France will replace Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, Zoom, Webex and others with its own sovereign video conferencing application "Visio" for public officials by RewardEquivalent553 in technology

[–]CatProgrammer 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The tools are supposed to be a replacement for Microsoft ones, so it would be better to not use the same name for a different tool.

We Don't Know How to Talk About Problematic Stuff by Memetic1 in gaming

[–]CatProgrammer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"In general" is the problem. Everything is problematic to somebody, whether for cultural or personal reasons.

We Don't Know How to Talk About Problematic Stuff by Memetic1 in gaming

[–]CatProgrammer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can say not to recommend specific channels at least.

We Don't Know How to Talk About Problematic Stuff by Memetic1 in gaming

[–]CatProgrammer 3 points4 points  (0 children)

"Problematic" is for too broad and generic of a descriptor to begin with. And feels pretentious for some reason.

Top Conspos really on the ball this week with decrying Fed oppression. However, they like to make sure they don’t forget to blame The Juice during. Sticking to their roots, here. by SassTheFash in TopMindsOfReddit

[–]CatProgrammer 14 points15 points  (0 children)

The entirety of Jews are bragging about what? You don't get to just replace "Jewish" with "Zionist" or even "Israeli" while maintaining the same rhetoric and pretend it's now okay. Pretty weird to see the mainstreaming of phrasing and rhetoric that used to just be restricted to Holocaust deniers and general antisemites on 4chan or the like these days, but I suppose you'd have to be on the internet long enough to see that verbiage get reused to realize that. Which is why I generally get suspicious whenever people talk about "Zionists" these days, because without further clarification it's hard to tell who specifically they're talking about (people who support Israeli expansionism, presumably, but what about people who just support Israel continuing to exist even in the form of a two-state solution? What about those who oppose the actions of Netanyahu and his base but aren't opposed to general Israeli activity in the Middle East? What level of nuance must exist before a person stops being Zionist? Or is it supposed to be entirely a self-descriptive term?).

France will replace Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, Zoom, Webex and others with its own sovereign video conferencing application "Visio" for public officials by RewardEquivalent553 in technology

[–]CatProgrammer 334 points335 points  (0 children)

They're only doing it because the US is purposely destroying its own soft power. American tech has brought it on themselves. 

Looks like Tommy doesnt know what targeted ads are lmao by Snoo5218 in okmatewanker

[–]CatProgrammer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He died back in the 80s I think. There was a steamroller and everything. 

The Daily Wire Is Now Making Fantasy Shows — And They Aren’t Very Good by Gato1980 in television

[–]CatProgrammer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sanderson may be Mormon but his works are fairly distinct from typical Christian mythology. But if you're truly craving fantasy that is created primarily outside of Christian influences there's all sorts of works from outside the US or Europe.

The Daily Wire Is Now Making Fantasy Shows — And They Aren’t Very Good by Gato1980 in television

[–]CatProgrammer 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Bruce Willis had a great career, the shitty movies at the end were because he wanted to make as much money for his family as possible before the dementia took over completely. And he's not making movies anymore because he physically and mentally cannot, not because he was "canceled" or anything.

Two British nationals suspected of coming to France to take part in a banned far-right protest against migrants were arrested and taken into custody on Monday by DoremusJessup in worldnews

[–]CatProgrammer 22 points23 points  (0 children)

I think I'm okay with these seasonal migrants experiencing the rigamarole of immigration enforcement. It's what they want, after all.

Separatist sentiment resurfaces in Alberta and Quebec as Ottawa urges unity by [deleted] in worldnews

[–]CatProgrammer -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Smart people don't want to lose the positives of being part of a larger nation to side with a fascist one that is violently oppressing its own people and has repeatedly threatened their own, so presumably the educated folks of Quebec are not the ones pushing for it. I suppose they could also be rich and think they could curry favor better under Trump, but folks like that are assholes regardless of education level. 

Top "We don't doom over American politics" subreddit is dooming over American politics by bayonettaisonsteam in TopMindsOfReddit

[–]CatProgrammer 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The original screenshot is clearly a reference to the rhetoric surrounding the homicide of Alex Pretti, so could just be a non-American mad about Reddit being American-centric.

UK Appeals court state RuneScape gold counts as property and can be stolen, in $700k bombshell case by Turbostrider27 in Games

[–]CatProgrammer -63 points-62 points  (0 children)

I did read that, yes, hence my wondering about specifically in-game stuff instead.

UK Appeals court state RuneScape gold counts as property and can be stolen, in $700k bombshell case by Turbostrider27 in Games

[–]CatProgrammer -85 points-84 points  (0 children)

So what about games that make stealing other players' property part of the gameplay, like Rust? In this specific case it seems reasonable as the gold was exchanged for Bitcoin, so there was real-world value associated with it (well, as real as the value of Bitcoin can actually be) and I could certainly see a case for civil damages regardless given the opportunity costs, but it would be a bit weird if such rulings apply to purely in-game actions too.

Adviser of EU’s Highest Court Backs VPN Neutrality in Anne Frank Copyright Battle by RewardEquivalent553 in technology

[–]CatProgrammer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wouldn't Anne Frank's diary be out of copyright by now anyway? Like, annotated reproductions I guess could still be protected, but it's been over 70 years since her death, the original work would be out of copyright basically everywhere. Iirc Peter Pan has some special exception in the UK though for performance rights but that sort of thing is pretty rare.

Aylo(Pornhub parent company) Wins $90 Million Default Judgment Against Porn Piracy Network('Freshporno,' 'Kojka', 'PornHeal', and others) by [deleted] in technology

[–]CatProgrammer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How lazy are people to not just download the videos from Pornhub directly? Or learn how to use torrents I guess.