MrMobius

I think it’s a pretty universal trend as well, at least in developed countries. I think I remember hearing it’s the same trend in Germany, which is a country with a historicaly strong car culture like the US. But I don’t have a study to back that up.

Respecte mon genre !

It might be extra funny because I saw this at the bar.

They use every loophole legally available to them (you know what I mean, the button “I agree to sell my soul” being a hundred times bigger than the link to “I’d like to review your data collection and say which analytics service I adhere to”). But I haven’t seen a website where they threaten compulsory personalized ads if you don’t pay. It’s generally “pay or you get cookies”. But I tought those weren’t third party cookies, just in-site ones.

Good thing this was forbidden in the EU a few years back. As a user, you can’t refuse “necessary cookies” but those from third parties you can (e.g. Google analytics). Imposing personalized ads if you don’t pay is definitely forbidden in the EU I’d say

I’ve experienced that nagging feeling of needing to fix that issue and endlessly searching for an answer. And you’ve answered your own question: taking a break might be the best solution. But obviously it is frustrating to stop yourself once you’re “down the rabbit hole”. I’ve never worked in dev team but this might be your answer when you start working professionally. Asking help from your colleagues might be less frustrating than pacing yourself on your own.

Don’t worry, Google is actually getting sued for its various malpractices (paying browsers millions to be their default search engine, Google adsense putting the best bidder at the top of the search results, etc). It might even come to the US justice system ordering the breakup of various Google products into smaller independent companies.

I get the feeling. I had a fuck-up directory with solutions for my failed android rooting efforts. I tried to flash my phone with a random recovery image I found in an old FAQ section.

Makes me remember this one time in English class in France where one student called him Jean-François Kennedy. The whole class had a good laugh, including the teacher 😅

Moderation is a problem here? It’s been awhile since I’ve seen someone misbehaving. Generally it was being offensive to individuals or groups of people in a post. But the last one I saw was months ago.

Why are we still here? Just to suffer? And to pee again and again ?

It’s also the name in French for end caps of bicycle break cables. #themoreyouknow

Wether it’s on the internet or at a bar counter, I like to engage in debate to better myself. If your goal is to turn every fanatic that crosses your path, you’re gonna be depressed real soon.

Oh the memories of frantically rubbing that screen to pet an imaginary puppy…

There’s no need for that, unless parts of the US want independence, like some Scots regarding the UK. But break it all up because it’s too messy, not healthy? That’s what critics of the EU or the UN also say. Myself I’ve always been an advocate of unity and collaboration since it’s the only way we’re gonna be able to solve climate change and every other major world crisis.

It’s not that us outsiders like to watch your elections closely. But we need to since they’re gonna have a big impact on the world we live in, whether we like to admit it or not.

I think the post referred to Greece

Ah ouais une semaine pour déposer les listes !? Il abuse Macron quand même. Il avait le choix entre 2 ou 4 semaines après la dissolution pour le 1er tour il me semble. Sans oublier le choix de pas offrir Matignon à Marine mais bon…

Vues les nombreux tâcles de Roussel aux autres partis de gauche et envers la NUPES (plus que la moyenne des représentants de cesdits partis en tout cas), je me suis dit que c’était pas la peine de mentionner le PCF. Dommage, ils ont des bonne idées aux PCF, pour certain·es.

You’re right, these are very good arguments. I’m just too biased towards bikes, so I become overly critical of microcars. The two are complementary modes of transport, for sure. Still, a compulsory driving license for microcars should be standard around the world.