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Cake day: July 9th, 2023

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  • You still have freedom. Putting “read only” on some files isn’t taking away fundamental freedom, it’s a design choice. You can still meddle with it if you go further up the chain (e.g. make your own OS fork), just like you can meddle with your normal, pre-packaged Linux kernel if you want to compile it yourself.

    I think even the most power of power users could appreciate an immutable distro in the right situation: if it’s the right fit and you don’t need to tweak those details, immutability gives you some technical benefits as a trade-off.



  • The title misled me here, I think. It sounded like an indictment that Temu stopped showing Google ads in its product then its ranking in Google Play dropped, but I don’t think it’s that.

    Sounds like Temu was paying for ads to get users, and without those ads people stopped turning to it for shopping. Also,

    The timing coincided with the Trump administration’s hardened stance on Chinese imports, raising tariffs to 125%

    Perhaps the actual main factor.