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marathon, to lemmy_ca_support in Moderator question
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but probably not by the end of this month. Following for sure

Hey Shadow: Is the mechanism for donations, now active?

marathon, to toronto in Statement on Morning Encampment Raid at York University
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Thank-you. It’s refreshing to hear someone so positive. 🙏

marathon, to fediverse in Jack Dorsey says he quit Bluesky because it was becoming another Twitter
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Moderation should always be client side. Server side should not be able to interfere or even read public content

Yup. I don’t know if I agree re public content, but perhaps private messages should be encrypted, client side, before sending? That issue is one that bothers me about Mastodon.

marathon, to fediverse in Jack Dorsey says he quit Bluesky because it was becoming another Twitter
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No. He wouldn’t be happy with ActivityPub as well. He imagines a social network where no one can perform any moderation. He favours Nostr for exactly that reason. Bluesky has got moderation (just like the Fediverse) - which he dislikes.

So? Like Usenet was back in the day before it became a pirate haven. Then email lists became it. LOL, People tend to ignore the extreme nut jobs regardless. I never saw any child porn on Usenet, but then I didn’t go looking for it. No doubt it existed too.

marathon, to fediverselore in Wholesome community has heated argument over dog breed safety
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Two happy mutts!

marathon, to privacy in When iCloud Won't Let you Delete Your Data
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More:

“What does concern me is how much other junk we are dragging along when we update from our iCloud backups.”

#Apple explains recent glitch that saw deleted photos appear on iPhones

mobilesyrup.com/…/apple-explains-recent-glitch-th…

marathon, to privacy in When iCloud Won't Let you Delete Your Data
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As for the photos reappearing after a factory reset of the device, there is no confirmed case by Apple about this ever happening, so I wouldn’t take this claim seriously.

OK So probably klickbait. Please don’t hesitate to delete.

marathon, to canada in CANADIAN ARMED FORCES: Stopping the Death Spiral
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With Canada’s policy of keeping the borders wide open and allowing itself to be invaded, what do they need a military for?

The usual scaremongering, Russia is a threat. What they really mean is that they can’t be economically successful when we aren’t. The WEST says it’s a Free Market booster and welcomes commercial competition, but in reality we don’t, it’s all lip service. That’s why successful emerging powers like China, being an economic threat, must be made into a villain and therefore a military threat.

marathon, to canada in CANADIAN ARMED FORCES: Stopping the Death Spiral
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Luke Skywalker said it best, but he was a hologram at the time.

Sorry, but could you explain for this old geezer?

marathon, to canada in CANADIAN ARMED FORCES: Stopping the Death Spiral
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There is a cabal here on lemmy.ca that downvote each post of mine. Regardless of content or opinion. This is called brigading, and it was illegal on Reddit and supposedly here on lemmy.ca too. Ridiculous. This is an example of where I agree with the individual I’m responding to, who received 6 upvotes. Doesn’t bother me as much as it bothers the idiots who downvote. It won’t stop me from speaking truth to power.

marathon, to canada in CANADIAN ARMED FORCES: Stopping the Death Spiral
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I sometimes wonder why we don’t just establish a foreign legion like France, or at least permit foreigners to join as enlisted (not officer ranks) like other countries as a pathway to Canadian citizenship. The risk in active service is a far greater display of commitment to Canada than the average study permit holder, and expanding our recruitment pool to Francophone nations in Africa, and states in the Caribbean would at least help greatly in finding non-specialized enlisted.

I’ve thought the same — at least from the commonwealth. The US Marines do this, as do the UK Royal Marines. However, any Liberal government in Canada has a track record of underfunding and basic neglect of our military. It started with the Liberals in the late 60s when all service members wore the same uniform. We need to get rid of officers too — we’re far too heavy with top brass (generals).

marathon, to leaf_nation in Is Craig Berube the right man to lead the Maple Leafs? | OverDrive - 05/17/2024
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I hope they keep Woll. There’s been some talk about his exercise and stretching routine maybe needing a look. Generally the type of injury he received at the end of game 4, can be prevented, from what I understand.

marathon, to canada in Veteran TSN sportscaster Darren Dutchyshen has died
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Did everyone see the trio of TSN sportscasters that worked with him host a 15 minute memories of Darren yesterday? Actually brought me to tears on more than 1 occasion. He was loved even if he was politically incorrect at times. Appeared to have a large personality!

marathon, to canadapolitics in The Road to Digital Hell Is Paved With Good Intentions
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We’re slowly turning into an Authoritarian state. One can’t critique or criticize without being censured. Why? They’re afraid of the truth. Just look at the Ukrainian situation and the fact that we honoured a Nazi in parliament. People should read George Orwell - when I was a kid in grade 8, 1984 was required reading!

marathon, to toronto in A Toronto cop stole her dead sister’s credit card. The wait for justice was ‘maddening’
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factoid: A piece of unverified or inaccurate information that is presented in the press as factual, often as part of a publicity effort, and that is then accepted as true because of frequent repetition.

Actually, this is strictly an American definition. In original English, (Cambridge Dictionary) it means what I used it for: FACTOID | English meaning—Cambridge Dictionary I’m Canadian, and we use/follow the King’s English! July 19, 2023 — FACTOID definition: 1. an interesting piece of information, 2. an interesting piece of information. dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/…/factoid

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