"Tying Up And Manhandling Women"— HYBE Idol Faces Scathing Criticism Over Controversial Stage Performance - KpopNewsHub – Latest K-Pop News, Idols & Korean Entertainment

The song itself also raised eyebrows.

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Regarding the last boost: Google has been found to be an illegal monopoly multiple times, and so far no judge has had the courage to impose a significant enough penalty that Google actually changes its ways. Its monopoly behavior is frequent, obvious, and damaging.

Anyway, check your Google Drive, if you use that: go to drive, then click the gear. Choose Settings -> Manage Apps, and make sure "Use by default" is checked OFF for everything you don't like, especially Gemini (Google's AI that they're pushing on everyone). This was added and turned on by default for most people, it seems. It also looks like Google is training their AI on every document you open; people report very slow load times when this setting is on, remedied by turning it off.

#Google #Gemini #DarkPattern #monopoly #AI #GenAI #tying #antitrust #DefaultToOptOut
Tying your shoes: You probably tie your shoes wrong, with a granny knot. Use a square knot.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAFcV7zuUDA
#shoes #knots #tying #funny #ted #+
How to tie your shoes | Terry Moore

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A quotation from Herbert, George:

«
It’s good tying the sack before it be full.
»

Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/herbert-george/72570/

#quote #quotes #quotation #anticipation #filling #planning #sack #slack #tying

#Shibari Toy

Had a little fun #tying up this #sexdoll. Now we're going to play with her.

Thank to the Baquick Store for this amazing sextoy.

#sextoytesters #adulttoys #realcouple #knot #bondage #rigger #bicouple #contentcreator #nsfw #rope #bisexual #sex #toy

Bad intentions, bad compromises - Philadelphia Gay News

Explore the impact of anti-trans legislation across the US, from Indiana's HB 1608 to the federal Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA).

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"That's what makes the jury verdict against #Google so exciting: the jury found that Google's insistence that #PlayStore sellers use its payment processor was an act of illegal tying. Today,#tying is an obscure legal theory, but few doctrines would be more useful in #disenshittifying the internet. A company is guilty of illegal tying when it forces you to use unrelated products or services as a condition of using the product you actually want"
https://pluralistic.net/2023/12/12/im-feeling-lucky/
Pluralistic: An Epic antitrust loss for Google (12 Dec 2023) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

It's amazing to realize that we got into this monopoly quagmire because judges just literally refused to enforce the law. That's what makes one part of the jury verdict against Google so exciting: the jury found that Google's insistence that Play Store sellers use its payment processor was an act of illegal #tying. Today, "tying" is an obscure legal theory, but few doctrines would be more useful in disenshittifying the internet.

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Class action accuses Harley-Davidson of using its warranty to hog the motorcycle repair parts market

The lawsuit asserts Harley-Davidson has violated federal law by allegedly threatening to void customer warranties on their motorcycles if they repair their bikes using aftermarket parts, rather than "genuine" branded Harley-Davidson parts

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❝ Open Letter : The universal right to install any software on any device ❞

« Software design is crucial for the ecodesign and sustainability of products and hardware. Free Software systems and services enable reuse, repurposing and interoperability of devices. The universal right to freely choose operating systems, software and services is crucial for a more sustainable digital society. » by @fsfe

https://fsfe.org/activities/upcyclingandroid/openletter.en.html

#Europe #Tying #Monopoly #OS #Software

Open letter for the right to install any software on any device - FSFE

Free Software Foundation Europe is a charity that empowers users to control technology. We enable people to use, understand, adapt, and share software.

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