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"But I was taught in school—"

I bet you were taught a lot of lies in school that you've managed to unlearn before now.

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imagine public transport thats convenient and you can just see when you want to take the train instead of having to book four months in advance when exactly you will take the train

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can fedi help me find a good 1080p/2k/4k OLED HDR monitor with HDMI and preferably VESA mount or via adapter that is under £700 and has decent colour accuracy

every time i've looked search filtering has been useless and most websites keep wanting me to buy a IPS monitor and i haven't seen a IPS monitor under £2k that has been good enough compared to a cheap £600 OLED smart tv, which is way too big for my room

boosts would be good :blob_fox:

Did you know: your peers just trying to share their lived experience are usually not the ones with years of charisma training, but the people trying to get something out of you definitely are

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All this "don't trust things that strangers say" narrative seems to have done, is to make people only trust the *confident-sounding* strangers, which are often the grifters

Want to know what a real dystopian corporate cyberpunk ecosystem looks like? Here, welcome to Moscow.

While it is also a dystopian totalitarian cyberpunk city, with absurdly wide centralized face-recognition-powered CCTV coverage actively used for prosecution, it is not the focus of our today's post.

You can rent an apartment using Yandex.Rent (Yandex.Realty is also a thing if you are not a fan of subscription service for an apartment), and if you pay with Yandex.Bank card you get 3% cashback in Yandex.Points. What can you spend Yandex.Points on?

- Get a ride with Yandex.Taxi (the only viable competitor, Uber, was acquired and now operated by Yandex)
- Send something with Yandex. Delivery
- Buy literally anything on Yandex.Market
- Get groceries from Yandex.Lavka
- Get food from restaurants delivered with Yandex.Eats (the only viable competitor, Delivery Club, was acquired and now operated by Yandex)
- Rent a car (or an electric kickscooter) from Yandex.Drive
- Have your own car? You can get fuel, or charge it (if you have an electric vehicle) using Yandex.Fuel (btw you can also buy a car on Yandex' Auto.ru)
- Get some tickets to events on Yandex.Afisha
- Traveling? Get tickets and a hotel room on Yandex.Travel.

Also, did you know they have a virtual currency, ✨. You can get ✨ for using all things listed above, and also for listening to the music on Yandex.Music and watching movies on Kinopoisk (acquired by Yandex). You can convert ✨ to coupons, for example, to get a discount on taxi ride.

How about the classic ecosystem services? Well, they got you covered. Yandex Search, Yandex.Mail, Yandex.Disk, Yandex.Telemost and others are here. And if you need a smart home, the virtual assistant Yandex Alice will happily spy on you.

Want to get somewhere? Yandex.Navigator will help you, and show ads along the way. Want to use public transit? Ah, Yandex.Maps, Yandex.Metro, Yandex.Transport, Yandex.Timetables will help you. Want a very precise forecast for your street? Yandex.Weather knows it.

You can also get education on Yandex.Practicum, Yandex.Academy, Yandex.Tutor and Yandex' School of Data Analysis. And yes, you can pay with Yandex.Pay not only on Yandex. There are also installment plans available with Yandex.Split.

And yes, they are hiring. As a bonus, you will get a free smart speaker and the Yandex.Plus subscription.

this is so cursed

Wie er nog aan twijfelde, hierbij een foto van die #SP'er tussen de TERF's, Nazi's en ander fascistisch gespuis. Natuurlijk niet de officiële partijlijn, maar wanneer je zulke lui aantrekt als partij, dan is er iets goed mis. Maar dat wisten we al.

#TERFS #Utrecht #ParkPaardenveld #SocialistischePartij

Did you ever feel blocked or discouraged from contributing to ?

You're invited to post your experience about the obstacles you've encountered here: discourse.nixos.org/t/accessib - especially if it was related to some form of disability.

and fucking american influences are just making it worse by the day

why the fuck is sex and anything to do with it fucking demonic corruption that everyone else needs to be hermetically shielded from (unless it is sufficiently alienated and serves capital — that's fine)

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this society's views on sexuality and sexual purity are so fundamentally fucked up

how the fuck is anyone ever gonna have a healthy relationship with their own sexuality

Vergis je niet als je de vrolijke beelden ziet, een waterkanon is een wapen en kan mensen verwonden. Heb persoonlijk weet van een gebroken pols en iemand die een oog verloor #XR #A12 #DenHaag #ExtinctionRebellion volkskrant.nl/nieuws-achtergro

"you can't put knives in the dishwasher"
"you can't put large pots in the dishwasher"
"you can't put wood in the dishwasher"

Shut up. I will literally put everything in the dishwasher. What do I even have it for if I can't put anything in there

If you're a "centrist" and you only ever repeat right-wing talking points like "the economy" and criticize left-wing policies like social welfare...

Then you're not a centrist, you're just a right-winger who doesn't want the bad reputation associated with it.

Our model internet is up and running! We now have DHCP, DNS, and seven websites with custom domain names. You can stop by and surf the network every Thursday–Sunday.

If you're interested in networking or building websites (or you want to learn), our next Model Internet Club meeting is Sunday, September 17th from 1–5 p.m. iffybooks.net/event/model-inte

"this utensil isn't dishwasher-safe"

Ok cool. I'm just gonna get a different one then

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fediblock 

Please consider #fediblock ing ai.wiki .

An instance aimed at corporations with a healthy dose of Freeze Peach and AI-hype.

The instance rules state
http://ai.wiki/about

1) AI.Wiki Server Supports Promotion Of Any Business TOPSEO
2)Unmatched And Unstoppable Business Exposure, FREE!
3)Decentralized Architecture, Total Censorship-Free Communication, Freedom of Speech
4)Total User Control, Community Building, Business Building, Friendship Building

The instance description has several contradictions. For example, it makes some claims about privacy similar to a lot of non-coroporate fediverse instances, such as

Privacy: AI.Wiki is designed with privacy in mind. Users can control who sees their content and messages, and there are no third-party advertisers tracking their activity. This can be particularly beneficial for businesses that deal with sensitive or confidential information.

and

No Algorithms: Unlike traditional social media platforms, AI.Wiki doesn't use algorithms to determine what content users see. This means that businesses have a better chance of their content being seen by their followers.

However, they then contradict their "no algorithm" and "privacy" claims by saying

But what really sets AI.Wiki apart is our use of artificial intelligence. Our platform is designed to learn from user behavior and adapt to their preferences, making it easier than ever to find the content that matters most to you. Whether you're looking for the latest news, trending topics, or informative articles, AI.Wiki is the place to be.

So they're going to use a secret AI to decide what to show you, but no "algorithm?"

The rules also state

7)No harassment, dogpiling or doxxing of other users, Do not share intentionally false or misleading information, Illegal material will be removed immediately by AI

(Emphasis mine). Privacy and free speech, but an AI scans everything and moderates speech, just as Youtube has been doing (to disastrous results) for over a decade.

The most prolific poster on the instance appears to be
@bitlyfool (at) ai.wiki, a cryptocurrency scammer. #Fediblock #CorporateInstance #FreezePeach #CryptoScam #AIScam

was in a pronoun circle earlier where someone said "you cannot misgender me in a way that matters" and i'll be thinking about that for the next week

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Small server part of the pixie.town infrastructure. Registration is closed.