Weirdly, I think I understood this

We also use “Block” when it’s really mute.

This is actually a pretty good analysis. I love that she clarifies it’s not a research paper, but a “canva infographic.” Spot on.

She doesn’t mention that the MBA professor who authored the infographic also seems to contract with FounderPartners, a VC consulting firm.

So this is really an ad for his side gig; “Pay us lots of money, and we’ll justify your layoffs with sciency mumbo jumbo.🌈😘📈”

Makes sense. Fashion is cyclical.

I just discovered that this is Codeberg - I’ve seen a lot of projects there and I had no idea that it was an instance of Forgejo

Just googled the paper’s author. Yep, sure enough he seems to contract with “FounderPartners,” which describes itself as, " a team of serial entrepreneurs and M&A advisors."

I am not a coder, nor do I work in or have much knowledge of the industry. But I can tell immediately that this looks like some extra fancy BS. Designing a program to detect the quality and quantity of a person’s code commits sounds like AI mumbo-jumbo from the start. Even if it were technically possible, it would not tell you whether someone is an effective communicator, coordinates with other team members, shares productive ideas, etc.

The headline should have been:

“Consulting Firm Desperately Tries to Justify its Existence.”

American politics has taught me that this isn’t really that big a deal, apparently /s

That’s the most World War III vibes headline I’ve seen in a while.

No. Free speech tends to mean the most powerful group determines and enforces norms through aggression, harassment, etc. Speech has consequences, and some of those consequences include harms (threats, doxing, stalking, etc.)

Mastodon is one of the freest online speech platforms I’ve been a part of, and yet also has the most rigorously enforced code of conduct. More people are free to say more things, and feel confident that doing so does not put them in danger.

Before online platforms emerged, the ability to spread a message was dependent on your ability to support it financially and logistically. Anyone can publish a newspaper on any topic, but unless you have a racist millionaire backing you up, your message won’t get very far (ahem, Deerborn Independent). Online publishing has been a haven for hate groups.

I wonder if they would prorate? I ended up choosing proton as a better fit for my needs (since I needed VPN anyway, and I am a total beginner). They are also running a deal and I ended up upgrading and getting a prorated discount and a credit on the account. The folks at tuta seem pretty down to earth and interested in building a good name.

If they do end up giving you a refund/credit/upgrade, let us know!

I’m surprised that the article doesn’t mention Misskey. It’s a Federated platform that connects with Mastodon and the like, and has close to a million users. After Mastodon it’s the most active platform in the Fediverse, and owes most of its popularity to Japanese users.

Try staring at it anxiously a little bit longer, and see if that helps.

It is weird that there are these protest groups wearing particular scarves that always seem to be acting in the interest of Russia.

But all they did was market their pretty good lane-assist and automated braking as a magic butler that lets you nap in the driver’s seat.

How could this happen??

It’s not.

Yep, Lemmy is a pretty neat place!

Here is what the underside of that particular plate looks like. The metal heats up faster than the concrete as the temperature rises, so the parts with thicker metal melt faster.

TL;DR

• Royole Technologies, the company behind the world’s first foldable phone, has been declared bankrupt.

• Its first phone, the Royole FlexPai, launched in 2018 and featured a 7.8-inch 1440p flexible display.