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ruled that the downstream emissions of fossil fuel extraction projects must be considered in the approvals process

Could anyone who knows more about this chime in to explain what we can expect out of this, considering real world politics?

• How likely is it that projects will be “properly considered” and then approved anyway?
• Do companies currently have to take responsibility in any capacity for the consequences of previously considered emissions?

Not trying to dismiss what’s good here, rather, I’m trying to understand what exactly it means.

I stand corrected, I see your argument about the comparative difficulty and effect of banning a browser vs an extension. The discoverability of the extension alone is a big point.

Not sure I agree with how you seemingly downplay the damage banning the browser could cause and fail to consider consider other ways people could organize to distribute extensions (even as you mention various ways to get Firefox, I’m a bit confused on this one). Others have already talked about this in the thread, so I won’t repeat it here.

With all that said, it appears we were both fools. Mozilla has returned the extensions already. It was neither about protecting Firefox in Russia, nor a case of “Fuck Mozilla.”

Oh bummer, forgot about that. Assuming it needn’t be my only/main account, I could create a p.dev one, if it helps.

No modding experience, but Linux & tech news remain a strong hyperfixation interest of mine. If that’s enough, I could give it a shot.

Would you be happier if they ignored the demands and possibly got Firefox banned in Russia? Because if so, it’s not that we disagree over our views of the Russian government. Probably neither do Mozilla.

We have different priorities. I want the average Russian to be easily able to use Firefox, even if it takes more work to load some extensions. From where I’m sitting, you seem to want to cut off your nose to spite your face.

I’m genuinely curious why.

You’re right, regarding Mastodon. I won’t edit my other comment, though, both to preserve the original chain of thought and because that brings up another discussion.

To quote the EFF:

We feel that the intended usage of the feature will not determine people’s expectation of privacy while using it.

Offering people a feature with preexisting expectations, similar to other things that fulfill those expectations, then telling people “We know it looks like a duck but don’t expect it to quack!”

…It begs the question: was the feature really a good idea?

And it’s also damming for private messaging on mastodon.

I once read vague complaints about it being a rushed implementation. While I won’t trust those without evidence, I for sure wouldn’t trust mastodon with my PMs. At least, not until how this was allowed to happen is figured out and fixed if necessary.

P.S. I’m still not sure I believe in PMs in the fediverse. If I need to share something and care about keeping it private, I’d rather move the conversation elsewhere.

Wrong Conway.

I won’t know if any of the linked resources are any good until I have time to look them over, but if nothing else I appreciate you taking the time to answer.

Re: whitewashing, fair point. I’d already read about the issue, but maybe I still need to rethink how I look at computing history.

If you’re serious, please elaborate on your points. I genuinely don’t understand.

Going by Wikipedia here,

She was a huge part

Please define huge part. She was a “key architect” in the starting years of a project that fell short of its goals.

her entire work has to be viewed through that lens

Why? It was, relatively speaking, an almost small part of her career. She didn’t stay until the end of the project. You even admit that her contributions to the field were many and meaningful.

is every explicit way connected to modern conflicts where military misuses AI to murder children

This feels like such a huge leap, that I don’t even know where to begin tackling it. Is Tim Berners Lee in every explicit way connected to the modern privacy hellscape that is the modern internet?

Make no mistake, if she really did want to help develop artificial intelligence for the military’s sake, fuck her. I can respect someone’s achievements while also thinking they’re trash as a person.

But I don’t think that’s the case here, and I’m lost as to what point, exactly, you’re trying to make.

It seems less anti-theft and more “data protection in case of theft.”

I’m not sure that’s a fair assessment (after all, what should a proper anti-theft measure even look like, then?), but that’s the best way I can describe it. From what I can tell, it’s more tech that attempts to lock the screen when it believes your phone isn’t safe.

More data protection is always nice, provided it works. Was AI the best way to do it? No idea. Don’t know if it’ll help with the actual theft any, since I believe the stolen phones are usually factory reset and then resold all over. User data was never the main appeal.

It’s mildly funny that this will be tested in Brazil. Something that is a bit fitting, a bit sad, yet I can’t help snorting at.

Thank you, that’s a bit of a shame. I see that you pinged Jonah, here’s to hoping he’ll share his thoughts and perhaps shed some light on the situation.

Maybe I’m missing context or misunderstanding something here, but isn’t it a little early to say the instance/community aren’t being managed? There doesn’t even seem to have that much relevant feedback to base anything on, so far.

Furthermore, privacyguides isn’t just a known name to me, it’s also a well regarded one. I appreciate them having an official community on Lemmy, so that pro carries a certain weight with it.

P.S. thank you for your efforts towards reducing centralization and unnecessary reliance on lemmy.ml.

Ubuntu based, yes. Completely slipped my mind. OP, if there is a repo, this is probably the easiest solution.

I’d have to check to be sure, but “only works until the end of the given shell instance” sounds like a classic case of simply needing to update your environment setup (i.e. editing shell startup files, such as ~/.profile and the like). I believe the Arch wiki has a nice page explaining (at least) the basics of how this all works.

Therefore, along with what @tal@lemmy.today said, I’d suggest seeking help with the D community, if possible. They may have experience helping users who faced the same issues as you the past.

Finally, there are more sophisticated options should you need them. For example, distrobox for using another distro’s packages on your own. I really don’t think they’ll be necessary here, though, so I’m not going into detail immediately.

Commenting on Thunder is a bit rough right now… so I’ll try to remember to add some links later, when I have a computer.

Don’t worry, folks! Kurzgesagt said we will fix climate change. Just don’t mind the millions of refugees fleeing to developed countries. Humanity will survive… And by that I mean the richest part of it, of course.

Sorry, I realize this comment doesn’t contribute much to discussion, but this popped up on my feed and I wanted to vent.

I assume pirates will get the better service, again. The AAA game industry’s evolution is a frustrating, pitiful joke. Really glad for the indie scene we have today.

Don’t feel too jelly though, the actual profile manager has been in need of some care for a while, now…

…and it’s apparently getting it soon! No way they’ll hide the button after they polish it up, right? Happy times to come for all, I hope :⁠^⁠)

That’s unnecessarily dismissive. Unfortunately, even the best extensions have their downsides. Some used a browser that suited their preferences better instead, which is a shame for both Firefox and the user, in my opinion.

Mozilla recognizes this and is finally taking action to integrate highly requested features into Firefox. Many “who really care” are glad for this, because it is a good thing.