So bad at finding allies they’ll have to form an axis of powers to seize control of everyone.

The d4’s where the numbers are in a cluster are too hard to read. I’ve had to swap them in most games because most players need to second guess any rolls with them.

I’m sure people prefer them in some groups and power to them, but I detest them and if a dice set doesn’t have the other default, I don’t buy em.

Place your bets for how long until Google kills this. I’m willing to bet 2 years.

In my town, I used T-Mobile Home Internet for a bit. The speed increase was great for a bit, even tho I liked to game. But after a point, the internet was congested from 3 PM to 10 PM. It was wonderful for the first 3 months, and then I had to constantly call the IT/Networking department. Imaging calling them twice a week, every week, and going through 3 router swaps, and a minimum of 20 minutes of phone tag, from September 2022 to February 2023.

• Sorry, we’re having high traffic. It should go away by the next week.

“You said that last week.”

• True, but now we’re planning an update to the tower in your area, it should be improved by November!

“Okay, it’s past november. It’s still slow. My phone has no issues with data or calling.”

• So that was delayed, it should be done by the end of the week.

“It’s now close to Christmas, and it’s even worse.”

• Okay, you got us, we’ll have it done close to January.

“Yet again, its still slow. Why does my phone still work just fine?”

• We’ll have yet another upgrade in February

“It’s february and still shit.”

• Alright, so, we oversold our network too rapidly, and now no one can use it.

“Then why can I use my phone just fine?”

• Because home internet is in the last tier, where you get data after everyone else. Phones, tablets, watches, child tracking devices, and then home internet

“So I’m paying $50 a month to get the bottom of the last barrel?”

• Yeah, I’d say swap to another provider. At least AT&T’s wires are dedicated. Marketing and installation didn’t talk to the other departments here.

So now I’m back to using copper wires because at least it only gets slower during heavy wind, not people wanting to download songs and spy on their children when I’m trying to just relax after work.

If someone randomly told the public “Hey whatever you do, don’t look into my basement” I would instantly start wondering what’s in there. If a company said “We don’t need to be investigated” I’d instantly double the funds to investigate them.

I can see someone using Plex/Jellyfin to host their sex work media, like a “Netflix for my boobs/cock/ass/etc.” since both let you manage who has access and what not.

That said, it’s probably a bad idea for that, and general porn.

Windows helped to bring the concept of an operating system to the masses too. Does that mean it’s impossible to ever ruin it’s reputation?

Even now with more eyes on GNU, Herd still isn’t a serious kernel. BSD has more users and support than GNU Herd.

I thank the GNU community for making wonderful tools and making libre software possible, but it doesn’t exactly deserve top billing.

Linux without GNU can live, with BusyBox or Android. GNU without Linux would have never taken off. Though I’m curious if in another timeline without GNU, Linux might not have taken off, as GNU had all the tools but no kernel.

“They’re the same picture.”

Also, that does not explain why:

• Chrome users who use an adblocker don’t get the issue
• Firefox users who do not use an adblocker get the issue
• FIrefox users who use an adblocker, but change User Agent to Chrome, don’t get the issue

Now, if only we knew who made Chrome and YouTube… The mind boggles.

The only issues I have (currently, until proven wrong) with DIscovery with the Spore Drive and other technological things, is that it didn’t seem to have an answer for why the Federation didn’t use it later. I do know that in the timeskip season, a log does not mention the use of the s-drive.

But man I can only imagine how pissed Admiral Janeway would have been to find out it exists.

Plus I can’t hate a show that has Doug Jones in it. I didn’t get into Discovery, but I don’t hate it.

From the article we’re commenting on:

There is no law requiring AT&T to store decades’ worth of Americans’ call records for law enforcement purposes. Documents reviewed by WIRED show that AT&T officials have attended law enforcement conferences in Texas as recently as 2018 to train police officials on how best to utilize AT&T’s voluntary, albeit revenue-generating, assistance.

And I have voted, I voted for Biden to “not be Trump” and he’s doing okay at that. I’m personally still waiting on protections for queer people, major laws against police brutality, higher minimum wages, healthcare reform, decriminalizing cannabis, codifying Roe v. Wade, or anything else that was planned to win over voters but still don’t have the time to do anything about.

But i guess we have the political capital to:

Violate 26 federal laws to continue building the wall that Trump wanted

Have bipartisan support to enstate a formal dress code because a Senator wore a hoodie

And I don’t recall ever voting to support Israel’s bombing of Palestine, not in 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, or any other election year. There isn’t some referendum of “Hey maybe don’t play geopolitical chess that gets hundreds killed” that I can vote on. Joe “Nothing WIll Fundamentally Change” Biden said to Congress in the State of the Union, to a nation filled with people protesting police brutality We need to Fund the Police to a roaring clap from both parties.

Please tell me more to vote harder to stop the genocide of Ukrainians, Palestinians, Yemenis, and everyone other oppressed people. Please tell me to vote harder for milquetoast candidates who pay lip service while they allow fascism to grow openly and easily, because “they need to reach across the isles and compromise”.

I can’t wait until some liberal tells me I should have voted harder for something that is continued endlessly under all forms of politics.

I can’t vote harder to a CEO who has no legal requirements to store this data, but does so anyways.

I can’t vote harder to the police of my area or state, or the FBI.

I can’t vote harder to a president who does not give a shit about any citizens, just “slightly not as racist or as horrible of a rapist, but blue”. Especially when “constitutional lawyer” Obama started the DAS, didn’t do anything when exposed via Snowden but want him arrested for exposing the truth, and Trump and Biden did nothing.

I am reminded of Babylon 5.

As an act of simple survival, the Narn Regime agreed to an unconditional surrender to the Centauri on December 10th, who then re-occupied the Narn homeworld with military forces and enslaved the Narn people once again. Ambassador Mollari returns to Babylon 5 to announce the terms of the surrender:

The ruling body of the Narn Regime, the Kha’Ri was to be disbanded and its members subject to arrest and prosecution for war crimes against the Centauri. An Earth Alliance request to send observers to these proceedings is denied.

To “prevent further acts of terror,” the Centauri impose an edict that the penalty for the murder of any Centauri by any Narn will result in the execution of 500 Narns, including the perpetrator’s entire family.

Narn and all its colonies are to become protectorates of the Centauri Republic, and as such the Republic will create a ruling government over the Narn worlds.

I know Sci-Fi is a look at modern times with a different coat of paint, but god damn.

Linux Mint has a Debian edition available, I’m curious about that one.

I’m sure on some planet, your fighting style is most impressive. But your problem is; this is Qo’noS.

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It’s becoming the “Enterprise of the California class” and becoming slightly more important each season.

Ah, I’m sure that would have been more clear if I watched the damn thing. Cheers!

I never got into Discovery, but that’s neat that they remembered that species exists. Someday I’ll give it another go. I like when Star Trek does go “…Wait that’s a thing we did, go back to that.” Partially why I enjoy Lower Decks.

I also saw some of the episode where the Universal Translator broke, and I wish that was a full episode, on how to deal with it. I’m kinda shocked the Federation never has that problem often enough where they need to have “Star Trek Esperanto” as needed for all cadets to graduate.

If I have to edit in a terminal: micro

If I need to edit something larger, and want a GUI: Kate

Anything else I flirt with and then drop promptly once I can’t find the time to really learn it.