Krompus

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Check your DVDs for disc rot — Warner Bros. says it’s replacing them in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] Krompus@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago (6 children)

You’re allowed to make your own backup, but I’m pretty sure downloading somebody else’s backup is still illegal? First time I’ve seen someone suggest otherwise, would love more details about the actual laws.

DeSantis mocks '3.3 million' Canadians who visited Florida: 'Not much of a boycott' in c/canada@lemmy.ca
dear republicans, what's the point of alienating every single ally of the US? in c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
[–] Krompus@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago

New troll account, ban speedrun.

"Buy Canadian" isn't so cut and dried in c/canada@lemmy.ca
[–] Krompus@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

After a few months of tariffs, it’s going to be very obvious which products have American components, as their prices rise dramatically next to the unaffected all-Canadian equivalents.

Scientists move to Bluesky, transitioning away from X and Meta platforms in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] Krompus@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

BlueSky is specifically designed as a drop-in Twitter replacement, it’s an easy transition, and tons of Twitter users have been advertising it for a long time. The Fediverse is comparatively obscure.