To me, that just looks like “move fast and break things” taken to an extreme level. Quantity ≠ quality. Honestly, I think it kinda makes the other companies look better, in terms of software quality.

(I’m going solely by the chart though; I have not installed any of these apps)

Yeah but that’s a porn site, not Discord, Reddit, Instagram, X, etc. A porn site is at least understandable. I mean, people have had to show ID to buy physical porn for years, so it’s at least not a new concept. (I would never upload my PII in exchange for porn, but I can at least understand the logic.)

Ah that makes sense. Personally, I tend to avoid urban areas if possible. Too much air pollution, noise pollution, light pollution, people… Maybe it’s a sensory thing. I could see how it’s much easier to build a public transit system when everyone’s so close together though

Honestly, it’s just so convenient to be able to get in the car and go (unless the destination’s parking situation is really bad).

Americans value convenience quite a lot. We even trade our personal data for it.

I kinda wish the big companies would do the same and just block the states that pass these laws. Like, the state just loses access to a big chunk of the internet as soon as the bill passes, prompting an uproar and a learning opportunity for those lawmakers.

Obviously that’s probably unrealistic, but I can dream 🙂

By verifying that they’re correct…? 🤔

This is probably a dumb question, but I’m always out of the loop: What exactly did this guy (or kid? He looks like he could be in his teens) do to piss everyone off?

I try not to ask questions that could easily be Googled, but I’d rather not search for “big balls.”

American here. I have seen plenty of roadkill in my lifetime, but none of it was ever a baguette.

🤔 I kinda want to type “illegal content” into Yandex now

Aren’t smart TVs basically dumb TVs when they’re offline?

Again.

If you own your own domain name, this process is easier. Your email address can stay the same, even when moving to different email services.

I understand that this is just a shitpost, but the scaling here is crazy 😆 Alaska is more than twice the size of Texas

Well I don’t think Spotify wants to do it, but it’s probably a better option than abandoning their UK users.

I assume the other streaming options will do the same in the UK market, so probably better to look at self-hosted alternatives, if you’re into that

+1 for vinyl. The album art, inserts, etc. really adds something to the experience that I had long forgotten over the years of downloading and streaming music.

Like… In general, or are you referring to a particular situation in which that happened?

I’d disagree with the “never” part, in general. For example, it’s probably good not to know how it feels to murder.

Well I don’t see any reason why I should, despite the “YSK” part

🤔 why should I know this?

Many years ago, when I was repairing computers for a living, spyware like this was highly frowned upon.

I haven’t touched Windows in a few years, but I’m still somewhat saddened to see how normalized this has become. Why did society stop valuing privacy?

reputation laundering against Ukraine

What does this mean?

Thanks! I edited it