MrFunnyMoustache

joined 1 year ago
[–] MrFunnyMoustache@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 week ago

Reminds me of this:

[–] MrFunnyMoustache@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 month ago

The British Museum can't even keep its collection from being stolen (ironic), there are 2000 missing artifacts if I remember correctly. Any excuse that "the British Museum can protect the artefacts" doesn't hold true anymore. They should return the stolen artefacts to be displayed in the county of origin. Egypt has very strong laws to preserve and protect ancient artefacts.

[–] MrFunnyMoustache@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Assassination attempt on Trump in a rally.

[–] MrFunnyMoustache@lemmy.ml 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

You can run DOOM on E.Coli bacteria, so I'm sure you can run it on anything.

[–] MrFunnyMoustache@lemmy.ml 2 points 6 months ago

I had to go back to check...

[–] MrFunnyMoustache@lemmy.ml 2 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Also Joker makeup.

[–] MrFunnyMoustache@lemmy.ml 12 points 7 months ago

Your phone's email app is a client, but I digress... I hate using the browser to access emails. I use many different email accounts with multiple email providers to compartmentalize my emails and avoid spam. I used Thunderbird for years before switching to Geary and now back to Thunderbird.

[–] MrFunnyMoustache@lemmy.ml 15 points 7 months ago (2 children)

My first time trying to get my mother to switch from Windows to a Linux based OS wasn't successful because there was too much friction and inconvenience for her, and she wasn't willing to even entertain the idea of Linux for years after that. My second attempt was successful because Linux is much more user friendly than it used to be 13 years ago, and I changed my approach to make it as frictionless as possible.

Firefox just set to block 3rd party cookies + some basic extensions like adblocking and some easy privacy stuff is a good way to go about it, because it's better than what she used previously and it doesn't become inconvenient to her. She doesn't know what an operating system is, or what cookies are... She just uses the computer to browse the web, emails, and light office work. She even says she prefers the current setup (though that's because her old computer was chugging with Windows and runs smoothly now with a less bloated OS)

No need for noscript, deleting cookies, fingerprinting, or user agent stuff... Only introduce these to them if they express interest in privacy and are interested in learning more. If you try to thrust it upon them too suddenly they will just think "Linux isn't a good user experience and is only good for tech enthusiasts and programmers".

[–] MrFunnyMoustache@lemmy.ml 61 points 7 months ago

Probably "We can ride the AI hype train and make loads of money, sell the start-up to a big tech company and retire".

[–] MrFunnyMoustache@lemmy.ml 1 points 9 months ago

Yes, it's harder to do this, especially when you're starting out; if I saw such an ad like in the post in my area, I would definitely prefer that over a big corporation even for the same price. The fact that this is significantly cheaper makes it even sweeter, and I would have definitely used this guy's services had I lived in Seattle.

[–] MrFunnyMoustache@lemmy.ml 5 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I understand that, but from my personal experience, this is not more stable because companies like these will fire a chunk of their workforce without batting an eye for the slightest shift in the market, whereas a self-employed person will just see a slight decline in demand. Also, the difference in income more than makes up for the perceived stability. Sure it isn't for everyone, but as a consumer, I'd rather most of the money I pay won't go to corporate executive's multi-million dollar salary, but to the people actually providing the service.

[–] MrFunnyMoustache@lemmy.ml 6 points 9 months ago (6 children)

That's awesome! Cutting off giant corporations and giving money directly to the person doing the work is exactly what we should be doing. I bet he is making more money than he would have had he worked for any of the food delivery companies even though it's cheaper.

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