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Meta: XCancel has been taken down for the time being with a cease and desist letter

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XCancel is actually one instance of many that was running the Nitter software, so it was pretty close to what you were describing. People could run it themself, or pick the specific server that they wanted (ex. One closer to them).

Unfortunately, the software project itself got shut down: https://nitter.net/

I imagine we'll see forks on other code repositories soon enough.

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If I took an antibiotic and a probiotic at the same time, would they just duke it out in my gut Osmosis Jones style?

It would depend on the specific antibiotic and specific probiotic. Each antibiotic will kill a certain subtype of bacteria (ex. Those that have a certain type of shell). So it's possible that they will go their separate ways, or you'll waste both by reenacting osmosis jones.

Now this second part is something I'm not sure about. I used to think that it makes sense to have probiotics after an antibiotic treatment is complete, since you can repopulate your gut with healthy bacteria once the harmful bacteria has been eradicated. However apparently the science isn't settled on that: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20190124-is-it-worth-taking-probiotics-after-antibiotics

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Hark! Next time you see a bot-post / shit-post asking what the closest relative is to a hyrax, here's how you might respond! :D [guest-post from an old contributor]

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What's fun about TanEggs is that it includes any animal that fits some or all of the requirements in the sidebar:

  • Type: Prey
  • Class: Mammalia (mammal)
  • Habitat: Barren rocky landscape
  • Appearance: Similar to a tan egg

It was inspired by this tumblr post, which pointed out that a number of animals fit into that niche in different parts of the world: https://mander.xyz/post/19002886

Hyraxes seem to be getting some extra love, and I suspect it is because of the videos on social media of them screaming "Awawa" 😄. However it's not limited to those. I've also seen posts for pikas and rabbits, and even gophers/groundhogs would qualify.

That might have helped the community grow since there is so much content to go around. A user doesn't need to like hyraxes/pikas/groundhogs specifically, just that general shape/aesthetic lol

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Community Request: Canadiandeals

Yes we can do that :) You are now the mod on ![email protected]

I also see that you are new here, and you have made a few communities already. You are totally free to do that, but from expereince it can be hard to get multiple new communities off the ground your own. While some of your communities are distinct niches that don't exist yet (ex. the Gander community), others do have active counterparts. It would be easier to participate in those, or to moderate those by asking the existing mods if they need help. You'll have an easier time growing a community that already has 1000 users, rather than starting for zero.

I recommend these specific pages from our guides to understand how the platform works, and tricks to find the communities:

For the communities that you are moderating, you can find some similar existing communities listed on these pages. If you click the home icon and set lemmy.ca as your home, then any links you click on will open back on here:

For any community that you want to try and grow, I recommend posting about them on [email protected] and [email protected] to let people know about them.

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Germany’s affordable answer to the Fairphone with a "super battery" at a bargain price: Gigaset GX6 Pro review

I'm not sure how this is a Fairphone alternative when "Fair" is the most important part of Fairphone (ethical manufacturing, and not having child/slave labor in the supply chains). This one sounds like it went in the opposite direction, by making it cheap at the cost of questionable supply chains.

edit: they acknowledge it in their report as something they may work on in the future https://www.eqs-news.com/media/document/6de6e559-8027-4035-a697-d84378170ae3/assets/DE0005156004-JA-2022-EQ-E-01.pdf

No one knows what the future will bring. But what we do know is that if we protect our environment, conserve resources and take our fellow human beings into consideration, the years and decades ahead will be better. [...] In order to manufacture our products, however, we still have to purchase components such as microchips and storage media from the Far East or from other regions of the world. It is not always possible to fully monitor their manufacturing processes and supply chains. Gigaset therefore strives to make the preliminary stages transparent and to optimize them further.

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Canada rejects US terms for trade deal as 50 percent tariffs take effect - The Hill

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Just yesterday the feds were telling us it was the best deal, THEY WERE CHAMPIONING IT!

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“They have worked hard, in good faith, to defend the interests of Canadians throughout these negotiations up until the very last minute,” Carney continued. “However, last-minute changes in the U.S. proposed terms were unfair, uneconomic, and called into question the reliability of any deal.”

From another source: https://globalnews.ca/news/12031459/united-states-canada-trade-talks-issues/

Carney also said the United States wanted to include terms in the deal that would put limits on the trade deals Canada was able to seek with other countries.

Since tariffs were first levied on Canadian goods, Ottawa has sought new trade deals with countries around the world, positioning itself as a key “middle power.”

Deals with Indonesia and the United Arab Emirates and talks with India are among the agreements Canada has recently reached, with 20 deals touted by the prime minister’s office.

“The U.S. introduced, in the last hours, efforts to restrict our ability to have other trade deals,” Carney said Saturday.

“We believe in free trade; we’re the partner of choice in many respects for countries around the world, and the Americans wanted to restrict that. They had language that they wanted to restrict. Unacceptable.”

I'm annoyed with Carney over a lot of things, but this deal was idiotic and that is why almost every single Canadian elected official agreed with rejecting it

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Where can I go to learn more about homeless shelters in ontario please?

You can find some resources on this website, organized by location, along with phone numbers for the various shelters and services: https://211ontario.ca/211-topics/homelessness/homeless-shelters/

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