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swebs··on Sci-Hub Founder Criticizes Sudden Twitter Ban over “Counterfeit” Content
Trump repeatedly chastised them for their censorship policies and the threat of additional legislation was always over their head. Now that the politicians in power are the ones allied with the tech giants, there's little stopping them (the tech giants) from going full 1984.
swebs··on Microsoft tried to buy Nintendo, but got laughed out of the room
This is correct. I don't know why its flagged.
swebs··on An automated pipeline for the discovery of conspiracy theories
>a crazy illuminati-level one (Big Tech eliminating cash to cancel people,

Its been happening for a few years now. It is an unfortunate reality.

https://fortune.com/2017/08/18/visa-paypal-mastercard-hate-g...

swebs··on An automated pipeline for the discovery of conspiracy theories
The entire post is sarcasm.
swebs··on USA vs. Julian Assange Judgment
Its a deflection, not a fallacy.
swebs··on A group of Google workers have announced plans to unionize
Look up the story of Jimmy Hoffa sometime. Its really fascinating.
swebs··on Open Source Smartwatch
Note that this is still under development. From the store page:

>The 3-Pack sealed PineTime aimed solely for project deployment purpose only, this is not for end user who is looking for ready to wear Smart Watch.

swebs··on Avoid using wood burning stoves if possible, warn health experts
Its extremely common in rural Finland.
swebs··on Desalination Breakthrough Could Lead to Cheaper Water Filtration
>Paper directly written by government employees (like national labs) are usually accessible for free

I'm pretty sure all of them are required to be in public domain

swebs··on The Wonderful Uses of Asbestos (1942) [video]
Probably glass fiber. Though its still harmful to breathe.

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

swebs··on HTML5 still doesn't replicate what mattered about Flash
Well why would you when you can just export it to a video and have it accessible to mobile users as well? Most devices even have hardware acceleration for h264 video, so its a nicer experience too.
swebs··on Israeli startup claims Covid-19 likely originated in a lab, willing to bet on it
Here's the actual quote for those curious

https://youtu.be/THFoayEgsV8?t=238

swebs··on Flash Player is about to stop working on Windows 10
>Roku or other streaming box

There's LibreElec. The perfect project for that Raspberry Pi you have laying around

>smartphone

There's Linux distros for some phones now like Mobian

swebs··on Reddit suspended two people who use Dystopia, across three accounts
>My name was SLJ7 until a few days ago, when that account got suspended. For those who don't know, suspentions are Reddit's answer to the controversial shadowban. I'm still able to view Reddit, but can't interact in any way with my subs. I got a PM alerting me to this fact, and it very unhelpfully referenced the content policy, which I'm 99% certain I haven't violated. So, I went through the fairly easy appeal process, stating that I don't know what I did and would like to have my account back. I received what was certainly an automated response telling me my suspention would not be lifted, and I should familiarize myself with the content policy.

It seems like every year that website just gets worse and worse.

swebs··on How neutering dogs became the norm
That's an urban legend. Some variations also say the drug is in the food.
swebs··on Congress Crams Language to Criminalize Streaming, Meme-Sharing into Omnibus Bill
Well the magnitude of offense is of course completely different, but counterfeiting bills is just a form of copyright infringement.
swebs··on Congress Crams Language to Criminalize Streaming, Meme-Sharing into Omnibus Bill
Here's the American Libertarian party speaking out about CISPA,

https://www.lp.org/blogs-staff-libertarian-party-kill-cispa-...

Here are some essays by individuals on the topic.

http://freenation.org/a/f31l1.html

https://mises.org/library/intellectual-property-and-libertar...

swebs··on Congress Crams Language to Criminalize Streaming, Meme-Sharing into Omnibus Bill
They're both pretty similar actually. With money, its just that the government owns the copyright.
swebs··on Congress Crams Language to Criminalize Streaming, Meme-Sharing into Omnibus Bill
Specifically, vote Libertarian. They seem to be the only party who still cares about civil liberties. Unfortunately, the voting system is set up so that third parties only have a real chance in local and state elections.
swebs··on Some U.S. Colleges Cut Tuition
>Federally subsidized student loans need to GO AWAY. They've allowed students to enter into debt, the only long term contracts kids under 18 can legally sign, for something they can never declare bankruptcy on.

I think that's something that many people would agree with, but how do we go forward with making that happen?

swebs··on iPhone factory workers say they haven’t been paid, cause millions in damages
Librem 5 USA.
swebs··on iPhone factory workers say they haven’t been paid, cause millions in damages
For anyone who wants to put their money where their mouth is, you can buy a Librem 5 USA edition, which is fully made in the USA and costs $2000. (For comparison, the third-world labor edition costs $800)

https://puri.sm/products/librem-5-usa/

swebs··on iPhone factory workers say they haven’t been paid, cause millions in damages
If you don't want to be a hypocrite, you should also keep this in mind when buying from any company that partners with Wistron. Though it seems difficult to find a full list of partners.

>Within 16 months Wistron was making Dell handhelds and Microsoft's Xbox videogame consoles, according to industry reports. (Wistron doesn't identify its customers.)

https://archive.is/qxS5s

swebs··on iPhone factory workers say they haven’t been paid, cause millions in damages
By that logic, any employee anywhere is a slave.
swebs··on Operation Elop: The final years of Nokia’s mobile phones (2017)
>No viruses, no instability, no forced restarts

>That's the problem with anecdotes

I'm not saying those problems affected Windows phone, but that's the association customers have with Windows as a brand due to decades of facing those problems with desktop Windows.

swebs··on Operation Elop: The final years of Nokia’s mobile phones (2017)
I know many people that loved Nokia phones, but I don't know a single person that wanted a Windows phone. Windows is a toxic anti-brand associated with viruses, instability, bloat, and forced restarts. Meanwhile iPhone is seen as the hip brand, and Android was marketing itself as the choice for user freedom.
swebs··on Top Retractions of 2020
Do you have a link to the original statement?
swebs··on Top Retractions of 2020
Skip to the section at the bottom titled "It wasn’t all COVID-19"
swebs··on Ramstein air base in Germany experiences potential incoming missile scare
The land originally belonged to Germany, who made a vow to never expand their borders beyond a certain eastern point after reunification. So only Russia really had a claim to it.

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

swebs··on Linux 5.10
I've never had any issues with trackpads.
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