sith

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[–] sith@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Maybe I'm naive, but that number does not seem reasonable. It basically says that 5% of German GDP is lost because of cyber crime. Are the writers infosec consultants maybe?

[–] sith@lemmy.zip 13 points 4 months ago

Try ripgrep instead of grep. Unless you go for index etc.

[–] sith@lemmy.zip 13 points 4 months ago

The Russian asset delivers again.

[–] sith@lemmy.zip 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Whining about having to pay income taxes by themselves. Could also be that many are self employed.

[–] sith@lemmy.zip 3 points 4 months ago (4 children)

I don't think it's enforced by law. Only federal tax. Maybe different in different states? Anyway, Americans are always whining about it, so I figured it was national/federal.

[–] sith@lemmy.zip 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

In theory, it's not the most economically efficient. We want people to work, and taxing labor decreases the incentive to work. However, there isn't any viable alternative given the current circumstances. Labor creates all value in society and you can't easily hide labor off shore (though I guess that's what happened with globalization and China).

One should understand that income tax should be a tax on the consumption of labor (just as a tariff is a tax paid by the importer/consumer). Right-wing politicians have made the employee pay the income tax (to decrease acceptance of the system), but it should always be the employer that pays the tax.

If we start to call income tax "labor VAT" or something similar, that will probably solve a lot of misunderstandings.

[–] sith@lemmy.zip 6 points 4 months ago (6 children)

Making the employer pay the tax before the money reach the employee solves quite a lot. I understand that's not the practice in the US.

[–] sith@lemmy.zip 9 points 5 months ago

Because the political and economical situation is extreme.

[–] sith@lemmy.zip 3 points 6 months ago

It's the language of GNU. And a scheme. That's also why you would choose Haunt. It's probably not for you.

https://www.gnu.org/software/guile/

[–] sith@lemmy.zip 2 points 6 months ago (2 children)

If you're into GNU/Guile Scheme, there is also Haunt: https://dthompson.us/projects/haunt.html

[–] sith@lemmy.zip 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

My only advice is that you stick to one model and give it some time. You need to "learn" your model. I will probably never go back. I had huge issues with getting good results from Google and my subjective experience is that this is far better. However, I do still use conventional search engines as a complement. It's not all or nothing.

 

I see plenty of links to Euronews in this community. Just want to remind you all that Euronews is linked to the Hungarian government and Viktor Orbán. Consider that before you post something.

 

Last couple of months has been dramatic and there is a huge demand for ethical and safe social media. Even mainstream conservatives start to look for alternatives when US oligarchs wage hybrid warfare against their nation.

And there are so many low hanging fruits right now. Like Facebook event and marketplace replacements on the fediverse. Or just a Facebook alternative that isn't Frendica. Or maybe a commercial fork of Frendica.

I'm not involved in any development of fediverse software, so I'm asking here. Do you experience more interest from venture capital?

Also, I assume EU will pour big money into social media alternatives, starting 2025.

Note: I'm not interested in a discussion regarding if VC is good or bad for the fediverse. That's a good topic for another post though.

 

I plan to end my Facebook account before January 19. I like the format and would like something similar in the Fediverse. Also, I need a good Facebook alternative I can show people when trying to convince them to leave Facebook.

So what is the best Facebook alternative as of 2025? Frendica, Diaspora or Pleroma? Or something new and promising?

 

Can one still claim that the USA is a liberal democracy? Where do you draw the line?

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