Search engines should not ever, under any circumstances use geo-location data to provide results. If I search for “current weather,” it shouldn’t know where I am, and it should require qualifiers on my part if I want to narrow it down.

On a similar topic, my devices should not automatically change settings to adapt to my routine. Settings should only change if I manually change them.

Nice try, boss

Should’ve mentioned he’s from Morelos. Mexico is quite a large, diverse country.

Either way, he doesn’t really seem to care whether someone calls Chipotle “Mexican food” or not.

I asked my husband who’s from Mexico, and he said, “Kinda? Not really.”

He added, and I quote, “Flour tortillas are not Mexican.”

There ya go!

Westley (not sci-fi, but Princess Bride name I like)

I also like that it can be shortened to Wes

This is an example of why it’s important to uphold ideals, never individuals. Stallman is a very bad man who had some very good ideas. I’d never trust him near minors or young women, and I’d never want to speak with him or be in the same room with him.

I enjoy playing games. I don’t enjoy capitalism, big greedy corporations like Valve, or rich greedy fucks like Gabe.

Edit: Wtf the Gaben fans are writing entire novels in this thread about how Valve is good actually, even when presented with irrefutable evidence of its shitty practices lmao

They’re all the problem. Valve is a scummy company. Not sure why they get praise for their shady business practices and bloated shitware launcher that constantly wants to run in the background and do updates. They’ve normalized the concept of launchers, done what they can to stifle competition, contributed to the idea of loot boxes. They’re pretty much shitty in their entirety, which is easy to see once you get Gaben’s nuts out of your eyes.

This is a joke, right? Valve is a huge greedy corporation like any other. Fuck Valve, fuck Steam, and fuck Gaben. There’s no such thing as a good rich person. If they were good, they wouldn’t be rich.

What is this, high school debate class? I’m not making an argument.

LOL Valve is a multibillion dollar corporation. They’re not “one of the good guys.”

Oh, it’s not just me? I thought maybe I was IP banned after using it too much on reddit.

Their site has become borderline unusable too, unfortunately. Oddly, it works fine for me when I connect through a VPN.

I got a 403 too, but I was able to access it this way.

Yeah I agree I could have avoided the disparagement, but I felt like being succinct vs. writing an entire diatribe cataloging the myriad curses brought upon the fediverse by h*xbear.

“Douche canoe” is an insult, but it’s not a slur. Slurs are more than simply offensive language. Slurs are more deeply harmful. Think the n-word or f-slur, for instance.

Yeah I know what you’re saying. It was a similar experience for me. The hexbears were being raging douche canoes unchecked, yet I got banned.

https://i.postimg.cc/WzGZXmVF/Screenshot-20231106-153003-Fennec.jpg

2. Be respectful, especially when disagreeing. Everyone should feel welcome here.

I’m not taking sides here, and I’m not trying to be holier-than-thou since I’ve been banned for saying some pointed things about hexbear users, but this is why.

Nonstop Nut November

I agree. There are far too many people with the “if I’m not doing anything wrong, then what have I to hide?” mindset. I’ve seen people unironically say that all Tor users must be engaging in illegal activity, and I don’t think it occurs to them that in many parts of the world, freely accessing information is an illegal activity, and by adopting this mindset we’re empowering that type of state.