They pretend to worship a guy who was like "love your neighbour, turn the other cheek, rich people will most certainly all go to hell", and who was famously crusified for that.
And even by the biblical telling the Romans were less hateful than contemporary republicans pride themselves in being.
Its... Really something. Imagine what an absurd shitshow the bible would be like if the events took place in contemporary America.
As this is a graph of comments and likes to posts by @heiseonline@social.heise.de - who don't post to Lemmy/Piefed - it's probably not related to Reddit. But quitting X is also a good new years resolution I guess. :)
There seems to be a January effect of sorts, being the highest peak of both years. Is journalism more interesting in January, are people bored in winter after Christmas, is it random, or is something else going on? Could be interesting to know. I'd love to see whether this happens again in 2026.
My interpretation of usage trends is that the novelty is wearing off, and the people left using these sites are largely just using them normally. Less and less content is meta-discussions about being here and not being elsewhere. Of course some users leave as the novelty wears off, but enough seem to have stayed that I'm pretty optimistic it won't go back to being a dusty corner reserved for only the biggest open source fanatics.
Oh, and here's the graph of comments over time, as only the first picture federated to where I'm reading from:
For anyone who wants to read the statements of the artist directly, they are screenshoted in this mastodon post.
I'm waiting for the moment those words and actions align. Until then, this trophy is yours.
It's a strange return as it seems like they are just temporarily lending it back to Eurovision. I guess that doesn't matter much as it gathers headlines and brings attention to the issue. So it's good stuff nevertheless.
I was interested in getting some, so checked out the website of Shokz. On the positive side they are very dedicated to openness—their slogan is "be open" —, but on the negative side they define openness narrowly as "not covering your ears".
I was hoping to find information about sustainability and repairability, and for a second I got my hopes up. Oh well.
Hopefully we'll see some less crap products in the future. I feel like the technology is promising. Will be watching this thread—I don't have suggestions, I just found their dedication to openness to be amusing.
(also, I'm not here to tell you how to live your life, but you might hopefully find a slightly less toxic open source community over at !opensource@programming.dev )
Your soles should last way longer than that. On a set of proper boots the soles should last for years and years.
My chelsea boots are from Blundstone, and they show no sign of wear so far. That said I've only had them for half a year or so, so I still consider them new shoes—I expect they'll last many more years.
I have nothing but good experiences with Vibram soles, to the point where I won't buy hiking boots with anything else these days.
My hiking boots are from Alfa, and I couldn't be happier with them. They sell a wide version as well. Not cheap though—hopefully it'll pay off after a few years.
The "old" category in this study includes cars from 2020. At that point it's not really just something to keep in mind for buying cars second hand—most people would want to keep their new cars a bit longer than that.
I think instances with ideological underpinnings is fine, and maybe inevitable. The crucial thing is that they need to be honest about it, so that those not interested can go elsewhere.
The problem with lemmy.ml is that it pretends to be a catch-all instance when it's in fact very much not, and that it doesn't tell users up front what it's all about. Both Hexbear and Lemmygrad are better in that respect—at least they're honest.
The admins over there have some profoundly questionable views, which tends to push away reasonable people and attract bootlickers.
The problem is not the users as much as the site itself and its admins. I wish reasonable people (not bootlickers) would stop using lemmy.ml and go somewhere better. Lemmy.ml's biggest function right now is to scare away good people who would have been happy elsewhere.
Bob Dylan once proclaimed that who is not busy being born is busy dying. You'll probably find us busy being born over here, but I consider that to be a good thing. We're very happy to have you here helping us out with it. :)
On the positive side it'll possibly be a great phone for postmarketOS.