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@yogthos@mastodon.social Even though that article is published as news, it's an opinion piece written by an economist. It ignores the fact that China's economic growth is funded by US debt. US borrows to buy stuff from China and China invests money they get back to US debt.

@Canageek@cybre.space @NonDroitable That is no wonder since Nigerian pidgin is an English-based pidgin. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pidgin

With a groundbreaking resolution, #Dortmund has committed itself to the use of #FreeSoftware. An overwhelming, cross-faction majority of the city council has paved the way for "Public Money? #PublicCode!”

fsfe.org/news/2021/news-202103

@do_foss

The hackers thought they were setting up an audio-based exfiltration method on an air-gapped machine, but I actually tricked them into fixing my audio on Linux

some boat: does nothing but sit in a pool: damages capitalism

me: does nothing but sit in a pool: capitalism stills expects I pay rent

what the fuck

*singing* "Like a Virgil, taking Dante through Inferno."

Remember, there is a generation that don't see nothing wrong here.

Boost if you get it ;)

@icedquinn I thought usb-3 is basically Thunderbolt 2, but apparently not.

@icedquinn Depends on version. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB4

(This is based on assumption that USB4 can do what Thunderbolt 3 can do, which can do what Thunderbolt can do, whitch can do what Firewire can do which can transfer files between 2 computers.)

Teams for Games won. Lync for XBox gets a honorable mention, that would also be a great recognizable brand!

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@thegibson @RadicalEdward @CyberpunkLibrarian How great it would be if Microsoft had gotten TikTok? TikTok for Business would have been huge productivity boost when instead of hour long meatings you would have 20 second videos.

@immychan If a product is DRM protected, it probably came with license that says you don't own it anyway.

@thamesynne @natecull At least in Finland custom charges VAT on items regardless id it has been paid in country of origin or not. (Of course, not for Poland since Finland is still in EU.)

@natecull guardian on a mission to out-guardian even the laziest guardian parody.

@natecull It's a question from a Guardian reader and I think it describes Guardian readers perfectly.

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