Is it a kind of computer-assisted Nomic [0]?
Readit Newsbji9jhff commented on Open Chaos: A self-evolving open-source project openchaos.dev/... · Posted by u/stefanvdw1
bji9jhff commented on The true story of the Windows 3.1 'Hot Dog Stand' color scheme pcgamer.com/software/wind... · Posted by u/naves
Back when users picked the UI colors for the apps instead of the apps picking for the users.
In practice lot of applications hard-coded some elements' color while following the theme for other elements, making dark theme unusable because you end up with black text imposed by the developers over the black background you choose for your theme, and other similar issues.
Perhaps I'm missing something but I couldn't find anything about "demanding arrests"? Only about pursuing investigations. Also, when you say "an arrest is ultimately a use of violence" are you saying anyone arrested anywhere is being subjected to violence?
An arrestation is a violent activity. Something doesn't stop being violent because it's justified.
I use Firefox since it started. At first because I liked it's license. Later because I was in love with the way I'd did things and the add-ons ecosystem it spawned. The first major disagreement came when the search bar merged with the location bar. Then FTP support was disabled. Then RSS bookmarks thingy was removed. Then that stupid hamburger menu appeared. Then features I don't even understand like Pocket appeare. But I continued to use Firefox because the alternatives were worse. Now I keep using Firefox because of apathy and I'm basically the boiled frog of lore.
bji9jhff commented on 10 years of writing a blog nobody reads flowtwo.io/post/on-10-yea... · Posted by u/thejoeflow
Maybe in US, if you learn to write in a simple and straightforward way.
In France essays are all about writing in a complex way to show how smart you are. Which not only is not a useful skill to have, it's detrimental because we learn to write in obscure and hard to understand ways.
I've tried a few time to read le Journal du Hacker, the french-speaking clone of Hacker News and each time I've found that the writing level is so low it's basically unreadable.
Simply your IP address can be used to track you so any app or website you visit knows roughly where you are with every http request unless you use an always on VPN. It can also fingerprint you in various ways without the need for any special permissions.
Then the VPN provider does geolocation instead and get the list of hosts you accessed
bji9jhff commented on What you can get for the price of a Netflix subscription nmil.dev/what-you-can-get... · Posted by u/nmil
It's weird. When Netflix came about, I was excited to dump all the bespoke pirating stuff that it replaced. I didn't mind paying for content, in fact, I was glad to.
Fast forward a while, and now Netflix seems to be an undiscoverable mess of old and foreign content while charging twice as much. Each IP owner felt it necessary to make their own way worse clone, and still, after paying more than a hundred a month, there are things just not available on any of them. And now, more than ever, the high seas seem so enticing again.
I'll never really understand how they ruined the opportunity presented, but they really soured people on their value proposition.
Being put in contact with foreign contents? Disgusting! /s
More seriously, before Netflix I never knew how high-quality and fun was stuffs from all around the world. I watched great series from South Korea, Turkey, Jordan, Spain,France, Luxembourg, Germany, Scandinavian countries and South America. I also watched quite enjoyable movies from Nigeria. I probably forgot a few places too. Do Netflix has issues? Plenty. Their originals are often blands and cancelled. They taught me to seek mini-series and completed series instead of ongoing series. The wrestling they air is shit. But the availability of foreign contents is the coolest feature they have.
bji9jhff commented on Personal blogs are back, should niche blogs be next? disassociated.com/persona... · Posted by u/gnabgib
Fixed it for you.
Haha thanks ;)
bji9jhff commented on Personal blogs are back, should niche blogs be next? disassociated.com/persona... · Posted by u/gnabgib
The content will be discovered just fine. It'll get embedded in the LLMs on the next round of training. Won't be attributed to your blog of course, but an approximation to the information will still get out there.
Knowing mega corps will suck my blood thanklessly is of no solace.
I kind of hated movies like Manchester By The Sea, American Sniper, Banshees of Insherin.
They all feel not so sincere to me. There’s something about them - a technique where audience exposition is deliberately toned down to such an extent that it’s just scene after scene with no soul.