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  • Is there a strategy game or there about managing a post war economy?

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  • Good point, I hadn't thought about the entire post apocalypse genre. But I was rather thinking about something similar to a strategy game like Tropico or SimCity, just in that setting

  • You have nothing to lose but your brains

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  • You're twisting my words, end of discussion here for me.

    Look up the Atlantic treaty association, for example. Look at what the Snowden Files revealed about how America treats its "friends".

  • You have nothing to lose but your brains

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  • No, not out of convenience. I don't know what your image of American diplomacy is like, but they have always been willing to force other countries to go their way. In some cases they had to kill political leaders, in the EU for example politicians "understand' without getting killed.

    But I think we're generally on the same boat. It's weird how all relevant tech companies are in the US. The difference is, I don't think this is because of"convenience". That doesn't scale that much. This is enforced.

  • You have nothing to lose but your brains

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  • Yes, but nobody cares about Spotify. It's not an essential app in any sense. It's also owned by the music industry, btw:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZ5z_KKeFqE

    But I can use my own cd collection instead if I want to or play my own music or none at all. Nobody cares.

    What I can't do is write a funding proposal in libreoffice, because docx is the standard form and if your proposal looks odd they are happy to desk reject it. I also can't just use my own search engine, browser, social media. Well, I can, but I'll have to be tech savvy and will be isolated. This is by design.

    The actual counterexample is SAP, which for some reason managed to cling itself into core business infrastructure. I don't know of another example, but let me know if you have one.

    Many other startups were founded abroad and eventually bought by big tech or moved over for tax reasons. This is part of the "standard path" now, and people discuss when the strategic point in time is right to move over. American diplomacy made sure there is no competing environment anywhere else, except in China where they couldn't enforce it.

  • You have nothing to lose but your brains

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  • what exactly is the rest of the world’s excuse for not creating viable local or collaborative alternatives to American corporate services and products?

    Decades of American diplomacy and big tech market domination hindering them from doing exactly that. It's not a coincidence all relevant tech companies are in the US. For the most time, if you started a company elsewhere and it became reasonably relevant, you had to eventually move to the US or go down.

    Of course, you could start a non profit, but it would also stay irrelevant because it's incompatible with big tech. Microsoft's docx, android and iOS locks etc.

    That said, there is now a political opportunity to move away from this system, but it takes a few years.

  • I'm good, thanks!

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  • Well, either Ronny is an introvert and not interested in meeting new people, or he has already been introduced to Jesus before and makes an informed decision here

  • When I let Windows update and now I have to pay $10/month to unlock my computer

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  • Yeah, I wouldn't say "semi legit", but they know how to run a business 😅

  • When I let Windows update and now I have to pay $10/month to unlock my computer

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  • If you're talking about ransomware (?), they are actually famous for great customer service and not stealing your credit card details. If people don't trust them, noone will pay. So they offer live chats with real humans to help you set up a bitcoin wallet etc., to ensure smooth processing.

    The business has developed further though, not if you don't pay they often threaten to release the data on the web.

  • Arizona lineman successfully coaxed a bear off a utility pole after it climbed to the top and was in danger of being electrocuted

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  • Furry coming down to you

  • Software names

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  • https://clan.lol/docs/25.11

    Edit: oh, took me a second. I just thought you should know there is a tool called clan already and you can use it to run kde on all your machines

  • What are some good, casual mobile games.

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  • Clues by Sam. It runs on a website, do no installation necessary. Perfect for a quick round on the commute.

    Another one that I found fun to start with and it grows with your skill is shattered pixel dungeon

  • Merz says he is maintaining a good personal relationship with Trump

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  • No, they don't. For example, Merz doesn't give a fuck about the country, hires his unqualified buddies from the industry into his ministry positions, and thinks domestic abuse is not a crime.

    Edit: of course this is ironic. Text based communication is an ass.

  • C'est quoi la pire ville de France ?

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  • Paris

  • Dad with Stage 4 cancer dies after insurance company said tumor-shrinking treatment was ‘not medically necessary’

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  • Necessary for thee, not necessary for me I guess

  • Trump ‘screamed at aides for hours’ after US pilots went missing in Iran: report

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  • I'm sure it's because of his genuine concern for the pilots (not)

  • 🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️

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  • It's like that with many animals

  • Amazon started hiding ratings for some products

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  • They already only show positive reviews unless you login

  • Nazi Germany Organisation

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  • Palestinians were being lured to food aid while the ngo employees stood by and let the IDF slaughter them.

    Not going to deny that, but what does that have to do with some nazi mf attacking some guy while having a tattoo?

    And in particular: wtf do any unnamed NGOs have to do with that shit? Catch him, arrest him, put him in front of a court. In the meantime, report about it. No NGO necessary

  • Nazi Germany Organisation

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  • "treated as an antisemitic incident by NGOs"

    What is that supposed to mean? Greenpeace categorizes this as antisemitic and as a result...?

    I don't know, I'd find it more infuriating if the press or police or judges would do that. But NGOs sounds like a bullshit headline to be

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    Give me your funniest/worst pictures of Trump!

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
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    Which is the more ecologically problematic travel mode, ship or plane?

  • Unpopular Opinion @lemmy.world
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    Weather forecasts are more powerful witchcraft than airplanes.

  • FoodPorn @lemmy.world
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    Protein and veggies, am I doing it right?

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
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    Within a religious narrative of your choice, what are some attacks humanity could engage in to break the system?