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Years ago, when this policy was first being contemplated, someone at google plugged a number, likely larger than this, into a spreadsheet analyzing the cost/benefit of spying on their customers.

This is just post-activation operating expense from their perspective.

Pseudo-intelligence

Based on the photo yes. The reality is a bit more nuanced and interesting if you ask me.

Hold my beer.

Surely this soul wrenching image displaying mankind’s inhumanity to innocent children will wake us from our stupor.

My only quibble would be to swap “pay” for “invest” which captures both the dynamic of up front expense and expected savings from ending recurring subscription fees. That’s how I look at it. Every penny I put into my own digital sovereignty is an investment that will yield returns both financial and otherwise.

This is the right take.

I want to pay. I want creators to be fairly compensated for their work. I just want a structure that doesn’t require a predatory middleman that adds no value.

The seas are truly splendid. I can only but pity the landlubbers.

It sounds like that is the same as saying “you can’t oppose corporate monopolies without openly opposing fascism”

There is a lot of risk in that sort of intentional abdication of nuance, hopefully self-evident to you and to all who read this.

It looks like this was just this past Sunday. In yet another part of the country. Report to the mods if it doesn’t fit your personal description of newsworthy but it is current, relevant, and distinct from similar stories in other districts.

She’s a legend.

I bet if we all try we can remember the name Tilley Lockey because it’s a pretty badass name and arguably cooler than bionic girl

Finally something to celebrate in this general vicinity. Congratulations, Canada.

And that’s why I came here before potentially seeing something that would make me sad in the article.

And he is their patron saint now.

https://lemmy.world/c/homeassistant

Waitwaitwait, you’re telling me Elon Musk runs SpaceX???

Friend I get what you’re saying but this newest explosion is quite literally news, and pretty much everyone here knows that it is news that affects the asshole raping our country right now, which is why it is such newsy news. So I am not sure what your point is.

No ransom. This might be someone’s hobby project but it is dangerous, or will be, to the handful of dweeby, fake-ripped broligarchs that want to control ALL of our conversations.

And the board is probably afraid to fire him now too.