vanontom

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[–] vanontom@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Also for a sense of perspective, Twitter is owned by a Trump salesman that lies about everything (including user numbers that affect ad revenue). I've seen Bluesky users mention that actual engagement with real people is already higher than Twitter. It definitely feels more "alive" to me as well.

[–] vanontom@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago
[–] vanontom@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Indeed. She must be keeping very busy. I haven't read much about her in a while (since she publicly defended him from sex scandals).

I wonder how she really feels about his spiralling mental illnesses and tragic obsessions (social media, conspiracies, politics). He seems quite useless and irrelevant to any business decisions these days. Just another investor to keep happy.

[–] vanontom@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Those early digital years were brutal. 28 Days Later looks worse with every passing year, probably never fixable (the cam's resolution and quality was just too low).

Edit: Wow, it was shot in SD 480 for some reason (I thought the cam was capable of HD 720). Fantastic article, full of tech details.

[–] vanontom@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

He also brought twenty armed guards (and a medic?). They ate all your food, and ruined your toilet. He made too many "jokes" about impregnating things, chuckled, and left.

[–] vanontom@lemmy.world 24 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

I'm a bit surprised Xvideos is still viewable in "Tread on me, daddy!" states like Texas. (Maybe Paxton really thought it was Elen's homemade porn site? Just kidding, it's Czech owned, they can just ignore his deranged lawsuits. And now the most visited porn site in the world. Republicans are killing American jobs, confirmed.)

[–] vanontom@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

Revenue improves. "We did it! But... line must always go up!? More!" Enshittification will continue until death occurs.

[–] vanontom@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

I've finally made one tiny step into the Linux pool: Replacing my little old Plex server & NAS (mini PC, Windows 10) with... an even tinier Raspberry Pi 5.

It's been nice to finally have an excuse to start learning Linux: commands, bash scripts, ssh, samba shares, etc. I've always admired lean, portable FOSS, so it's way overdue.

[–] vanontom@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The "Sign in with Google" popups on virtually every site? It's nuts. I was just trying to figure this out today. Try these or these.

[–] vanontom@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

"Geothermal energy is a DEI hire." - Texas GOP next week (if the owners of company do not "donate" appropriately).

[–] vanontom@lemmy.world 33 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Yes, Musk has made people hate anything he's involved in, or that enriches him. It's only natural; Actions have consequences. He's a severely mentally ill billionaire, increasingly detached from reality. And now his politics and disinformation are a danger to millions of people. If SpaceX or Tesla wants to feel the love, they know what to do. Until then, I can only assume they accept the consequences.

[–] vanontom@lemmy.world 12 points 3 months ago

I read this similarly. Most significantly, advertisers in the group are probably less likely to spend on tweeter now. The complete opposite of Elen's goal. The advertisers simply "deleted" the group (not any actual ad agencies), because it was calculated to cost the least. The group, GARM, was an attempt to collectively manage harm to their brands, which they will obviously continue to do in other ways.

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