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by rnd0 4y ago
Performing self-serving and self-gratifying actions which are counter productive takes time and energy away from actions which while lacking the panache of attacking our cultural heritage taliban style are much more likely to effect their s
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by rnd0 4y ago
> So from their perspective, it's worthwhile, because it lets them feel better about themselves. In short, typical trust fund hippies. Disgusting!
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by rnd0 4y ago
That argument is insanely stupid and assumes that one isn't upset about this IN ADDITION TO already being upset about our impending ecological future. Sir or madam, it is quite possible to be upset about two things at the same time; th
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by rnd0 4y ago
>Actually the guy who set up Just Stop Oil Google isn't showing me who that is; the only results I'm getting talk about the Getty heiress. Can you please tell us what that guy's name is and ideally a link to the story you&
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by rnd0 4y ago
Coincidentally enough, I just bought a computer from BestBuy that I ordered online and then had delivered to my car by selecting "curbside pickup". Technically I didn't enter the store so maybe your point still stands -but st
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by rnd0 4y ago
Theming seems to be a LOT less common now than before. Even Windows XP/Vista/7 had more customization options (classic and aero) than they do now. Remembering how many different themes and things were made for Gnome 1 and 2 it&#x2
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by rnd0 4y ago
For wifi? Windows. /me takes tongue out of cheek
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by rnd0 4y ago
Actually, Youtube is the last service I like because I pretty ruthlessly go through my watch history and delete anything that might mess it up. As a result my recommendations tend to be pretty decent. Not perfect, but acceptable.
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by rnd0 4y ago
Sadly, no it is not.
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by rnd0 4y ago
>The only minority worth protecting beyond reproach of politics are those afflicted with poverty. >complete dismissal of the responsibility we have as a society to rehabilitate people in the prison system >absolute abandonment of n
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by rnd0 4y ago
One supports the Jan 6th insurrection attempt and the other doesn't. One supports bodily autonomy and the other doesn't. That's only two examples, but enough to make the point that yes, there are indeed differences.
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by rnd0 4y ago
Here's the deal -is there an ecryption that's actually secure against state-level actors? Someone with the resources of the FBI etc? Now, before you say "I don't do anything illegal so it doesn't matter, I'm on
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by rnd0 4y ago
I never thought of it that way but it's obvious now that you point it out. Physical access -duh! unless you can control both places (eg an office and a second office), but even then break-ins happen. At least now I feel better about no
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by rnd0 4y ago
>> I find this a bit condescending. >Is it? Yes, actually. It is. Personally, I've been reading for 25 years about how "why are people wasting their time on $NICHE instead of contributing to $MAJORPROJECT" -specifica
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by rnd0 4y ago
China would seem to fit the criteria you describe -how's that helping out with their level of corruption. All solved over there, then?
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by rnd0 4y ago
>It's definitely an anticompetitive practice. yeah, but in this climate what are you gonna do? It's not like there's any kinda recourse for monopolistic behavior that has any teeth to it.
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by rnd0 4y ago
Don't sweat the tone thing -I still would have felt like those points needed to be spelled out explicitly.
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by rnd0 4y ago
They don't lack measures, they lack motivation. They are not inclined to to protect any kind of marginalized community. Never have been, and they never will be. Protecting copyright reinforces the system -the status quo. There's a
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by rnd0 4y ago
Yeah, I'm noticing some goalpost shifting from the poster you're replying to. That's some real bad faith posting (edit:on their part) right there.
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by rnd0 4y ago
>100%. To me this isn't really about KF (which clearly sucks and should be offline, but through actual legal processes) Agreed! The problem is that I am not seeing a way to get there. I also don't see any incentive for the lega
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by rnd0 4y ago
>The antidote to fascism is overwhelming opposition, not appeasement. That can't possibly be right, or the Democrats wouldn't be so focused on "reaching across the isle" /s
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by rnd0 4y ago
There's a flaw in that argument; Trump would fit that bill (audience size) but his "truth social" whatever fell flat on its' face.
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by rnd0 4y ago
The difference is that your dog isn't a member of a vulnerable population that the government and society has a political, social and economic incentive to kill. Living in the US I can easily imagine our lawmakers and business people r
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by rnd0 4y ago
In short; if we can't take care of them we ought to be able to at least off them?
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by rnd0 4y ago
Dear god no. But wouldn't it be nice if it was?
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by rnd0 4y ago
1)That's still pretty toxic. 2)/pol/ overruns and sets the tone for the rest of the boards on 4chan IME. That's why I personally stopped reading there.
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by rnd0 4y ago
> right now, the culture isn't at fb, it's at places like reddit and 4chan The fact that people in 2022 describe 4chan as having any kind of effect on our culture should send shivers down our collective spines. /pol/
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by rnd0 4y ago
>I would suggest looking up how Fuchsia works for example. I would agree with you...after Fuschsia has proven itself in the real world for a few decades. At this point -it has not.
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by rnd0 4y ago
>Do we really want a new generation of people who think Unix was born perfect and cannot be improved upon? Yes. "Perfect" may be debatable (what is "perfect" anyway?), but it has lasted over half a century so they mus
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by rnd0 4y ago
Thanks! I followed through to the home page and the "SATAN updates" link: > http://www.porcupine.org/satan/release-2-plan.html >Release 2 is currently in the works - the original plan was to update SATAN

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