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X rival Bluesky gains 1.25 million users following U.S. election
  • IIRC the content is on multiple. If there's a single user on lemmy.world subscribing to content from somewhere.else's foo community, then foo will be synced to lemmy.world and if somewhere.else is taken down it will remain on lemmy.world.

    But someone correct me if I'm wrong.

    Also, it isn't just about servers going offline. If a single server does something bad, you can just switch to a different one and enjoy the same content you've been seeing.

  • Tests which conclude PFAS Chemicals leach out of waterproof outdoor clothing from being exposed to water
  • It's not even about oil either - it's mainly about unregulated capitalism. We've created vast oceans of plastic junk because people are lazy and want the cheapest things in the world. I guess it really is a government by the people and for the people.

  • YSK Wikipedia's list of common misconceptions
  • I was interested in the source for 38 here:

    Using mild soap on well-seasoned cast-iron cookware will not damage the seasoning.[37] This is not because modern soaps are gentler than older soaps.[38]

    It was just an article that said

    Many sources explain that soap is OK because today’s dish soap (like our favorite from Mrs. Meyer's) is gentler than it used to be. That may be true, but it’s not really the point. Once your pan is well seasoned, a little dish soap isn’t going to make a difference.

    Pretty sad excuse for a source. Not even sure what that's supposed to mean. Why is that not the point?

    AFAIK the issue was soap used to contain lye which would destroy the seasoning. That's a huge difference from modern soap.

  • Discussion: People who use Kagi search don't understand how does Kagi work.
  • They deleted the fact that they are a metasearch engine

    The diff you linked to has the new text of

    Our search results also include anonymized API calls to all major search result providers worldwide

    You're being very disingenuous. Actually, no - your statement above is flat out wrong.

  • If your Proton password is your encryption key, why couldn't Proton theoretically use it to decrypt your data?

    AFAIK when you log in to Proton, you send them your password, they do the standard hashing and checking against the hash stored in their database, and if it matches them they let you log in by sending you a token of some sort.

    If the your password is your encryption key, and if at some point Proton needs your plaintext password in order for you to log in, then doesn't that mean they still have a way to access your data? They could take the plaintext password and decrypt everything in your account without you knowing, right?

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    arstechnica.com Medicare forced to expand forms to fit 10-digit bills—a penny shy of $100M

    Previously, some doctors had to divide bills by 10 and submit 10 claims to get costs covered.

    Medicare forced to expand forms to fit 10-digit bills—a penny shy of $100M
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    Do bike tires increase pressure in summer?

    I know bike tires will lose pressure in colder seasons because the air temp causes the pressure to drop, but is the inverse true? Does bike tire pressure go up in summer due to heat?

    If so, do I need to deflate the tires a bit in summer? Do bike tires ever explode because of a temperature change?

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    I'm disappointed with Third Wave Water

    Not with their end product - the powder itself is excellent. But every little packet is plastic, and doesn't have to be. The world has such a serious problem with plastics, and for a lot of products it's kind of necessary, but this is not one of them.

    Restaurants have had the same size single serving packets for sugar, salt, and pepper for decades now and those are paper, which is much more environmentally friendly. It's even better for usability! With paper, I don't need to go find my scissors like I do for TWW's plastic packets.

    I asked TWW if they would consider using paper instead, but got a generic reply that they'll bring it up, but evidently nothing has been done about this.

    Is anyone else as disappointed as I am with their use of plastic packets? I care a lot about having clean water for my coffee, and I care just as much about not polluting the rest of the world because of it.

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    Is it really a breaking change if a method changes output after an update?

    This might seem obviously "yes" at first, but consider a method like foo.debugRepr() which outputs the string FOO and has documentation which says it is meant only to be used for logging / debugging. Then you make a new release of your library and want to update the debug representation to be **FOO**.

    Based on the semantics of debugRepr() I would argue that this is NOT a breaking change even though it is returning a different value, because it should only affect logging. However, if someone relies on this and uses it the wrong way, it will break their code.

    What do you think? Is this a breaking change or not?

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    Question about FOMO in Baldur's Gate 3

    I haven't played any Baldur's Gate games before but I've heard so much about this game that I'm going to buy it.

    However, before I start, I always wonder about this: some games allow you to unlock any weapon at some point in the game, and if you miss one in some quest you can always go back. If you accidentally sell one you can buy it back or forge a new one again, or have it respawn. If you want some other class you can switch later.

    Other games are not like that, and if you screw up or aren't aware of [full in the blank] then you can't unlock something.

    What's the story with BG3? Do I need to be careful and plan before going on missions?

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    JSON, I hardly know 'er

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    In Chinese, Sodium is "鈉" (Nà). Is this because it's also the elemental symbol?

    Or is this just a coincidence? Any other elements with the symbol as the full word?

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    Why You Shouldn't Call 911 to Scare Your Boyfriend

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