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buttersicle··on France to ditch Windows for Linux to reduce reliance on US tech
Government is the perfect place to do this. It doesn't matter if it craters productivity because the organization's budget is not conditioned on delivering impact.
buttersicle··on How to get better at guitar
This is awesome. "I spent 4 hours transcribing 'Breaking the Law' and now I can play it pretty well"

The fact that this was highly upvoted is a stark reminder of just how dumb the average user of this forum is.

buttersicle··on Fear and denial in Silicon Valley over social media addiction trial
You're linking to new mexico state law?

If you're going to pick a law from one of the smallest states in the union, the least you could do is quote the relevant excerpts.

This is a pathetic rebuttal.

buttersicle··on Fear and denial in Silicon Valley over social media addiction trial
No, there is no law banning anything these companies did. You know this; that's why you didn't link to the law in your comment.

There should be a law banning the addictive practices of these apps. Until there is, fining the companies that make these apps is unjust.

buttersicle··on Fear and denial in Silicon Valley over social media addiction trial
Please provide a link.
buttersicle··on Fear and denial in Silicon Valley over social media addiction trial
Sure, but this is also how these companies make money. You need to actually pass a law that prohibits this before you fine the companies that do it.

Letting juries rob them just because the jury doesn't like it is nothing more than fascism.

buttersicle··on DOJ confirms FBI Director Kash Patel's personal email was hacked
Do you think the FBI manages his personal email?

Kind of defeats the purpose of it being a personal email don't you think?

buttersicle··on AI got the blame for the Iran school bombing. The truth is more worrying
Yes. They funded Hamas' invasion of Israel, a close ally of the US, which intentionally killed over 1000 civilians.

They have also repeatedly threatened to use nuclear weapons on Israel and were in the process of developing such weapons.

buttersicle··on AI got the blame for the Iran school bombing. The truth is more worrying
Nobody in the western world cares about either group of dead civilians. They only pretend to care because they think it might benefit their preferred tribe of politicians.