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  • Out of curiosity I did some research, and the ones that seems to come closer to me aesthetically are ‘Retro Interface’ and ‘Analog Sci-Fi UI’, mixed with something like ‘Dark Aero’ (similar to PS3 UI).

    It’s probably not a single style, but a mixture of different ideas.

    Edit: Actually not so much Analog Sci-Fi, but definitely something like Retro/CRT Interface + Dark Aero.


  • I mean, if they were questioning their sexuality, then obviously they’re not sure. So your question was redundant and out of place to say the least.

    Also, as already said in this thread, people don’t generally challenge heterosexuals regarding their actual experiences. So challenging a bisexual/homosexual person about how they feel regarding their sexuality based on their actual experience with other partners does indeed feel like an invalidation and therefore disrespectful.

    And at last, on the internet, for many different reasons, it’s quite normal that a debate becomes hyperbolic. But dismissing the situation telling people they’re oversensitive and privileged because of your own lack of tact to deal with the situation doesn’t help your case either.


  • It seems to me they know what they’re doing: the controversial posts have been nothing but marketing to them.

    Up until today I have never heard of it before. But now I’m seeing plenty of discussions around them, most regarding controversies.

    That being said, regardless of their political instances (that does seem to be terrible, although I have no interest in diving deeper), there’s nothing there that smells good to me when it comes to what I would expect from a FOSS/Linux project.

    That being said, that will possibly be the last time I interact with a post about this. Not interested in giving them any extra attention.




  • I’ve just tried it, and although the idea is interesting it doesn’t seem to be working as intended.

    I’m pretty sure all of these are FOSS, and thy were tagged as proprietary:

    • AnkiDroid
    • Moonlight
    • KDE Connect
    • KeePassDX
    • Lichess
    • MPV

    And these are also FOSS but were flagged as ‘Unknown’:

    • MGit
    • NetworkTools
    • Simple Audio Converter
    • Termux
    • Yet Another Call Blocker

    And there are others I’m not entirely sure if theyre FOSS or hybrid, that were also flagged as proprietary.

    Also not a fan of needing to subscribe to give feedback (like pointing out FOSS alternatives or false positives).


  • I believe it’s a mix. Both ‘nostalgia goggles’ and straight up facts.

    What I mean is that, when we were kids or teenagers we didn’t see things the same way our parents did. They were the ones struggling, and we were pretty much just playing around and complaining of mundane stuff. So it’s hard to tell how much ‘easier’ life was back then… we were just young.

    But at the same time I do completely agree that the advancement of technology and growth of USA giant corporations really fucked a lot of things up badly. While back in the day we couldn’t find answers or information to everything so easily, we lived a more ‘natural’ life, where everyone actually expected things to take a while to happen: you had to wake up, literally read the news if you wanted, take the car or bus to the job, and just then you started working, and while working you had to do some research and so on.

    Nowadays things either happen immediately or you’re tagged as lazy or something like it. You wake up with a lot of e-mails or message notifications on your smartphone, and people expect you to answer these demands ASAP. It’s not expected anymore that we do each thing in it’s own time anymore, and the volume of work is much bigger because you’re expected to solve problems much faster. This volume of demand and unrealistic expectations definitely generate stress and anxiety, which are huge health issues nowadays.

    And the fact that we now realize, thanks to the amount and speed of information we have today, how the industry leads are fucking everyone up without consequences doesn’t help in the slightest, since it leads to a feeling of being powerless and exploited.


  • It smells a lot like a honeypot to me. It doesn’t seem to have any proof that taking the exam actually converts to any benefit for real people, AND they collect TONS of data from people taking this exam.

    Their privacy terms indicates they don’t directly sell your data to 3rd parties. But they say that, if another company eventually acquires them, they inherit all the data and can basically update the privacy terms how they see fit and do whatever they want with it. They also admit to share your data to a lot of other companies and services in order to be able to do their ‘job’ whatever it might actually be, which in simple terms probably mean they share your data to commercial partners so these partners can do whatever they want with it.

    So, even if they really don’t (directly) sell your data, God knows what they and their partners will use it for.

    It seems very clear to me, though, that they will collect all your data and will not give you anything in return but false hopes.





  • If I had to guess, most of these ‘books’ are some kink bullshit. Ever since I looked for the rankings in the Kindle section, it was flooded by books with men or women stripping on the cover and some random erotic titles. Among them some rare exceptions (and most of these were some cheap self-help stuff).

    That being said, I wouldn’t be surprised this is what’s being actually affected. I can’t see the actual data or content of the article though, because it requires me to subscribe and I definitely won’t.