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• Post #4346231

  So far, pretty nul: I just realized none of the instances I’m logged in can even see feddit.org. Would likely need to spin something extra just for this. But honestly f.o is not even that worth it.

• The Mullvad founder gave millions to extremist far right party

  cross-posted from: discuss.tchncs.de/post/62910850 (Interesting that it didn’t show up here beforehand…) The IT company Mullvad’s founder Daniel Berntsson is behind a giant donation to the populist Örebro Party, which advocates “comprehensive re-immigration” from Sweden. “It’s sad that it’s needed,” he told Flamman. ~ flamman.se/techprofil-ger-miljoner-till-orebropar…

• Post #953334

  I’m still trying to make sure I’ve gotten it correctly tbh. Not getting rid of this post in my inbox too soon. :p

• Post #950505

  In the US system at least it matters not if your claim is legitimate, the mere fact that you can file it poses a severe risk. Patent system needs fixing from the foundations up. Or even better, full abolition. In the meantime, what’s the better actually open codec to reencode to?

• Post #787619

  There’s no need to follow an unjust law, nor a law that makes you an unethical person. “Software not for distribution or use in California” (aka: “offer void in Nebraska”) is a perfectly valid compliance, btw.

• Post #785353

  Germany: “What if I introduce it for voting again?”

• Post #515608

  Fair point. Very few if any news sites provide unique articles.

• Post #515498

  It could be the citizens but done indirectly, for example via taxes. Even better, not all citizens: just tax the rich and put the money into a journalism pool, so the rich can’t choose to benefit any particular newspaper or editorial line.