Yes, it’s a self-reinforcing algorithm that specializes in quick sound bites. (Of course there’s exceptions, but they’re exceptions.) This tracks.

Sure, because we’ve been taught that is cringe. Personally, I like learning new things (even if it’s not something I’d “normally” be interested in), so I love it when my people both infodump, and then the look of pure joy when they realize that I’m into it.

Flatpak can sometimes complain when there’s a symlink (Steam, in particular, does this) so you can use the symlink, but have to update XDG-USER-DIRS to point to the actual location. I wrote it up here: https://ideatrash.net/2024/07/howto-update-xdg-user-dirs-to-avoid-symlink-issues-with-flatpak.html

The pun was intended. :)

Well, sure, if they weren’t misrepresenting their motives. The real motive is indoctrination and the incorporation of a specific flavor of Christianity into all aspects of USAian society, transforming it into a theocracy. They’re not particularly subtle about this. :)

I get this argument… but I keep seeing folks talk about Threads as if it’s somehow an existential threat to Mastodon rather than “big crappy instance with asshats on it,” and I don’t quite understand how it’s more than that… at least at a level that users and instance admins have any influence over. Can someone ELI5?

Right, but that’s what the language of the bill is intended to silence.

Oh, neat! Thanks for pointing out the USA centrist viewpoint I had there! My bad indeed!

For what it’s worth, if you post a story (for example) to the open internet – your blog, social media – and there is NOT a paywall or explicitly restricted access, many (if not all) publishers will consider that material previously published. That doesn’t mean it’s public domain at all, but it does recognize that the work is not private. Likewise, I’d consider any social media post being akin to posting a sign in my front yard. If someone does the work of driving by and taking pictures of the signs in my front lawn, that’s their right – unless I’m in a closed, gated community.

Then again, i see people thinking that they somehow “own” their Facebook feed, so …

Dude, I mean high school clubs advertising to other high school students, like this one: https://www.coolidgeshs.org/ourpages/auto/2023/5/3/45488112/image _2_.jpg

The effect would be felt by both LGBTQIA+ clubs and GSA’s in the schools, at a bare minimum. They would be unable to utilize the pride flag, for example, in any kind of advertisement, logo, banner, etc.