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96VXb9ktTjFnRi ,

Imagine what learning would be like if teachers and programmers from all over the world collaborated in making the best possibles resources for learning, and all of that would be in the public domain so anyone from all over the world, rich or poor could use it to learn. It seems such a big opportunity and once we start building it would only get better over time. Good to hear France gets it. Can't we, as in the EU, put some funds into such projects?

96VXb9ktTjFnRi ,

There is a lot wrong with what you're saying. Taxes don't remove money from the economy, because it all goes back into the economy. Tax money is most definitely used for all sorts of things including for infrastructure. A government can't responsibly create endless amounts of money. The amount of debt a country can have should be related to the size of the economy. Where you're right is that taxes are a way of redistributing money in order to influence society in all sorts of ways. Which can be good or bad.

96VXb9ktTjFnRi ,

Thanks for the elaborate response. To me the 'taxes don't pay for public infrastructure' seems bizarre. Are you saying public infrastructure shouldn't have to be payed for by taxpayers, or that it isn't payed for by taxpayers? I can understand you making a point about the first given your MMT explanation, but taxpayer money IS actually being used for all sorts of public infrastructure, isn't it? A government could use money creation for every project, but they don't, they also collect taxes....

I would also worry that the risks of (hyper)inflation are being downplayed in this theory. But too be fair I'm not an economist, nor do I have knowledge about MMT, so I'm really not the person to refute any of this. It's interesting and I'll look in to it with an open mind. Thanks

96VXb9ktTjFnRi ,

That was an interesting read. Thanks. Do you study economics as part of an education? Or did you just dive in to it out of personal interest?

96VXb9ktTjFnRi ,

should it be MOBAs?

96VXb9ktTjFnRi ,

He's saying he'll ban them from his company, like employees in offices. He's not saying he'll ban users from using Apple devices.

96VXb9ktTjFnRi ,

Europe is voting this weekend. If you care about copyright reform, you should consider voting for the European Pirate Party. IA is probably in the wrong here, legally. But many would argue it's morally right to have free access to information. Sure, shadow libraries are popping up everywhere and we have access to more information than ever before, but if we really want access for everyone, we need different copyright laws, and for that we need politicians.

96VXb9ktTjFnRi ,

I listen to albums atleast 95% of the time. I only listen to separate songs when I'm looking for new stuff

96VXb9ktTjFnRi ,

Never heard of the man. Sometimes I wish we the internet would pay more attention to people that inspire us than to people that disgust us.

96VXb9ktTjFnRi ,

I'm wondering the same thing. Is this coincidence?

96VXb9ktTjFnRi ,

Isn't being proud of your sexuality mostly a response to being shamed by bigots for your sexuality? Like: parts of society look down on my sexuality? Well fuck you, I'm proud of it! If you're not being shamed at all, isn't a bit weird to be proud of such things? As if you did anything to become a heterosexual. No one cares, nor should they.

96VXb9ktTjFnRi ,

I actually meant that as: as if you did anything to become a heterosexual/homosexual/any-kind-of-sexuality.

96VXb9ktTjFnRi ,

Not a programmer either, nurse in a psychiatric hospital. But I am interested in FOSS and web 3.0.

96VXb9ktTjFnRi ,

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_Fuck_Storm is my favorite band at the moment.

96VXb9ktTjFnRi ,

This looks more like a tram than a train and they don't go fast anyway, so I don't think they'd need to slow down.

96VXb9ktTjFnRi ,

I like algorithms giving me suggestions in all sorts of ways, but not shady ones. None of the people around me seem to mind, but I worry about a company like Google strongly influencing what information we consume. Even if they didn't use this influence, it's dangerous to have them in the position where they could.

Music Piracy Is Back, Baby (gizmodo.com)

"Muso, a research firm that studies piracy, concluded that the high prices of streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music are pushing people back towards illegal downloads. Spotify raised its prices by one dollar last year to $10.99 a month, the same price as Apple Music. Instead of coughing up $132 a year, more consumers...

96VXb9ktTjFnRi ,

Never a bad time to plug ListenBrainz. ListenBrainz logs what you listen so you can keep track of what you hear and it helps you get recommendations and insights into your listening habits. It's not specifically for music pirates but it is compatible with music piracy. You can submit listens from all kinds of sources, youtube, spotify, but also local files (pirated or not). ListenBrainz is FOSS and publishes all their data on a open license, for the benefit of everyone.

96VXb9ktTjFnRi ,

Not that I'm aware of but I never looked into this.

96VXb9ktTjFnRi ,

I drink 50% water, 50% herbal teas. Never drank sodas, if you're not used to them they taste far too sweet. I used to drink a lot of coffee, but I have quit caffeine completely, with 1 exception. I drink 1 cup of coffee the day after my night shifts, because this helps me feel ok that day. If you don't drink coffee regularly you notice two things when you do: 1. it's very very bitter. 2. the effect of caffeine is really quite strong. I feel like I'm on drugs that day. After quitting coffee I got a little bit bored with just water, I missed drinking something warm, so I started with herbal teas. I now have a large collection of herbs and I started to appreciate all these different tastes.

96VXb9ktTjFnRi ,

Exactly, that was the point. The same coffee didn't taste bitter to me before, but after not drinking coffee for a month or so it did.

96VXb9ktTjFnRi ,

Yup, same thing with people who drink sugar in their coffee, than quit this habit for a little while and then add sugar once: suddenly you taste how incredibly sweet it becomes and how different the taste is and you can't imagine how you've been drinking that shit for so long. You get used to sugar very very quickly and things with less sugar will become unappetizing.

96VXb9ktTjFnRi ,

Still hoping for a decentralized FOSS alternative to Letterboxd/IMDB/TMDB/etc. Like what BookWyrms is compared to Goodreads. I really like logging what I consume (read, watch, listen) but I don't like relying on and donating my data and reviews to for-profit companies.

ListenBrainz passes 25k users! (feddit.nl)

Allow me to spread the word about ListenBrainz. ListenBrainz is a FOSS project that aims to crowdsource listening data from digital music and release it under an open license. Basically it's Last.fm but better. Whatever you use to listen to music, you can probably link it up with ListenBrainz. All ListenBrainz listening data is...

96VXb9ktTjFnRi OP ,

It allows for data analysis. This helps you to discover new music, keep track of new releases coming out. It also allows you to easily share your musical interests with others. And it doesn't have blind spots. Spotify would never recommend you something that's not on Spotify. Because people submit listens to ListenBrainz from Spotify but also from other platforms and from local files there are no inherent blind spots. My listening behavior is no secret, anyone can have a look at it, I choose for it to not be private. But I wouldn't want to just gift it to any one particular company that can use it to make money. By submitting listens to ListenBrainz you basically gift it to everyone.

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