JasSmith @ JasSmith @kbin.social

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Because I support free speech. That means protecting speech I disagree with. If we only defend the speech we like, we no longer have a democracy.

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I can only speak for myself, but it's often a kind of to-do list. The tabs stay open until I've completed the tasks.

True but I feel confident the European Commission has excellent oversight. In this case the law is written so clearly that any attempt by a corrupt judge to provide Apple with dispensation would be immediately caught.

The DMA explicitly forbids that. There must be no cost, and no barriers to distributing apps to iOS users. Apple cannot, for example, force developers to sign up with Apple, pay additional fees, or use special certificates.

Honestly, I think the DMA is the most impressive, most comprehensive technology focused piece of legislation in my lifetime. They've clearly gone to great lengths to consider all the ways gatekeepers like Apple might intend to maliciously comply. Further, the EU operates under the principle of "spirit of the law," as opposed to the US, which operates under the principle of the "letter of the law." This means judges don't take kindly to companies attempting obvious circumvention of the intended principles of the legislation. Even if Apple were to find a loophole, they probably won't be allowed to exploit it.

Yes to more app stores. That's explicitly required in the DMA. Of course it will take time for developers to build their own app stores, but Microsoft, for one, is already hard at work. I suspect the same is true of Epic and others. In reality, stores don't need to be much more than responsive wrappers, so we should see some options fast.

As for themes, app icons, and other customisations, the DMA doesn't touch on that. At least, I didn't see any requirements for that. The legislation is intended to ensure equal competition and access for developers. It's not intended to force Apple to allow greater OS customisation, for example. Unless, of course, Apple gives themselves such abilities in other apps.

Same. It's the largest paradigm shift in iOS since the first iPhone. I had expected some kind of announcement at WWDC so devs could prepare, but radio silence. Apple could play out the clock on this one until February/March next year, but that would be a huge risk. Any issues with deployment and they risk a recurring fine of up to 20% of global revenue. The EU is hungry to make an example, too. If they're not dumb, the EU will get side-loading (AKA installing applications on our phones) next month. I look forward to installing all kinds of apps.

Great. Racism is bad and we should stamp it out wherever we find it. I find the punditry around this one troubling. As though white people can't experience racism.

This looks so dumb. B grade schlock. Anyone want to bet on the budget of this train wreck? $120M.

My server is Linux and it works great. My PC is Windows because, despite its flaws, it just works. Especially for playing games.

I'm not sure what people want, exactly. 20 years of occupation wasn't enough to change their culture even a little bit. Do they want permanent American occupation? That's clearly untenable for many reasons. I don't want America to be the world police, and I don't want them invading countries on moral grounds.

Any aid given to Afghanistan immediately ends up in the hands of the Taliban now.

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Man that place really is terrible. They claim to support safety and inclusivity, but appear perfectly happy to berate, attack, and bully others, as long as their opinions are the bad opinions.

I'm so thankful the kbin.social owner doesn't give in to the relentless cries and pearl clutching for censorship. You want piracy? Go right ahead! You want to make fun of politicians? Be my guest! You have the "wrong" political beliefs? Just don't go there if it offends you.

I don't believe a life is worth less than property.

I don’t understand the disconnect some people have when it comes to property. Property (and money) is a store of my time. My literal life. I worked for a year to be able to afford my car. You think someone else is entitled to steal an entire year of my life? That’s as close to endorsement of slavery as it gets. Do I think another should be permitted to steal my life? Absolutely not, under any circumstances. I don’t want to kill anyone, and I’ll give them a warning, but I would absolutely defend my life.

I suppose people in California get the kind of society they vote for.

“I’m poor so I’m not responsible for stealing luxury goods and bear spraying minimum wage security guards.”

I grew up poor. I didn’t do this. Your comment is dripping with the implicit accusation that poor people are basically just animals. Incapable of controlling themselves when they see nice handbags.

With all due respect, I've heard the same about CNN, MSNBC, NPR, and basically every single news outlet at this point. If I wrote off all of them in perpetuity, I'd be left with nothing. I prefer to critically analyse news myself. Ideally there are multiple reports on important stories, and I can read from multiple ideological perspective. Someone recommended ground.news to me the other day, and they do an amazing job of collating multiple articles for the same story. It's quite remarkable how far apart U.S. news articles can be when they report the same story. None of them appear capable of reporting stories without injecting political bias.

Is this story factually incorrect in some way?

Ouch! Just for comparison, the charge here is typically around 50c CAD per KWh. It was much higher last winter thanks to the Ukraine war, but it’s settled back down. What is yours? We have very high insulation standards so heating costs are not too crazy. We also typically don’t have AC, so costs stay lower in summer.

I own a holiday home rental in Denmark. That’s the norm here for holiday homes. Short AirBnB stays don’t do it though. I think it’s the norm in Germany and the Nordics too. Power is much more expensive in Europe than in most places in the U.S., so that might be the reason. Charging your Tesla could cost closer to US$30, depending on time of day and model. Also tenants are using lights and heating and dryers and all kinds of other appliances. So them paying for only what they use encourages efficient energy use which is great for the environment, but also allows us to keep rental prices down. For reference, power for a week’s stay is typically between US$50 in summer up to US$80 in winter.