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I wonder what happens if a comment is deleted

The article also linked to this Mastodon post where someone has been sharing their findings

https://digipres.club/@foone/113313513964826090

One potential concern is

the fact that Redbox machines contain a file that has “a complete list of titles ever rented, and the email addresses of the people who rented them, and where and when.” She also found that the first six and last four digits of credit card information was logged. She said that the records on the particular unit that she was looking at contained 2,471 different transactions and had records on it dating back to 2015.

https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/contact/phone/q19.htm

Canada:

First, locked phones are a thing of the past. Effective December 1, 2017, service providers will have to offer unlocked devices to their customers.

What are the benefits of having an unlocked device?

An unlocked device can be used on other networks, which means that you will be able to switch providers and keep the same phone. That means more flexibility for you, the consumer.

What happened here

Source Context (Click to view Full Report) Information for Media Bias/Fact Check:

MBFC: Least Biased - Credibility: High - Factual Reporting: Very High - United States of America
Wikipedia about this source

You could take it a step further and set a temporary network name & password for the hotspot, and then change it back afterwards

that way you can use your hotspot near your TV in the future without worry

It might be helpful to be able to set default per community for something like this. For example, !dailygames@lemmy.zip, it would be a jumbled mess to have it be all in one thread

Well this is duck duck go, I don’t think that is personalized?

I believe the issue is that both settings change at the same time, so either the mouse feels backwards or the trackpad does.

There were some third party tools to change that

https://youtu.be/Q1QPXyebhiY?t=505

So what’s our timeline here?

Not long! It will probably happen in our lifetimes. We just need to figure out… how to make it work

Is there a reason for such a high proportion?

We have mail as an option here (our province in Canada is having an election this month), but quite a lot of people go and vote in person either on the day or on one of the early voting days

No downside to either option, just curious about the history behind it

Thank you!

I don’t have an answer, but this might be the issue if anyone has more info

https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/21/24225108/microsoft-security-update-windows-linux-dual-boot-errors

What are some of the issues you’d like to see addressed? I don’t use mastodon as much so I’m not familiar with what has / hasn’t been done.

ex. I hear they’ve been working on content discovery, such as with the recommended accounts carousel

Part of it is also because you will notice the people you recognize, but scroll past the people that you don’t.

Having to check over usernames from the moderation side, I notice a lot more variety than I’d think about otherwise

There is nothing inherent in knockoff that says it doesn’t work. That would be a fake.

While I can find definitions that call it “an inferior copy” (link), that’s not the point. Common usage has made it so that people will assume things about the quality or efficacy of the medication when certain words are used. Even if a word is technically correct, perceptions about the word can make it a bad choice.

Often when patents expire and other options emerge, they are called “generics” or “store brand” versions. Those terms don’t carry the negative associations.

The original comment you replied to said

Yeah, they aren’t “knock-offs” or “imitations.” That is some bad reporting.

They used quotes to point out that those words usually imply an inferior quality, something which doesn’t do what it says that it does, something that is produced without permission, etc.

While the drugs may still be copies, word choice can affect how people perceive the quality / efficacy of them.

Some more discussion on this article over on !medicine@mander.xyz

See here: https://lemmy.ca/post/30650429

A few points brought up in the comments

• The shortage isn’t necessarily over, and an obvious downside is drug prices / abuse from the manufacturer
• This mostly affects larger pharmacies that can do compounding (ex. CVS, Walmart) since smaller independent pharmacies usually don’t have the means to do it. However, the specifics will vary depending on where you are.
• A more reasonable concern is that the compounded drugs don’t go through the same quality control. So while they should act the same and be safe, it’s possible that some pharmacy company (see above) is cutting corners for profit.

My thoughts:

• the US has a drug price problem
• it’s possible to get safe and quality controlled pharmaceuticals without restricting it to one company, especially if that company can’t handle the demand

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If you’re a medical professional on the Fediverse, some communities you might be interested in:

• !medicine@mander.xyz
• !medical_professionals@midwest.social
• Other healthcare communities here: https://lemmy.ca/post/6611650

Nvidia Shields are another option, and there are some Bluetooth keyboards with trackpad that could work for these options + the PC

What I’d love to see is a Wii remote style interface. It would be much easier than trying to snake your way over to the thing you want to select

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