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The original was posted on /r/linux_gaming by /u/Alive_One_5594 on 2025-01-21 05:14:30+00:00.

preferably by default, I play mostly single player offline games and I don't want them to be sharing telemetry

As global elites arrive in Davos for the annual World Economic Forum, the global advocacy group Oxfam reported that billionaires' wealth increased three times faster in 2024 than the previous year, and it warned of an emerging “aristocratic oligarchy” with enormous political clout, primed to profit from Donald Trump’s presidency of the United States.

"Trillions are being gifted in inheritance, creating a new aristocratic oligarchy that has immense power in our politics and our economy," Oxfam International said in its traditional annual pre-Davos report on the super rich.

"The crown jewel of this oligarchy is a billionaire president, backed and bought by the world's richest man Elon Musk, running the world's largest economy," said the charity's executive director Amitabh Behar, referring to the Tesla and X owner who helped to bankroll Trump's campaign.

Musk and the world's two other richest men - Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg, whose Meta empire owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp - will be at Trump’s inauguration in Washington Monday, when the World Economic forum kicks off at Davos in the Swiss Alps.

None are expected be among the 3,000 attendees at Davos, where Trump - who attended the forum twice during his first term - will make an online appearance later in the week.

In its warnings, Oxfam echoed similar language used last week by outgoing US President Joe Biden, who called out an extremely wealthy oligarchy that "literally threatens our entire democracy".

The group called on governments to “dismantle the new aristocracy” through taxes on the richest and the breakups of monopolies, caps on CEO pay, and the regulation of corporations to ensure they pay “living wages” to workers.

Many earned fortunes through investments in 2024, as top tech companies and stock market indexes like the S&P 500 had strong performances, as well as the price of gold and cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin.

Oxfam’s report, titled "Takers Not Makers", found that billionaire wealth grew three times faster than in 2023, with each billionaire seeing their fortune increase by €1.941 million per day on average.

At least four new billionaires emerged each week in 2024, reaching a total of 2,769.

Three fifths of billionaire wealth comes from inheritance, monopoly power or “crony connections,” the report said, adding that Trump's tax cut plans will only make them richer.

The group also said that five trillionaires will emerge within a decade, increasing its forecast from last year which said only one trillionaire would appear during that time.

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In 2024, many U.S. cities reported historic declines in homicides and reductions in other violent crimes compared to 2023.

Cities like Philadelphia and Chicago saw notable drops, but some, such as Charlotte and Baton Rouge, experienced increases.

Despite these improvements, public perception of crime remains high, influenced by political rhetoric, media coverage, and local apps.

Experts note that gun violence disproportionately affects Black communities, impacting safety perceptions.

While intervention programs helped reduce violence, concentrated crime and rising shooting lethality continue to shape public unease.

Like what do I even do at this point. Its a free app and these reviews hurt app store performance,

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The original was posted on /r/pcmasterrace by /u/moruxs on 2025-01-21 12:52:34+00:00.

prompted by this post in !mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world I decided to ask you about my predicament.

I live in the attic of a rundown house that's close to 200 years old. looked like shit when I moved in, I've made it livable, I add and fix things here and there when I can, by youtubing stuff and using the tools I have.

recently, a cheap electric kettle caught fire and burned for several minutes, incinerating nearby items and the (plastic) base it was on. the result was a black smoke so dark you couldn't see light from the windows, vantablack type of deal. once I dowsed out the flames (and surely inhaled that crap in major unhealthy doses) it took ages to air the place out.

in the aftermath, every surface was covered with greasy, black residue that you can't just wipe off/vacuum.

I've thrown away most things that were covered with it, cleaned others over the past months. only upside of this mess is, it sticks to the surfaces so it doesn't fall down and/or circulate in the air.

now I'd like to paint the walls. tried cleaning them with anti-grease and sponges and paper towels and stuff; that worked on kitchen cabinets, but it's a no-go here, just makes a mess and dissolves the stuff underneath (lime-based paint with god knows how many layers).

I figured, if I paint the walls and the exposed wood beam with the right type of paint, it'll just cover/trap the whole mess and I'd be done with it. then I'd like to clean/paint the ceiling paneling somehow.

can't afford to move into healthier dwellings and the owner has zero fucks to give about the situation and is fine with whatever I come up with, including leaving it as is; even with the fire damage, the place is in way better shape now than when I moved in.

doable? tips? ideas?

edit: images

edit2: I wish lemmy's UI would state the what the image limits are, it gets tiresome guessing how large is "too large".

Multimedia enthusiasts (AV and gaming particularly see: VRR on Wayland or DRM Leasing)

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The original was posted on /r/indonesia by /u/telolet-96 on 2025-01-21 12:08:35+00:00.

Bodo kali dijual pulak 500 rb

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The original was posted on /r/indonesia by /u/PencuciUang on 2025-01-21 11:11:26+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/indonesia by /u/lemmeget282 on 2025-01-21 09:39:15+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/indonesia by /u/RENverse7 on 2025-01-21 09:33:07+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/indonesia by /u/dragunovian on 2025-01-21 09:01:38+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/indonesia by /u/Herodriver on 2025-01-21 08:31:41+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/indonesia by /u/Previous_Knowledge91 on 2025-01-21 08:07:12+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/indonesia by /u/matt_vaghn on 2025-01-21 07:07:28+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/indonesia by /u/Herodriver on 2025-01-21 06:44:04+00:00.

Ive been noticing some strange things about the lemmy numbers on fedidb. It seems to go up/down quite a bit. https://fedidb.org/software/lemmy

Nothing nefarious, but:

1. hexbear seems to be counted twice for some reason.www.hexbear AND hexbear.com
2. lemmy.ml claims to have 52.7k users but fedidb states 2093?
3. lemmy.world looks correct in everything.

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The original was posted on /r/indonesia by /u/Disguissedcarrot on 2025-01-21 06:13:00+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/indonesia by /u/New_Midnight2686 on 2025-01-21 05:13:42+00:00.