I can quit anytime. Right after I see what’s after the next blind.
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ahal@lemmy.cato Not The Onion@lemmy.world•France Far-right Leader Cancels US Speech After 'Nazi Gesture' By Ex-Trump AideEnglish2·2 months agoAmerica finally making good on its goal of spreading democracy around the world.
Because like it or not, actually paying for stuff is the only way to save journalism and by extension our democracies.
The alternative is to link shitty clickbait / AI spam. At least this way:
- People might be encouraged to pay for journalism.
- There are many ways to bypass the paywall for those who won’t or can’t pay.
Please don’t ban paywalls.
ahal@lemmy.cato Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•Go to wikihow and press on "random article". That is what you die doing. How do you die?3·2 months agoAt least you aren’t going to die becoming a southern belle.
ahal@lemmy.cato Technology@lemmy.world•Subaru Security Flaws Exposed Its System for Tracking Millions of CarsEnglish21·3 months agoGood call, let’s discourage deep thought and long form discussion. More clickbait and exploitation please!
ahal@lemmy.cato Technology@lemmy.world•I Ditched the Algorithm for RSS - and You Should TooEnglish3·3 months agoElement (over the Matrix protocol). As someone who grew up on IRC, it is in no shape or form a replacement for Discord.
ahal@lemmy.cato Technology@lemmy.world•TikTok creators mourn app where 'overnight' success is possibleEnglish271·3 months agoYou vastly overestimate the average person’s technical ability.
ahal@lemmy.cato Privacy@lemmy.ml•Proton CEO embraces Trump for "standing up for the little guys"8·3 months agoI’m not going to switch away from them just yet… But I am going to start using an address with my own domain. My only regret is not doing this from the beginning.
ahal@lemmy.cato Technology@lemmy.world•How to delete Facebook, Instagram, and Threads | TechCrunchEnglish5·3 months agoOr install https://addons.mozilla.org/en-CA/firefox/addon/facebook-container/ for the less tech savvy / lazy
I’ll be back in five moons, we’re running out of mammoth meat (translation)
ahal@lemmy.cato Not The Onion@lemmy.world•'NATO Santa' shot down over Moscow in apparent Russian propaganda videoEnglish3·4 months agoIt’s not compiled into Firefox ever. A binary blob is downloaded after the first time you activate DRM. So just don’t activate it and it’ll never be present on your machine.
ahal@lemmy.cato Not The Onion@lemmy.world•‘Missing’ GOP congresswoman not seen for six months finally found living at dementia care homeEnglish4·4 months agoYeah, it’s a tautology
ahal@lemmy.cato Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•What opinions about the tech industry do you feel comfortable expressing here, but not in public/at work?17·4 months agoIf the person I will report to can’t code, I pass on the contract
I get this, it’s really frustrating to have a clueless manager. But to me, a bigger problem is the reverse.
I’d rather have a manager with no technical ability and excellent people skills, than a manager with excellent technical ability but no people skills. The latter is all too common in my experience.
ahal@lemmy.cato Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•What are some dating mistakes you often see when people try seeking a partner?12·4 months agoThis is awesome, I think I’d add to this:
Ask questions. Strike up conversations. Listen attentively. Be genuinely curious about people and ask about their lives. Do this to people of all genders, whether you’re attracted to them or not.
ahal@lemmy.cato Technology@lemmy.world•Programmers: Stop Calling Yourselves EngineersEnglish32·4 months agoSame thing in Ontario. I actually have a Bachelors of Software Engineering, but am not legally allowed to call myself an engineer because I never got certified with the regulatory body.
Ignoring lint issues comes to mind as an at least somewhat reasonable use case.
ahal@lemmy.cato Technology@lemmy.world•Bluesky Becoming New Social Media Sensation As Millions Of Americans Snub X Over Musk's Support To TrumpEnglish61·5 months agoLike Lemmy or any social media really, you get out what you put in. If you just follow the generic feed without following anyone, yeah it’s going to suck.
You can make lists, so one for your friends, one for news, one for a hobby. Or you can filter hash tags to really narrow in on a topic. People also make “starter packs” of who to follow for any topic you can think of.
This format is also unbeatable for breaking events.
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No thanks, our conservatives are further to the left than your Democrats, and California has the population of the rest of Canada combined. You can make your own country