,…
I am not sure I follow you. If I download a Linux distro from a website that is using Google Analytics, I am still the product? That is not even remotely correct. We are not discussing tracking or sponsorships here, or…
And it also goes to show that while it’s possible to re-create similar sounds in a DAW, these hardware instruments were an integral part of the original creation process (mood, texture, composition, etc). The use of the…
He is still writing dark music for NIN, not much changed in that regard.
I rarely understand what his actual position is (outside of contrarianism). In this specific case it's a bigoted thing to say, regardless of whether this is a legitimate threat. Worth banning? I don't know, I don't set…
Free software where the user is not the product is not an exception. The number of free dev libraries, Linux software, specialized software like audio plugins (Eg VCVRack, Max4Live, Reaktor, etc) is huge. Maybe in…
He got banned from social media for posting “I am going defcon 3 on the JEWS” or something like that, not for exchanging Ideas in an Open Society. Unless you include this type of “ideas” in your definition. I am not…
I haven’t listened to radio for more than 2 decades. Is being played on the radio still a sign of being current and popular?
I mostly agree with the parent that just sales of all sorts are not a sign of cultural relevancy. However, measuring said relevancy is a very subjective endeavor (due to the fact that it’s hard to objectively evaluate…
I hear people use totally much more often than hella in the Bay Area.
This happens a lot in music production/mastering as well. Digital -> tape -> digital. Tape certainly adds specific saturation.
Clearer terms are "overhead" and "programs". Overhead includes salaries, fundraising, marketing, general expenses, etc. Program spend is how much they spend on programs from the stated mission. Providing nets would fall…
I don't think that's correct. Apple's cut is taken at the time users buy TikTok coins, not at time of donation/withdrawal. You get more TikTok coins for the same amount of money on web because they don't have to give…
Do we have any modern-day data on how imprisonment affects homeless people? The people I see on the street who would probably get arrested if homelessness was criminalized are almost all in a very bad physical, mental,…
I used to argue that the rise of popularity of children literature and movies among adults is a sign of an increased infantilization of our society. Star Wars, Harry Potter, super hero movies (and many, many other…
Interesting, I read that sentence quite differently. He was talking about infantilization, and in that context "meeting the emotional age" likely meant the juvenile worldview and emotional immaturity, not that the…
I don't think that's the point. Apple Maps app has the same location settings as any other map app on iPhone. I have it set to "While Using the App". If you are suggesting that Apple tracks user location at all times…
The West stands for many things. The West also prioritizes different things at different times. Getting into a conflict with UAE while Europe is on the brink of a massive energy supply crisis would potentially weaken…
I also think that s-hole is not an appropriate description of Pakistan. Saying that, the frequently used idea that countries with extreme human rights violations are just "bad governments" is very reductionary. Similar…
A better way to look at this is to recognize that geopolitics involve a multitude of political, economic, cultural, etc aspects. It's not that the US cares nothing for human rights violations, it's that we often…
I am struggling to follow your argument. Yes, GDP of China is closer to GDP of US. However, I would argue that GDP per capita is more important in this discussion. GDP per capita of Germany is closer to US than China…
Is Privacy Badger still needed in 2022? My impression was that uBlock Origin updates filters often enough, and so Badger's heuristics don't give it an advantage anymore.
I use a combination of strict FF settings, https-only, disabled suggestions, disabled autoplay, DDG search by default plus several keyword searches. Extension-wise only uBlock Origin and multi-account containers. That’s…
I think I responded to this concern in my previous comment. Basically you are conflating free software as written and released by a developer with a completely separate service (eg Github) that is used to distribute…
In that case I misunderstood you. Sure, we can’t always know all tracking details of closed source software, or even open source software with telemetry or some other tracking enabled. The developer could be using…
You are saying that if someone takes free software and sells it (or distributes with the intention to monetize that service through ads) then that makes software not free? I disagree. In the context of this discussion,…
I am not sure I follow you. If I download a Linux distro from a website that is using Google Analytics, I am still the product? That is not even remotely correct. We are not discussing tracking or sponsorships here, or…
And it also goes to show that while it’s possible to re-create similar sounds in a DAW, these hardware instruments were an integral part of the original creation process (mood, texture, composition, etc). The use of the…
He is still writing dark music for NIN, not much changed in that regard.
I rarely understand what his actual position is (outside of contrarianism). In this specific case it's a bigoted thing to say, regardless of whether this is a legitimate threat. Worth banning? I don't know, I don't set…
Free software where the user is not the product is not an exception. The number of free dev libraries, Linux software, specialized software like audio plugins (Eg VCVRack, Max4Live, Reaktor, etc) is huge. Maybe in…
He got banned from social media for posting “I am going defcon 3 on the JEWS” or something like that, not for exchanging Ideas in an Open Society. Unless you include this type of “ideas” in your definition. I am not…
I haven’t listened to radio for more than 2 decades. Is being played on the radio still a sign of being current and popular?
I mostly agree with the parent that just sales of all sorts are not a sign of cultural relevancy. However, measuring said relevancy is a very subjective endeavor (due to the fact that it’s hard to objectively evaluate…
I hear people use totally much more often than hella in the Bay Area.
This happens a lot in music production/mastering as well. Digital -> tape -> digital. Tape certainly adds specific saturation.
Clearer terms are "overhead" and "programs". Overhead includes salaries, fundraising, marketing, general expenses, etc. Program spend is how much they spend on programs from the stated mission. Providing nets would fall…
I don't think that's correct. Apple's cut is taken at the time users buy TikTok coins, not at time of donation/withdrawal. You get more TikTok coins for the same amount of money on web because they don't have to give…
Do we have any modern-day data on how imprisonment affects homeless people? The people I see on the street who would probably get arrested if homelessness was criminalized are almost all in a very bad physical, mental,…
I used to argue that the rise of popularity of children literature and movies among adults is a sign of an increased infantilization of our society. Star Wars, Harry Potter, super hero movies (and many, many other…
Interesting, I read that sentence quite differently. He was talking about infantilization, and in that context "meeting the emotional age" likely meant the juvenile worldview and emotional immaturity, not that the…
I don't think that's the point. Apple Maps app has the same location settings as any other map app on iPhone. I have it set to "While Using the App". If you are suggesting that Apple tracks user location at all times…
The West stands for many things. The West also prioritizes different things at different times. Getting into a conflict with UAE while Europe is on the brink of a massive energy supply crisis would potentially weaken…
I also think that s-hole is not an appropriate description of Pakistan. Saying that, the frequently used idea that countries with extreme human rights violations are just "bad governments" is very reductionary. Similar…
A better way to look at this is to recognize that geopolitics involve a multitude of political, economic, cultural, etc aspects. It's not that the US cares nothing for human rights violations, it's that we often…
I am struggling to follow your argument. Yes, GDP of China is closer to GDP of US. However, I would argue that GDP per capita is more important in this discussion. GDP per capita of Germany is closer to US than China…
Is Privacy Badger still needed in 2022? My impression was that uBlock Origin updates filters often enough, and so Badger's heuristics don't give it an advantage anymore.
I use a combination of strict FF settings, https-only, disabled suggestions, disabled autoplay, DDG search by default plus several keyword searches. Extension-wise only uBlock Origin and multi-account containers. That’s…