Cover the windows from the outside (not inside) to stop sunlight raising the temperature through the glass. I use tinfoil.

That would be so good if they had a competent author.

USA are searching people’s phones for signs of criticism of government policy. They are detaining and deporting people (even citizens). China is not the sole bogeyman you think it is.

I respect the considerations the mods have to be conscious of, but can I ask if this is the stance of feddit.org or just this community? Unfortunately I’ll have to block any group that requires complicity to genocide by ignoring the elephant in the room. Again, nothing personal.

If we feel good about it, we’re primed to continue the dark pattern. The first step is acknowledging the problem. If you remove the first step, subsequent steps can’t happen.

I get where you’re coming from. I see land acknowledgements used in colonies like NZ, Canada and USA yet treaties remain broken. I think (IMO) the answer is “all the things” rather than some. But we’re not even shuffling the deck yet as a population so making first steps accessible is important in my own experience. Too much in one go and peoples eyes glaze over.

There’s nothing else like them that’s for sure.

Ah, thanks & sorry. I only saw the GitHub one somehow.

Can I try it as a user or do I have to deploy it myself?

I like his portrayal a lot. Both himself and Carl Grissom were so earthy and grounded in the beginning that they gave credibility to the transition.

Good question. The first step with any endeavour is mindset. So when people ask “where do we go from here?” my first thought is that we should stop the glorification of exploitation. Stop wearing brand logos. Stop showing our new devices to people with enthusiasm. Stop celebrating the “winners” of capitalism.

I don’t think we should despair - that doesn’t scale well. But we should (IMO) buy these things with a sense of regret or realism. We should normalise the discourse. I want us to be as up to date on this as people who follow sports.

Otherwise, not only will we never think of ways to fix this, but we won’t even recognise the solution when it’s in front of us.

We need to become conscious and informed of the dilemma of people who look different to us and consider them our brethren. That does wonders for the exploitative appetites we’ve developed.

I find it difficult to respect the way we exist in society. Most of us in the west enjoy what we have because someone elsewhere is being exploited. The general pride and vanity we have is unjustified and we should be using that power for good instead. We are focused on the right wrong things.

You could say that this opinion isn’t unpopular, but just try bringing it up in conversation. Many don’t want to know.

This is such a devastatingly regressive step for humanity and global politics.

I tend to not reply because that will just draw more attention to them. I will post a separate top level comment rebutting their statements without referring to them.

At this point, it’s clear this isn’t a good-faith exchange. I’m done engaging, but I stand by everything I’ve said and I trust that readers can distinguish substance from noise.

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You say you want nuance, yet your language is anything but. Criticising genocide and state violence isn’t tribalism. It’s recognising power asymmetry. When you deny that asymmetry, you support the oppressor by default.

Dual-use tech and military platforms do enable broader operations, including blockade and control. Acknowledging that isn’t a team sport. It’s responsibility. Claiming you are effectively censored because of other extremists is performative centrism.

I never knew what it was because I’m a bit desensitised to new apps / app names.

Edit: using https://phtn.app/ has made Lemmy extremely pleasant to use too. I haven’t had a better experience on any platform.

I hear you. You want to focus on the specifics of the military supplies. But it’s important to recognize that Germany’s involvement in providing any military support to Israel is complicit in the larger picture. The claim that the supplies are defensive or not used in Gaza doesn’t fully address the larger strategic implications. Even if the gear isn’t directly deployed in Gaza it strengthens Israel’s overall military posture. This allows Israel to maintain control and continue actions that are widely criticized as genocidal. Germany’s role in enabling this, regardless of the specifics of the arms delivered, cannot be dismissed simply because of the type of equipment supplied.

As for your point on “genocide” and the use of certain terms, I think we can agree that the international community is divided on how to define this, but it’s clear that any form of ongoing violence against mostly women and children, whether using specific types of weapons or not, plays into a larger cycle of harm. Instead of focusing on the specific classification of military equipment, it’s more sincere to consider the broader implications of Germany’s support for Israel’s actions, especially when it’s involvement is a key part of sustaining that military capacity.

I’d need to be able to choose a non-US server too. And even then, all the major tech firms breached EU laws by later transferring data back to the US. But if I had to trust an American company Mozilla would be among the better choices.

I know people, who should know better, that don’t know who to believe. This is when faced with both a verifiable source with a track record of accuracy, and an obviously cunning lone wolf with no substance to their argument.

For every genuine source, there is a dishonest one churning out disinformation faster than the genuine sources can because quality takes longer.