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Comment on Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s job is at risk after US House of Representatives votes to move ahead with hard-right effort to oust him in ~society
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Comment on Raspberry Pi Foundation announces details of impending release of the Raspberry Pi 5 in ~tech
The_God_King Link ParentI love that they did this. But the cynic in me wonders if they picked the end of the year because they know that a lot of their big customers are going to be in the prototype phase during most of...I love that they did this. But the cynic in me wonders if they picked the end of the year because they know that a lot of their big customers are going to be in the prototype phase during most of that time, and so their orders will be relatively small. Like a situation where they are having their cake and eating it too, since the large corporate orders that made such a mess of the supply last generation will likely be low anyway.
But either way, I like the move.
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Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of September 18 in ~news
The_God_King Link ParentWhat a bizarre rebuttal. What do any of those headlines have to do with the point I was making? My issue isn't with the use of the word outlaw and who it applies to. My issue is with the...What a bizarre rebuttal. What do any of those headlines have to do with the point I was making? My issue isn't with the use of the word outlaw and who it applies to. My issue is with the mischaracterization of the democrats and their policy goals. When a layperson reads a headline like that, the natural conclusion to draw from it is that the democrats, I'm general, are working to outlaw a wealth tax. When in fact the opposite is true. The democrats referenced in the title are the outlier.
Setting aside whether or not it was intentional, do you really not understand how it's misleading?
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Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of September 18 in ~news
The_God_King Link ParentClearly I should have looked into these people a bit more, but it doesn't change my overall point. They're not democratic lawmakers. At best, they're former lawmakers, and I think that is an...Clearly I should have looked into these people a bit more, but it doesn't change my overall point. They're not democratic lawmakers. At best, they're former lawmakers, and I think that is an important distinction to make. The headline implies that it's democratic lawmakers working against a wealth tax, and you don't think that's intentionally misleading?
Writing the headlines like this makes it seem like the democrats writing the laws, the ones with the actual power, are trying to stop a wealth tax. When in reality the exact opposite is the case. It's just more fodder for the people claiming the democrats are just as bad as republicans when it comes to how we treat the rich.
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Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of September 18 in ~news
The_God_King Link ParentFair enough. I saw that he was acting on behalf of SAFE and assumed it was a lobbyist group, given that it is run by lobbyists.Fair enough. I saw that he was acting on behalf of SAFE and assumed it was a lobbyist group, given that it is run by lobbyists.
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Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of September 18 in ~news
The_God_King Link ParentThis is an impressively misleading headline. Holy shit. There aren't democrat politicians trying to preempt a wealth tax. There are two lobbyists, one of whom was a former state senator, are. And,...This is an impressively misleading headline. Holy shit. There aren't democrat politicians trying to preempt a wealth tax. There are two lobbyists, one of whom was a former state senator, are. And, as the article admits, they're trying to do it to stop a democrat plan.
This is incredible. Usually you have to go to fox news to find this kind of disengenuous headline.
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Comment on California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a lawsuit Saturday against five major oil companies and their subsidiaries over climate change in ~enviro
The_God_King Link ParentYou have to consider the fact that picking up and moving the headquarters of an enormous corporation is an incredibly expensive task by itself. The costs of finding new office space, reworking all...You have to consider the fact that picking up and moving the headquarters of an enormous corporation is an incredibly expensive task by itself. The costs of finding new office space, reworking all your logistics, paying employees to relocate, replacing all the ones smart enough to not want to live in an unregulated republican hellscape. Plus, there is a reason these companies are located where they are.
Forcing a company of this size to relocate isn't just the slap on the wrist you seem to think it is. If it was, they'd have already done it just for tax purposes.
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Comment on 'Project 2025' and the 'Mandate for Leadership'; the conservative plan for America in ~society
The_God_King Link ParentIf you can explain your plan to her manchin and sinema on board with a supreme court expansion, I'll concede that they should do it. Because otherwise claiming them have the votes needed to do...If you can explain your plan to her manchin and sinema on board with a supreme court expansion, I'll concede that they should do it. Because otherwise claiming them have the votes needed to do this and are just choosing not to is, at best, disengenuous. It definitely needs to be done, but it is quite literally impossible at this point in time.
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Comment on 'Project 2025' and the 'Mandate for Leadership'; the conservative plan for America in ~society
The_God_King Link ParentThis is exactly what I'm talking about. If voting against fascism isn't the most motivating thing for a voter, I can't imagine what would be. The only thing a democrat needs to do to earn my vote...This is exactly what I'm talking about. If voting against fascism isn't the most motivating thing for a voter, I can't imagine what would be. The only thing a democrat needs to do to earn my vote in an incredibly motivated way is not being a fucking fascist. Everything else is really just a bonus. And the fact that this is some sort of unpopular opinion is the entire reason we're in this mess.
And that's to say nothing of myriad of ways the democrats have absolutely earned votes. Pretty much no matter what a voters legislative priorities are, the democrats have made meaningful progress at some point in the last few years. But for some reason it's popular to shit on them when the alternative is literal fascism.
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Comment on 'Project 2025' and the 'Mandate for Leadership'; the conservative plan for America in ~society
The_God_King Link ParentI think this is the kind of thinking that gave us trump in the first place. The idea that trump wasn't bad enough to vote against, and that people should have been given a reason to vote for...I think this is the kind of thinking that gave us trump in the first place. The idea that trump wasn't bad enough to vote against, and that people should have been given a reason to vote for Clinton. Setting aside the myriad of reasons people should have had for voting for Clinton, the largest among them was that she was not donald trump. When a political party tells you in no uncertain terms that they are planning vile and heinous shit, it doesn't matter what the alternative says or does. As long as it isn't the evil shit, you have a moral imperative to vote for them. Anyone who doesn't do everything they can to stop them, the bare minimum of which is voting for their only alternative, is culpable in all the bad shit they do.
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Comment on Social media decline: Users are shifting to messaging apps and group chats in ~tech
The_God_King Link ParentThis is what happens when a company put increasing profits ahead of literally everything else. It is no longer sufficient to have your own niche, provide one thing really well, because there is...This is what happens when a company put increasing profits ahead of literally everything else. It is no longer sufficient to have your own niche, provide one thing really well, because there is limits potential for growth in that. So instead, companies look towards whatever other companies in their space are doing and do their best to steal the idea. It doesn't have be done well, it just has to add something, anything, to their bottom dollar. It's extremely noticeable in tech and social media companies, but it's a problem everywhere. The enshittification we're seeing is the result of entire industries putting short term profits ahead of long term sustainability.
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Comment on Apple formally endorses right to repair US legislation after spending millions fighting it in ~tech
The_God_King Link ParentI think that's sort of a misrepresentation of what the entire right to repair movement is about. No one is suggesting that anything be designed in a way that literally anyone to repair. The point...I think that's sort of a misrepresentation of what the entire right to repair movement is about. No one is suggesting that anything be designed in a way that literally anyone to repair. The point is to prevent companies from specifically designing things in a way to make third party repairs impossible. Or to engage in business practices that make repairs impossible.
If the screen on my phone is cracked or some other components fails and I have the technical expertise to change it, I should be able to do that. Apple was trying to prevent that by locking specific components together in their software. So even if I bought the exact same model iPhone and took the same exact model screen out of it, the broken iPhone would see that the screen wasn't the one the phone was shipped with and would alter it's function. There is no reason for that other than to force customers to use apple for their repairs, and it should be illegal.
Similarly, if my washing machine breaks because one small sensor has failed, I should be able to buy a replacement sensor and fix it. It should be illegal for the washing machine manufacturer to prevent the manufacturer of the sensor from selling to me.
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Comment on What music would you want to listen to going into a war? in ~music
The_God_King Link ParentIn This Moment has a couple I think would fit in this list. Particularly Comanche. Never fails to get me pumped.In This Moment has a couple I think would fit in this list. Particularly Comanche. Never fails to get me pumped.
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Comment on What music would you want to listen to going into a war? in ~music
The_God_King Link ParentThis song goes so hard. It's been on my get pumped playlist for so long, even reading the title gives me a little trickle of adrenaline.This song goes so hard. It's been on my get pumped playlist for so long, even reading the title gives me a little trickle of adrenaline.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~transport
The_God_King Link ParentAnd it isn't just the initial buy that has gone mad. Cars these days are so overly complicated that is has become nearly impossible to work on them yourselves. For years, even someone with...And it isn't just the initial buy that has gone mad. Cars these days are so overly complicated that is has become nearly impossible to work on them yourselves. For years, even someone with experience in fixing cars might hesitate to fix even something basic because you have to disassemble half the car to get to anything. Jobs that should take an afternoon take a week. But in the last few years it's gotten even worse. Parts that only dealers can get, special diagnostic software that requires licensing from the company. It's insane.
It's the same problem you hear about with John Deere and the right to repair laws. These companies don't want you to own your own shit or fix something when it breaks. They want you to pay someone who works for them to fix it. I've been a gear head all my life, and I am very passionate about cars, and the state of the automotive industry is genuinely depressing.
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Comment on Could you, please, write down a monthly grocery list (and instructions if needed) to buy in a supermarket without carrying any plastic back home? Please, state your region/country/city. in ~enviro
The_God_King Link ParentThe reusable mesh produce bags are one of my favorite purchases. I used to hate the thin plastic ones on the roll in the produce section, but for some reason it never occurred to me to buy...The reusable mesh produce bags are one of my favorite purchases. I used to hate the thin plastic ones on the roll in the produce section, but for some reason it never occurred to me to buy reusable ones. One day my girlfriend came home with a set she happened to see on a shelf at Aldi and I was blown away that it never even occured to me to find something like that.
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Comment on Is keeping Donald Trump in the 2024 US election beneficial to Democrats? in ~talk
The_God_King Link ParentI think you're missing what I was driving at. Because that isn't what I was saying. Not even close. I live im a red area of one of the reddest states in the country, so I'm not saying that we...I think you're missing what I was driving at. Because that isn't what I was saying. Not even close. I live im a red area of one of the reddest states in the country, so I'm not saying that we should abandon people in red states. I'm not even saying that we should abandon the people voting against their better interests. In fact I'm saying the opposite.
It isn't that I don't care about their problems, and it isn't that I think they have different problems than I do. think we should pass the kinds of laws that help everyone. There are no shortage of laws that could pass that be universally helpfully and no shortage of evidence to support them. It's that they're the ones standing in the way of passing those laws. I don't give a shit when people have different values and opinions than me, but the problem arises when one side of a disagreement is just objectively incorrect.
I don't look down on others for their problems, because we all have the problems and a lot of the same problems. But I am tired of pretending I don't look down on people actively standing in the way of solving those problems.
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Comment on Squabblr is now a free speech platform in ~tech
The_God_King Link ParentI mean, I think I've pretty well covered why I don't think it's a good choice. If you like a thing the way it is now, then ideally you would want the most barriers in place to changing it. A power...I mean, I think I've pretty well covered why I don't think it's a good choice. If you like a thing the way it is now, then ideally you would want the most barriers in place to changing it. A power structure that hinges on a single person is the opposite of that. As long as your views align with theirs, everything is great. But if the one person in charge changes their mind, there is nothing to stop them from making drastic changes.
I actually think the coffee shop metaphor is apt, but I don't think it illustrates what you're intending. If someone owns a local coffee shop you like, there is nothing to stop the owner from turning it into a pub overnight. You, presumably, didn't want a pub, you wanted a coffee shop. And there is nothing to stop you from finding a new coffee shop. And that's all well and good. But from the point of view of the continuity of the coffee shop, that's bad. Because it's gone now, turned into something different that appeals to different people based on the whim of one person.
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Comment on Squabblr is now a free speech platform in ~tech
The_God_King Link ParentHow fucking nice it must be to live in a world where you don't have to hear trump supporters "joke" about the mass murder of LGBT people or immigrants or democrats on a literally weekly basis.How fucking nice it must be to live in a world where you don't have to hear trump supporters "joke" about the mass murder of LGBT people or immigrants or democrats on a literally weekly basis.
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Comment on Squabblr is now a free speech platform in ~tech
The_God_King Link ParentI'm not disagreeing with any of that. Centralized leadership can have its advantages in certain situations. But I don't think it's the best leadership structure for an internet forum. Especially...I'm not disagreeing with any of that. Centralized leadership can have its advantages in certain situations. But I don't think it's the best leadership structure for an internet forum. Especially not one that has any hope for growth and evolution. I also like tildes, as evidenced by the fact that I'm here, and I hope it survives and thrives. I'm not even trying to suggest that it won't. I'm merely saying that if it does, it will be in spite of its command structure, not because of it.
Why would the democrats have done anything differently? Mccarthy has done nothing lie repeatedly and attempt to stab them in the back. If they could find a republican willing to work with them, which is unlikely, then they absolutely should.