Yeah, I am a long time Vivaldi user myself. Up until now at least. I am quite happy with it, but from what I read, it has it deficits.

Thank you for correcting me on that :) I’ll remember it.

A discussion like this is exactly the reason I love this sub. I am learning more and more every day. Thanks to both of you guys.

Thanks for the advice, and thanks for the mentioning if 4Get. I just read about it. Awesome project.

Considering that already. Do you experience any problems or limitations with that? Like being flagged as a bot, or sites returning errors?

Edit: thank you for the suggestion!

Not everyone has the technical insight level of an IT professional. Thats why I love this community. Most people give you really solid advice. Thanks to everyone at this point!

Mostly big corporate, big tech, and the US gov’t and its intelligence services. I am already in the process of migrating my digital environment towards Linux + self-hosting, but browsing remains a challenge to me.

Basically: I don’t want my devices location, metadata and telemetry to be tracked by anyone.

You’re trying to scam a Linux community into giving you private data or money? Bold strategy.

Go home, Tankie.

bc someone might still be dependent on certain services that he or she wasnt able to replace just yet.

Also: “perfect” is a the arch-enemy of “good”. Every bit of de-americanization, de-corporatification counts, and comments like yours somewhat disencourage people to even begin the journey. Bc “why even degoogle my OS, if I cant degoogle from that one since particular service 🤷”. It’s the same reason some people are not fighting climate change. Why care for my CO2 emission, if India or China wont budge?" We wont score perfect, so I wont even try."

That concept is called Practical Utilitarism

I’m personally done with this sub. We all hate the US. But some people on here just spam every foreign propaganda article they can find. Be it Russian controlled state media like Sputnik or other outlets like Politico, who is part of the Axel Springer group. Think about what sources you are reading, at least every once in a while, OP.

A reminder that Sputnik is a state-controlled Russian outlet. Even when a story is true, it’s worth verifying through independent reporting rather than relying on a propaganda source.

Verify first, share later.

Edit: I did further research It actually turns out the story is real. The problem is that Sputnik isn’t the source. CNN and Reuters confirmed it independently. Always check the original reporting. And it does not change the fact that Sputik is to be treated carefully.

I honestly dont know how many users on here are US citizens, but you guys really need to break out if this. It’s nazi Germany nazi-US-America by now. Grab all of california and start the a civil war. I am seeing no other way out of this madness.

“Blames AI” lmao. Oracle is one of those cancerous companies that we should avoid at all costs. Even towards other businesses they use preditory tactics, MASSIVE vendor lock-in and hidden costs everywhere. They’re basically one step away from being a pyramid scheme.

Interesting. Never thought about it this way.

First thing to come to my mind: logograms. &, %, +, @. They are quite similar to Kanji. They each have different “readings”, like “&”, which can be “et”, but also “and” or “und” or “y”, depending on the kontext of the reader. So it is not phonetical, but defined pictorally.

Also, maybe Onomatopoesia? Buzz. Hiss. Sizzle. Pop. Slurp. Tick-tock. But I think that does not really meet your criteria.

Or concepts like a U-turn, T-shirt, V-neck, A-frame. They use the shape of a letter as a descriptive element.

And the last thing that comes to my mind would be zigzag (GER: Zickzack). It kind of depicts a broken, alternating line. It’s not really fully visual, but the reduplication and the harsh contrast of syllables try to immitate a stark alternation.

Maybe “synaesthesia” is a distant topic that might interest you, although it is a very broad field. Visual concepts may be distantly related to phonetic concepts and vice versa.

Mosel Schmosel, 16°

Do you have coffee as part of your breakfast? It is known to cause bowl movements. I usually don’t eat anything in the morning, but 5mins after my first coffee is finished, it’s potty time.

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When climate change finally turns planet Earth into a second Venus, somehow there will still be a greedy capitalist driving around in a dirty semitruck, calling it all a hoax.

Good questions. I’d like to refer to the answer from panda_abyss. It’s called “stoic philosophy” or “stoicism”, and it’s a mighty tool, if you know how to handle it. Over the years it actually helped me with anxiety/panic and depression. To me, it was even more effective than therapy, because following stoic principles actually feels like some sort of low-level-everyday-therapy.

So if you struggle with overwhelming emotions about where the world is headed, I’d recommend giving this a read or two.