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Dem Senator Says Party Needs to Stop Attacking ‘Oligarchy’ and Focus on Losing ‘Woke’ Reputation

  • I know how she can test her theory.

    Run a primary opponent against her who feels differently. Let the market decide.

    • What a boob: Texas school district bans Virginia state flag and seal over naked breast

  • I feel really bad for the kids who are masturbating to the Virginia flag. Those kids are not going to turn out ok.

    • Great take on "Why don't more people use Linux?"

    1. You may not actually need that app. There are many alternatives to Windows-only apps. 95% of the time, I use those. Web apps or Linux native apps.

    or 2) you switch back to Windows when you really need that one app. Odds are, over time, you realize it's actually #1.

    • Adobe Gets Bullied Off Bluesky

  • The best time to switch was 10 years ago. The second best time to switch is right now.

    • The full guide to switching from big US tech to supporting more ethical companies! (Canadian Edition!)

  • I moved my mail, calendar, tasks, and document editing/storage to Mailbox.org. Very happy with the results.

    • The issue is not space, but how we move through it

  • Correction: The discs are not soft. They are hard and can be sharp-edged as well. Keeping throws away from walking and bike paths is super critical.

    • Also why I need 4 plane seats

  • Be careful, because there is a limit.

    • Proton is dead (for me). Let's collect and discuss alternatives! ✊🛡

  • I've been doing research into this because I want to degoogle. Looking for hosted and secure Mail, Calendar, Drive... maybe docs if possible. I don't mind paying as long as I'm a customer and not a product to be sold.

    My short list was: Mailbox.org, Zoho, and Notion.

    Then there are the services I don't understand as much because I don't really want to self host or step into server maintenance... NextCloud, OwnCloud, LibreCloud, OnlyOffice. Maybe someone could straighten me out with those if I'm off base.

    • Walgreens CEO says anti-shoplifting strategy backfired: 'When you lock things up…you don't sell as many of them’

  • Didn't we finally realize that the whole "shoplifting epidemic" was all bullshit to cover up inept corprate management?

    Yes. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/29/briefing/shoplifting-data.html

    • Microsoft should be terrified of SteamOS

  • my concern is that I install a distro this year and want to switch to SteamOS later, but would have to start over with customizations, etc. in the new distro.

    I wouldn't sweat that at all.

    I switched distros last week, didn't like the new one as much as I thought I would, and switched again a few days later. It's not that big of a deal. Install some apps, reload your files from a USB stick. It's not a major commitment.

    • Your tea bag is likely releasing billions of microplastic particles, according to a new study

  • Stroke rate increasing as well.

    • Mecha Comet is a modular Linux handheld coming soon to Kickstarter for $159 - Liliputing

  • My first thought: If this ever ships, I'll eat an outboard motor.

    • Car owners in NY are devastated!

  • Driving in Manhattan is for truck deliveries and taxis only.

    If you try to drive a car from point to point in Manhattan, you're an asshole.

    • trying to find security cameras

  • Without wires you have no permanent power. Also, it sounds like you want it to be wireless transmission without a network. That's a challenge.

    Lets Ignore the "no cables" part then. If you want this to be cheap, highly reliable, and non-networked... use wires. You can't go wrong.

    You can get 4 camera systems with local storage from companies like Lorex for a reasonable price for good quality. I got mine at CostCo for $299. It might support cloud storage (maybe?) but I never enabled it. It just records locally. It's been running for years with no downtime or issues and the cameras still look great.

    • Pidgin 3.0 Experimental 1 Has been released!

  • So... back when I used Pidgin, I aggregated AIM, YahooIM, GoogleTalk, and Pre-MS Skype. What is the use case today?

    • Washed

  • I do believe that everything old was better, everything new stinks, and my feet hurt all the time.

    • easy tips for making the world better

  • I certainly feel this way, but there appears to be a huge movement in the US that admires the uber-wealthy and sees that their callous disregard for others is a key to their perceived success.

    It's scary to me. I see it from executives who think Musk is a role model, I see it from conservatives who see Trump as a role model. It's hard to argue that lack of compassion is not working right now.

    • Health Insurance Leaders Pressured DOJ To Charge Luigi Mangione

  • it seems dangerous that they would explicitly name Lisa Monaco, Benjamin Mizer, and Elizabeth Prolegar as the corrupted DOJ people who support the health insurance cartel over the citizenry.

    • VPN connections keep getting blocked

  • Yeah, I try jumping around. Some are better than others, but none are great.

    • VPN connections keep getting blocked

  • I probably need to switch VPNs. I currently use Surfshark and I experience 2 problems, and I want to see if it's unique to that service.

    1. Lots of sites block my traffic because they detect i'm coming from a VPN. And just not like... banks or streaming services, but stupid things like Autotrader.com. It's silly.
    2. The connection always seems to slow down over time, and I have to disconnect and reconnect to get it working at full speed again. I use it on Linux and on Android and the problem happens across devices.

    Sounds like Mullvad has some good options.