[-] [email protected] 66 points 2 years ago

It's pretty scary how media can influence us so much, even when we think they aren't, and even when we think "only dumb people fall for it." No my friend, the majority fall for it. Not cause they're dumb, but because they've scienced the hell out of human nature and know precisely how to do it right under our noses. It started with marketing and advertising that works well, unfortunately. They've cracked the psyche code. Media adopted it. Big tech improved it. Gah... this is turning into a rant about capitalism; I didn't intend to go there. Eek.

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submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

I recently installed Linux Mint Cinammon on an old laptop to try it out. The Title bar on windows is too tall for me preferences. I poked around in settings but couldn't find a way to make the title bar shorter. Is this not possible or is there some CLI-fu config to force it?

[-] [email protected] 54 points 2 years ago

Treat them how you would wish to be treated when you are old, forgetful, stubborn, deaf, and slower. Getting old can suck. It's angering. It hurts. They are humans with emotions. Don't forget that.

[-] [email protected] 22 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Most annoying for me is calling for or defederating from instances which have diverse points of view. This is inclusivity hypocrisy. Ignore or block what you don't want to hear. Don't speak for me. You may have supporters that think the way you do, but there are multitudes who think differently. It's the antithesis of equity to silence different opinions, no matter how offensive they are to you and/or to those who think like you. Simply block them so you do not have to endure differing, offensive speech [even if you consider it "hate" speech]. What I hate, others may adore. So just block it.

[-] [email protected] 25 points 2 years ago

IRC and ICQ

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submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

I tried acode, quickedit, markor, squircle CE, and numerous others.

Isn't this like a basic thing, to sort?

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submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

Tired of all the tracking in app. 9 trackers found. Any suggestions?

9 Trackers Detected in Textra

598 tested signatures on 20976 classes
(11813031)

Amazon Advertisement
°Google Play Install Referrer
Google AdMob
Google Firebase Analytics
IAB Open Measurement
Inmobi
Moat
Smaato
Tappx

*Amazon Advertisement
128com.amazon.device.ads

*Google AdMob
27com.google.ads.
342com.google.android.gms.ads.

*Google Firebase Analytics
14com.google.android.gms.measurement.

*IAB Open Measurement
266com.iab.omid.library

*Inmobi
621com.inmobi

*Moat
91com.moat.analytics.mobile.

*Smaato
994com.smaato.

*Tappx
67com.tappx.sdk.

*°Google Play Install Referrer
12com.android.installreferrer


file:///data/app/~~Bnb2y4Sqi5K-c5PwsGsCDA%3D%3D/com.textra-jD9SCwu5EPoq5Aae3cLjMA%3D%3D/base.apk

MD5sum: 38a2df184b2009cb5c0d48daee7f900b
SHA1sum: a27f0974518b56d55a29629520b773321f61f296
SHA256sum: b25224621825637f652c58905b1cd83350944d8dd5ab0d8188bd82f782f30f07

CN=chompSMS

SHA1withRSA

CERTIFICATE fingerprints: 
md5: f0f1ea75d97096771c5056d741836541
sha1: 1ba23faa58443e811f8352118377846149efd5c7
sha256: f6176da5770d5348bf95aad29dcbc0561dc0d3d384337f0bd22f2afda241b92e
[-] [email protected] 52 points 2 years ago

Sounds like Poly Sci homework. How about you answer the questions and post them here.

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submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

Remove Save Settings button; just save them when user presses the back button. Easier. User doesn't have to remember to press Save Settings. Do it automatically. You can even add a cancel button if user doesn't want to save changes.

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submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

Remove Save Settings button; just save them when user presses the back button. Easier. User doesn't have to remember to press Save Settings. Do it automatically. You can even add a cancel button if user doesn't want to save changes.

[-] [email protected] 21 points 2 years ago

It's evaporative cooling. Grew up with them. They're great. They aren't A/C. They don't worm when it too humid.

Great for dry desert geography.

[-] [email protected] 28 points 2 years ago

They are appealing to the fallacy that hiding things means bad behavior.

Not true. There are plenty of good reasons to hide things. Social security numbers, income, bank account info, even personal preferences.

Privacy != bad

[-] [email protected] 99 points 2 years ago

Dutch East India Company - The original corporate raiders.

MASS ATROCITIES!

[-] [email protected] 26 points 2 years ago

I would LOVE the house slipper bit. I've suggested it so many times. Wife and kids just won't go for it. Wife says it's rude to ask a guest to take off their shoes. I disagree but she just can't see my point or view. If you want to enter my house, show respect and take off your shoes to keep my house clean.

[-] [email protected] 23 points 2 years ago

"I do not fear death. I had been dead for billions and billions of years before I was born, and had not suffered the slightest inconvenience from it." - Mark Twain

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Any Nostr ppl here? (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

Been hearing a little about Nostr. Apparently it's a protocol?

How did it differ from fediverse stuff like ActivityPub protocol?

What is the community size or population of Nostr users compared to Lemmy or Mastodon?

Do you use it?

[-] [email protected] 34 points 2 years ago

https://www.allsides.com/unbiased-balanced-news

Shows left, center, and right viewpoints.

[-] [email protected] 22 points 2 years ago

https://www.unclaimedbaggage.com/

Buy stuff people left at airports or from lost luggage. Good for kindle and such.

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Here is my embarrassing list.

=Noteworthy

1984 by George Orwell Catch-22 Joseph Heller Dune by Frank Herbert East of Eden by John Steinbeck Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett The Lesson by Cadwell Turnbull The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss The Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler

=Less Noteworthy

Black Sea Gods by Brian Braden Mythos by Stephen Fry Smallworld by Dominic Green The One by John Marrs The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce

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I see many 4.5 to 5 star fantasy books. I get excited and read about them only to find out they are really just "romance" or smut type books. Grrr.

I really wish these romance novels would separate themselves from the fantasy genre. It wastes my time seeking out highly rated fantasy books only to find out they are actually romance books.

I wish I could block the romance and smut books when searching for fantasy novels.

It's disappointing that these romance novels are masquerading as fantasy novels. I do understand these romance novels really are, for the most part, fantasy, but I wish I wish there were a separate category either for the romance fantasy or for the traditional non-romance fantasy novels so I could block them in my searches. I've no interest in romance at all.

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Anyone been watching this? I wasn't interested but wife asked me to watch with her. It's actually pretty good.

I like the narration; it's beautifully poetic.

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