furrious09

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[–] furrious09@lemmy.ml 2 points 11 months ago

That is fascinating. Thanks for the link.

[–] furrious09@lemmy.ml 34 points 11 months ago (4 children)

When I watched MKBHDs video on this, my first thought was whether or not we could selfhost a service like this. If I could run this through my own Mac mini server to my own / family’s phones, that would be great. I don’t think I’d ever feel comfortable logging into my iCloud account on some company’s server with just their pinky promise as a guarantee.

[–] furrious09@lemmy.ml 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Do people say both parties are equally bad? I’d agree that both parties are bad, but ‘equally’? Maybe a decade ago, but not anymore.

[–] furrious09@lemmy.ml 3 points 11 months ago

I’m on the same page. The republicans need some feedback that what they’re doing isn’t going to win elections. Unfortunately I think it will take losing several more elections to sink in.

[–] furrious09@lemmy.ml 7 points 11 months ago (2 children)

While I agree in my dislike for the current Republican Party, the attitude of blindly voting for your team because the other is evil is exactly what my (late) fox-addicted grandfather used to uphold. I loved the man, but I think we ought to do better and do the hard work of researching every candidate and choosing the best, be it democrat, republican, or independent.

[–] furrious09@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

As someone who hasn’t personally done any of these tests but whose relatives (aunts/cousins) have, does anyone know how much of my personal information is now up for sale?

[–] furrious09@lemmy.ml 19 points 1 year ago

I had no idea that they even still did this. I assumed it ended years ago. Interesting.

[–] furrious09@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Novik’s Scholomance is finished, and was a pretty fun read. It was a very unique take on magic school.

[–] furrious09@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Chinese products. After living there for a decade, I now actively try and avoid buying products made there—or Chinese companies—at the least.

[–] furrious09@lemmy.ml 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I just recently read an article about Overdrive and KKR, the company that bought both Overdrive and now this publisher. It was a really disheartening read for what’s happening in the books market.

Article: https://karawynn.substack.com/p/the-coming-enshittification-of-public-libraries

[–] furrious09@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

The Book That Wouldn’t Burn by Mark Lawrence

[–] furrious09@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I agree. One of the first communities I looked for was a substitute for daddit. Let us know if you find / end up creating something.

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