WhatAmLemmy

Corporate dictatorship, doing corporate dictatorship things, because it's a corporate dictatorship.

I was about to say the list was incomplete as several million attended the Iraq war protests, but it turns out that was global and only a few hundred k Americans bothered to protest the invasion of Iraq based on manufactured propaganda.

The post 9/11 bloodthirsty hysteria, "you're either with us or against us" dissonance, religious nationalism, and ignorant patriotism is what made me believe the US would become an authoritarian dictatorship in my lifetime. Great job teenage me. I hate it.

It's not redundant until the mainstream media frames the narrative based on reality instead of propaganda.

Words have meaning, and we should do our best to use the most accurate, truthful words to reframe the narrative and ensure clarity; even when others do not.

To frame it another way; they were enshittified by the infinite-profit-growth fallacy and corruption of capitalism.

So you're saying that they can scan the MAC addresses of devices in airplane mode, a setting designed to not receive or transmit any comms?

Do you have any evidence for these claims, because that is something security researchers could very easily prove?

military grade contractors that sell intel to law enforcement.

So salesmen, who sell products? Like all salespeople they likely promise the world, and like all consultants, they likely advise based on the average/lowest common denominator. So yeah, if you are completely tech illiterate, don't think you can outsmart people on tech literacy...

*by a MAGA terrorist

I've only ever used Prime whenever they offer it free or with a cheaper delivery than it costs.

Last time it started showing ads, so I just pirated everything I wanted to watch. I won't even use it for free anymore, lol.

A cheap af old Android setup as new, with a new/no account, and no sim would probably be better for the majority. A Go pro + sd card are $100+, while a used android can be had for $50. Half the protesters probably already have one sitting in a drawer.

If it's kept in airplane mode and only used for the most basic shit like offline maps, recording audio or video, notes, etc, I don't see how it'd be much of a threat. Ideally you'd want to only connect it to coffee shop wifi and restore it to an old backup after every protest (if you can do offline), but if it's never used for PII, contacts/comms, or any internet services, they can't get much from it.

At the end of the day, if they really want to identify protesters they will. You can't expect anonymity at a protest in 2025. Just don't make it easy for the Gestapo.

Microsoft has been embedded in most enterprises and governments since the 90's.

Though it should be a top priority of every government on earth, replacing it completely with FOSS would likely be a multi-decade IT project (to do it properly, instead of doomed-to-fail attempts).

Lol. I feel ya!

This is why I think the recommendation should be focused on heart rate profiles rather than "running", which is bad for your joints. Let's be real here — the running is just a proxy for a sustained elevated heart rate + oxygenation + full body motion/engagement — so swimming or skipping would likely be a better trade off for your muscular/skeletal system over a lifetime; the problem is that they require "equipment" that's not always available.

Likewise, running in a heavily polluted environment (outdoors in a city) is probably far worse than all other cardio in a cleaner air environment (indoors with HVAC or around air filter).

I think the important part overall is cardio. You need to elevate your heart rate for sustained periods of time. Lifting weights is better than not, but your brain benefits from the increased and improved blood flow "to clean out the garbage" (much like quality sleep).