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Request to remove Tesseract Front-End in c/lemmy_ca_support@lemmy.ca
Where can I find my apps if they're not available on f-droid ? in c/android@lemdro.id
The Great Steam Deck Crash of 2026: How The New Pricing Slashed Demand by 80% in c/games@lemmy.world
Why choose CoMaps over another project? in c/CoMaps@sopuli.xyz
What about position/GPS in c/Meshcore@feddit.org
[–] 1 point 1 week ago*

Personally I don't see the harm in adding a static GPS position for my repeater in the advert. Someone motivated enough could technically triangulate where the node is anyway, so I'll just make it easy to use.

EDIT: Can't change the post language to english :/

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    Trump threatens increased tariffs for wildfire smoke that has 'unnecessarily invaded' U.S. in c/canada@lemmy.ca
    Sony Nerfs Videogame Ownership in c/libreculture@lemmy.ca
    [–] 1 point 1 week ago*

    Even if you can't play the game, the fact that the disc is required to play the game as a method of license management still holds inherent value.

    Just because Sony locks you out, it doesn't negate the resale value. And even if Sony kills your account and blacklist your console, there would be nothing stopping you from buying a new PS5 and play it completely offline with a local account. You'd be SOL with digital-only licenses.

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    • Sony Nerfs Videogame Ownership in c/libreculture@lemmy.ca
    [–] 0 points 1 week ago

    What it does is that it moves the license management from a physical thing you own and can trade for, to an account-based digital license that is centrally managed by the platform owners.

    What happens when the platform reaches its end of life, or if an account is stolen, has a different outcome based on physical vs digital.

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    • *Permanently Deleted* in c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world
    [–] 7 points 1 week ago (2 children)

    Fuck right off. I served as a medic, and some of my friends who did tours came back with all sorts of trauma from the patients they tried to help. They did what they could to make the world a better place despite the atrocities of war.

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    If you could see one statistic above every person's head, that is updated in real time and never goes away, what would you choose? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
    [–] 40 points 1 week ago* (7 children)

    % of how genuine they are with me, easy to figure out who's worth the time and who isn't.

    Could be a problem in a relationship tho. I take it back, just the cumulative numbers of fart in a lifetime.

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    Supreme Court justices tell Congress their safety is at risk and more must be spent on security in c/politics@lemmy.world
    [–] 10 points 1 week ago (1 child)

    I agree that no one should fear for their life because of their job, but maaaaybe if you did your job to serve the people instead of the oligarchs you wouldn't need to be protected from it.

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    Quote of the day by PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel: 'I no longer believe that freedom and democracy are compatible' — a foundational thesis of the new tech elite in c/boycottus@lemmy.ca
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    Lemmy needs more donations (join-lemmy.org)
    submitted 1 year ago* by [M] to c/main@lemmy.ca
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    cross-posted from: https://threadiverse.link/lemmy.ml/post/29579005

    Since we depend on them to have this platform, it seems fair to spread their request for donations. To be clear, this is to finance the developers who build this software, and has nothing to do with our specific instance operational costs.

    From the Lemmy developers

    An open source project the size of Lemmy needs constant work to manage the project, implement new features and fix bugs. Dessalines and I work full-time on these tasks and more. As there is no advertising or tracking, all of our work is funded through donations. Unfortunately the amount of donations has decreased to only 2000€ per month. This leaves only 1000€ per developer, which is not enough to pay my bills. With the current level of donations I will be forced to find another job, and drastically reduce my contributions to Lemmy. To avoid this outcome and keep Lemmy growing, I ask you to please make a recurring donation:

    Liberapay | Ko-fi | Patreon | OpenCollective | Crypto

    If you want more information before donating, consider the comparison with Reddit. It began as startup funded by rich investors. The site is managed by corporate executives who over time have become more and more disconnected from normal users. Their main goal is to make investors happy and to make a profit. This leads to user-hostile decisions like firing the employee responsible for AMAs, blocking third-party apps and more. As Reddit is a single website under a single authority, it means all users need to follow the same rules, including ridiculous ones like censoring the name "Luigi".

    Lemmy represents a new type of social media which is the complete opposite of Reddit. It is split across many different websites, each with its own rules, and managed by normal people who actually care about the users. There is no company and no profit motive. Much of the work is carried out by volunteer admins, mods and posters, who contribute out of enthusiasm and not for money. For users this is great as there is no advertising nor tracking, and no chance of takeover by a billionaire. Additionally there are no builtin political or ideological restrictions. You can use the software for any purpose you like, add your own restrictions or scrutinize its inner workings. Lemmy truly belongs to everyone.

    Dessalines and I work fulltime on Lemmy to keep up with all the feature requests, bug reports and development work. Even so there is barely enough time in the day, and no time for a second job. Previously I sometimes had to rely on my personal savings to keep developing Lemmy for you, but that can't go on forever. We partly rely on NLnet for funding, but they only pay for development of new features, and not for mandatory maintenance work. The only available option are user donations. To keep it viable donations need to reach a minimum of 5000€ per month, resulting in a modest salary of 2500€ per developer. If that goal is reached Dessalines and I can stop worrying about money, and fully focus on improving the software for the benefit of all users and instances. Please use the link below to see current donation stats and make your contribution! We especially rely on recurring donations to secure the long-term development and make Lemmy the best it can be.

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