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  • Can you, though? Because I remember when DVB started in Europe, they’ve sent a signal during commercials that makes your device block the fast forward feature.

    I don’t know whether that’s still a thing. But you needed a hacked firmware on your TV / set top box to allow to FFWD through commercials back then.

  • Same here. And I’m waiting for them to finally do it because it’ll free up so much of my time. I might start reading books again.

    Also, it’s the last Google-service I’m using. So, banning me from it will allow me to finally delete my Google account.

  • If you’re on macOS, there’s blocs. It seems to pop up on BundleHunt for a fraction of their normal price every once in a while.

    Then, there’s RapidWeaver Elements - which just went into Early Access.

    However, you might want to evaluate whether a static site generator or some small CMS like GRAV can work for you.

  • IMHO, it’s one thing if you want to limit everything from there on your instance and on your own will, but a completely different thing for them to basically secretly ban you from their whole instance just because one single person on there felt offended and reported you. There surely must be something in between doing nothing and this sitewide shadowban.

  • The VS is completely independent.

    §7 BVerfSchG:

    Die Bundesregierung kann, wenn ein Angriff auf die verfassungsmäßige Ordnung des Bundes erfolgt, den obersten Landesbehörden die für die Zusammenarbeit der Länder mit dem Bund auf dem Gebiete des Verfassungsschutzes erforderlichen Weisungen erteilen.

    or in English:

    The federal government can, if there is an attack on the constitutional order of the Federation, give necessary orders to the highest Federal State authorities for working together with the Federation in terms of protection of the constitution.

  • I never defended them. I just questioned the publicly stated outcome of a report that nobody was supposed to see from a court that is subject to directives from the existing government. Nothing more. Have you ever heard of "question authority"?

    EDIT: To add to that: the point is more about the shadowbanning people from one of the largest Mastodon instances for discussing something related to the “wrong” political party in Germany. And even without any opportunity to challenge that ban.

  • Just for transparency: The first link is the "old" report from 2021 which was public IIRC. The partA/partB links seem to point to the newer one - clearly showing the "VS - NUR FÜR DEN DIENSTGEBRAUCH" ("Verschlusssache" - confidential, official use only) at the top.

  • Keyword: supposedly

    Because that's what it said in the report my instance has received. Somebody on the moderation team made the same mental gymnastics you did. Just because I've questioned the stated conclusion of a report that was kept secret from the public. Nothing else. Nowhere did I say that I support that party. I just don't like blindly trusting what politicians (and their government institutions) announce without giving any challengeable proof.

    Their status as extremist as per that report mentioned in my toot has been revoked/put on hold until a proper court case: German news article

    If it was as crystal clear as you make it out, why revoke it?

    (These days, the constitutional courts of all the states try to get that status reinstated in their respective states. But that wasn't a thing back when I did this toot.)

  • They claim "usually within 24 hours". 2 days later I still have no reply. But yeah, I might try the follow-up email... although I don't have much confidence that it'll do anything. It's more important that people get to know the risks of these huge monolithic instances.

  • These are quite some mental gymnastics going from my toot:

    Oh, did he? He just stood there and claimed something. There was supposedly a great report with all the hard facts, but no one was allowed to see it. That’s not much different from “Yes, I did my homework, but then my dog ate it.”

    (Correctly translated, btw.)

    to:

    3: […] Support for violent groups or events is prohibited.

    Wow! Just wow! You should sign up as a moderator on mastodon.social. You'd fit right in.

  • The glasses will include cameras, microphones, and speakers for real-time interaction, allowing users to make calls, get directions, enjoy music, and benefit from live translations.

    I can do all that with my AirPods already. What would I need those glasses for?

    Despite “AR” features being absent, do they at least have a simple display in them - similar to the Even Realities G1?