A Linux nerd who loves anime, manga, history, and philosophy. Devoted FOSS proponent and socialist with international tendency that subscribes to queer theory. He/Him
Most of the exodus where coming from iOS ecosystem, mostly Americans ig. Nonetheless, the destruction of Xitter will give fediverse the momentum to grow. Achieving 800k active users is wild (tho i do notice some spams too, which I wish there'll be easier tool sets to deal with them). Now, let's see which approach of social media will win in the long run: the Bluesky or Mastodon.
If Ur being active enough and use the relevant hashtag, people would notice u eventually.
Yoooo, is this the dog whistle for me to raise the black flag? These publishers are insufferable.
Don't threaten them with good times
Half of the stories are shitting on Windows? Count me in
Isn't this article a bit misleading? Only iPhone that come after the legislation have to follow this regulation, second-hand devices are not restricted by this law. You can still (and can only) use the old iPhone with the lighting charger.
Tbh, if that's the case then, I will just join in a Marxist group that is serious about arm resistance. I'm too poor to move out anyway.
Corporate only pay lip services to the public? I'm so shock! Shock I tell you!
Better put Taylor Swift on here too if this is the logic
I simply walk back to my older analogue watch. Its strap wqs broken and battery drained. Despite being left to dust for like 3 years (it's 7 years old now), a simple replacement of strap and battery make it works again. While smartwatch does offer a lot of features, it comes with the trade off of the requirement to be constantly recharged, and I don't need those features. As a lazy ass person, I think it's rather inconvenient, which ironically changed my habit of wearing watches whenever possible.
til: downloading paper incurs cost to the contributors, this system is absolutely sickening.
Reminder that you can actually request the paper directly from the authors thru email. Otherwise the solution will be sci-hub.
Great, I can finally act like a hivemind to my oshis without using the hot garbage that once called Twitter.
Maybe we shouldn't listen to a guy just because he's rich or something like that
Sasuga rra... I mean my priestess. Such a sophisticated and abstract act!
Some helps to my poem on the Palestinian's suffering
I'm working on a poem inspired by Palestinian's brave resistance to the Zionist regime, and I'm eager to learn some symbolisms in order to express my and your feelings in an accurate and abstract way. I had learnt about the history of Islamic world before, albeit incomplete and not exactly thorough, so I have some basic knowledge on conflicts happened in Morden Age Palestine.
Here are the questions that I want to ask y'all:
- The River of Jordan is also known as al-Urdunn in Arabic. Is there any story behind this name or the river itself?
- I've learnt that Mount Nabi Yunis is the highest point in the West Bank. Is it true? Its name of course speak out its religious significance, but I would like to know whether the locals will go for a pilgrimage to the place or held any sort of festival around it.
- Besides Mount Nabi Yunis, are there any other mountain ranges (or the one that the Mount resides in) or mountains that held significance in political, cultural, or religious sense?
- Ramallah means the Allah's Height. This name seems to be intimidating as one of the most sacred city, that is Jerusalem, is under the control of Palestinian Authority (at least the eastern part in de jure sense), and its significance could not have out shadowed Mecca and Medina. What's the history behind this name?
- Gaza City means priced city, and in Ancient Egyptian Ghazzat, means fierce (which I learnt it recently). May I ask you to help me to verify whether these information are true?
- The Mediterranean Sea is called al-Mutawasit. I've heard it been pronounced as "al-Mu-ta-wa-si-tu", is it the correct pronunciation? And is there any meaning behind the name of it?
- Are there any more politically, culturally, or religiously significant sites (other than Al-Aqsa Mosque) or symbols for Palestinians, especially on their struggles against Zionism?
- Not related to Arabic, is the meaning of the name of Israel capital, Tel Aviv. It means "Old New Land" right? Is there any Arabic name for the city?
- May you recommend me a great source on the history of Modern Age Palestine, especially after the establishment of Israel regime until the end of the Second Intifada?
Any additional advices are welcome!