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It’s not a meaningless term for the people who use it as a pejorative. For them, it encompasses everything they hate, however nebulous that set of things may be.
some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.worldto Technology@lemmy.world•Popup Ads in Your Pickup Truck? RAM Trucks Now Feature Scammy Ads on the Center DisplayEnglish5·2 days agoLive footage of bringing the car in:
some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.worldto Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•Does anyone remember Third Voice? You could graffiti any website and only people who had plugin installed could see it. Why isn't there a modern alternative?2·3 days agoThing is, funny could be profitable “enough”, but not for them
I assume the 16% is of the portion of DNA which varies among humans, not the shared portion which makes one human in the first place.
some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.worldto You Should Know@lemmy.world•YSK that Gerrymandering allows politicians to determine election outcomes by changing electoral maps. In most western countries, it's illegal. Gerrymandering is common in the United States2·5 days agoAnd if you are doing it because you’re racist that’s OK, just don’t be too obvious about it.
some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.worldto You Should Know@lemmy.world•YSK that Gerrymandering allows politicians to determine election outcomes by changing electoral maps. In most western countries, it's illegal. Gerrymandering is common in the United States1·5 days agoThis is what the US has, for the most part. It makes it extremely difficult for ranked choice or similar to gain a foothold.
some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.worldto Privacy@lemmy.ml•how much data does google grab about you in the EU? and questions about pkpass files and foss for android (like fdroid)1·6 days agoNot sure if this will work in your case, but there’s a tool which could be run locally to convert between formats: https://github.com/google-wallet/pass-converter
Also, you should be able to get a pixel much cheaper if it’s 2-3 models behind. Pixel 6 for example can be had used for under $200, sometimes even around $100. That is in the US however - I’m not aware of what the secondary market would be like where you’re at.
Could they not provide a physical pass?
some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.worldto Technology@lemmy.world•Spotify fans threaten to return to piracy as music streamer introduces new face-scanning age checks in the UKEnglish2·6 days agoA fellow Bread Harrity super fan I see? I’d like to get all up in that beautiful man’s wet spaghetti 🍝
some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.worldto Technology@lemmy.world•Spotify fans threaten to return to piracy as music streamer introduces new face-scanning age checks in the UKEnglish2·6 days agoLife is the highway you boof
some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.worldto Technology@lemmy.world•Spotify fans threaten to return to piracy as music streamer introduces new face-scanning age checks in the UKEnglish12·6 days agoIt moreso relates to what’s in hand
some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.worldto Technology@lemmy.world•Spotify fans threaten to return to piracy as music streamer introduces new face-scanning age checks in the UKEnglish141·6 days agomost people
Many people are ok with hearing music out of a phone speaker. Audiophiles don’t necessarily care about how “most people” perceive sound quality.
some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.worldto Technology@lemmy.world•Spotify fans threaten to return to piracy as music streamer introduces new face-scanning age checks in the UKEnglish41·6 days agoFlac files contain orders of magnitude more data. As for the listening experience it’s only ever going to be as good as the speakers at the other end. You’ll also need a wired connection to said speakers in order to avoid some compression over Bluetooth. (Unless there’s some newfangled lossless BT protocol that I’m unaware of.)
So the best way to do capitalism is to have less of it than other nations
It’s an incredible system for moving all the money to the top 0.001%
some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.worldto Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world•Even mannequins have itchy butts1·6 days agoWell, I’m sold. They’re people just like you and me.
Now that I’m enlightened, I may consider not immediately skull-fucking the first mannequin I see down at the local shops (without their consent).
some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.worldto Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world•Why doesn't the US build a bridge here to connect Alaska to the mainland? Are they stupid?8·6 days agoAlaska doesn’t like being tethered, it will just buck around and turn the whole Pacific into a churning gyre. The wildness would have to be beaten out of it first. Don’t worry though, that’s being worked on.
It’s too egregious, it has to be ragebait. And you know what, it worked
verily