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elephantium
elephantium @ elephantium @lemmy.world
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FTC files “the big one,” a lawsuit alleging Amazon illegally maintains monopoly

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  • banks

    Not a monopoly though?

    cable companies

    Agreed on this one! In theory, there are lots of cable companies.

    In practice, you actually only have one cable provider that provides service in your area.

    health care

    Also not a monopoly in my area.

    Don't get me wrong, I don't mean to defend any of the abusive practices of any of these industries. It's just that they're not monopolies.

    • How often do you write a reply but don't post it because the argument just isn't worth it?

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  • All the time, my friend, all the time.

    • Or just anyone who likes the convenience

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  • If cashier isn't a useful job, why are these mega-corporations trying to get me to do it for free?

    • Or just anyone who likes the convenience

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  • Aldi backs up that tradeoff with commensurately lower prices, though.

    "intensive" isn't the right term here, IMO. Pushing me to do the cashier work via self-checkout is more effort than what I do at Aldi. It doesn't need to be "carry this pallet across the Grand Canyon" to be objectionable.

    • DEF CON 31 - An Audacious Plan to Halt the Internet's Enshittification - Cory Doctorow

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  • It's a 45-minute video. That's a big investment just to engage with a Lemmy post.

    • DEF CON 31 - An Audacious Plan to Halt the Internet's Enshittification - Cory Doctorow

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  • And since it doesn't think, the results are predictably awful

    • Mobile ordering and delivery have made food service objectively worse and if you use them I think you're pathetic.

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  • Meanwhile, I've called places to ask to order food only to be told that I have to order online!

    While I appreciated being able to order basically everything as takeout during the pandemic, some places took it too far.

    • I hate how everything requires you to download a shitty proprietary data harvesting app nowadays when everything can be done just fine without an app.

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  • I used to work in a job where we had a niche ebook reader app in the major app stores. My favorite review that someone left?

    1 star, Worst game ever.

    • Microsoft’s big Windows 11 update drops on September 26 with Copilot AI baked in

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  • Ah, I see what you mean. 7zip's password support looks pretty simple in comparison.

    • Microsoft’s big Windows 11 update drops on September 26 with Copilot AI baked in

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  • more features than 7zip (password, encryption,

    Eh? 7zip supports these.

    profile presets

    I have to admit, I'm not familiar with this feature.

    • Microsoft’s big Windows 11 update drops on September 26 with Copilot AI baked in

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  • When the invisible app window happens, you can use the windows key + arrow keys to move the current window around.

    Agreed about the mouse thing being infuriating. I match my display resolutions to avoid it.

    • Microsoft’s big Windows 11 update drops on September 26 with Copilot AI baked in

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  • I tend to use alt + print screen

    • How did the pirate get his ship so cheap?

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  • Marque.

    • How did the pirate get his ship so cheap?

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  • He didn't think he'd get a good deal, but he was blown away!

    • The only difference between a humane and an inhumane death, is whether or not it leaves a mess.

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  • That makes me think of the Klingons from Star Trek "It is only an empty shell; do with it as you will."

    • The only difference between a humane and an inhumane death, is whether or not it leaves a mess.

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  • if you start thinking that killing is humane because “they deserve it”, I will repeat myself, you have a serious problem.

    Fair enough. While I don't subscribe to pacifism, I do prefer that self-defense be regarded as an unfortunate necessity. Celebrating violence isn't going to help us.

    • The only difference between a humane and an inhumane death, is whether or not it leaves a mess.

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  • Self-defense is inhumane? Call out the invader first, please, then we can talk about whether the defender is overdoing it.

    • The only difference between a humane and an inhumane death, is whether or not it leaves a mess.

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    • The only difference between a humane and an inhumane death, is whether or not it leaves a mess.

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  • Oh, I understand quite well why it's legal in the US. It's been a topic of some debate my entire life here.

    • Alternative to ClamAV?

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  • Simple: Computers are not doors with locks. Antivirus is not a deadbolt, and IMO it's really misleading to compare them. You're trying to tell people in this thread that you need AV on Linux, against consensus, "because security". I still don't understand why you think it's necessary. What's your threat model? How does AV improve security on your servers in a way that a firewall doesn't?