refalo

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[–] refalo@programming.dev 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

this isn’t a violation unless there are contributers who didn’t consent to a proprietary distribution.

Analyzing the disassembly of the pro and open source binaries shows that the pro version is definitely based on the open source version.

That would include changes made later on in the OSS version, that were backported to Pro without permission from the original authors.

[–] refalo@programming.dev 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

you misspelled mpv

[–] refalo@programming.dev 1 points 3 months ago

Photoshop works fine for me in wine, no VM necessary, and performance is near native.

[–] refalo@programming.dev 2 points 3 months ago

People, make sure you save and backup any and all documentation that prove the company knows it's bad, and that they tell employees not to mention it. That makes a case against them a whole lot easier to win. For those that remember this is exactly how PG&E got owned in Erin Brockovich.

[–] refalo@programming.dev 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Not on the list. If you search around online there are tons of threads of people having this same problem for many years now.

[–] refalo@programming.dev 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Another Ofcom employee rejected the argument that soaring VPN downloads meant the legislation had failed, arguing that the legislation was primarily aimed at preventing children from accidentally stumbling over pornographic material (rather than preventing those who were deliberating seeking out pornography from finding it).

That is an interesting justification, that I might have actually believed if they had stated that plainly from the beginning, with evidence that it was so necessary.

But I think the reality is that it makes accessing the platform harder for everyone, including adults, and they don't like that, so naturally people are going to be upset.

Then there's the question of, if preventing "accidental" access is the point, why should the government be trying to police our children in the first place? That's the job of the parents. And how do they even know that children are "accidentally" accessing porn sites and that it's such a big problem that they feel the need to step in? Why is requiring a "click here if you are over 18" button not good enough? You said accidental access, not intentional access.

I think it's no secret that erosion of rights seems to be the bigger effect, whether that's a stated goal or not, and people aren't happy about it.

[–] refalo@programming.dev 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (3 children)

different ISPs, physical locations

I think this covers the IP question...

[–] refalo@programming.dev 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

this is objectively worse than "thorn guy".

[–] refalo@programming.dev 8 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (22 children)

I don't understand how people are even able to use discord in the first place.

Every time I try to make an account, something goes wrong.

  • endless captcha loops

  • stuck in preview mode forever, no joins to a server ever succeed

  • immediate inexplicable ban

  • phonewalls right after creating account

  • immediate ban after providing a real phone number, that has never been used for discord

  • "our automated system is working correctly, appeal denied"

I have tried multiple different desktop computers, tablets and mobile devices, across different browsers, ISPs, physical locations and operating systems, with nothing in common and no VPN/proxy or anything like that. For years. It just does. not. work.

[–] refalo@programming.dev 1 points 3 months ago

What similarly draconian laws have actually passed in recent time?

[–] refalo@programming.dev 1 points 3 months ago (3 children)

it will never pass in a million years, relax

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