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Gamey @ gamey @feddit.rocks
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A video by The Linux Cast on the debian website and how it needs to be more user friendly.

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  • I wouldnt call it simple and I definitely see issues with the UX from a actual usability standpoint but I don't think it has to be modernized or should be simplified for beginners, that's not the goal of Debian!

    • A video by The Linux Cast on the debian website and how it needs to be more user friendly.

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  • I agree that the website needs some work but I highly disagree that it should be simplified and dummed down for beginners, there are enough great Distros for beginners and Debian isn't really one of them so why should they brand their website like it?

    • ULTRARAM will allow you to close your laptop, come back a thousand years later and pick up where you left off

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  • Our Families Windows XP Laptop had a RAM to storage feature that essentially did the same. I think Windows killed it off but if I had to guess it's just not a good idea to avoid rebooting properly so I really can't see the use for this.

    • Google seems to be blocking API access for Piped video servers

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  • I do think something like Peertube would have a place but as you pointed out it's current desing limits their reach aka lacks proper Federation and the interface is nerdy and kind but absolutely awful to attract users so a failure for a default in my opinion.

    • Two brands suspend advertising on X after their ads appeared next to pro-Nazi content

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  • I copy pasted that because I have two basically identical arguments rn, just wanted to add that I do have a ad blocker but that doesn't work everywhere ads are shown, especially IRL...

    It's not about smart or stupid, ads use various mechanisms to manipulate you and noone is completely immune to them, when you spend your money it's too late already because you have bias no matter how slight it is and once you are presented with two idendically good products that bias starts to show. Here is a great German video on the topic, I don't know if the subtitles are usable but it's far too big and complex to explain in a single comment and I don't care to try rn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etkeGVNRVYA

    • Two brands suspend advertising on X after their ads appeared next to pro-Nazi content

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  • It's not about smart or stupid, ads use various mechanisms to manipulate you and noone is completely immune to them, when you spend your money it's too late already because you have bias no matter how slight it is and once you are presented with two idendically good products that bias starts to show. Here is a great German video on the topic, I don't know if the subtitles are usable but it's far too big and complex to explain in a single comment and I don't care to try rn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etkeGVNRVYA

    • The Bezos way.

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  • I couldn't have phrased that any better!

    • The Bezos way.

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  • There is no reason for any indivitual or rich group to own the means of production and steal the benefits a worker produces, fuck the "free" market!

    • Don't let him see you cry.

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  • Some stereotypes have good reasons behind them, they just eat spicier stuff over there for cultural reasons...

    • Don't let him see you cry.

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  • Spices and taste, all of it taste increadible!

    • Don't let him see you cry.

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  • I love curry!

    • Starting today Facebook must pay $100.000 to Norway each day for violating our right to privacy.

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  • They have to break the DMA once that's in effect, 15% of their global yearly revenue is exactly what they deserve!

    • Two brands suspend advertising on X after their ads appeared next to pro-Nazi content

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  • The goal of ads isn't obviouse because it's subconscious influence on you that often shows up ages after you actually watched the ad. It's not a "buy now" but rather produce E.g. good feelings around a brand or product by showing you feelgood content and the less you care about the actual ad the more likely you are to ultimately fall for it. The by far biggest issue is that you won't notice once you fall for it tho because you just made a choice between multiple products and the influence only showed up subconsciously rather than "I noticed that in a ad" which is why they still work, everybody likes to think they are the exception it doesn't work on but that's not how exceptions work!

    • Two brands suspend advertising on X after their ads appeared next to pro-Nazi content

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  • That's not the issue, the less you care about the ad itself the more likely you are to process it's message subcaughously and we simply don't have the energy actively observe all the ads we are bombarded with...

    • Two brands suspend advertising on X after their ads appeared next to pro-Nazi content

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  • Damn, another total fuckup, you are probably right!

    • LTT, now sponsored by BP

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  • I like to mock shitty rebrands and that one would actually be truethful! ;)

    • LTT, now sponsored by BP

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  • They rebranded to "Byond Petroleum" during their greenwashing campanges but yea

    • LTT, now sponsored by BP

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  • True, there are probably better companies with a toxic work environment, uncompetent managment and rushed products but I can't think of one rn, well except VW but that's over the top too.

    • Two brands suspend advertising on X after their ads appeared next to pro-Nazi content

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  • Not especially high ones as recent years have shown but at least still better than nothing!

    • Two brands suspend advertising on X after their ads appeared next to pro-Nazi content

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  • Everyone is influenced by ads but the tines you re you view as your choice. Immediate purchases aren't the goal of most ads, it's mainly uncaughous influence for the next time you have to choose between a few products!