[-] stormeuh@lemmy.world 3 points 19 minutes ago

If you ask the supreme court, probably not.

[-] stormeuh@lemmy.world 1 points 46 minutes ago

4K Ultra DLP LASER Projection®©™

[-] stormeuh@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Yes, but it's also controlled and pretty well regulated in terms of what you can sell. E-cigs are not, or at least not enough, leading to the sale of devices which deliver nicotine in incredibly potent doses, which makes them very addictive (especially because nicotine is one of the most addictive substances in the world). Couple that with sleek packaging, and in some countries advertising which will be seen by kids, and you have a device which is creating a new generation of nicotine addicts.

Don't get me wrong, vaping is generally healthier than smoking, and thus better for existing nicotine addicts. We should, however, be doing everything to avoid creating new addicts.

[-] stormeuh@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago

Don't forget the garbage listicle websites which pollute every search for "the best x" where x is something like a vacuum cleaner. Judging by the utter uselessness of search engines these days, there must be A LOT of those sites...

[-] stormeuh@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago

...dams, and despite that, they contribute 69% of cat and dog deaths in Springfield, Ohio. Why is that? Just asking questions...

[-] stormeuh@lemmy.world 19 points 1 week ago

Also, I don't think being remembered is the main point. It seems to me to be more about a violent release of frustration and getting back at the people who "wronged" them, usually combined with suicide by cop.

[-] stormeuh@lemmy.world 32 points 2 weeks ago

The problem with using the filibuster is that it only works when you know the other side doesn't have 67% in the senate. With both the democratic and republican parties being in the pocket of AIPAC, I suspect they could easily get the votes to break Bernie's filibuster.

[-] stormeuh@lemmy.world 26 points 3 weeks ago

Consultancy firms know where their bread is buttered. In cases like this one, they're not much more than professional yes-men in suits.

[-] stormeuh@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago

To combat this I think drivers, firmware, etc. should be acknowledged as being in the same category as spare parts, manuals, repair tools, etc. They are equally as vital to being able to repair your device, and therefore should be open sourced at the latest when a manufacturer pulls support. Of course I would prefer them to be open sourced immediately, but with how software IP works currently that seems like a pipe dream, especially for devices with very complex drivers, like GPU's.

[-] stormeuh@lemmy.world 145 points 2 months ago

IMO this should be the case for everything developed using public money, looking at you, pharmaceutical companies...

[-] stormeuh@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago

And they force you to use it if you want autosave, which is essential in a work environment given the stability of MS Office programs (or at least my ability to crash Excel).

[-] stormeuh@lemmy.world 30 points 3 months ago

Friendly FYI: Brave is based on Chromium, so under the hood it uses the same browser engine as Chrome. I can't recommend switching to Firefox enough, not only because it's a good and fully featured browser, but also because its existence is vital to keeping Google's power in check.

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