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and as the article also mentions what makes the apps cross platform is the native or near-native GUI. and apparently Tk is good for that.

but i'd rather use a nicer language with it. again, the article does talk about python, and points out that the Tk bindings in python are simply not good enough. that was very insightful, and i am glad to know.

however i would like to know if any other languages do better here. what about go for example? has anyone tried Tk with other languages and can share some experience?

nor does the label make a terrorist. it's a neutral statement. the original claim was that the label alone means you support/condone the actions of those who engage in terrorist acts in the name of that label.

are you arguing that those statements are false?

because terrorist acts have been done in the name of both.

and this isn't just tabletop games. this is any business shipping anything anywhere. even when just shipping a single package in a year. the problem is that compliance costs several hundred dollars per country per year. among other things, a representative needs to be named for each country[1]. those are going to cost money. that means unless you make thousands of dollars in profits in any single country, you can't afford shipping to that country any more.

realistically speaking, this law is so dumb that i expect that we'll see a revision soon, because it effectively destroys the EU single market for small businesses.

there is talk about exceptions for micro-businesses, but for one those seem to be optional, and they may not apply to cross-border shipping which is the big problem here.

[1] i looked it up: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025/40/oj/eng

(paragraph 123) when the packaging or the packaged product is made available by means of distance contracts directly to the end user, the producer could also be established in another Member State or in a third country. In such cases, if the producer is established in another Member State, it should appoint an authorised representative for the extended producer responsibility in the Member State where the end user is located.

you are not wrong, and that's why apple is being forced to allow alternative app stores. forcing them to abandon checks is not what the majority would want. instead eventually there should be ab appstore choice just like the browser choice that was pushed for some time.

my old comment for reference:

you doubt what? the claim they are filing is that luanti violates the copyright. that's the point of filing a DMCA notice. that means they are alleging that luanti infringes minecraft’s copyright. what else could it be?

it works by collecting C-ITS (Cooperative Intelligent Transport System) data, which many vehicles now send out.

https://wiki.opentrafficmap.org/en:c-its:start

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligent_transportation_sys...

i take offense :-P

but seriously, why waste tokens on instructions that don't help you improve the outcome?

the g in gif stands for graphics, so i could not accept jif as pronunciation and the creators chose it deliberately to match the jif peanutbutter brand, not because there was any logic to it. jimp does not match anything, except chimp maybe.

your points are valid but arguing about the definition of what is public isn't helpful.

same goes for government control. you are not wrong, but again, the legal difference in what that control is matters. private entities have constitutional protection and rules that are clearly defined and distinct from the protection and rules for public institutions. the control the government has is simply different and that difference matters.

the bigger reach of municipalities doesn't go away in HOAs because most HOAs are within a municipality. that makes HOAs at best redundant, at worst you have to suffer both. at least with municipality you have democracy on your side. HOAs are controlled by owners, everyone else is second class. that's not a democracy. the result is that the combination of government and HOA gives you less freedom than government alone. HOAs don't replace the government, they don't make it go away.

HOAs in my opinion should be treated like government entities because they are given quasi government like powers without the same checks and balances that government has. they aren't and for me that's a problem.

A homeowner association is a private, legally-incorporated organization that governs a housing community, collects dues, and sets rules for its residents.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_institution_(United_Sta...

A public institution is a juristic person in the United States which is backed through public funds and controlled by the state.

HOAs are not controlled or funded by the state, no more than Private Businesses are. municipalities are controlled by the state.

if municipalities have the same reach into how people manage their homes like HOAs do then the distinction may not matter. it is however a legally significant distinction.

one point where the distinction matters is that HOAs can limit your freedom of speech, while municipalities can not.

https://www.hopb.co/blog/freedom-in-associations-exercising-...

you are right that in practice the difference may not be that noticeable, but i believe that not being state actors is a significant distinction. if it acts like a government, and if it quacks like a government it should be a government and be subject to those same rules.

not having a municipality of any kind in my opinion is an oversight of state/federal law. people should have democratic representation whereever they live. HOAs don't provide that.

exactly, and they should be forced to operate like one, with democratic elections, and the same checks and balances like any other part of the government.