I’m In the need of an offline calendar and gallery now that simplemobiletools got sold off

This doesn’t sound reasonable. Why can’t you keep using existing apps? Are they underdeveloped and you’re waiting for some features? If so, it’d be helpful to see what these features are in order to suggest a suitable replacement.

A ceasefire was established after the 2014 invasion, but now we find ourselves in the midst of a full-scale invasion. This underscores the significance of ensuring Putin’s military and political defeat. It is crucial to send a clear message to China (and other potential aggressors) that invading Taiwan would be bad for them. The modern world is intricately interconnected and highly complex, there are no simple solutions to its problems. Unfortunately, many people struggle to accept this reality, leading to the rise of populists.

did the west miscalculate the situation by allowing diplomacy to take a backseat and allowing Ukraine to a large plethora of military resources?

a large plethora of military resources

No. The West failed to provide Ukraine with sufficient military resources. While the monetary value of military aid may seem substantial when compared to your bank account, the reality is that Russia possesses greater resources and capabilities.

The biggest mystery to me is why people with knowledge barely above zero are talking on the internet like they’re experts.

When a poll shows that Russians support the war, people are saying that Russians are bad. But when a poll shows that Russians don’t support the war, people are questioning the poll.

What biography did you read, would you recommend it? I assume there’s more than one.

I’m glad that wizards keep pushing boundaries of magic.

Imagine you have lots of toys, like your favorite games and cool apps on your tablet or phone. If you had to update them manually, it’s like having to go to each toy, take it apart, fix anything that’s broken, and then put it back together every time there’s a new version or improvement.

Now, think about having a special toy store for your toys. When you go to the store, they already know about any new cool features or fixes for your toys. All you have to do is ask the store to update your toys, and they make sure all your toys get the latest and greatest stuff without you having to do anything.

So, having a store for apps is like having a magical place where all your toys can be fixed and improved automatically, without you having to do the hard work of updating each one by yourself. It saves you time and makes sure your toys are always the best they can be!

How? It’s not on F-Droid. Play store is obviously not an option for a person, who cares about privacy.

Why are there supported tags? Why can’t #AnyTag be parsed by the bot? I don’t expect many people to make the effort to check which tags are allowed.

Why should a Lemmy user care about this? It appears there is no integration with Lemmy beyond parsing. For instance, you can’t quickly filter by tags from the sidebar.

I suppose it’s still useful since the #piracy tag is added automatically. However, the overall idea feels rather raw.

I don’t blame Beijing honestly. Bigots will just run around screaming “China Flu”, claim its from a lab or whatever.

And? How does this justify potential consequences? If they don’t cooperate, people won’t blame them? This logic is faulty from any side.

rutracker.org, e.g. https://rutracker.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3494796

The interface is in Russian, but it’s not that hard to translate a couple of words to navigate. Apparently, you don’t even have to be registered to download anymore.

I can’t bother joining a private tracker. Of course, they might be useful for niche content. For instance, 15 years ago there was a special tracker, where people shared races of virtually all racing series. But mainstream stuff is available on public trackers.

There one tracker where I download lossless music. But anyone can join it, I guess you could define it as semi-private or semi-public.

This sounds like they have to compete for your money and produce better shows, which is good for consumers. You can subscribe to service X, watch the show you’re interested in, and unsubscribe. Netflix releases all episodes at once, with other platforms you can simply wait till the show ends before subscribing.

I don’t argue that you should do exactly that instead of pirating. But I don’t see why somebody should be subscribed to all these services.

How’s this related to piracy?

Proof?

Do you have valid arguments against this proposal or is it just an emotional reaction caused by a single word?

I’ve already explained the use-case. Spare me of your “witty” remarks with no value added.

There is no need to have an account for that. This is a purely artificial measure.

“It’s not paid, you can pay by watching ads and get a laughable amount of downloads per day for free!”

Sometimes you have to cycle through many subtitles to find the right one. They don’t even produce them.

In the era of VPN, many users share the same IP too. You can reach the limit before downloading anything.