[-] Hirom@beehaw.org 2 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

They can't possibly provide a package for every distro.

Signal's model, ie keep tight control over development and distribution of the client, and the absence of federation, it well suited for Apple/Google's stores, but not at all for open-source and Linux' ecosystem.

[-] Hirom@beehaw.org 6 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

Some projects of Signal-compatible clients and forks received a message from a Signal representrive requesting they stop distributing unofficial clients that connect to their servers.

That probably has on shilling effect on Linux distribution that may be considering building and distributing Signal in their repository.

[-] Hirom@beehaw.org 24 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Don't waste time trying to reason them. If you're not able and willing and sue them to enforce the GPL license, the company won't care.

You should directly informe one of the organisations mentioned previously, they may have a lawyer and experience fighting this kind of fight.

Best you can do youself is collect evidence that they're distributing modified GPL software, and write a precise description of the issue, to help these organisations kickstart their investigation into the GPL violation.

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Article available in Deutsch, English, French

[-] Hirom@beehaw.org 47 points 5 months ago

The commission said 29 people have so far filed to run for the presidency. But after today's decision, Mr Putin remains the only candidate to be able to register as a candidate.

Not just this anti-war candidate. It appears all candidates are banned from challenging Putin.

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[-] Hirom@beehaw.org 33 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

I hate HP's so called smart apps.

HP's website wouldn't let me download a driver, but insisted on using their app to detect the printer model (which I already know) and then try to open the corresponding download page for that model (which I already vsited).

Off course the app open the wrong URL and lead to a 404 error. I had to download drivers from another source.

[-] Hirom@beehaw.org 46 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

This comes after an order to evacuate a city with >0.7 million inhabitants within 24h without preparation, with broken infrastructure and broken government, with a treat of invasion.

There's no way this happen without panic, and without people being left behind.

I fear we're going to hear more horrific stories as the dust settles.

[-] Hirom@beehaw.org 32 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

I wish more publishers and creators could move away from YouTube, and stop relying (indirectly) on YouTube's targeted ads.

There's no silver bullet today, but a mix of alternative platforms (PeerTube, Nebula, Patreon...) and different way to get a revenue (subscription, donations, sponsors and non-targetted ad segments). I believe no alternative solution is feature-complete yet. Hopefully viewers will put some resources on alternatives, not just on AdBlock technologies, and follow creators who move away from YouTube.

[-] Hirom@beehaw.org 30 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

The video includes an ad near the end. Like most video on YouTube, its creator rely on sponsors. Unfortunately they also placed the same ad at the beginning of the description. It's kind of repulsive if the first thing you look at is the description.

I wish I could scrub or remove the ad from the description, but it's automatically imported and I don't see how to remove it.

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Social media divides us, makes us more extreme and less empathetic, it riles us up or sucks us into doom scrolling, making us stressed and depressed. It feels like we need to touch grass and escape to the real world.

New research shows that we might have largely misinterpreted why this is the case. It turns out that the social media internet may uniquely undermine the way our brains work but not in the way you think.

This video is sponsored and contains an ad.

[-] Hirom@beehaw.org 30 points 6 months ago

That's promising. If this reduces the R value by 30%, then generalizing this may have a compounding effect and could reduce an epidemy's overall size by more than 30%.

[-] Hirom@beehaw.org 33 points 7 months ago

I watched it a second time to be sure. While the voiceover doesn't say "Holy War" he does cite religion and sounds like religious radicals dog-whistle.

There's good reasons to be critical of Netanyahu government, but I'd still suggest seeking better sources.

[-] Hirom@beehaw.org 55 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Be aware that Middle East Monitor is rated "Factual reporting: Mixed" and strongly biased as it sometime use poor sources and use loaded words.

La Croix published an alaysis of this Isaiah Prophecy quote (french). They found it's a poor and/or convoluted reference, and that article do not mention "Holy War" so this expression is most likely editorializing from the Middle East Monitor.

[-] Hirom@beehaw.org 73 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

If a car is advertised as smart or connected, there's a good chance it collects too much personal information.

That's too bad because most new cars are, and it may cause some people to keep their old polluting but privacy-friendly car longer.

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