mr_strange

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[–] mr_strange@discuss.tchncs.de -2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's powerfulness IS the problem. Some parts of systemd are great. Some are meh! Some really suck. But because it's monolithic, you can't take the good bits and replace the bad. You have to take it all or nothing.

That's the problem. Its architecture is offensively bad.

[–] mr_strange@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Decimated literally means "reduced by one tenth". So I guess you're right. A one third reduction is not "decimated". It's three times worse than that.

[–] mr_strange@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 3 months ago

Malta. You just have to pay a (largish) fee, and they'll have you.

[–] mr_strange@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Also punish the people responsible, like the developers, for their software and choice of used libraries.

What??

[–] mr_strange@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 4 months ago

If the Tories completely collapse, then next time the FPTP nonsense might favour Reform. If they get in, they'll do everything they can to undermine democracy, and ensure they never get voted out.

Look at Hungary, and Poland. It took an almighty effort to get the fascists out in Poland, and it will take a lot of work to undo all the damage they did.

[–] mr_strange@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 4 months ago

We urgently need proportional representation.

[–] mr_strange@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

The inews article does quote that paragraph, but it does not say whether the Russian media who praise Farage mentioned it. I'm going to guess not.

Aside: Farage is so full of shit it's amazing he manages to sit down without it dribbling out of his mouth... "[Here's why Putin's invasion of Ukraine is the fault of Western 'liberals'...] I have never sought to justify Putin’s invasion in any way and I’m not now." Sadly, his open contempt for the intelligence of his supporters seems to be entirely justified.

[–] mr_strange@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 5 months ago

I have no idea why I am being down-voted.

Just FYI. I downvoted you for the whiny edit.

[–] mr_strange@discuss.tchncs.de 13 points 8 months ago

Conservative members chose Liz Truss as leader too. It's really not a good look.

The real problem for the Conservatives is just how far their membership has diverged from the mainstream of British society. Post Brexit entryism from UKIP supporters has left the Conservative Party in real trouble.

[–] mr_strange@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 9 months ago

Love me some Count Binface.

[–] mr_strange@discuss.tchncs.de 40 points 9 months ago

So now every site has cringe popups that nobody reads or understands, thanks regulators!!

It's not the law that mandates the awful UI of those popups... it's Google. I'm an adwords publisher, on my blog and a couple of (formerly!) popular web-apps. My sites were all compliant with the legislation, but not with Google's policy for adwords publishers. Their algorithm sent me an e-mail threatening to cut off my income unless I implemented one of their "approved" cookie scripts. As any fool knows, it's simply not possible to contact a real human at Google, so I was forced to do as they wished. So now all my sites have pointless, annoying cookie popups.

Everyone hates those popups, but don't blame the legislation - blame Google for forcing the whole Internet into malicious compliance.

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