I thought metaphasic shields were theoretical…

F-Droid is apparently in the works, but not yet.

#Justice4CrappyMemes

Good news - after getting real bad today (okay, that part’s not good news), it looks like we’ve fixed federation with lemmy.world and a number of other instances. Things should be within normal parameters.

More specifically, federation from us to lemmy.world has a delay of about 57 seconds, while federation from lemmy.world to us is about 1.7 hours (this is admittedly not ideal, but also not that unusual).

Yeah, I have no idea how that stuff will work if instances are running different versions.

Federation is an imperfect thing, but hopefully we’ll get this sorted soon enough.

A couple of weeks ago, federation from .world fell behind by about 3 days if you can believe it.

We (and other instances) do tend to have issues with lemmy.world from time to time - I think it’s a combination of their sheer size, and some geographical quirks that can slow things down.

Right now, it looks like federation from them to us is fine, but content from us to them is taking about 19 hours to go through.

I can look into this, but there’s a high chance that we’ll have to just wait for it to settle down.

Yes, I strongly encourage people to curate their own experience.

they’re making the decision of whom you can & can’t talk to on your behalf

Anyone who wants to spool up an alt on a defederated server is welcome to do so. We suck at totalitarianism.

Fair Vote Canada had some thoughts on that portion of the interview.

I’m glad the CBC is revisiting the story now that they have the other side.

Flag restrictions are typically a way to ban Pride flags without actually saying it out loud.

This article does not say threats were made - it says, “according to Chinese Canadian interview subjects, this invoked a widespread fear amongst electors, described as a fear of retributive measures from Chinese authorities should a CPC government be elected.”

That’s bad, to be sure, but if there was no direct threat, you’re going to have a pretty hard time prosecuting the issue.

So…if I were to say online that Donald Trump is an absolute disgrace, and people in the US should vote for his opponent, should I be facing charges in the US? Or maybe my comment should just be nuked?

By no means am I arguing that foreign influence is a good thing, but it’s awfully hard to regulate effectively.

That assumes they’re operating within the country.

The “pressure” in question is social media content - how do you propose legislating that?

A law against what, exactly?

CBC has this to add:

Bell Canada Enterprises (BCE Inc.), which owns 37.5 per cent of MLSE, said in a Wednesday press release that the deal is expected to close in mid-2025.

The company said that it is selling its ownership stake to reduce its debt and “support its ongoing transformation” from a telecommunications firm to a tech company.

What the hell are they doing over there?

Brinley at S&P Global Mobility says the rise of SUVs is a reflection of consumers’ desire to get greater utility out of their vehicles, which means the capacity to move more people and cargo.

Adams said when choosing a vehicle, most SUV buyers don’t make their decision based on something that’s going to satisfy “95 to 99 per cent” of their driving needs, which is commuting and running errands.

“They purchase their vehicle for the one weekend of the year when ‘I tow my boat up to the lake and I want to make sure I can do that,’” he said, noting “it is ironic when they make that purchase and then complain about high gas prices.”