[-] Mereo@lemmy.ca 37 points 1 month ago

“I didn't realize that brainwashing was happening with Trump in 2016…this is how they would talk to me. ‘Pam, you know, the Democrats…are trying to take over. They're getting more aggressive.’ I tend to believe them. You know, I wasn't doing my own research.”

She said coming across facts by researchers helped her gradually drift apart from the MAGA group. Serving time in prison made Hemphill also rethink “who Trump really was” and the misinformation he spread surrounding the 2020 election, she said, to the point where she lost all support for him.

And that's why skepticism and critical thinking is important for a healthy democracy: you don't get carried away by these rhetorics and get brainwashed.

[-] Mereo@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 month ago

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$. Everything is expensive now, housing, food, etc. How can you raise children in this era?

[-] Mereo@lemmy.ca 20 points 1 month ago

Outside of North America, same-store sales slid 7%. In China, Starbucks’ second-largest market, same-store sales tumbled 14% as both average ticket and transactions shrank. Starbucks has faced stiffer competition in China from local coffee shops that undercut the coffee giant on price.

And that is the problem. Starbucks is not offering anything that doesn't already exist. It pretends to be a coffee shop for the upper class because it sounds "sophisticated" to say grande instead of medium.

I no longer go there. I know local coffee shops that offer a much better selection of coffees at a good price. And their atmosphere is authentic.

[-] Mereo@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 month ago

The problem first became apparent to Tesla in March of this year after complaints about unintended hood opening from Chinese customers. By April, it had identified the problem as deformation of the hood latch switch, "which could prevent the customer from being notified about an open hood state."

Given that China is now an electric car superpower, this situation will not bode well for Tesla in that country.

[-] Mereo@lemmy.ca 28 points 1 month ago

Librewolf and Floorp are good Firefox based alternative browsers.

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I assume you are North American, look for small ethnic food shops. You will find better food at a cheaper price.

[-] Mereo@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

But he is right. As long as a distro is maintained by one individual, it is at risk of being discontinued at any time he can no longer maintain it.

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[-] Mereo@lemmy.ca 15 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Manjaro Linux. It has treated me well for two years. (Yes, I know about the controversy, I have had no problems with the distro for the last two years).

[-] Mereo@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago

For old posts. I can't find new posts on DDG. I find them on Google but not on DDG.

[-] Mereo@lemmy.ca 58 points 1 month ago

Ah come on! Why no Firefox support?!?

[-] Mereo@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 month ago

It is clearer. What I learned at work is to write documents in high school language so that everyone can understand them.

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The specificity and quantity of information the text and multimedia platform can access poses a risk to most users, if it falls into the wrong hands or is used to target them, tech experts agree.

“This is a hacker’s dream,” said Claudette McGowan, a longtime banking executive who founded Protexxa, a Toronto-based platform that uses artificial intelligence to rapidly identify and resolve cyber issues for employees.

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The European Commission today decided it is safe for personal data to be transferred from the European Union to US-based companies, handing a victory to firms like Facebook and Google despite protests from privacy advocates who worry about US government surveillance.

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The European Commission today decided it is safe for personal data to be transferred from the European Union to US-based companies, handing a victory to firms like Facebook and Google despite protests from privacy advocates who worry about US government surveillance.

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I cannot enable notifications for instance Lemmy.ca but I can for Lemmy.world. When I try to enable notifications for instance Lemmy.ca, it get stuck on the loading screen and I have to force close the app.

Beta Version: 0.1.0 (11)

@gkd@lemmy.ml, I have sent the debug file.

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