Overuse of emojis can also really be annoying for people using screen readers. They clapping hands get clapping hand to clapping hands hear clapping hands something clapping hands like clapping hands this. So it’s also an accessibility issue.

It’s nice that they don’t shy away from overhauling existing systems completely (instead of tacking on new systems).

Never too late to limit the impact as much as we can.

I don’t have nor do I want shares in the arms industry. I’m not a fucking ghoul.

More money for the death-machine and profits for the shareholders, hurray!

I’m afraid it’s mostly that last one.

Watch people flock to yet another corporate social media honeypot instead of going for something less dystopian.

Are you referring to the Digital Markets Act that would force some large tech players to allow interoperability?

I think it’s a great step forward, although I think it’s only in 2024 that those changes will actually happen.

I have similar issues running Gnome on AMD.

The English peasantry has to be reminded of their place in society!

I think you’ll find that the conflict is quite a bit older than Hamas is.

Vic3 is a great sandbox right now, but still feels a bit empty. With the warfare patch and some more specific flavors packs, it’ll be top-notch I think.

No shit!

On the carpet you mean?

We also can’t plant enough trees to mitigate climate change.

Really goes for almost everything. I don’t want my machines and appliances to be ‘smart’ and ‘connected’. I just want them to do the thing I use them for, that’s it.

Use any messaging app and choose to make it default. Make core messaging functionality interoperable. They lay out concrete examples like file transfer.

I’ve read some things like this. Is it correct that messaging services will need to interoperate? WhatsApp, Messenger, iMessage? Would love to be able to message people that I can’t easily reach now from Signal for instance.

Good, long overdue.

Is there anything on the accompanying Digital Markets Act and it’s effects? I can’t seem to find any comprehensive recent articles.

If he isn’t bought and paid for by the fossil fuel lobbies, then he admits to being a complete idiot.

It’s main purpose is to make some die-hards angry, I think.