Telorand 15h ago • 75%
Presidents don't have a monopolization on power (in the US); they don't get to unilaterally order anyone to do anything. The US has three governing bodies which are ideally supposed to balance each other out. Also, the US already had a confederacy, and it didn't work out so well (even ignoring slavery).
This is beginning to look a lot like it relies upon human goodwill and good faith participation, and it appears like it would be easy to exploit by a bad actor feigning innocence; as we've seen throughout history, there's no shortage of selfish opportunists.
There will always be a leader(s) at the top, even in a confederacy or a union. You need visionaries, and humans, like other apes, are naturally inclined towards having leaders and being told what to do (it saves mental energy for survival).
I'm not saying we should all be mindless slaves—even gorillas and chimps don't have that—but the way you and others are describing it, it sounds like it isn't offering anything particularly different than the failed US Confederacy, minus the impotent government at that time.
Anyway, I'll check out the podcast you suggested. I'm always up for learning! Thanks for the replies, and have a nice day.
Telorand 1d ago • 0%
I mean, even if we accept the premise that all products are inherently equal in value, who is making sure the leadership or the union more generally is acting in good faith?
I like the general outline, but I'm struggling to envision how it prevents capitalism from working its way into what look to be, from my lay-perspective, proto-corporations.
Telorand 1d ago • 100%
I guess I don't understand how they wouldn't grow to large size. And I still don't understand what oversight ensures the Library(s) has safe goods (since history has shown that some people are cut from selfish cloth).
Is there anything I can read to learn more about your position? I don't think I grasp it from your short explanation
Telorand 1d ago • 0%
It kind of sounds like a confederacy. Also, each union would have its leadership with someone or a few at the top, so what you're advocating for is a confederation of smaller governing bodies, yes?
Also, this isn't a gotcha, but how would you ensure certain unions don't take advantage of their market position? Would there still be national regulatory bodies?
Telorand 1d ago • 100%
Yep, this was the rationalization after "hoax" didn't really pan out. Also, they're still butthurt that he got vaccinated, and they try really hard to ignore what is a huge misstep in their collective minds.
Source: Alex Jones via Knowledge Fight.
Telorand 1d ago • 100%
Is this your cosplay?
Telorand 1d ago • 0%
Maybe because it's a hard job
Telorand 1d ago • 100%
Yawn. Is this what we're doing, now? Virtue signaling and ragebaiting when somebody doesn't explicitly support piracy?
This isn't a controversy. Mark's entire business is tied up in YouTube, and promoting piracy is against their ToS; he could lose his channel for that.
Telorand 2d ago • 100%
This was mentioned on another post a few months ago, but it depends on your locale. In some places, it's Craigslist. Others, FB Marketplace.
Telorand 2d ago • 100%
For real. If they have that many followers, they should tell the followers to move with them, ffs. Tell them which instance you're joining, and while I bet they'd lose some, they'd probably succeed in moving a sizeable portion, and those people would be their real fans anyway.
Telorand 2d ago • 75%
I'm not questioning anything until the election is over. There's a lot of dumb voters who go whichever way the wind takes them, and the last thing we need is division right now.
Also, don't think I didn't notice the fact that you didn't mention anything good they've done, as if it's only the bad things you listed. Also...
overturn precedent to end abortion rights, instead of codifying Roe
This is a prime case of hindsight. Dems did not have the benefit of future sight to know that a 40 year precedent would be overturned with such specious reasoning. We can whine all we want about what Congress should have done, but that's because we live in the timeline where SCOTUS has been revealed to be wholly rotten.
Either way, I can argue with Democrats at a future time, but Republicans will find glee ignoring us plebs, so I don't really see the point moaning about it now—as if there's some viable alternative three weeks from the election.
Telorand 2d ago • 88%
Tbh, I don't see things the way you see them.
Ignore the polls. Know what's at stake, like judicial reform, LGBTQ rights, climate action, women's rights, etc.
Most importantly, show up and vote. It matters.
Telorand 2d ago • 66%
I like the way you think
Telorand 2d ago • 100%
He's not, or he'd change his behavior. As it stands, he can unilaterally ban anyone for any reason, real or imagined.
Him banning or blocking people isn't fear, it's a demonstration of power.
Telorand 2d ago • 100%
I hasten to add that the Company has on hand what it believes to be the parts necessary for the assembly of the bulk of, if not all of the pre-ordered electric bicycles.
That does not sound promising. I feel bad for the people who pre-ordered. Hopefully they can at least get a DIY kit they could take to a local bike shop or assemble themselves
Telorand 2d ago • 100%
But my friends are all on there! —The excuse I hear most often
The other one is:
I'm still on there to throw sand into the gears of the alt-right propaganda machine.
As if the literal dictator of the platform is scared of some mean tweets. SMH
Telorand 2d ago • 100%
and thanks to Rs even the US Supreme Court doesn't have that.
This is why it's so vital to vote. Trump nominated (and got elected) six of the seventeen Fifth Circuit members, the most of any president from Reagan onward for that particular court. GW Bush and Reagan nominated five combined.
The president we elect will get to essentially decide who gets to be in which federal court. So much is at stake, as the judiciary threatens to rot from the top down.
Telorand 2d ago • 92%
I agree, which is why I said you're not wrong. But when focusing efforts, you need to know what you're up against and not presume they're all created equal.
The "Pro-Life" Party, everyone. SMH Meanwhile... >At a campaign event over the weekend in Fort Worth, Texas, hundreds of Allred’s supporters broke out in raucous applause when he vowed to protect a woman’s right to an abortion. “When I’m in the Senate, we’re going to restore Roe v. Wade,” Allred said. Please vote, y'all. There's more at stake than just a presidency.
cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/14010304 > State constitutional rights to abortion are on the ballot in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New York, Nevada, and South Dakota. > > Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Wisconsin have initiatives on the ballot to ban noncitizens from voting. It's already illegal, but the initiatives will probably be used to harass and disenfranchise minorities and activists, if they pass. > > Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, D.C., Alaska, and Missouri will vote to adopt or prohibit ranked choice voting. > > Alaska, California, Massachusetts, and Missouri will vote to adopt a $15-18 minimum wage. > > And so on. [Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/2024_ballot_measures) has a complete list. > > [Go register to vote](https://www.vote.org/), or check your registration if you've already registered.
I'm saving up to get a 5700X3D around Christmas, upgrading from a 5600G, but I want to make sure I prepare properly before I do the swap. The RAM I bought couldn't match the C18 @ 4000 M/Ts advertised and still remain stable, but I managed to manually overclock to C16 @ 3666. Should I drop to JDEC specs before I upgrade, or is it a non-issue?
liliputing.com
cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/13942074
I noticed that a lot of the posts from Lemmy.World are showing with few or no votes, and often no comments. Going to the actual post shows votes and comments. Did something change with how we/they sync up? Reddthat: https://reddthat.com/post/26198974 Slrpnk.net: https://slrpnk.net/post/13517175
I've been thinking about getting a couple of Yubikeys for a partner and myself, but we share certain accounts. While I would love to have the Yubikey 5 that can store TOTP, that seems like it could be problematic for shared accounts. Would using the cheaper Yubico Security Keys to unlock Bitwarden Premium vaults, that use a Shared Organization, be a better/more sane option than trying to sync up TOTP secrets every time a new shared account gets added? Any other critiques or suggestions?
www.texastribune.org
>In response to questions about why A&M discontinued the medical care, a university spokesperson said its growing student population and the resulting strain on the A.P. Beutel Health Center require officials to continuously review the services they offer and how they use the center’s resources. The spokesperson noted that the university has invested more in mental health care following a national rise in college students seeking it out. > >Transgender and queer students are skeptical of that explanation and believe the university acted in response to pressure from conservative groups. They say the move shows the university is not willing to support them equally. > >“It just seems that they don't take the same level of care to address concerns of the queer community as they would other communities,” Klatt said. > >Students saw the move as part of a political environment that has become increasingly hostile against LGBTQ+ people in Texas. And it comes as the state’s public universities face top-down pressure to appease Republican leaders — or risk incurring their wrath during next year’s legislative session. Don't you just love that "small government?" FFS, y'all. Please vote like people's futures depend upon it.
cross-posted from: https://reddthat.com/post/24214265 > So, a couple years ago, somebody published the 2017 free desktop client of SketchUp on the chocolatey repos, and I managed to snag it before it got taken down. I use it primarily to make woodworking plans. > > I'm wrapping up my transition plan to Linux, but I'm not really up to date on SketchUp alternatives. The only ones I know of are Blender (afaik more for animation and 3D printing) and FreeCAD (CAD seems like overkill, since I'm just doing simple cuts and joinery). > > Are there good Linux/FOSS alternatives to SketchUp that have similar features, or is the web client the only reasonable option?
So, a couple years ago, somebody published the 2017 free desktop client of SketchUp on the chocolatey repos, and I managed to snag it before it got taken down. I use it primarily to make woodworking plans. I'm wrapping up my transition plan to Linux, but I'm not really up to date on SketchUp alternatives. The only ones I know of are Blender (afaik more for animation and 3D printing) and FreeCAD (CAD seems like overkill, since I'm just doing simple cuts and joinery). Are there good Linux/FOSS alternatives to SketchUp that have similar features, or is the web client the only reasonable option?
This isn't a joke, though it almost seems like one. It uses Llama 3.1, and supposedly the conversation data stays on the device and gets forgotten over time (through what the founder calls a rolling "context window"). The implementation is interesting, and you can see the founder talking about earlier prototypes and project goals in interviews from several months ago. iOS only, for now. Edit: Apparently, you can [build your own](https://docs.basedhardware.com/) for around $50 that runs on ChatGPT instead of Llama. I'm sure you could also figure out how to switch it to the LLM of your choice.
arstechnica.com
>A US appeals court ruled that the Federal Communications Commission's Universal Service Fund is unconstitutional, finding Universal Service fees on phone bills to be a "misbegotten tax." If not overturned, the ruling would upend the $8 billion-a-year system that is used to expand telecom networks and make access more affordable through programs such as Lifeline discounts and deployment grants for Internet service providers. > >But the FCC program could survive in the end as the case appears ripe for Supreme Court review, with yesterday's ruling creating a circuit split. The ruling against the FCC was issued by the US Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, which is generally considered one of the most conservative appeals courts. > >The FCC previously prevailed in the 6th and 11th circuit appeals courts, which both rejected claims that the Universal Service Fund is unconstitutional. All three cases against the FCC were filed by Consumers' Research, a nonprofit that fights "woke corporations," and a mobile virtual network operator called Cause Based Commerce, which offers wireless service to "values-based consumers who want alternatives to the many companies and providers that support causes and positions contrary to their beliefs." Everyone's favorite, Texas-based, Conservative rubber stamp strikes again. This may be a federal court, but don't forget that these people represent Texas every time they issue a bad ruling.
I'm working through some necessary issues in VMs as I work towards dropping Windows, but it occurred to me that I should pick a distro my non-techy partner could use in the event that something catastrophic happens to me. I really like the declarative/immutable distros, but perhaps something more traditional with btrfs snapshots would be better suited to such a use case...? It's no secret that NixOS has a steep learning curve, but do any of you share a NixOS PC with family/partners/etc.? If so, what has that experience been like? Could they take over admin if you were incapacitated?
cross-posted from: https://reddthat.com/post/21668140 > I have a VPN daemon that needs to run before the client will work. Normally, this would have been set up automatically by its install script, but the system is immutable. > > I've created the systemd service via `sysyemctl edit --force --full daemon.service` with the following parameters: > > ``` > [Unit] > Description=Blah > After=network-online.target > > [Service] > User=root > Group=root > ExecStart=/usr/bin/env /path/to/daemon > > [Install] > WantedBy=multi-user.target > ``` > > I've verified that the daemon is actually executable, and it runs fine when I manually call it via `sudo daemon`. When I try to run it with `sudo systemctl enable --now daemon.service`, it exits with error code 126. > > What am I missing? Edit: Typo, and added the relevant user and group to the Service section. Still throwing a 126. Solution: the system wanted `/usr/bin/env` in ExecStart to launch the binary. The .service file above has been edited to show the working solution.
I have a VPN daemon that needs to run before the client will work. Normally, this would have been set up automatically by its install script, but the system is immutable. I've created the systemd service via `sysyemctl edit --force --full daemon.service` with the following parameters: ``` [Unit] Description=Blah After=network-online.target [Service] User=root Group=root ExecStart=/usr/bin/env /path/to/daemon [Install] WantedBy=multi-user.target ``` I've verified that the daemon is actually executable, and it runs fine when I manually call it via `sudo daemon`. When I try to run it with `sudo systemctl enable --now daemon.service`, it exits with error code 126. What am I missing? Edit: typo Edit 2: Added script modifications. Daemon appears to be some kind of pre-compiled binary. Solution: ExecStart wanted `/usr/bin/env` to launch the binary. The service file above has been edited to reflect the correct solution. See [this post](https://reddthat.com/post/21672021) for further discussion.
I'm working on my transition plan away from Windows and testing out various things in VMs as I do so, and one big hurdle is making sure the VPN client my work requires can connect. Bazzite is my target distro (primarily gaming, work less frequently), though other more traditionally structured ones like Pop!_OS and Garuda are possibilities. I'm currently trying and failing to get the VPN client working in a distrobox (throws an error during connection saying PPP isn't installed or supported by the kernel). However, I *can* successfully get the VPN connected if I overlay the client and its dependencies via `rpm-ostree install,` but I read somewhere that Bazzite's philosophy is to use `rpm-ostree` as sparingly as possible for installing software to preserve as much containerization as possible. Since I can get it working outside of a container, am I overthinking it? Should I just accept that this might be one of the "sparing" cases? Is Bazzite perhaps a poor fit for my use case? I've been trying to make sense of [this guide](https://www.procustodibus.com/blog/2022/10/wireguard-in-podman/#use-for-host-network), but I'm having trouble understanding how to apply it to my situation, since I'm not that familiar with Docker or Podman.
For example, I saw a post the other day detailing how to set up a [Brother laser printer](https://lemmy.ca/post/23695569) on Kinoite. That's not something I would have initially considered a potential problem to be solved. Another I ran into some years ago had to do with an Edimax WiFi dongle that used some weirdly specific Realtek 8812 radio, for which you had to set up the driver via `dkms.` A little prep and knowledge in advance would have saved days of searching online. I've started a personal to-do list of things to research and make sure I have all my ducks in a row before I make the full-time switch on my main desktop, so besides the usual "back up your files" advice, I'm hoping y'all can point out some QoL things I and others may often miss!
As an ex-fundigelical, I think the boys get it wrong here. Perhaps the people at the top are cynical with regard to the existence of demons, but I guarantee there's a concerning number of people in the crowd who think demons are real, and they genuinely think they're fighting a holy war against them by opposing people that include "liberals and 'unhuman' communists." I used to think demons were actually real, and average people often had demons inside them, like sleeper agents waiting to be activated. I agree that the "demonic" rhetoric is a convenient tool to justify political violence, but many of them aren't using demons as an excuse to do something they already want to do; they're doing it because they genuinely think they're saving humanity from Satan to usher in some kind of idealized 1950s utopia ~~only for white, affluent Christians.~~ In their mind, they are sincerely at war with their fellow Americans, but there's a convenient, dehumanizing layer of "demons" to make them feel better about any acts of violence or stripping of rights. Hello, spectre of Nazism.
First, let me be clear up front that I'm not promoting the idea that there should be one "universal" Linux distro. With all the various distros out there for consumers, there's lots of discussion about Arch, Debian, and Fedora (and their various descendant projects), but I rarely see much talk about openSUSE. Why might somebody choose that one over the others? What features or vision distinguishes it from the others? Edit: I love all the answers! Great stuff. Thanks to everyone!
Now that late spring/early summer is upon us, there's increasingly more headlines about less rain in various places (recent floods notwithstanding). I'm assuming that's because water is evaporating and not returning to those places, but where is it going? Is it arriving, now, in these bursty flash floods? Is it staying longer in the atmosphere and moving to new locations? Is more of it just staying in the atmosphere period?