4of92000 🔰 @4of92000@qoto.org
Joined Aug 2018
Has anyone heard anything either way about PeerTube (https://joinpeertube.org/en/)? LBRY seems to be a better shot for me (especially since it actually has some big names like Mother's Basement, Minute Physics and Jordan Peterson on it already), but I don't know.
@yahananxie I know I'm late to this reply (Mastodon kinda dropped off my radar; turns out I'm more of an antisocial type, not just an anti-social media one), but the difference is:
I agree with this baker, actually; I'm a devout Catholic and wouldn't bake a cake for a gay wedding (which, they wouldn't ask; it'd be a horrifying abomination of a confectionery). I would, however, bake a cake for a gay guy if it weren't for that purpose specifically, because there's nothing wrong with baking a cake, or with a gay guy eating cake.
The problem arises with a gay wedding, because I for one do not believe that a sensible definition of marriage should include homosexual unions (though I personally think that the state needs to get out of the marriage business altogether) and I believe homosexual acts *per se* to be sinful. My baking a cake for their wedding would be an endorsement of that act, and therefore a lie.
That's my case; that's Masterpiece Cake Shop's case.
Though I'm somewhat preaching to the crowd here; you already hold the (for want of a better term) liberal/libertarian perspective on this, so we're agreeing on the politics.
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Fewer Sexual Partners Before Marriage Yield Greater Happiness in Marriage: Study
New research reveals that marriages are quantifiably happier if the couple had fewer sexual partners prior to their wedding day.
The targeted assassination of Gab.ai is a nice little reminder of the value of decentralized platforms.
@freemo
I'm not sure if the bad actor here is the police or Fox 4. I imagine (at least, I hope) that the search was done because a possible crime (namely, his shooting) was done in the apartment, and as part of the search, someone went through a closet and was like "huh. Pot."
Then some knucklehead at Fox 4 was like "ooh, moral ambiguity, that sells" and shot that tweet.
Maybe. I'm assuming good faith (or at least short-sighted self-interest before malice) and haven't read the story. It's still disgusting either way.
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Google changing slogan to "Be Evil" :
Google built a prototype of a censored search engine for China that links users’ searches to their personal phone numbers... Google compiled a censorship blacklist that included terms such as “human rights,” “student protest,” and “Nobel Prize” in Mandarin.
https://theintercept.com/2018/09/14/google-china-prototype-links-searches-to-phone-numbers/
@yahananxie
I just want to point out that the baker's objection was not making a cake for people who were homosexual. The objection was to making a cake for a homosexual wedding.
The baker (I believe rightly) saw that as his creative output being used as part of an act he found immoral and therefore refused to participate.
Even if the excuse were "no, you're a fag, get out of my store," I think he's within his rights to do that (dick that he would be).
But that's not even the issue here.
@wakingrufus @freemo
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@Siphonay_ebooks
Let's get the space force set up, then we talk.
Also I don't think getting rid of Gojira's a good idea; he's been handy before and while he does have his problems (which we're working on), he's a much greater asset than threat, especially considering what else is out there.
That's just my two cents though.
@trayofbees
"It has harsh rules regarding harassment and bad behavior"
— stalin.rocks
Yeah, that makes sense.
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Stalin? Really?
Stalin is the *only* communist leader you could think of? A dictator that was responsible for the deaths of millions.
Literally no one else did state communism.
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Heard an interview today about how outrage can be addictive and a trap, stops us from being able to #reachacross... CW for length...
Andrew Klavan interviewed Glen Beck, of all people. I hadn't heard Beck in a few years. I think he has a new book he was plugging about outrage and how it can be both addictive and counter productive. His estimate was that maybe 15% of each end of the spectrum may just want society to be torn down, and don't want to productively engage. While sad, that leaves 70% who should focus on reaching across and understanding each other. I think his idea is that a much smaller percent than 70 is needed to be transformational, that we should be focused on reaching across to each other in constructive dialog and not get engaged in the outrage trap.
I don't know how much I agree or disagree with Beck on issues, but this is something I can get on board with. Glad #qoto has this mindset. It could have a wide ranging impact.
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I bought a new laptop off of Amazon and it works wonderfully, except that the battery doesn't work at all. Could something be loose inside that I can fix myself, or should I call the seller and ask for at least a partial refund?
@kevfrost
Then leave it on.
@kevfrost
Install Fedora.
Welp, #Article13 passed.
Guess the internet's fucked.
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Wooo, #Mastodon got a shout-out (with a typo) on #XKCD:
https://xkcd.com/2045/
@giza@niu.moe
I think the fair use laws currently in place in the US are pretty decent (though I think the copyright term here—death+70—is abjectly nuts): must be transformative or commentative, with prejudice toward non-commercial works and works that use as little source material as possible.
That said, I do think they may be a little *too* strict and wouldn't mind a bit looser strings around it, especially considering how weird the philosophy around intellectual property is.
@giza@niu.moe
Using someone's work in a defamatory way is defamation and therefore already illegal, or else parody and therefore definitely deserving of protection, no?
Joined Aug 2018
