JCattheATM

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by JCattheATM 7mo ago
> The very best part about English writing standards is that there are so many to pick from! This monumentally misses the point. > it really is subjective And this is just the disappointing and flatly incorrect view I hoped not to see
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by JCattheATM 7mo ago
> people are free to write and to speak however they wish. Yes, that doesn't mean standards don't exist, nor that good and bad writing styles don't exist. Don't be one of those 'everything is subjective' doo
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by JCattheATM 7mo ago
> managing ADHD-like (never diagnosed, and I don't care to assume) What's the difference here between assuming and saying 'ADHD-like' instead?
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by JCattheATM 7mo ago
Agree to disagree. It allows badly written stuff to be defended, I would argue more often than alternative more acceptable case scenarios.
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by JCattheATM 7mo ago
> Semicolons start a new thought, they don't mark an aside that lets you return to the original line of thought. Sure they do. They're perfect for a related tangent without abounding the greater scope topic being discussed. &gt
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by JCattheATM 7mo ago
I had freewritten, generally free expression type documents in mind when I wrote my statement, e.g. blog articles or opinion pieces. The problem is 'a matter of taste' can be used to excuse/justify anything.
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by JCattheATM 7mo ago
> Em dashes may also add or increase emphasis but are normally treated as an aside. Think of it as a comment by the author to inject themselves, sometimes in ways which do not form a complete sentence. A semicolon is better for this purp
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by JCattheATM 7mo ago
As a US citizen you benefit from the status quo and global peace being maintained.
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by JCattheATM 7mo ago
> I just watched Enemy of the State (late 1990s sequel to The Conversation [1974]) Not officially, just as a fun fan theory.
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by JCattheATM 7mo ago
> Also, this work is made with AI: More like assisted with AI, in a way that seems perfectly reasonable.
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by JCattheATM 7mo ago
It's nice to see someone with reasonable restraint...way too many people on here with disposable incomes think they need a new macbook each year.
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by JCattheATM 7mo ago
That user has a history of being that rude.
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by JCattheATM 7mo ago
> I don’t see why not. It entirely depends on why someone needs a VPN. Nah, not really. Using a VPN is a luxury, a preference. You're arguing that using a VPN should be a right in a discussion about people not being forced to use sp
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by JCattheATM 7mo ago
> but no one except Apple makes a laptop worth a damn. That's pure nonsense. I'm a fan of the Asus ExpertBooks myself which seem to be largely ignored in these discussions. They weigh about 2 pounds, 15mm thick, they don't
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by JCattheATM 7mo ago
Fair enough, although barring VPN use is quite a bit different from forcing an app that requires Play Services or iPhone. A VPN isn't as legitimate a need to pay a utility bill in the same way paying without an Android or iOS phone ca
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by JCattheATM 7mo ago
Fair enough, although barring VPN use is quite a bit different from forcing an app that requires Play Services or iPhone. A VPN isn't as legitimate a need to pay a utility bill in the same way paying without an Android or iOS phone ca
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by JCattheATM 7mo ago
> So maybe I'm seeing things in my pattern matching - but it seems like a broad push to attack online freedoms into centrist left and right legislatures coming from some internationally coordinated effort. I doubt there is any consp
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by JCattheATM 7mo ago
'AI generated' is irrelevant here, they wouldn't know and it's just a time saver in response to the 'people don't have enough time' excuse. That's a weird one though, if you have alternatives you coul
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by JCattheATM 7mo ago
> Not everyone has the time and resources to battle their utilities and bank(s). They do, they just don't want to. Typing a short letter and mailing it is very little effort. Less so with AI these days.
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by JCattheATM 8mo ago
> Linux's default security mechanisms are simply too weak for something as potentially hostile as a mobile device. Linux has SELinux as a default option which Android makes good use of, some forks more than others, and setup correct
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by JCattheATM 8mo ago
What advantages does /e/OS offer over installing LineageOS without Gapps, which is a necessary step you must explicitly take if you want them?
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by JCattheATM 8mo ago
That's an easy thing to account for.
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by JCattheATM 8mo ago
Curious to hear some more recommendations, I settled on using lxterminal which works well enough. I couldn't get wezterm to recognize fonts on ALpine no matter what I did, kitty doesn't support tabs and ghosttty sounds like it has
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by JCattheATM 8mo ago
The higher-desirability options are practically only theoretical in many contexts. See also the United Healthcare CEO killing.
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by JCattheATM 8mo ago
Convenient.
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by JCattheATM 8mo ago
It's really not. I can only hope a chance for a revolution presents itself sooner rather than later, for your good, and the good of others.
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by JCattheATM 8mo ago
I get that. I stopped using Slack around...not sure, maybe 2007 or so when I tried to do my normal minimal setup and mplayer wouldn't run without Samba installed, and the community was hostile to anyone who didn't do the recommend
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by JCattheATM 8mo ago
> but to believe everyone has thieved is disturbing. No, it's fact. It's part of learning and growing up. You never stole anything in your life, not a piece of candy, nothing?
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by JCattheATM 8mo ago
Convenience beats security every time.
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by JCattheATM 8mo ago
> FreeBSD was perfectly fine but it didn't do anything I needed that Linux didn't already do. That's pretty much it. A lot of the people I see using a BSD these days do so because they always have and they prefer what they

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