But the only way it would actually get there depends on you, and your willingness to ignore data. :)

It would be very easy to increase that to 100%, if you’re prepared to ignore enough data…

I tried to sign up for Instagram to check it out. Here’s my experience of attempting to sign up:

• I gave my email address and date of birth.
• I chose a password.
• I chose a usernam–
• Upon typing the first character of my chosen username, I saw an error message: “An error has occurred. Please refresh the page.”
• I refreshed the page.
• “Your account has been suspended as you have breached our Community Guidelines. Please complete the information below to have the matter reviewed.”
• I gave my email address (again).
• I checked my email and click the link they sent me.
• I gave my phone number.
• I checked my SMS and provide the code they sent me.
• I was asked to take a “Verification Selfie”. You have to write your name, your username, and a six-digit number they give you “on a clean piece of paper” and hold it up. Your hand and face must be visible in the photo. It’s not entirely clear what they want to verify this picture against. Or what username you’re supposed to use, because, again, this whole thing started when I’d typed an “a”.

And at that point I realised I wasn’t welcome on Instagram.

There is a known strategy called EEE (Embrace, extend, and extinguish).

First, they embrace the open web. Millions of people who never would’ve joined the Fediverse (and, probably, don’t even know what the Fediverse is) flock to Threads and start to interact with us.

Then, they extend the open web, adding features to Threads that aren’t compatible with our servers. People on Threads don’t understand what’s wrong with our server (even though it’s Threads that’s the source of incompatibility).

Finally, they decide they’re “having trouble maintaining compatibility with third party servers” and start to break off from us, leaving us with no way to interact with our new friends. Unless, of course, we make a free Threads account…

Google Talk is perhaps the most relevant example of this. Here’s more details.

It doesn’t look all that silent to me.

That’s not stupidity though, that’s malice, which is a whole different tub of bananas.

I have long believed that the only stupid question is the one that hasn’t been asked.

I feel it’s better to ask the question (and feel stupid for a few minutes) than to remain stupid for the rest of my life. :)

It’s already making things hard. Unless you live in a cave (and even if you do, quite probably, IDK) you’ll have noticed an increase in the frequency of what’s euphemistically called “extreme weather events”. These things are bad for us, but even worse for crops, and they’re going to keep on getting worse.

Are you sure that’s a bank? It doesn’t look anything like any bank I’ve ever seen.

I don’t like the article’s use of the word “snares” - it’s not as if it’s a trap they’re being sneaky about. There are signs everywhere, there’s painting on the road, there’s continual press coverage, and there are wide and well-signposted turning areas for private cars on either side of the bus gate. Anyone who gets “snared” by this is clearly driving while not paying attention, and deserves more than a fine IMHO.

Yeah, Gibb!

Greetings from blahaj zone, and welcome to Lemmy! <3

Welcome to 196. You must be new around here, low tier memes is all we’ve got. Enjoy your stay. :)

Possible solution (for now): Use a different search engine. I recommend DuckDuckGo.

You appear to be missing an arm. Here, take this one instead: \

There are so many red flags in this message. Yeah, definitely a scam. Report it and move on.

• Perfect is the enemy of good.
• Good is the enemy of done.
• Done is the enemy of job security.

Needs more usernames in the bottom-right corner. /joke

Shouldn’t drive with earbuds in. Might not hear the horn of the oncoming train. Those things are really quiet. /sarcasm

This is fake. They do have names, but they are: L, J, Z, S, I, T, and O.