GhostTheToast

joined 7 months ago
[–] GhostTheToast 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Based take. Seemed we learned nothing from Trump and What-aboutism. Just because Facebook does it and doesn't get in trouble doesn't mean Facebook is in the right. It means you should get mad and demand change from them too.

Also I might have missed this, but didn't everyone get mad at tiktok last or a couple of years ago for circumventing Android and Apple app policies and collecting data they shouldn't? I though Facebook and Twitter obeyed those policies, they just had other means to collect that data.

[–] GhostTheToast 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Have you looked into Purely mail? This is what I use for my custom email needs. I don't remember all the pros and cons, but the big one that scares most people off is it's run by one guy. So if something happens to him, you're potentially SOL. You could probably migrate to a new service, but could potentially be a huge pain.

[–] GhostTheToast 9 points 2 months ago

I volunteered as tribute to be one of these 'Friends'

[–] GhostTheToast 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Can I donate $60 bucks to double amount of winners? I don't have have much time to game, but I thought this was such a kind way to help out the community that Id like to help out as well.

[–] GhostTheToast 4 points 3 months ago

Feels like the Spanish flu all over

[–] GhostTheToast 8 points 3 months ago

Got a source for the Rabies and computer generated movies? Would be interested to read on that

[–] GhostTheToast 3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Not OP, but I run both because Plex was/is easier to setup non-techy family members and easier to get on their TVs/devices.

Plex has been pissing me off though and I'd like to move to Jellyfin, but sounds like a PITA to transfer everything over. Gonna have to get clever with that probably

[–] GhostTheToast -5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Don't get me wrong it's unsettling, but I agree, I don't see the initial harm. I see it as creating a physical manifestation of someone's inner thoughts. I can definitely see how it could become or encourage dangerous situations, but that's like banning alcohol because it could lead to drunk driving or sexual assault.

[–] GhostTheToast 1 points 3 months ago

This was more of the point I was trying to hit but couldn't think of

[–] GhostTheToast 12 points 3 months ago
[–] GhostTheToast 0 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Off topic slightly, but I've seen on Lemmy lately where people are saying "get rid of gerrymandering" and I'm curious about the argument for this.

Honestly, I'd love for it to happen, but I assumed it was impossible in a Representative Democracy because of how the system/math worked. Kinda of an inherit problem. Mostly because the ways I've heard to remedy this issue is to distribute districts in such a way that they more closely resemble their population ratios. However, isn't this also a form of gerrymandering? Districts are getting set to way we think they should be. Not saying that wrong persay, just feel like a bandage solution. Like we're beating a nail in with a wrench. In a way though, this reminds me of the Observer Effect in a way

[–] GhostTheToast 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

But Foxconn isn't an employee of Apple. Their a contractor. This would more than likely setup companies to be more or less nesting Russian dolls. Funnily enough, it would make it harder to track money between companies because now there is so much noise

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