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[–] Arghblarg@lemmy.ca 48 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Beat me to it. Anand Giridharadas has spoken on the general scam of billionaires white-washing their legacies like this... their philanthropy seldom approaches, much less exceeds, the harm they did in getting so rich in the first place.

[–] Arghblarg@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago

Still love my Acer Aspire v151, core i5. 11" is a great size, just big enough for a standard keyboard. I wish they would have updated models like that. A Ryzen 9 version would kick ass.

[–] Arghblarg@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 months ago

Countdown until Krasnov EOs it to be revoked, forgetting he was the one who signed it into law? Would not surprise me one iota.

[–] Arghblarg@lemmy.ca 21 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

TL;DR (but I did read it) - this wasn't an attempt to 'rig' the election or confuse voters. It was done as a rather clever protest of our flawed electoral system and the need for electoral reform. It would be patently obvious all of the other 87 or so names on the ballot were all protest entries and would only take a person about 10 seconds to find PP's name or the few others with official parties on there.

[–] Arghblarg@lemmy.ca 17 points 2 months ago

C# development was spearheaded by Anders Hjelsberg, one of the brains behind Borland Delphi/Object Pascal.

[–] Arghblarg@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 months ago

Damn, I wish someone would make a 68k based version of this.

[–] Arghblarg@lemmy.ca 14 points 2 months ago

It all went downhill since Flash officially died

[–] Arghblarg@lemmy.ca 75 points 2 months ago (6 children)

The IA needs to relocate out of the US, now. The EU and Canada should be convinced to fund them.

I've donated to them and am willing to do so again, but I'd like it to be after they show they have a concrete exit plan.

[–] Arghblarg@lemmy.ca 14 points 2 months ago

None More Black, Hotblack Desiato's preferred fowl.

[–] Arghblarg@lemmy.ca 31 points 2 months ago

Damn, that should be a poster on every street corner down there in the US. (And probably up here in Canada too, leading to the election).

[–] Arghblarg@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

I saw them at a coffee shop in Field, BC a few years ago and asked the owner about them, as I thought at first they were maybe pasta or some kind of starch-based bioplastic (the holder was just labelled 'biodegradable straws'); they felt just like a good sturdy plastic straw. The ones I saw were translucent beige, but websites I find them on show opaque green straws so I don't know what the difference is there.

[–] Arghblarg@lemmy.ca 10 points 2 months ago (6 children)

Why hemp straws aren't everywhere baffles me, they're perfect replacements.

 

Credit to rexxit user RedditIsOwendByTheWS

(Text below, linked site has annoying auto-play videos.)

July 11, 2023 / 12:00PM / CNN

By Matt Egan and Jeanne Sahadi, CNN

NEW YORK - Federal regulators said Tuesday they found that Bank of America harmed customers by double-dipping on fees, withholding credit card rewards and opening fake accounts, all of which are violations of various consumer financial protection laws.

As a result, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ordered Bank of America (BAC) to pay more than $100 million to customers and $90 million in penalties. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency also ordered Bank of America (BAC) to pay $60 million in fines.

The bank is the second largest in the United States, serving 68 million individuals and small businesses.

Some of the charges are reminiscent of the Wells Fargo scandal last decade that involved opening millions of bank accounts without customer authorization.

"Bank of America wrongfully withheld credit card rewards, double-dipped on fees, and opened accounts without consent," CFPB Director Rohit Chopra said in a statement. "These practices are illegal and undermine customer trust. The CFPB will be putting an end to these practices across the banking system."

 

Anyone else seeing this?

 

Now as a Tourist Attraction rather than an Historical Landmark. Let's see if they take it down again.

 

MapleApes are Everywhere

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submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by Arghblarg@lemmy.ca to c/drs_your_gme@lemmy.whynotdrs.org
 

I know the sign's not there anymore, but it's fun that it has been preserved for posterity in Google Maps (and Google accepted my edit for the website link to point to drsgme.org!)

EDIT (July 26 2023): Reposted yet again, as a tourist attraction. If you leave a review, please keep it relevant to the actual site and the reason it's there (mr boost's sign), not random meme pics like last time :) Hopefully it'll stick this time. https://goo.gl/maps/2EMbUwc442KvByyt6

 

(from user @basskitten@lemmy.world posted here w/permission)

"Still one of the best sounding synthesizers. Not best-sounding analog, digital, software, etc... just best sounding, period.

This track of mine is all Virus except for the drums."

https://music.apple.com/us/album/love-robot/277696097?i=277696125

 

Hi, just found this community. The inaugural post here showing a desk top full of miscellaneous boards reminded me of the random bits I have in boxes, stored away and not being hacked on like they should be :/

I wonder if there would be interest here in a sort of swap-by-mail thing where we post boards or parts we feel bad about not using and swap them for other things, that we might want to use instead.. maybe an MCU dev kit for some sensors, or a even box of nice cookies if the hacking spirit is snoozing right now (as it is for me -- so many other things in life to do at the moment...)

I find it actually harder to focus on doing a project because there are too many bits in my boxes sometimes.

I think the idea of donating bits to schools for students to use would be cool as well, but haven't looked into it much (would they get used? Which schools have good programs with teachers that could actually use donations?)

 

Hi, I like Jerboa so far, new user. One thing I miss from the desktop lemmy UI is a way to see all my subscriptions (of 'favourites') in a list, to quickly tap and jump to a particular one. Is this somewhere hidden in the current UI, or an upcoming feature?

Thanks, I appreciate the work!

 

The legendary Access Virus synthesizer is the pinnacle of Virtual Analog synthesizers, emulating analog at a precision unmatched by other VAs, and going further than any analog can with its ‘Total Integration’ series.

The Access Virus is used by artists such as Butch Vig, Hans Zimmer, Deadmau5, Deftones, Dr. Dre, Lou Reed, Nine Inch Nails, No Doubt, Stevie Wonder, Tool, Depeche Mode, Dido, Gary Numan, Paul Oakenfold, Radiohead, and Pet Shop Boys, as well as many notable others.

Please post anything Virus-related, such as news, questions, tips and techniques, videos, interviews, etc. (Or your own music of course!)

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