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BreakDecks , 4 months ago to Technology in Exposed: Chinese smartphone farms that run thousands of barebones mobes to do crime

https://xkcd.com/1988

BreakDecks , 4 months ago to Technology in Fewer people are using Elon Musk’s X as the platform struggles to attract and keep users, according to analysts

It's almost like "fewer people" is a distinctly different concept from "nobody".

BreakDecks , 4 months ago to Technology in Users shocked to find Instagram limits political content by default

So if you turn that setting off, I assume your timeline is completely overtaken by alt-right propaganda and boomer memes. This is Facebook (er... Meta) after all.

BreakDecks , 4 months ago to Privacy in Mullvad ads on local subway

Because lots of people use Mullvad and think it's neat that there's a Mullvad train. This isn't a sponsored post, people just like Mullvad.

BreakDecks , 4 months ago to Technology in Reddit CEO Defends His Absurdly High Pay While Not Paying Mods

I know you're just being funny, but the idea is that Spez's shares and resulting influence over a publicly traded Reddit will incentivize investors to buy stock, raising the value of the stock for all shareholders. The problem with this idea is that Spez is an idiot who is actively sabotaging Reddit's long term viability.

BreakDecks , 4 months ago to Fuck Cars in Ferrari's first electric car will literally roar, CEO promises

I'm all for this as long as we get custom novelty engine sounds. I would drive a Ferrari that makes cheesy engine sounds like a person impersonating a car with their voice. Floor the accellerator and it literally screams "Vroooom!". Coast around a parking lot while your car gently scats.

Imagine starting your car and it making the Macintosh boot sound, then tearing down the interstate with dialup modem sounds blasting.

/s (I don't even own a car)

BreakDecks , 4 months ago to Technology in A Linux user's nightmare: the machine was wiped clean with one click

This came from the KDE theme store. Most Plasma users trust KDE.

BreakDecks , 4 months ago to Technology in Unpatchable vulnerability in Apple chip leaks secret encryption keys

No system is perfect, sure, but rolling their own silicon was sorta asking for this problem.

BreakDecks , 4 months ago to Privacy in EU moving towards total monetary surveillance and banning all anonymous payments

If you have €50,000 worth of Monero, they can't know and won't care. If you transfer it to someone else you'll be under the radar. If you try to cash out your Monero, they'll find out and you're in deep shit. Monero is worthless to most people if you you can't exchange for fiat.

BreakDecks , 4 months ago to Technology in Reddit CEO Defends His Absurdly High Pay While Not Paying Mods

You don't have to walk away, you can migrate. This is more an issue of building your house on the king's land. The mods that stayed should serve as a warning to the rest of us that building a Reddit community means that Reddit owns the community you created, and that as a moderator Reddit owns you.

BreakDecks , 4 months ago to Technology in Judge rules YouTube, Facebook and Reddit must face lawsuits claiming they helped radicalize a mass shooter | CNN Business

This thread is about a mass shooter from New York. Are you lost?

BreakDecks , 4 months ago to Technology in Judge rules YouTube, Facebook and Reddit must face lawsuits claiming they helped radicalize a mass shooter | CNN Business

Justice isn't a zero sum game. More than one person can contribute to the same crime.

BreakDecks , 4 months ago to Technology in Judge rules YouTube, Facebook and Reddit must face lawsuits claiming they helped radicalize a mass shooter | CNN Business

What exactly are you referring to here?

BreakDecks , 4 months ago to Fediverse in Announcing Ibis, the federated Wikipedia Alternative

You can already download the entirity of Wikipedia. If it ever fell, the content could easily be restored elsewhere.

Also, I don't think I understand why this should be federated.

BreakDecks , 4 months ago to Privacy in An app called Bless Every Home, which has been backed by some of the biggest names in evangelical circles, is mapping the names and addresses of immigrants and non-Christians.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_2025

Read the "Christian Nationalism" section.