[-] essteeyou@lemmy.world 80 points 1 week ago

I'm from the UK, my wife is from Singapore, and our son was born in the US. I really don't think it's appropriate to force him to pledge allegiance to the US, because he has strong ties to other countries. It feels like brainwashing.

[-] essteeyou@lemmy.world 79 points 1 month ago

I know it's sometimes informative, but I really hate the popularity of "$x quietly does $y" in headlines.

You want Google to run ads on TV or something? It's a tiny feature.

[-] essteeyou@lemmy.world 76 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

They used to have a nice obvious detail page for every app, now I get some small entry, a bunch of other apps that I might also want to install (spoiler, I don't), and it's harder to see useful information.

Do they really think I've gone to the Play Store to install my bank's app, but I might also want to install a different bank's app?

[-] essteeyou@lemmy.world 68 points 2 months ago

So he's about to rehire all those people he laid off, right? Surely he's not just saying this, but still expecting everyone who's left to cover all the work he's surprised by. Surely he knew these details before he fucked over a bunch of workers, right?

[-] essteeyou@lemmy.world 61 points 3 months ago

At least you sort of tried.

[-] essteeyou@lemmy.world 63 points 4 months ago

I remember the day I realized that Africa and South America fit together when looking at a paper atlas. It felt like I had just discovered something incredible. I guess I had, but I wasn't the first. :-)

[-] essteeyou@lemmy.world 63 points 5 months ago

The word "recall" in the context of a product clearly means the product had to go back to where it came from. Do Microsoft, Apple, and Google recall devices running their software every time there's an update? No, it's called an update.

There 100% needs to be better phrasing for this, and for all manufacturers. I don't give a shit about Elon Musk.

[-] essteeyou@lemmy.world 59 points 8 months ago

Google might be wrong, or a farmer might be trying to prevent people from using what is legally a public footpath. They sometimes buy the land and then want to take away legal public access to it.

For example: https://fix.bromley.gov.uk/report/3122960

Or https://www.eveshamjournal.co.uk/news/23063746.frances-payne-blocked-footpath-set-appear-court/

[-] essteeyou@lemmy.world 68 points 8 months ago

I'm glad for the EU, California, and other places that are big enough to force this sort of stuff nationally or globally.

[-] essteeyou@lemmy.world 58 points 8 months ago

VPS hosting coparison if all you care about is crypto support.

[-] essteeyou@lemmy.world 67 points 10 months ago

We really need a compelling alternative to the Play Store, both as users and developers.

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