I think the original question could be about the protocol. Why not use Matrix as the protocol for the project? No one is doing the work to bring a Matrix-based Discord alternative because they’re a) on Discord b) creatin IRC face-lifts like Element c) refusing to quit IRC d) making projects with bespoke protocols like this one. It’s incredibly frustrating.

I assume as the volume of links grow, the amount of work mods would have to do in vetting editorialized headlines grow as well as some people would like to inject in their own bias. You’d see this obnoxious editorialization from time to time in .ml in the past on articles concerning USA, for example.

I’d just add the relevant info in angle brackets after the original headline, personally.

I understand the general sentiment, but this whole “we’re no longer a democracy” is at best bullshit and at worst a dangerous statement to repeat. There’s a lot to fix in the US democracy (and somehow money involved isn’t even the most critical issue right now), but simply stating it doesn’t exist could empower some really destructive behaviour. Try living next to Russia for some perspective.

Follow small vtubers, don’t go on X and don’t go on YouTube. Save yourself from this stupidity.

Qtox should work? It’s not a very good chat software and a bit cumbersome, but it allows direct file transfers.

Sad to see 'cause it feels like we need Pirate Parties more than ever.

“Record result” doesn’t even begin to describe how hard they shattered their previous number. They went from 7% last election to 17%. Left Alliance has never seen numbers like this as far as I know.

I’m glad there’s finally some real backlash for this shit.

I really only wanted mods to fix the horrible 2011 Xbox 360 UI and to remove the dynamic enemy level scaling, but for the latter no manual install guides were provided and it seems you must use one of these mod organizing softwares for whatever fucking reason.

For mod organizer no install instructions were provided for a Linux/GOG combination so I just gave up trying to mod Skyrim. I just wanted two goddamn mods and I failed.

I remember watching V for Vendetta when Obama was president and I actually can’t believe the US went from the Obama era to being on the brink of becoming a christofascist nation.

Even if we choose to ignore how unethical and self-centered this argument is (for any country), a lot of US influence, affluence and indeed global stability right now hinges on the US military might being there to reliably challenge authoritarian aggression on its allies and partners. The second US starts showing cracks in that reliability (with the extremist MAGA wing and all), authoritarian leaders start seeing opportunities to test the waters, literally as well.

This notion somehow assumes that the US achieved and can continue its status disconnected from the rest of the world’s security and it’s bonkers. Even the otherwise sound argument for increased defense spending in Europe is made moot by the Russo-Ukrainian war as it’ll obviously increase spending in Europe. Spending that could be largely funneled in to the US military-industrial complex, recouping from what gets sent if they signal their commitment and keep sending their late cold-war era kit to grind down one of their two most serious threats. Without a single US troop on the ground.

It’s hard to think of a bigger foreign policy W for the US with its otherwise controversial bloated military and more fitting use for what’s already built for this exact purpose, but it doesn’t seem important to the extremist wing.

I don’t think it’ll ever happen, but I’d love to see the right side trackpad and thumbstick swap places. I use the trackpad 95% of the time and I keep wishing it was in the better spot.

Steam Deck does feel like a superset of Switch. It offers almost all of what Switch offers in a bit heavier and a lot more comfortable package. You get absolute freedom to do what you want with the device (I buy almost all my games from GOG), the trackpads become pretty much mandatory once you get used to them. You have the option of playing AAA titles with shorter battery life, but don’t actually compare that badly agaist a Switch if you play games that Switch can run. You gain access to a lot more games, a lot cheaper games.

People convince eachother that the two devices somehow serve different functions and audiences, but that just feels like unwarranted courtesy towards Switch. I don’t have a Switch, to be clear, but it does seem like an obvious upgrade from what I can tell.

Muut eivät halua siirtyä, myös senkin takia että oikeasti varteenotettavia vaihtoehtoja ei ole. Matrix/Element on olemassa kyllä, mutta Elementin UX on lievästi sanottuna karu ja voice-kanavat taitaa puuttua edelleen.

Itsellä ideologinen puoli painaa paljon enemmän vaakakupissa. On tullut tehtyä paljon vaikeampiakin päätöksiä joista Discordista luopuminen oli ylivoimaisesti vaikein, mutta tuntuu käsittämättömältä että elämän kaikki keskustelut, enemmän tai vähemmän yksityiset, menee salaamattomana yhden Yhdysvaltalaisen siilon sisälle. Sen sijaan että niinkin perustavalaatuiselle asialle kuten muiden kanssa kommunikointi olisi avoin protokolla ja sen päälle vaihtoehtoja. Vähän sama tunne myös Twitterin ja Redditin kohdalla, mutta vähän eri näkökulmista.

Tuntuu että ollaan täysin totuttu johonkin dystopiseen todellisuuteen jossa on normaalia että jollain yhdellä julkisella lafkalla voi olla niin paljon valtaa niin järjettömän suurista osuuksista kaikesta sosiaalisesta kanssakäymisestä netissä. Tämä r/suomiavoin on vaan yksi muistutus taas siitä. Aion itse jatkaa fedissä, kävi miten kävi.

Vähän samoihin ajatuksiin päädyin Mastodonin kohdalla. Toisinkuin mitä aavekaupunkimeemit aina väittivät niin siellä oli tarpeeksi porukkaa jo silloin 2017 kun liityin.

Ottaen huomioon mihin maapallo on menossa niin olisi tosiaan aika tärkeää karistaa tällaiset ihmeelliset mielikuvat jostain “luonnottomista” ruoista jos kuitenkin muunnellut ruoat ovat terveellisiä ja niillä voidaan nostaa ruoan tuotannon määrää.

Joo, vähän raflaavahan tuo on.

Ought to remember South Korea’s and Japan’s contributions once/if Xi starts shit.

Ostivat myös Venäjältä ilmatorjuntajärjestelmän joka on suunniteltu NATO ilmavoimia vastaan.