Absolutely correct. The truth that’s already out there is disgusting enough, leaves a bad taste in my mouth.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Andrew_%26_the_Epstein_Scandal

https://theconversation.com/prince-andrew-the-monarchy-has-a-long-history-of-dismissing-womens-suffering-165927

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-58871849

Yes; the royal family does leave a poor taste in one’s mouth, generally.

It’s Project 2025.

I’ve seen more scientists, phd students, post grads, and STEM college students at protests than at any other time in my 30 years of protest. I’ve been involved in organizing countless protests online and now spend hours every week cultivating or building networks for dissidents and community organizers.

I don’t know which scientists you’re talking to in the meatspace, but you might want to find different ones. Before they’re all in the EU or Canada.

You’re right the mini 13 was 5.4 inches, the smallest iPhone 16 looks to be 6.1 and the pixel 9 is 6.3

It doesn’t feel that big but compared to the mini, big.

Pixel 9 if you want to join the darkside, grapheneOS works well if you’re not a fan of google

Which strawman are you yelling at in particular?

All US stocks half off

Late May

Short TSLA.

Puts at 170 will pay out very nicely.

I’m lucky to have only had one system nuked by a faulty power supply that shut down during a kernel update.

I usually just reinstalled back then. But I didn’t get into it till the late nineties. Back when Ian was still on the list serves.

Unless you mean nuking the OS or borking the bootloader. Then yeah, countless.

Fedora based actually

Glad to hear it. Hopefully you have a long tenure there and the company grows at a sustainable rate. You’re in like 1% of the market.

You deserve to be there or they wouldn’t have hired you. You work with smart people who know their shit. They wouldn’t have you there if you didn’t contribute.

However remember that as soon as it starts to get bad jump ship or form a union. You only matter until that tiny company gets bought up by another larger company…like Amazon.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mergers_and_acquisitions_by_Amazon

With the impending financial crisis expect there to be a lot of “consolidation” in the market.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shock_Doctrine

Great way to get rid of rotting inventory and recoup costs through insurance.

Likely as not Chinese companies will profit through shell corporations and NGOs rebuilding Russia and Ukraine. The US could’ve but they dismantled USAID and are actively courting Russian interests in the region.

Fascists want to boil the frog slowly lest it hops out of the pot.

Force his hand, either everyone will know full stop that he’s really Cheeto Mussolini or he doesn’t and keeps losing momentum. We fight this in the courts because that’s the only check there is right now. Hopefully there are elections next year and enough seats go far left dem or independent and the centrist dems start realizing their faces are next.

Either way, get to know your neighbors. Form or join community gardens. Start a neighborhood watch or cleanup action. Go to your local civic board and government meetings. Elect people who represent you and your interests locally at the mayor and state rep level.

We’re all going to need to help each other out soon. We keep us safe.