energywut

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by energywut 1y ago
Open Source software is also political, it's just a political position you agree with. (It's a position I also agree with, fwiw.) Let's not pretend that the GPL is free of politics.
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by energywut 1y ago
I'm as far left as you can be. I would say exactly the same thing -- people should be free to associate with who they want, and vend stuff to who they want. I've seen this line of argument before, "You wouldn't say this
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by energywut 1y ago
> It seems that this software is only to be used by those on the left side of the political spectrum Democrats aren't on the left side of the political spectrum, but it appears they can use this software. (Yes, they are called the l
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by energywut 1y ago
That's a different claim than the parent made. CECOT, specifically, is absolutely a place where human rights are not observed.
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by energywut 1y ago
Is the Taliban a political party? They are a government, I guess? But a party? I dunno. FWIW, the list of parties here seems predominantly focused on the US and Europe, with one party listed from Russia. I suspect that omissions from this l
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by energywut 1y ago
People are allowed to choose who they associate with and who they vend stuff to. This seems fine to me?
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by energywut 1y ago
I think Vermont is, in my experience, perhaps more accepting of different identities. I've lived in small towns, and spent plenty of time in small towns. Some have a "don't ask/don't tell" or "live and let
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by energywut 1y ago
Are you asking for data on whether intolerance ore pejudice _exists_ in small towns in the US? Well, I would have assumed that was well understood, but you know what? Here's some data that shows that rural communities do, in fact, have
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by energywut 1y ago
> any American could live an earlier iteration of the American Dream If (and only if) you aren't socially different from the communities you'd be moving to. Being gay or trans, for instance, might mark you out as a target in a
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by energywut 1y ago
This isn't malicious compliance. The room wasn't booked, a team booked it. They have a right to expect others to exit. If you want to book an hour, book an hour.
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by energywut 1y ago
An average US home uses ~10,000 KWh over a year, resulting in about 1 kilowatt average power use. Figures I can find suggest that a 737 uses approximately 7MW to stay aloft. So a couple things I learned -- I think it's still a notable