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  • KFF Health Tracking Poll: Public Weighs Political Consequences of Health Policy Legislation | KFF

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  • I thought the healthcare tax credits were too technical to grab popular support, and turn the shutdown against Republicans. Maybe I was wrong.

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    Why Do Open Source Social Media Platforms Seem to Copy Each Other? Are There Any Truly Innovative Ones?

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  • A counterpoint would be to ask which platforms digg and reddit began as clones of. Seems they were pretty unique and yet exploded almost from the beginning. Snapchat? Vine? They were both pretty unique.

    To OPs point, basically all of the fediverse apps are clones, which aside from the federation element, don't add anything to the formula they are cloning. Even if you prefer the incremental strategy, where things are basically the same with a few new features, it would be hard to argue the fediverse apps even meet that bar. To the average user, federation is a technical issue they'd rather not be bothered with.

    So I'm inclined to agree that this first wave of open source, federated social platforms have ended up, in terms of social features, pretty uninnovative. But before I sound too critical, I appreciate the work these app builders have put in, and clearly use the apps myself.

    It may be a question of project scope. If what you aim to do is liberate yourself and your fellow nerds from corporate platforms, the clones suffice. If, perhaps, your aim is to liberate everyone, you'll need innovation in both the backend, and the social features to draw in everyone else.

    Caveat - I've only really used Mastodon and Lemmy. Perhaps others are different.

  • We can beat Trump together — but there's only one way to do it

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  • I'm holding out hope that the real world remains separate from social media. We shall see. And for the Americans in the audience, remember No Kings Oct 18!

  • We can beat Trump together — but there's only one way to do it

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  • This comment chain is just chef's kiss

  • Louisiana governor asks for national guard deployment to New Orleans

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  • But the governor of Louisiana already has command of the Louisiana National Guard. Is there some funding advantage to having them federalized? Is it to normalize National Guard use for law enforcement? Maybe fishing for a case to bring to the supreme court on posse commitatus? This doesn't make obvious sense.

  • Schumer says 'we need a serious negotiation' with the GOP to keep government open

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  • Where did I say Trump would negotiate in good faith?

  • Schumer says 'we need a serious negotiation' with the GOP to keep government open

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  • It's almost like you're responding to someone else's comment.

  • Schumer says 'we need a serious negotiation' with the GOP to keep government open

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  • Still gotta go and make a good faith effort. Otherwise your criticism after the fact isn't going to carry much weight.

  • Federal Bureau of Prisons moves to end union protections for its workers

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  • Nah they didn't endorse, but O'Brien was vocally supportive of Trump, and the explanation at the time was that Teamster internal polls showed like 60% of their members did as well.

  • Federal Bureau of Prisons moves to end union protections for its workers

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  • I'd honestly love to see some journalism or polling on the Teamsters members or Sean O'Brien these days. Are they like, "whoops! I thought he was pro-union," or are they still trying to rationalize this.

  • What do you think: should all government software be open source?

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  • A few references:

    Generally, open source refers to a computer program in which the source code is available to the general public for usage, modification from its original design, and publication of their version (fork) back to the community.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source

    The program must include source code, and must allow distribution in source code as well as compiled form. Where some form of a product is not distributed with source code, there must be a well-publicized means of obtaining the source code for no more than a reasonable reproduction cost, preferably downloading via the Internet without charge.

    https://opensource.org/osd

    The term open source refers to something people can modify and share because its design is publicly accessible.

    https://opensource.com/resources/what-open-source

    having the source code freely available for possible modification and redistribution

    https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open-source

    I haven't read any open source licenses, so it's possible you are correct in some technical sense, but that is not what people mean when they use the term open source.

    Clearly the OP was using the common definition, or most of the post wouldn't make any sense.

  • What do you think: should all government software be open source?

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  • If the source isn't publicly available, it's not open source. It sounds like you're suggesting that the software remain closed source until some later date where it then becomes open source.

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    Rep. Sarah McBride will not support us queers when we need it most

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  • Being trans is an electoral advantage?

  • Is there a self-hosted project that does url decoding in a privacy respecting fashion?

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  • Jerry Seinfeld says KKK is ‘actually a little better’ than Free Palestine movement

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  • He's a comedian. Is this a joke? How can someone honestly think this?

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  • Unless text is removed to add the picture, nobody loses anything by adding additional tools that help some people.

  • Michigan 'fake electors' will not face criminal trial, judge rules

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  • U.S. Supreme Court Allows Racial Targeting ICE Raids to Continue in LA

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  • I'm kinda surprised how willing this court is to burn its own credibility for small inconveniences to the Trump regime. I expected them to sell out the rule of law at some point, but I figured they'd do it for something big, with a maximum show of courtly gravitas. This is just clumsy and obvious.

  • What is your opinion about adsurdism and stoicism?

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  • I'll begin by confessing that I also tend to apply philosophies situationally, but I'd be curious how you'd respond to the criticism that such an approach sort of gives away the game that philosophical applications are all post hoc rationalizations for our existing, non-rational preferences. I've found that to be the strongest criticism of such an approach.