[-] glockenspiel@programming.dev 33 points 2 months ago

Probably the people—accurately—pointing out that Mozilla has also adopted Manifest V3 along with Google. Google is doing it to curtail (“kill”) ad blockers. Mozilla is also now in the advertising game, and secretly began a telemetry program which is opt-out only. And, given how we shouldn’t trust orgs with financial motive, very well could opt you back in with future updates exactly as Microsoft does.

Plus, their current CEO has a history, and Mozilla as a whole faces dicey times ahead if their Daddy Google is forced to stop buying exclusivity deals by the U.S. government.

So take your pick I guess.

[-] glockenspiel@programming.dev 29 points 3 months ago

How do you mean “the other side?” EFF has a high factuality/credibility but is marked as left of center in bias.

EFF, like ACLU, are mostly orgs that stick to their expertise. Look at entities rated as “Very High.” The climate science orgs don’t and shouldn’t give time entertaining the deranged conspiracy theories of science deniers, nor should EFF focus on advancing rhe worldviews of entities looking to limit speech on the internet. It would be like demanding AA set aside time at meetings to discuss the merits of getting black out drunk once in a while.

Sure, many sides exist. But mere existence doesn’t make them equal.

[-] glockenspiel@programming.dev 68 points 9 months ago

After they stripped embassy security funding for it, naturally.

[-] glockenspiel@programming.dev 33 points 1 year ago

Exactly. I’m a far-leftist, and I’m as disgusted with leftist hot takes the same way I was when poor old defenseless Russia invaded Ukraine and started murdering their children.

I’ve blocked and purged so many leftist creators in 24 hours it is unreal. Spreading legit anti-Semitic (really anti-Jew) conspiracy theories (“curious how nobody stopped it” and the like). Reframing these terrorists as freedom fighters like you said. Blaming this on the U.S. somehow (because we made Iran do this via Hamas as proxy; but Iran has clean hands don’t worry they are just another oppressed peoples).

Far too many leftists, like their right wing nut counterparts, are contrarians at heart. This is what happens when political ideology becomes a personality trait; it becomes akin to a religion.

So thoroughly disgusted by it all. Bad enough what’s happening over there in Israel and Palestine right now; bad enough with all the innocent lives being lost; but then to justify industrial grade rape and murder of men, women, and children? And cheer Palestinians on as they record, edit, and upload their barbarity?

I’d like to believe that a lot of it are disinformation ops, but the sad reality is probably that a fair number of people have nothing left to live for because their lives are shit so the world burning down for others isn’t such a big deal for them.

[-] glockenspiel@programming.dev 22 points 1 year ago

People really need to stop this celebrity obsession. He's a dad trick or treating with his daughter a few years ago. It is beyond ridiculous that people not only tolerate this, but cheer it on.

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This comment is spoiler-free, but my replies may not be.

V/H/S 85 is the sixth entry to the series. Overall, I felt it started off strong and ended a little weak. I think the standout segments are definitely No Wake/Ambrosia (the first segment, which finishes later) and Dreamkiller.

The man behind Dreamkiller is also responsible for Sinister, and it shows with the “home movie” style of found footage video.

The frame story had me interested at first but wasn’t fully developed.

I really enjoyed how they jumped around with stories, though. Instead of always having the entirety of a segment play out linearly, a couple segments just end/glitch and another one starts before we eventually cut back to something else. Sort of like how television jumps around to keep things moving. I feel that worked well here because it let the directors skip a lot of unnecessary build up or exposition that we see in the other VHS series entries.

Anyone here see it? Have a favorite segment? Where does this one fall on your list?

I think VHS 94 is still top of my list (unpopular, I know).

[-] glockenspiel@programming.dev 79 points 1 year ago

The conservative nightmare: people having the freedom to live their lives without hurting others.

[-] glockenspiel@programming.dev 42 points 1 year ago

Citations Needed had a mini series where they discussed why this happened. The US government will give material support to movie and game studios in exchange for some creative control over the content. That’s why so many movies with military equipment in it are rabidly pro-war; the studios don’t get access to the real equipment without the government’s support, and they don’t sign off on extremely critical scripts.

COD and similar games don’t just pop out of a void and still strive for some semblance of realism. That is a huge selling point after all. So the government gets involved, even if in little ways. Same way China gets to censor movies, either by omission or fundamentally changing things, around the world.

[-] glockenspiel@programming.dev 76 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

A tale as old as time. Rightists aren’t original, which is why their media/comedians/movies/music/religions are terrible.

Fascists cannot grow without co-opting leftist language. So yes, very worried.

Edit: not related to this shitpost. People here seriously need to watch Prager’s content. They twist our shit up with their crazy.

[-] glockenspiel@programming.dev 31 points 1 year ago

Conservatives: pErSoNal ReSpOnSiBiLiTy.

Also Conservatives: No, not like that! My feelings!!!

[-] glockenspiel@programming.dev 54 points 1 year ago

Same boat: people who hate typescript and therefore ensuring type safety probably also hate unit tests because they are too inconvenient to awesome rockstar developers.

[-] glockenspiel@programming.dev 30 points 1 year ago

Ben is a nepo baby. Born to rich and connected parents which guaranteed his success. Same with his sister.

The really important combo for right wingers is to be rich enough to guarantee success yet dumb and hate filled enough to speak their language.

[-] glockenspiel@programming.dev 27 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Basically the atheist dad yelling and screaming at his daughter for not being gay and not wanting to have abortions. Typical fundie Christians projecting their inner most thoughts and darkest desires onto their opponents thinking.

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