JensSpahnpasta

@JensSpahnpasta@feddit.org · Joined ⁨Oct⁩ ⁨2025⁩

Replying to @⁨gedaliyah@lemmy.world⁩

First of all, many of us used Google Reader and Google shutting that down totally destroyed my trust in Google and other companies. My reader is critical infrastructure for me and I do not want some random company to screw me again. I think that many others experienced losing a valuable tool and that is why there are so many selfhosted RSS readers out there.

Replying to @⁨Honytawk@discuss.tchncs.de⁩

Now imagine a family that doesn’t have a tech guy like you. You think they would ever be able to install any OS, let alone Linux?

That’s the thing: Many families have a tech guy. The son who knows computers. The neighbor. The dude from work. And yes, if you are able to read, you can install a Linux. It’s not that complicated and there are a lot of really good instructions online.

Replying to @⁨gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works⁩

This totally is military tech. The states use case does not make any sense. But if you think about the military uses: You could light up the night in Gaza or Fallujah, making for easier observation of insurgents. Make the sky blink over russian refineries, confusing air defense. Spot sea drones in front of your ports. Eternal sunshine around US military bases and on the Ukrainian front.

Replying to @⁨eicker@lemmy.world⁩

Let’s be honest here: A smartphone costs the same to develop, produce and so on, regardless of if you simply buy it or rent it. The companies need their profit, so they will not start renting you a phone when it is more profitable to sell it to you. It should make you suspicious that they want you to rent, because that kind of tells you that they will make more profit from renting than selling. That means that you will pay more for your phone in the long run without owning it.