Huh…so we passed on all 14…which is a fail…at least from my perspective. Maga perspective may differ.
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Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldto Fediverse@lemmy.ml•John Oliver promoted alternatives to big tech in last night's episode, including Mastodon and Pixelfed151·2 months agoWell…someone on his writing team anyways.
Even before musk bought it, it was a house of cards. At no point in it’s history since it’s creation has it EVER made money. It was ALWAYS a money loser. That’s why they were trying to sell it in the first place. It had value, but nothing close to 43 BILLION dollars.
It was assumed to sell for a few hundred million before musk ran his mouth, and joked that he’d do it for 43 billion. Then he took the joke as far as signing legal paperwork, then bitched that he HAD to now buy it for his joke price of 43 billion.
And now you read daily how much money it’s losing. Firstly because even if he paid a fair price for it, AND ran it perfectly, it would still be losing money. But he bought it for 43 BILLION dollars, and from day one publically harassed advertisers saying he doesn’t need them.
Well, even under perfect conditions, the advertisers were the only thing keeping twitters losses pre-musk at a minimum. They were losing about 13 million a year since 2008. And now it was adding up.
But now you got advertisers to go fuck themself. And they leave. Then he alienates twitters at the time core leftist by…well existing. And now you got all these people leaving twitter in droves. So now, even for the advertisers that remain, twitters reach loses 40% of it’s value. Which means advertisers aren’t willing to pay old rates. Which means less revenue.
And all these other companies, before musk bought it, looked at an unprofitable social media site, then remembered how MySpace went, and thought “…no.”
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldto Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•screw signs someone might be into you, what are signs someone is NOT interested in you?39·3 months agoShe puts out that restraining order on you.
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldto Technology@lemmy.ml•China is quietly pushing ahead with massive 50,000Mbps broadband rollout to leapfrog rest of the world on internet speeds7·3 months agoArea? Try building. It’s written into the lease of the apartment. Even if you want NO internet, you still gotta pay.
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldto Technology@lemmy.ml•China is quietly pushing ahead with massive 50,000Mbps broadband rollout to leapfrog rest of the world on internet speeds120·3 months agoOk. Forget price. A 2mbps connection does just fine for watching youtube. What is a 50,000mbps connection going to do for me when my internet activity is so minimal?
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldto Technology@lemmy.ml•China is quietly pushing ahead with massive 50,000Mbps broadband rollout to leapfrog rest of the world on internet speeds1613·3 months agoI don’t need faster internet. If they had a 2mbps connection for $15, I’d be happy.
Instead, the slowest is 20mbps, for $70. To watch youtube. Wtf do I need all the extra speed for???
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldto Memes@lemmy.ml•only one message for reposters: If you didn't make it, don't post your lazy regurgitated trash.46·3 months agoPerfect post 5/7 score! The narwalls bacon at midnight! Did your mom break both your arms?
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldto Fediverse@lemmy.ml•Is There a Fediverse Equivalent to platforms like Podchaser?51·4 months ago…welp.
You know that feeling when you feel like the smartest person for coming up with a great idea, and you feel like it’s SOOOOO obvious that you’re like "How is this not a thing???
And then it’s been a thing for years.
Yeah, totally don’t know anything about that. If anybody needs me, I’ll just be over here wallowing in my own mediocrity.
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldto Fediverse@lemmy.ml•Is There a Fediverse Equivalent to platforms like Podchaser?32·4 months agoSee, this is why I was saying that the fediverse needs a centralized hub of organization. It would be like a wiki meets the white pages. Although I’m unclear if that concept is so outdated that it doesn’t track anymore.
But basically you think “hey, I wonder if there a such-n-such in the fediverse…”
So you go to thefediverse.com, and in addition to being an explaination of what the fediverse is, and does, it also serves as a wiki based directory for all services within the fediverse. With the appropriate links.
Now, me personally, I have no idea what podchaser is. I assume a podcast service of some sort. But if we had this gateway site, you’d just go there, and find (hypothetical example) fedipodchaser. Or whatever the real one would be called.
And in it’s wiki would say “Fedipodchaser is a podcast service similiar to podchaser”. And because it’s wiki says podchaser in the descriptiom, it allows you to easily find it in a search. So without having to ask anybody if it exists, you find out in one step.
So to answer your innitial question…I don’t know.
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldto Technology@lemmy.ml•Mastodon CEO calls Meta's moderation changes 'deeply troubling,' warns users cross-posting from Threads215·4 months agoGod damn the German language sure uses the entire alphabet in every word…How do they fit names onto their street signs???
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldto Technology@lemmy.ml•Mastodon CEO calls Meta's moderation changes 'deeply troubling,' warns users cross-posting from Threads2852·4 months agoMastodon gHmbH? What happened there? Was he naming the company and somehow fell on the keyboard?
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldOPto Linux@lemmy.ml•Wouldn't development of ReactOS from a larger community ultimately help ALL OS's?214·5 months agoThat’s like asking “Why drive an automatic car, when stick shift exists???”
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldOPto Linux@lemmy.ml•Wouldn't development of ReactOS from a larger community ultimately help ALL OS's?4·5 months agoMostly the fact that it’s been in development since 1998. Linux has thousands of developers, yet ReactOS has 30 developers who fight with each other, and haven’t had a stable release since 2021.
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldOPto Linux@lemmy.ml•Wouldn't development of ReactOS from a larger community ultimately help ALL OS's?2·5 months agoI can agree with this. I’ve always said that the concept of Linux needs to be a centralized experience for most, and then diverging distros for those who want to seek them for others. Like when you install Linux for the first time, it’s just called “Linux”. That’s the name of the distro. And it is a collection of all the other OS’s most popular features. It is the default linux experience. If YOU want to change something, you can, but most won’t. Windows 95 and later were actually pretty customizable, but how many people actually customized their window colors? I knew a few people who did. Most didn’t.
And that’s the thing about this kind of mass appeal that linux would experience. Terminal would still work, just as it does today, but it wouldn’t be the default behavior for most. Terminal is the second biggest reason people don’t use linux.
So for there to be a singular starting experience, it needs to basically be “This is linux. You’ve never used it, but you already know how. All your programs from mac and windows work here. Plus it’s free, and more secure without ads or tracking.”
That alone would be the driving force. Once they’re into the ecosystem, they can play with terminal if they want. They can customize if they want. But I have a feeling that most would stay with whatever the default experience was for their entire time using the system.
And the part where “all your apps work” is part of what I’m talking about with everybody catching ReactOS to modern. It’s not modern right now, but that’s due to lack of development. I’m saying with a huge development increase, it could be a small part of what makes your vision of a popular linux a reality. One of many moving parts basically.
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldOPto Linux@lemmy.ml•Wouldn't development of ReactOS from a larger community ultimately help ALL OS's?2·5 months agoSome applications require relatively obscure userspace quirks and tricks, in which case it doesn’t matter if they’re running through Linux+Wine or ReactOS+Wine if Wine doesn’t implement them.
I thought the whole goal of ReactOS was to get to a point where wine isn’t needed at all. You just take the .exe installer, and install it. Just like windows.
The issue is that they’re so poorly staffed that they’re waaaaaay behind on what Windows considers modern. They’re doing an impressive job reverse engeneering, but it’s still a 20 year old system. They partially rely on wine currently because of how unfinished THEIR work is.
But my vision is that thousands of people each contributing small little bits here and there, all contributing to the code of ReactOS. Eventually they could move beyond XP, into Windows & era, and Windows 8 era, and Windows 10 era, and Windows 11 era. But since it’s NOT microsoft, and since it’s NOT windows, it wouldn’t come with any of the stuff people hate about those versions. It would come with the compatibility, but not the forced spying, or the bloat, or the forced subscriptions.
The thing I read is that Windows 95 was composed of around 1000 people all working towards the same goal, with the same tools, at the same time. All getting paid as their full time job. ReactOS has about 30 people, who are all fighting with each other. Their last stable release was 2021, but they do have nightly builds that are “current”. But with so much infighting, and so few people, and not being a full time priority, it doesn’t get the support it should.
As far as what linux would gain by ReactOS reverse engeneering modern day OS’s? It would mean ANY program that was originally intended for windows could be installed via the .exe file, on ANY linux distro. Using the same gui setup that windows users know how to do. Which in turn would make it 1000% easier to convince a new user to switch from Windows to Linux, if you could say “You can run all the same programs, you already know how to use it, and it’s free.” THAT would be the game changer.
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldto Antiwork@lemmy.ml•Let it grow and flourish. Parasites should be eradicated.241·5 months agoSometimes seeds need a little mulch, and a little manure. I just want everyone to know I’m doing my part. I’m CONSTANTLY shitting on Brian Thompson.
Me on peertube:
“I don’t want to watch linux content. Which means peertube is out of content…NO!!! GO AWAY VERONICA!!! HOW DO YOU HAVE SO MANY VIDEOS ANYWAYS??? AND IT’S ALL LINUX!!!”