wanderingmagus

@wanderingmagus@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon notices what they've taken from us⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  And which of the changes he listed would the 95% figure you mentioned care about? By your definition, short of literally turning each feature into a micro transaction, there’s no such thing as user unfriendly changes - and knowing the general public, not even then.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Physics⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  But that’s never how magic is depicted - it always takes decades of knowledge and learning or powerful enchanted artifacts forged from rare minerals and materials, and rituals which always name a price.

  Modern magic can do all those things - if you have the right artifacts, likewise made of precious metals forged by lightning and etched with beams of sunfire and inlaid with gemstones from beyond the sea, fuelled by the ichor alchemically distilled from the remnants of ancient forests and carefully assembled by entire courts of white-robed magi who have each spent decades perfecting their deep knowledge of ritual and arcane lore.

  With these artifacts, I can incinerate an entire room with a twitch of my finger upon a staff of fire summoning, read minds with a helm of probing, lightning people with a tiny wand of stunning, and conjure familiar from across the world to do my bidding on my black mirror for the small sacrifice of tiny particles of lightning in a distant runestone.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨That gourmet luxury blend...⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  And how about if I decide to go out with my cousin this fall to hunt a few animals in the most painful and excruciating way possible, prolonging their death for the thrill of the hunt?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨That gourmet luxury blend...⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Have you tried Owncast for self-hosted FOSS fediverse streaming? You literally can’t get banned on it because you host your own stream, same with self-hosting a lemmy instance. Like, other streaming instances can defederate from you, but you can never be banned off your own stream.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨That gourmet luxury blend...⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Because of you I just had two slices of bacon and two eggs for breakfast, how does that make you feel? I’ve also got at least 15 chicken wings and drumsticks in my fridge and a couple racks of beef ribs, along with several wedges of hard and soft cow cheeses. How does that make you feel?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I have to pay extra to remove ads from Prime Video⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  One sentence: The presentation explores the enshittification of tech companies, outlines a three-step plan involving breaking up big tech, promoting interoperability, and restoring hacking rights, with the goal of creating a user-empowered, open internet.

  Longer summary:

  The user laments the current state of the internet, particularly focusing on Facebook as a case study. They discuss the stages of “enshittification,” where platforms start by benefiting users, then shift focus to business customers, and finally extract value for themselves, leading to platform decay. The user also explores the role of antitrust issues, lack of competition, and how big tech companies exploit low switching costs and impede adversarial interoperability. The talk emphasizes the need for policy changes to build a new, better internet.

  The speaker elaborates on the concept of “enshittification,” where tech companies consolidate power, manipulate platforms, and resist competition. They propose a three-step plan to counter this: break up big tech companies, promote interoperability through laws like the Digital Markets Act, and restore the right to modify and hack services. The goal is to create a new, open internet that empowers users and prevents unchecked corporate influence. The speaker emphasizes the need for public support and involvement to shape a better future for technology.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Watching ads while grandma is choking on a fish bone⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Ublock Origin?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Who the hell cuts their pizza into fifths?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  For those of us trying to boycott Nestlé: what’s a good frozen pizza alternative that has good cheese stuffed crust?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Solicitor dropped a business card inside my screen door and I can't get it out.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  The real solution