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House panel unanimously approves bill that could ban TikTok
Let's ban one app instead of making laws that govern personal data for everyone.
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House panel unanimously approves bill that could ban TikTok
Let's ban one app instead of making laws that govern personal data for everyone.
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I feel like I'm spending less time on social media after switching to Lemmy
I have seen the same behaviour in myself. Reddit was the only social media I used and when they pulled the plug on third-party apps, I took it as a goodbye.
I see myself sometimes opening my phone to "do something" but I have almost no apps to waste time on. I've reused that time to do better things, which feels nice. I read a little more here and there, I learn stuff of wikipedia when I'm on my phone, or I get up and do something else. It's been great for me, even though I'm kind of sad to see it go. Lemmy is a great community, though I'll try not to start using it so much, just for my own sake and not on the fault of the platform itself.
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What's going on with r/programming?
Seems like the community with the best chance of a digital protest is winning. Those posts seem to drown out any good content and rendering the sub useless for new content.
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Why gas prices are so high and what to expect in the fall
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You're dead on. They're artificially lowering production to keep prices high. We can't get off this dinosaur juice soon enough.
It is thought that Saudi Arabia, which is currently chairing Opec+, needs to have the price of Brent crude rising to $80 (£65) a barrel or more to cover its government spending and import bill.
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What changed for you when you got a better job?
The quality of life that came with a regular schedule (having all weekends off!) and the higher salary is immeasurable. I am not stressed about money anymore and I have time to do activities with friends and family.
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Canada’s ‘haves-and-have-nots’ health system lags behind Europe, study finds
I'm in the 20% without access to a doctor and I am completely unable to have regular checkups or health issues looked at. It's extremely frustrating knowing it could be better managed
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Well, this is something! (fossil-free electricity in Europe)
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In Quebec, it's 0.06$ (CAD) per kWh (or about 0.04€).
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Study visually captures a hard truth: Walking home at night is not the same for women
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I felt the same. Or better yet, why don't they film participants in real life walking outside at night and tracking eyeballs and heartbeats and other metrics.
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What's the least shady political organization I can donate to in the US?
Why would you want to donate to a political organization? I don't get it. If you don't know of a political organization already that you want to support, why go out to find one?
Your donation could go to a different / better cause than a political party.
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What subscription finally gave you "subscription fatigue"?
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Man I can't imagine getting a game that young and finding out after the fact that I'd had to give all my allowance to play it.
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What things do you refuse to pirate?
Video games, because it's easier to do it legally. If it was as easy for other media, I would do it that way.
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TGIF, what are your plans for the week-end?
I might have a date with a fellow coworker. But we've got to keep this hush hush.
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Early signs suggest fall COVID-19 wave starting in Canada — before updated boosters are available
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I just want to say when I personally see someone with a mask, I have no judgement or opinion on the person. That person needs or wants a mask and I think that's a good thing that came out of the whole pandemic.
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Men’s and women’s brains do work differently, new research proves
How is this related to the conservatives?
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Showing off my setup
Nice! It reminds me of teachers bringing in the TV for a class and having the usual fight with channels and inputs for the next 3-5 minutes.
Do you wheel it back to its parking spot when unused?
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What is Your Favorite Foreign Tv Series
Babylon Berlin (Germany)
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Where do you think Nintendo will take Zelda from here?
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There was definitely lacking in the story department in totk. In botw at least you got to find the villages, get to understand the different cultures etc. In totk being the same, that discovery factor was gone and the story elements were severely lacking. The missions are also very basic and somehow don't have the satisfaction of completing them.
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Where do you think Nintendo will take Zelda from here?
What I would absolutely love and they could leverage would be to mix both their new open-world and visual style with going back with the sea and island (and more cartoonish) elements of Wind Waker. I adored that game, where each island had its own flair, this could be expanded upon so much with the new engine.
I like the more metroivania style too of finding an element in a dungeon of island and then having it unlock more possibilities later elsewhere. I feel like giving all the powers and tools at the beginning of the newer games has put a damper on this side of the usual formula.
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so, which Big Tech company do you think is going to shit the bed next and popularize its Fediverse/FOSS equivalent in the process?
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Why is (part of) their userbase dissatisfied? I know almost nothing of instagram.
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What are your plans for the weekend?
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You lucky bastard.