Looking through yhe website has me a bit confused. If I want to use this and backup my computer to say Google Cloud. Do I have to set up a VM with google cloud and install software or what? I can’t seem to find any info on what the price will look like

weed legalization is definitely something that will be pushed for. I wont be surprised if it happens federally as a hail mary to try and win back young voters

@postwatchbot@lemy.lol

We can, open source projects can move wither because of less bureaucracy. We can also do things they will refuse . For example mastodon can add an optimal for you page that is a chronological feed where 1 in every 4 posts is a post based on your likes or the most upvoted posts from a lemmy community you follow or the most liked post that people you follow and people they follow have liked.

There’s probably more things people would live that they would never implement because they want to force something else on us

How so?

Tldr: The answer is actually to outcompete them. People will use the app/website that brings them more value.

They already have the ability to subscribe to a thread and get notifications for new posts, quote posts, and an optional algorithm that recommends you stuff based on your likes. Things mastodon does not have will be coming fast to Threads. When they decide to come for Lemmy they will have features they see people begging too.

If its way easier and more useful to find information on Threads and their version of Lemmy people will start using it more and more. If AskDocs, AskHistorians, LegalAdvice and other useful subs popped up on a Meta version of Lemmy I would use a Lemmy instance that federated with it because its valuable information I want access to.

Just like twitter and instagram are basically required right now for 3D artists to find jobs, we will be required to use Facebook’s version of twitter, reddit, and instagram if they get the huge user base that twitter and reddit are pushing away, tiktok might lose from a ban, and they already have from instagram.

I hate facebook/meta but if its the best place to find information and work i will use it just like i currently begrudgingly use instagram for finding work.

We need to realize that evangelizing like Stallman is NOT how we grow the open web and FOSS. it’s by making killer apps/hardware like the Steam Deck did so well. People don’t use tech for the philosophy behind it, they use it as a tool to complete their task or improve their day. At the end of the day the best tool wins, not the most ethically made tool.

Currently the best thing we could do is get Lemmy to work better with mastodon and vice versa. Thats done by allowing Lemmy accounts to follow Lemmy and Mastodon accounts and by improving the UX for a Lemmy post to be made with mastodon so people post to a community like they would use a hashtag

Invite codes for so instances dont have to be approval only it can be approval and invite

Subdomain based usernames instead of two @‘s like @nix.merv.news as my username so every OS doesnt think its an email when clicking. Plus its easier because I can just share nix.merv.news and people can just click it and go to it.

Being able to change your @ without losing your posts. Being able to keep your followers if your instance goes down

Ah nice, hows the mobile ui look?

Cant see them, it says “Permission denied it might be restricted”. You can upload images in the comments here

Can you share screenshots?

You need to relax. You can just explain your points without calling people fuckwits etc.

Its actually not that much work or money. I’m pretty bad when it comes to servers but i run my instance with about 50 users and pay $15 a month because i went with a more expensive host. A single user instance could spend less than $8 a month and setup isn’t hard

PHEV?

Which are the 3 better self driving ai?

Yet he’s still holding the same position for some reason… its baffling he hasnt been replaced

How did you upload a video?

I have the same one its really nice and stopped my wrist pain. Have to clean it every so often though but its easy the bottom is magnetic so you just pull it off and clean the inside of the ball part

Its an airborne virus. Washing your hands doesnt help. Wear a mask, ventilate, and use air purifiers.

Iirc lockdown mode would prevent this exploit from working

The article posted literally has zero words that can be read other than the headline without paying.

I think this article might be similar? Seems like they’re still cracking down on shady loot boxes and gacha style game mechanics but trying not to be too strict to not punish game developers that aren’t doing dark pattern style stuff to addict people

Some parts of the article (emphasis mine):

“ Chinese officials rekindled fear that they will start another round of tech crackdowns after the top gaming regulator, National Press and Publication Administration (NPPA), announced on Dec 22 new rules to limit the development of online games, including an unspecified cap on spending by adult players.

Additional restrictions include a ban on rewards for frequent logins and forced player-duels, and even a prohibition on content that violates national security.

As Tencent and NetEase saw their market value plunge by tens of billions of dollars in Hong Kong on Dec 22, the NPPA announced during trading hours the approval of 40 imported gaming titles, including those operated by the two companies. The move did little to help restore investors’ confidence.

The administration said on Dec 23 that it will listen to feedback from stakeholders, including companies and players, to improve the rules.

The sweeping restrictions, which caught industry players and investors off guard on the final trading day before Christmas, reminded many of the brutal tech-sector crackdown of 2021.

That year, various agencies abruptly imposed curbs on sectors from e-commerce to entertainment, reining in Jack Ma-backed Ant Group and Alibaba Group Holding while decimating the online education industry by declaring profits illegal.

Mr Yang Wenfeng, a senior vice-president with Shanghai-based games studio Paper Games, said: “The latest events reflect the government’s desire for a larger, more diverse gaming landscape with innovative content of a higher quality but one without excessive monetisation or ‘pay-to-win’ games.

“The government prefers publishers to earn profits through fair practices and product innovation, rather than deepening monetisation strategies””

I dont like the whole censoring of “national security” cuz I know that will extend to criticism of Xi, covid cases, and whatever else they decide needs to be censored, but the rest seems fine. Loot boxes, pay to win, and predatory dark patterns like daily rewards for logging in are not good for games or the gamers.