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Cake day: August 12th, 2025
  • vas@lemmy.mltoFuck Cars@lemmy.ml•especially when you don't depend on a car
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    4 days ago

    To be fair, 1. Yes, it exists. 2. Please direct your anger towards the source of the problem. That being, I believe, neglect and under-funding. If these factors are at fault, then they also should get under scrutiny.

    BTW, on a funny note, I’ve seen a video how in the Netherlands they’ve put a whole tunnel under a highway in a single night. We need dat type of skill - and yes, money - put to rail maintenance too!.

  • vas@lemmy.mltoOpen Source@lemmy.ml•What will you do after Android starts restricting FOSS apps?
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    7 days ago

    TL&DR; PinePhone. Longer explanation below

    1. I’ll prepare for sacrifices. I should not blame the Open-Source alternatives that they’re not on par with Android yet. It was Android’s decision to become more closed, and I’ll keep remembering it.

    2. I’ll start using my PinePhone that I already own anyway. I’ve used it for a while, but there was less push for me to use back then. Without F-Droid, I’ll press myself hard to adapt to PinePhone and will just stay there until it improves. I have 1-2 decades of experience of using non-mainstream software and see it improve with time. I’ll learn. I’ll adapt.

  • vas@lemmy.mltoMemes@lemmy.ml•Lemmy libs: "But stalin baddd mkayyy"
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    7 days ago

    This is disrespectful to common sense.

    The number of people KILLED in the mentioned Gulags is in the millions. The total number of killed by the regime is estimated as ~~20 million people. The number of people imprisoned in the US is just a bit north of a million.

    Having a mass murderer on a picture and trying to picture it as “wasn’t as bad as the US now” is distasteful. Have self-respect, spend effort and verify the numbers. Think critically about the picture you’re thinking to upvote.

    P.S. I’m not a US citizen or resident. In terms of freedoms, both the Soviet Union was terrible, and a lot of the events happening in the US right now are terrible.