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Mereo

@ mereo @piefed.ca

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Mereo is a sociologist who is also a nerd. He believes in open-source software.

I switched from: https://lemmy.ca/u/Mereo

  • FreeBSD Just Removed The Last Of Its GPL-Licensed Code

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  • In my opinion, I just don't understand permissive licenses. For example, with FreeBSD's license, companies can essentially "steal" the hard-earned efforts and use them to enrich themselves. For example, FreeBSD could have been a gaming OS, as the PlayStation's OS is FreeBSD. However, they didn't give anything back to the community.

    Copyleft licenses, on the other hand, require companies to contribute any changes they make to the code back to the community so that it benefits the community as a whole. In this case, there's no "stealing", companies need to respect the community's efforts by giving back.

    That's my two cents anyway.

  • Game Pass Was Supposed To Save Xbox – Instead, It’s Killing the Company

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  • In my opinion, only PC and Linux matter. We desperately need Linux to succeed because it's a community project. Yes, companies contribute to it, but it's still a community project with no for-profit objective.

    For many in the open-source community, contributing is an affair of love, not a way to enrich shareholders. We need this ecosystem to compete with console companies and Microsoft in the PC market.

  • Big Companies Are Starting to Hire Again, Defying Predictions of AI Wipeout

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  • In my opinion, AI is here to stay. But OpenAI and Anthropic will suffer because companies realized that don't need a Ferarri all the time, they can do with a Honda (Chinese open-source models) 90% of the time.

  • Technology @lemmy.world
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    Big Companies Are Starting to Hire Again, Defying Predictions of AI Wipeout

    www.wsj.com /business/big-companies-are-starting-to-hire-again-defying-predictions-of-ai-wipeout-f4974e99

  • NYT hiding information regarding a health related food recall behind a paywall

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  • Don't downvote him; he's right. The next administration should fund Voice of America (VOA) and PBS to provide free information. The NYT is a for-profit organization.

    Long before the internet, we had to buy newspapers. I don't like it, but that's the reality of business.

  • Finished my first coding project in a very long time. A watch face for the Pebble's.

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  • PSA: the bitwarden clients got an upgrade that makes them incompatible with vaultwarden

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  • Thank you for the PSA good friend!

  • Canadian government urged to block data-sharing deal between Thomson Reuters and US ICE

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  • Huh, me neither:

    Thomson Reuters Corporation (/ˈrɔɪtərz/ ⓘ ROY-tərz) is a Canadian multinational content-driven technology conglomerate.[4] The company was founded in Toronto, Ontario, and maintains its headquarters in the city at 19 Duncan Street.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomson_Reuters?wprov=sfti1

  • New Jersey bans grocery stores from using shoppers' personal data to set prices

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  • And the fact that it is a debate tell you everything about the state of the world today... sigh

  • [AIP] 🎉 Dreeve v5.0.0 released (formerly Statistics for Strava). No more Strava or any 3rd party dependencies.

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  • We should care, vibe coded projects are not maintainable.

  • In addition to hardcoded blocklist, Tesseract downloads secret censorship list at runtime without telling anybody

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  • We need to upvote this to oblivion for maximum visibility. This is disgusting.

  • A $40,000-per-Year AI School With No Teachers Is Opening in Oklahoma This August

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  • I really feel sorry for the kids. I hope this techno bros schools trend doesn't continue or our future generation is truly fuck*d.

  • Self hosted photo options for the family?

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  • I didn't give them their own accounts but you can if you want to.

  • Self hosted photo options for the family?

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  • It does. My Immich installation is behind a reverse proxy, and I simply share the link to the albums with friends and family.

  • Trump to hit Canada with new 50% tariff

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  • This is Trump's way to divert the world from the Iran quagmire he got himself into.

  • Showerthoughts @lemmy.world
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    Netflix is the Google of streaming platforms: They cancel their shows quickly, much like Google does with its services.

  • Netflix tumbles as slowing growth, less viewership data spook investors

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  • When you cancel shows after the first season, don't be surprised if people stop using the platform. Prioritize quality over quantity, Netflix.

  • I Put a Datacenter GPU in My Gaming PC for £200

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  • This article ISN'T AI slop.

  • World News @lemmy.world
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    Trump rips Canada as wildfire smoke spreads, says U.S. will add pollution cost to tariffs

    www.cnbc.com /2026/07/17/trump-canada-wildfire-tariffs.html
  • Games @lemmy.world
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    EA VP Urges Companies To Think About In-Game Ads During Development: ‘That’s A Huge Opportunity’

    kotaku.com /ea-vp-urges-companies-to-think-about-in-game-ads-during-development-thats-a-huge-opportunity-2000716639

  • New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani is targeting deceptive AI-made apartment listings

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  • When politicians are not beholden to lobbyists, they are truly serving the people because they have no conflicts of interest.

  • Removed

    SpaceX stock sinks below $135 IPO price for the first time(70% off from its peak); SpaceX has lost more than $800 billion in market value from its closing high seen a month ago

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  • Wealthsimple Canada advertised that clients could buy shares at IPO prices, but they couldn't sell their shares right away. Why would I do that?!?

  • Measuring input latency on Linux: X11 vs Wayland, VRR, and DXVK - Marco Nett

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  • FYI, all the tests use Nvidia GPUS.

  • Ottawa @lemmy.ca
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    Questions arise about Lansdowne 2.0's financials after Charge bolt for Kanata

    www.cbc.ca /news/canada/ottawa/questions-arise-about-lansdowne-2-0-s-financials-after-charge-bolt-for-kanata-9.7267070
  • Games @lemmy.world
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    Xbox needs to make a choice, says former PlayStation leader Shawn Layden: be a publisher or a platform, but you can't be both

    www.eurogamer.net /xbox-asha-sharma-shawn-layden-playstation
  • PC Gaming @lemmy.ca
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    Steam sales reportedly topped $11 billion during H1 2026 due to shifting trends — staggering growth driven by influx of Chinese players and booming legacy catalogues

    www.tomshardware.com /video-games/pc-gaming/steam-sales-reportedly-topped-usd11-billion-during-h1-2026-due-to-shifting-trends-staggering-growth-driven-by-influx-of-chinese-players-and-booming-legacy-catalogues
  • PC Gaming @lemmy.ca
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    Xbox's CEO wants its games to cater to 'more than a billion people each day', or 24 times more than the peak population of Steam, which is delusional

    www.pcgamer.com /gaming-industry/xboxs-ceo-wants-its-games-to-cater-to-more-than-a-billion-people-each-day-or-24-times-more-than-the-peak-population-of-steam-which-is-delusional/
  • Running @lemmy.world
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    For those who had covid symtoms for some time, how did you get back in shape to run?

  • Technology @lemmy.world
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    Apple seeks to buy memory chips from blacklisted Chinese company

    archive.ph /gmsp3
  • Technology @lemmy.world
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    Windows 10 support quietly extended until Oct 2027, as users reject Windows 11

    www.windowslatest.com /2026/06/25/windows-10-support-quietly-extended-until-oct-2027-as-users-reject-windows-11/
  • Linux @lemmy.ml
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    A Moment in History: FreeBSD vs. Linux vs. Windows 2000

    people.freebsd.org /~murray/bsd_flier.html
  • Linux @programming.dev
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    A Moment in History: FreeBSD vs. Linux vs. Windows 2000

    people.freebsd.org /~murray/bsd_flier.html
  • Linux @lemmy.ml
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    RIP Windows: Linux GPU gaming benchmarks on Bazzite (Gamers Nexus)

  • Technology @lemmy.world
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    Bill Gates warns AI will take over most jobs and leave humans working just two days a week

    www.the-express.com /tech/tech-news/188384/bill-gates-predicts-world-brink-2-day-work-week-ai-taking-over-most-jobs-2034
  • politics @lemmy.world
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    After getting Jimmy Kimmel suspended, FCC chair threatens ABC’s The View

    arstechnica.com /tech-policy/2025/09/after-getting-jimmy-kimmel-suspended-fcc-chair-threatens-abcs-the-view/