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Fascists, Racists, Transphobes, Terfs, Homophobes can fuck off.

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Reddit blocking all major search engines, except Google
  • I've posted this elsewhere, but it bears repeating:

    Just use ddg bangs if you use Duckduckgo and you can search reddit directly.

    !reddit search term
    

    or:

    !r search term
    

    It still picks up latest posts related to reddit, it just searches reddit directly instead of searching Bing's results. It's that simple.

    You can even use a redirect extension like Libredirect in conjunction with this Duckduckgo feature to redirect your search to a privacy respecting frontend like redlib.

  • Full Employment Is Joe Biden’s True Legacy
  • Yep. Forever and ever, we'll remember him as Genocide Joe. That is his name now and for the rest of all time. What a legacy.

  • Google and Brave The Only Search Engines Able To Index Reddit
  • It gets crazy when you use a redirection extension like libredirect. If you tell libredirect to redirect to a redlib instance, the !r or !reddit bang will try to send your query directly to reddit, and then instead you're presented with the search results on a no JavaScript frontend. This is what I do, a lot less clutter than reddit's site.

  • Reddit changes have blocked all search engines except Google amid AI 'misuse' [U]
  • Just use ddg bangs if you use Duckduckgo and you can search reddit directly.

    !reddit search term
    

    It still picks up latest posts related to reddit, it just searches reddit directly instead of searching Bing's results. It's that simple.

  • Google and Brave The Only Search Engines Able To Index Reddit
  • Even better. Thanks, been a while since I've looked up specific ddg bangs.

  • Google and Brave The Only Search Engines Able To Index Reddit
  • Just use ddg bangs if you use Duckduckgo and you can search reddit directly.

    !reddit search term
    

    It still picks up latest posts related to reddit, it just searches reddit directly instead of searching Bing's results. It's that simple.

  • Sundresses and rugged self-sufficiency: ‘tradwives’ tout a conservative American past ... that didn’t exist
  • The USA was never great, unless you consider the mass enslavement and genocide of people to be its crowning achievement, which sadly many do, and that is what the Nazi/Fascist/Republican Party means when they say, "Make America Great Again."

  • Is anyone else having issues again playing YT vids through NP or is it just me? TIA
  • You can download videos by long holding on the video, then select share. Use it in conjunction with seal or ytdlnis to download using yt-dlp. Good workaround until newpipe devs find yet another way to circumvent Google's shenanigans.

  • Google Is the Only Search Engine That Works on Reddit Now Thanks to AI Deal
  • Well that's annoying. One work around is to use a redirect extension like Libredirect and you can still search via the !reddit bang on DuckDuckGo. Thusly if I type into my search bar which has DuckDuckGo as default:

    !reddit some new post or topic, it will search reddit for the search term, then when it attempts to load the reddit page, the libredirect extension will redirect and show the results.

    Requires a bit of configuring and sure is annoying, but hey, no Google search necessary to get the up to date reddit threads.

  • What product have you purchased based on advertisment from modern podcasts and youtube channels that have worked out well?
  • Linode Cloud Services (now owned by Akamai). Heard about them on multiple Linux youtubers channels. Been hosting multiple apps and websites with them for a couple years now on their lowest plan and it works well. I'm sure people have their criticisms of them, but I've yet to have any issues.

  • Good Practice or Not - Add Wrapper for Custom Shell Aliases?
  • I have about 25 or so shell scripts I use somewhat regularly and well over 300 aliases. I actually specifically don't wrap package manager related scripts for no reason in particular, but many often do.

    My rule for an alias is if the amount of custom flags gets lengthy, and I use it often, yeah it gets an alias. Here's an example of using yt-dlp:

    alias ytdl='yt-dlp --sponsorblock-remove all --write-auto-sub -f "bestvideo\*+bestaudio[ext=m4a]/best" -f mp4'
    

    For shell scripts, my rule goes that it should probably have multiple features related around a single idea, that way you can use getopts to create custom flags. For example, I have a script that wraps very basic, but commonly used, git commands, chaining the classic add, commit -m, and push behind a series of read prompts, it has -h flags for help -l for a minimal log output, -i to initialize a new repository (even using github api token to remotely create the repo if you want to use github), and -r to revert back changes to a specified commit.

    Generally speaking aliases will get you what you need most of the time in a pinch, but shell scripting is more powerful, versatile, but potentially more time consuming.

    Others have rightly pointed out that these abstractions can sometimes negatively impact muscle memory, but IMHO this only really applies if you work as devops or sysadmin, where you are often responsible for running many different Linux servers, but usually this isn't an issue if you have access to the internet and can see your saved aliases and/or scripts (but yeah, instant recall of native commands trumps notes every time).

    Additionally, another mentioned using git to keep track of your aliases, which I totally agree with. Whatever you do, back up your aliases and shell scripts, ideally with a git repo of some kind. This not only allows you to take your new scripts/aliases with you wherever you go, but also reference them later in case it's not possible to use them on not your machine.

    Hope this helps. Bash can be crazy powerful if you take the time to learn it, and aliases are a great entry point to recognizing that potential. Here's one of my favorites that combines mkdir with cd:

    alias mkcd='{ IFS= read -r d && mkdir "$d" && cd "$d"; } <<<' 
    

    Good luck, and have fun.

  • The Acolyte Review Boosting
  • Oh yeah. I forgot about that...well more antifascist Star Wars please...or more specifically more scathing criticism of American fascism and American imperialism in Star Wars please.

  • The Acolyte Review Boosting
  • Disney just needs to pump more money into Andor, but something tells me it's Antifascist themes caused some commotion behind closed doors, so they're trying to capture the same revenue with more tame attempts like Acolyte. It's not working.

  • What will you do if there's a second civil war in the US?
  • Its not about letting anyone kill me. I'm just realistic. I run my mouth a lot when it comes to Nazis, and I'm not a fighter. It stands to reason one day my rhetoric will piss off the wrong person, and it stands to reason that'll be what kills me. Depending on how sadistic said person can get, there are worse ways to go.

  • For those who struggle with dating, what do you consider to be your biggest hurdle?
  • I'm an astoundingly selfish person, and unapologetic about it. Makes for having relationships, romantic or otherwise, pretty much impossible.

    I'm middle aged, dated, had relationships in the past, etc., and honestly just don't have the drive to make relationships work. I do the bare minimum to keep my professional relationships in tact, which honestly is exhausting enough, and otherwise just keep to myself. It's so much easier than when I was trying so hard to pretend I was interested in where another person was coming from or what they were going through. Now at least that effort ends after I clock out for the day, and there's less socializing where I work, so there's less of those kinds of social expectations overall.

  • What will you do if there's a second civil war in the US?
  • Probably just continue to talk shit to Nazis until one of them kills me.

    Y'know, a life well lived.

  • Sell us on your favorite exotic/niche distro
  • I use the AUR all the time, the only thing I have to do is look for systemd as a dependency and avoid that.

    The Artix team generally provides init scripts for commonly used packages that rely on init. So for example, if you want to install openvpn, you'd have to install it alongside its script so:

    sudo pacman -S openvpn openvpn-runit
    

    Installs the runit init script. It does let you know that (for runit) to initialize it you have to create a soft link to the service directory so after installation:

    sudo ln -s /etc/runit/sv/openvpn /run/runit/service/
    

    And then initialize using runit's service manager, sv:

    sudo sv start openvpn
    

    Anyways, that's just one instance. I have only had one issue where I had to heavily troubleshoot for an obscure piece of software that relied on systemd as a dependency and there wasn't any alternative...so I simply modified the source code, recompiled the binary and did it myself. But I've been using Artix for nearly 5 years and that is one out of thousands of packages.

  • Sell us on your favorite exotic/niche distro
  • Artix Linux. Basically Arch without systemd. It has four options for alternative init systems, so you get to see how it compared to systemd (ultimately it shows how a more minimal init approach is all you need in place of systemd, and where systemd has stepped outside of init into what should be part of the OS space, like elogind, etc.)

    The Artix team have done an amazing job of writing various init scripts to keep the distro comparable with Arch, have written alternatives to systemd modules, like replacing elogind with their own implementation, seatd, and IMHO is the defacto standard for how you implement a non systemd distro.

    Working without systemd, even if you like it from a sys admin standpoint, teaches you what you lose without systemd, which for the average user isn't much. I game, code, administer web servers, etc., all without missing a beat on Artix Linux, and it honestly has taught me so much about Linux after I switched from Arch.

    I would consider jumping to Gentoo or Void out of curiosity, but Artix is where I'll be staying for the foreseeable future.

  • Meta Reportedly Unhappy With How Much Money Its VR Division Burns
  • Sounds like the intial pitch probably went something like this, except they weren't realistic about the timeline.

  • How to install yt-dlp on Windows, Mac, and Linux
  • On Android, from FDroid you can install an app called Seal, which is a minimal frontend for yt-dlp. I discovered it while trying to circumvent issues Newpipe was having with some update to the YouTube API.

    Unlike Newpipe forks, which can use the sponsor block API but not when downloading the video directly to your device, Seal allows you to input the custom flags available from the yt-dlp cli, so you can automatically skip annoying sponsor mentions even on your downloaded videos.

  • yewtu.be The Most Misunderstood Philosopher in the World

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    Are there any legal issues recreating YouTube SponsorBlock for Podcasts?

    I'm part of a small group of Jr Self Taught Web Developers who were recently brainstorming ideas for a Group Project App we could put together and actually create a user base.

    I offered up the suggestion of a podcast application which would have the major feature of being akin to YouTube Sponsor Block, but specifically for podcast episodes.

    Essentially, a user contributed database of timestamps for podcast episodes where the mention of cutting to sponsored ads or mentions of sponsorships would be marked so they could be edited out of the episode and then the user could also download said episode where ads are cut out of the final audio file.

    My idea was shot down due to fears of possibly infringing on copyright and we ended up with going with another idea. I'm certainly not upset, and am actually excited with the project idea we did choose, but it did get me wondering about whether this idea actually could have legal implications.

    I know specifically with YouTube there appears to be a sort of legal loophole that prevents Google from suing projects like invidious, yt-dlp, and YouTube Sponsor Block, but am unaware of the specific details as to how this works.

    Thusly, I just wanted to ask if anyone has any insights into whether this project idea would incur any legal infractions from the likes of IheartRadio and other media platforms?

    To be clear, I'm not seeking legal advice here, and I'll be taking any responses with a grain of salt, but I just wanted to see if anyone knows anything on this subject and the legal concerns raised.

    I very much dislike being advertised to and podcasts are one of the last bastions of media where advertisements still come up regularly and I'd love to make this application for those who are frustrated with how often they have to skip through sponsor mentions.

    Thanks in advance.

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    John Oliver offers to pay Clarence Thomas $1m a year if he resigns from supreme court

    www.theguardian.com John Oliver offers to pay Clarence Thomas $1m a year if he resigns from supreme court - Lemmy

    The late-night talkshow host John Oliver has offered to pay Clarence Thomas $1m annually – as well as give him a $2m tour bus – if the Republican judge resigns from the US supreme court. Oliver made the proposal on Sunday’s episode of his HBO show Last Week Tonight, saying the supreme court justice ...

    John Oliver offers to pay Clarence Thomas $1m a year if he resigns from supreme court - Lemmy

    The late-night talkshow host John Oliver has offered to pay Clarence Thomas $1m annually – as well as give him a $2m tour bus – if the Republican judge resigns from the US supreme court.

    Oliver made the proposal on Sunday’s episode of his HBO show Last Week Tonight, saying the supreme court justice had 30 days to accept or it would expire.

    The British-born, progressive comedian’s offer came after a steady drumbeat of media investigations in the previous several months established that Thomas failed to disclose that political benefactors bought him lavish vacation travel and real estate for his mother. Thomas also failed to disclose – as required – that he allowed school fees for a family member to be paid off and had been provided a loan to buy a luxury motor coach, all after openly complaining about the need to raise supreme court justices’ salaries.

    As a result, Thomas’s impartiality came into question after he sided with the contentious ruling that eliminated the federal abortion rights once provided by the Roe v Wade case.

    He also recently listened to arguments over whether Donald Trump can be removed from states’ ballots in the presidential election after the former president’s supporters – whom he told to “fight like hell” – staged the January 6 attack at the US Capitol in Washington DC. Thomas resisted pressure to recuse himself from matters pertaining to the Capitol attack, even though his wife, Ginni Thomas, is a conservative political activist who has endorsed false claims from Trump and his supporters that the 2020 election he lost to Joe Biden was stolen from him – which in turn fueled January 6.

    Oliver alluded to all of those circumstances as he extended his lucrative offer to Thomas, saying: “Lot on your plate right now, from stripping away women’s rights to hearing January 6 cases … and you deserve a break, you know, away from the meanness of Washington. So you can be surrounded by the regular folks whose lives you made demonstrably worse for decades.”

    The host suggested that Thomas could upgrade his “favorite mode of travel” by signing a contract requiring him to step down from the supreme court in exchange for $1m annually from Oliver along with the tour bus, which is outfitted with a king-sized bed, a fireplace and four televisions.

    Oliver joked that Thomas possibly feared that making such a trade might attract negative judgment from one of his top benefactors: the Republican mega-donor Harlan Crow, who was reported to have maintained a private collection of Nazi memorabilia that included a pair of paintings by Adolf Hitler.

    But Oliver said: “That’s the beauty of friendship, Clarence. If they’re real friends, they’ll love you no matter what your job is. So I guess this might be the perfect way to find out who your real friends actually are.

    “So that’s the offer – $1m a year, Clarence. And a brand new condo on wheels. And all you have to do … is sign the contract and get the fuck off the supreme court,” Oliver remarked. “The clock starts now – 30 days, Clarence. Let’s do this!”

    The yearly salary for supreme court justices – whose appointments are for life – is $298,500.

    Neither Thomas nor the supreme court immediately commented publicly on Oliver’s offer. Oliver acknowledged he could end up going on “standup tours … for years” to be able to afford paying Thomas’s retirement if the justice accepts the proposal.

    The arch-conservative is the longest-serving member of a supreme court dominated 6-3 by rightwingers. Thomas has been there since his 1991 confirmation, which was marked by testimony from Anita Hill, who accused him of sexual harassment while he supervised her in two separate jobs, at the US Department of Education and at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

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    Possible to get away from LinkedIn and Github?

    I'm a career transitioner looking to get a higher paying job working as a Web Developer. I've been self teaching for a bit over 3.5 years now and am currently working part time at a very small start up while still working on my own personal projects and slowly researching and studying CS topics.

    I have been networking, mainly online and some locally. I also have been trying desperately to get away from mainstream social media platforms (left instagram, left reddit). But I find myself being highly encouraged by those within my network to keep my LinkedIn profile maintained and regularly post as a part of appealing to recruiters. I dislike the LinkedIn platform and what I perceive to be toxic positivity that proliferates on there. I also have reservations on hosting all my code on Github, but that seems to be what everyone defaults to for showcasing their portfolio.

    I generally want to use alternatives to FAANG products whenever possible, and even though it's not in the acronym, I include Microsoft in this list. I'd like to move away from using Microsoft products (LinkedIn) and their acquired platforms (Github) without nuking my potential career prospects.

    This is more asking about long term advice as I believe as a new developer, this may not be possible (?).

    Nevertheless, I'm seeking any advice on how to still advance my career in tech while staying off of these major platforms.

    Thanks in advance for any advice.

    TLDR; New web developer wants advice on how to continue to advance career without use of major media platforms, specifically LinkedIn, but also Github.

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    Pretty much in the title. Maybe you wouldn't even use it, but would like to simply see it exist for the sake of having a federated alternative.

    For me, it'd be the following:

    • LinkedIn
    • Meetup
    • Tiktok

    I am on the first two, but would prefer a federated alternative. I'm not on Tiktok, but would like to see a federated alternative.

    I'll admit these might not be a good idea. But as a thought experiment, I'd be curious about the community weigh in on what you all think this might look like.

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    What Major Social Media Platforms Would You Like To See Federated Alternatives To That Don't Exist Yet?

    Pretty much in the title. Maybe you wouldn't even use it, but would like to simply see it exist for the sake of having a federated alternative.

    For me, it'd be the following:

    • LinkedIn
    • Meetup
    • Tiktok

    I am on the first two, but would prefer a federated alternative. I'm not on Tiktok, but would like to see a federated alternative.

    I'll admit these might not be a good idea. But as a thought experiment, I'd be curious about the community weigh in on what you all think this might look like.

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    FUTO Voice Input - Privacy Respecting Speech To Text App

    Right To Repair Advocate Louis Rossman recently announced the release of FUTO, a Text To Speech App that respects your privacy.

    After having played around with FUTO on my GrapheneOS Pixel, I can honestly say it's nice to have. Using the Openboards Keyboard, I'll admit that the one thing I missed about Gboards was its text to speech capability, but I refused to use it because it logs everything said into it.

    IMHO, the team that developed FUTO have created something truly special here, and I'd recommend anyone to at least try it out.

    There is a one time $10 payment, but the developers have basically made this more like an opt in donation, as you can just click 'I Already Paid' and utilize the app regardless of whether you paid or not. If you try FUTO out, and like it, maybe throw them a few bucks.

    Here is an invidious link of Rossman talking about FUTO and its features.

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    Data | Philosophy Tube

    Data | Philosophy Tube

    I found this vid from a few years back on Philosophy Tube's Channel. Every argument about Data Privacy I've ever heard or had is here. Kind of a depressing ending though.

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