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New comment by dekken_ in "Government agencies buy commercial data about Americans in bulk"

dekken_ — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 19:49:37 +0000

No you still don't get it, the bar owner can share the information with whoever he likes.

The government, does not own the country, it's not "their bar".

New comment by dekken_ in "Government agencies buy commercial data about Americans in bulk"

dekken_ — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 12:16:59 +0000

You don't understand consent, lots of people don't vote.

And even if they do, they don't automatically consent to all actions performed in their name.

New comment by dekken_ in "Government agencies buy commercial data about Americans in bulk"

dekken_ — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 10:33:51 +0000

No, the bar owner has a right know who's in his bar.

The local or federal government do not have the right, or need to know the whereabouts of the average law abiding citizen. There is no "free" information, all information has a cost, whether it be acquisition or storage. Currently the people are taxed to oppress themselves. There is no choice not to be taxed, there is no consent.

New comment by dekken_ in "Bored of eating your own dogfood? Try smelling your own farts"

dekken_ — Sun, 22 Mar 2026 14:57:25 +0000

of course they do, until you're sick and then, you know something's off...

New comment by dekken_ in "UK MPs give ministers powers to restrict Internet for under 18s"

dekken_ — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 15:29:28 +0000

We're not smart enough to make our own decisions but we're smart enough to vote for the best people to make decisions for us?

Make it make sense.

New comment by dekken_ in "UK MPs give ministers powers to restrict Internet for under 18s"

dekken_ — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 15:21:01 +0000

As if parents aren't responsible for the actions of their children

New comment by dekken_ in "Hisense TVs add unskippable startup ads before live TV"

dekken_ — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 14:24:23 +0000

this is theft of time

New comment by dekken_ in "Boy I was wrong about the Fediverse"

dekken_ — Sat, 07 Mar 2026 13:01:42 +0000

sounds like a anti-block list ;)

New comment by dekken_ in "Boy I was wrong about the Fediverse"

dekken_ — Sat, 07 Mar 2026 12:44:18 +0000

> as the world starts getting more brand-ed and corporate-y...

I gravitate toward what I consider authenticate/consistent people which for me at least has seemed to work out as I also try to be that way.

> Can you have a linkhut profile...

It doesn't really work that way, you can see other peoples public conversations to see how they interact, as a metric for their personalities, which, might be more work. It's network effects moreso.

as for https://ln.ht, I can see it working for some people, but personally I think there's a bit too much going on, sensory overload.

New comment by dekken_ in "Boy I was wrong about the Fediverse"

dekken_ — Sat, 07 Mar 2026 12:24:51 +0000

For me, having been on fedi for like 7 years now, there are cool places, and there are not so cool places. I might be more lucky than most in that I barely need to curate my time there, cause I follow cool people, and so I just see what they like too

New comment by dekken_ in "If AI writes code, should the session be part of the commit?"

dekken_ — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 12:43:24 +0000

> AI writes code

you mean plagiarism?

New comment by dekken_ in "Strange.website"

dekken_ — Tue, 06 Jan 2026 11:17:49 +0000

yer a wizard consti

New comment by dekken_ in "Inside the proton, the ‘most complicated thing you could possibly imagine’ (2022)"

dekken_ — Sat, 27 Dec 2025 14:09:07 +0000

> processes over objects

this is correct, waves are a product of pressures, so, are emergent also, the real question is, where does the pressure originate

New comment by dekken_ in "Understanding the Northern Lights"

dekken_ — Fri, 26 Dec 2025 17:42:59 +0000

maybe more informative: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TnFXddv37E

New comment by dekken_ in "Brexit Hit to UK Economy Double Official Estimate, Study Finds"

dekken_ — Fri, 21 Nov 2025 13:23:25 +0000

> it allowed the UK to control its own migration policy.

UK is still in the ECHR, so, not really, not yet

New comment by dekken_ in "Europeans recognize Zohran Mamdani's policies as 'normal'"

dekken_ — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 17:36:11 +0000

You're the one who failed to comprehend my guy.

I was never talking about NYC, you assumed.

New comment by dekken_ in "Europeans recognize Zohran Mamdani's policies as 'normal'"

dekken_ — Wed, 12 Nov 2025 18:46:56 +0000

> But, for like the billionth time now:

nice, exaggeration, and more misrepresentation, see ya

New comment by dekken_ in "Europeans recognize Zohran Mamdani's policies as 'normal'"

dekken_ — Fri, 07 Nov 2025 22:08:10 +0000

> But it wasn't about how much tax they paid - it was about the idea of being taxed at all.

I don't see a difference, fundamentally it comes down to consent of the governed. If 51% of a country votes for something, and it doesn't happen, then what's the point in voting?

New comment by dekken_ in "Europeans recognize Zohran Mamdani's policies as 'normal'"

dekken_ — Fri, 07 Nov 2025 13:55:10 +0000

I live in France, which I'm not sure if you paying attention to it (no judgement, why would you), but as a country, they're somewhat financially screwed, so whether or not there are elections, or even if the people have representation, something needs to be done, and it will likely involve higher taxation and cost of living generally.

New comment by dekken_ in "Europeans recognize Zohran Mamdani's policies as 'normal'"

dekken_ — Fri, 07 Nov 2025 13:48:16 +0000

My original point was about people having any say in terms of how much tax they pay. And the American revolution was an example in the extreme of what can happen, given it did happen.