If I say, "People should be forced to give up their AR-15s because that would prevent at least some school shootings and that's worth any price. By not agreeing, you're saying that some school shootings are ok, as long as you can keep your toys, and that's objectively wrong," that's an idea Lemmy readily agrees with.

However, if I say, "People should be forced to give up their RAM and only access compute power via the cloud, where they can be monitored, because that would prevent at least some child porn from being produced and distributed, and that's worth any price. By not agreeing, you're saying that some child porn is ok, as long as you get to keep your toys, and that's objectively wrong," that's an idea Lemmy abjectly disagrees with.

Just because child porn is one thing you can do with a lot of RAM doesn't mean that's what everyone with a lot of RAM wants to do. Even though banning high-capacity RAM would theoretically stop at least some hacking and child porn, that doesn't mean everyone should be forced to live without high capacity RAM. Having a lot of RAM is fun and there's nothing wrong with having fun with a computer.

Just because some people abuse their right to own computers doesn't mean everyone should be forced to give up their right to own computers.

If someone hacks somebody or creates, edits, or distributes child porn with their computer, that's a problem with the person at the keyboard, not a problem with the computer.

These are all pro second amendment arguments with the words changed; instead of high-capacity magazines in AR-15s, were talking about high-capacity RAM in computers. I've even seen the "Come and Take It" flag co-opted with the AR-15 replaced by a RAM stick.

So, what's the deal? Does Lemmy secretly agree with Sam Altman or does the Fediverse secretly support the second ammendment?

You are a wiener!

thehateaiclub was GOAT

RIP

up with the real ones

down with the turdz

Music has been a huge part of me getting better mentally the past few years, but I've found pretty much nobody is that interested in hearing me play, and I've further noticed that nobody is interested in hearing anyone play anything outside of music they've already heard a gajillion times the exact way they've heard it a gajillion times, and that does not interest me at all.

Doesn't hurt that I play mostly French and Spanish songs in the United States (guitar, naturally).

I've been to a few open mics. The "best" one was just really cliquey. Another one was really isolated was just heartbreakingly isolated--that is, people would sit at their tables, go up and play, and then sit down again alone at the tables, and maybe someone might come up and say, "nice set." Why bother?

I also haven't run into much possibility for collaboration. Everyone once in a while, I might run into sax player, but basically everyone is playing guitar or maybe keyboard and just wants to play and sing solo, unless they're dating someone that wants to sing. I keep dabbling in clarinet and lap steel just so I can eventually have something else to offer musically, but don´t know who would take me up on it.

Music used to be a social pursuit, I understand, but I'm kinda coming to grips with it being an almost absolutely solitary pursuit at this point. Like, I don't think about performing anymore, I just play for myself, and it just makes me a little bit sad.

Any ideas or suggestions?

I tried searching everywhere, but all I can find is a Russian subtitled version of the main series. I heard about two sequels but can't find them.

Hello everyone,

I sell some small handmade items and digital works.

I'm looking for a Merchant of Record (MoR) platform that:

• can connect to Visa/Mastercard or a personal PayPal account

• has a customer support channel available when needed

• allows me to create payment links or embed payments

I've already researched most of the well-known MoR platforms, such as Paddle, LemonSqueezy, Gumroad, LiberaPay, etc., but they all require a Stripe connection, which I cannot create from my country because Stripe is not available here. Likewise, I don't know why my PayPal Business account is not working, and contacting PayPal customer support has been frustrating and difficult. They don't provide an email support channel, and every time I contact them through chat or phone, the process is inconvenient. They are also very slow and inflexible when support is needed.

I've also tried Ko-fi, Buy Me a Coffee, Payhip, Tiptopay, etc. However, they are not Merchant of Record platforms, so my real name can easily be exposed to customers.

I've been having stress trying to find an MoR solution that fits my needs and circumstances. Thank you very much if you have any useful information to share.

I'm looking for an instrument to play on my phone that is designed for touchscreen.

Most everything is just a traditional physical instrument, usually piano, grafted onto the touch screen.

I thought a digital trumpet would be pretty cool, because a trumpet is just 3 binary switches plus your lips acting a slider that eventually locks into the next harmonic once it drifts too far.

I searched for something like that and all I found was a keyboard that sounded like a trumpet.

Play Store or F-Droid.

Besides Firefox, I use Vivaldi after switching from Brave. Just got to know about Zen Browser and maybe will test it out soon. I wonder what other option are there nowadays.

The title says it all. Basically, a truly free alternative to r/SomebodyMakeThis that is not on Reddit (or should I say Reshit? 😎), to basically connect people who have time, and/or money, and/or skills (but no ideas of what to do with them) with people who have ideas and perhaps theoretical knowledge (but not time, and/or money, and/or skills).

I'm very good (I think) at programming theory, as well as broader computer science theory... But in practice I can barely make a (ugly and clunky) "Hello world" program in Python, and I have some pretty interesting and good (or at least I think so) ideas about software that would be really good if made (apps/programs, extensions, plugins and scripts for existing software, frameworks, libraries, algorithms, etc.).

Is there something like this on the Threadiverse? And if so, could you give me the abbreviated identifiers/handles of some of those communities? That is, your !community@instance.tld. I thank you in advance.

I'm interested in reading Borges. My spanish is good enough for conversation & podcasts, but in my experience, literature often requires an additional vocabulary that I, as an only occasional reader, will gain at high cost but benefit from little.

So the question is: is it better to read a translation that maybe mimics the lexical richness of the original in a different language, or is it better to read a simplified version in the native language? I don't mind grammatical complexity--which can be applied in conversation--it's mostly the vocabulary that's the problem.

Assume an actually advanced book that can be simplified.

Edit: Or maybe an e-reader with the original text and a built-in dictionary would be best? I just jailbroke my kindle.

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/products/vpn/

I'm looking to replace Thunder as it's got one to many bugs.

Which app are you using and can you mention a few features you like and if it supports easy account switching.

I have looked at the news every workday since then, and no major outlets mentioned that.

OQB @claim_arguably@lemdro.id

I don't know much about physics and aerodynamics and all that jazz, so I'm just curious how effective are the windshields on motorcycles? Was kinda wondering if they're actually useful for redirecting the wind while riding, or if it's more for safety from debris that could get thrown up off the road?

ETA: Thanks for the replies, and for entertaining my curiosity!

Sometimes I just don’t want to look at faces. Sometimes not even my own— I have to force myself to meet my own eyes. In public it’s either no eye contact or just a furtive glance. At work I catch myself accidentally drifting my eyes somewhere else like the floor or a random tool bag.

I know we’re all put together differently but this seems to be something a lot of people now have.

I'm usually totally against huge corporations on principle, but there's definitely one that I can't criticise and maybe even like, Even though I don't buy any of their products.

OQB @luthis@lemmy.nz

OQB @als@lemmy.blahaj.zone

Mine:

1. Learn a second language and keep up with the language your parents speak. You will regret being a brat about not wanting to speak this language especially as your family members pass.
2. The only opinions about you that really matter are from the people you respect and who respect you back
3. Being a kind humble person, who leads their political convictions with curiosity and not self righteousness is important. As that one person said: "I am no hero and neither are you."
4. Don't throw out your old media (mix cds, tapes, records, photos, zinee, etc) because you think they're embarrassing. They either will not be embarrassing later or they will become expensive and you can tell them for mad bucks.

OQB @crash_thepose@lemmy.ml

I used to be a passionate gamer, and I often find myself nostalgic for the golden era of video games when there were new ideas popping left and right.

Now, it feels like we’re caught between long-delayed triple-A titles and a constant stream of indie platformers. Originality seems to have taken a backseat, with many games regurgitating the same concepts.

What do you think defined the golden era of gaming? Are we currently in a rut, or is there a chance for fresh ideas to emerge again?

OQB @MindfulMaverick@piefed.zip

There are honey cured meats and sugar seems to do the same thing as salt. I don't think I've seen anyone say sugar pickles. Anyone know? Yes, I googled it.

I'm hoping to find a turtleneck with a turtle on it, or something with a similar vibe. It's not surprisingly difficult to find listings on Etsy or elsewhere that gave both the words "turtle" and "turtleneck".

I'm going to play a turtle person in an upcoming TRRPG game, and I wanted a fun shirt to commemorate it. I'll buy a plain green and figure out an iron-on patch if I must, but this feels like something that should already exist!

Would appreciate another set of eyes.

OQB @TheReanuKeeves@lemmy.world

They now have money, no one can see if they're good looking and a powerful job, and still no one likes them.

OQB @TheReanuKeeves@lemmy.world