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Comment on Squabblr is now a free speech platform in ~tech
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Comment on Squabblr is now a free speech platform in ~tech
ncallaway Link ParentI disagree with this. If you think they’re being open about their desires, they have you fooled. Look what happens when these free speech absolutists actually get a platform. They ban political...For people on the right wing, they're pretty open about what they want. They push for unabashed free speech spaces to let them say anything, including slurs, allow harassment of others, etc.
I disagree with this. If you think they’re being open about their desires, they have you fooled.
Look what happens when these free speech absolutists actually get a platform. They ban political speech they disagree with. Look at /r/conservative, or Twitter banning the pro-choice Ohio ad, or Parler banning users it didn’t like on the platform.
They don’t actually want free speech absolutism. That’s generally a lie they’re telling you, in order to allow them to have more control of platforms. In general, they want platforms where their speech is favored, and leftists are banned. This doesn’t apply to everyone at an individual level, but more the expressed preferences of the crowd.
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Comment on ‘Barbie’ reaches US$1 billion box office sales globally; 'Oppenheimer' is the biggest World War II pic of all time at US$552.9 million in ~movies
ncallaway Link ParentSo in your view is all entertainment unjustified, because it could be spent on a more worthy cause? Or are there forms of entertainment that you partake in that you think are morally worthy? Could...People chose to spend a billion dollars to see a movie about a doll
So in your view is all entertainment unjustified, because it could be spent on a more worthy cause? Or are there forms of entertainment that you partake in that you think are morally worthy?
Could you write up a chart of all the movies and games you think are morally acceptable for us to spend money on?
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Comment on Former US President Donald Trump has been indicted on four counts on Tuesday, by a grand jury in the District of Columbia, over alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election in ~news
ncallaway Link ParentBoth the defense and the people have a right to a speedy trial. The defense can only postpone with genuine reasons. This case will be much harder to postpone than the documents case.Both the defense and the people have a right to a speedy trial.
The defense can only postpone with genuine reasons. This case will be much harder to postpone than the documents case.
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Comment on Former US President Donald Trump faces possible indictment in Jan 6th investigation in ~news
ncallaway Link ParentWhich specific cases are you referring to? The cases I am/were tracking are: Trump campaign lawsuit to prevent various states from certifying their election results (Trump lost at every level,...ultimately it turns into a dismissed case
Which specific cases are you referring to?
The cases I am/were tracking are:
- Trump campaign lawsuit to prevent various states from certifying their election results (Trump lost at every level, including the SCOTUS)
- Trump lawsuit against Hillary Clinton, DNC Peter Strozk, many others (Trump’s lawsuit was dismissed as frivolous, his lawyers were fined nearly $1M for bringing the case; Trump is appealing)
- Trump lawsuit in Florida against NY AG Leticia James (Trump dropped the lawsuit 1 day after his lawyers were fined in the other case)
- Trump “lawsuit” against GA AG filed directly with GA Supreme Court (GA Supreme Court unanimous rejected Trump’s arguments)
- Trump defamation lawsuit against CNN (unresolved)
- Trump “lawsuit” against DOJ to prevent them from accessing the documents in the documents case (Trump’s arguments met some success with the district court, but we’re soundly rejected by the 11th circuit)
- NY criminal tax case against Trump Organization (guilty, Trump Organization to be dissolved)
- Summer Zervos defamation case (lawsuit dropped)
- Rep Swalwell’s incitement civil suit (not resolved, survived MTD)
- Capitol Police Jan 6 civil suit (not resolved, survived MTD)
- NY civil suit against Trump and children (not resolved)
Mary Trump fraud suit (case dismissed, appeal filed) - E Jean Carol defamation case I (not resolved)
- E Jean Carol defamation case II (resolved, Trump was liable for defamation and sexual abuse)
- NY Trump Indictment (not resolved)
- Federal documents indictment (not resolved)
- Federal false electors scheme (not indicted, though indictment expected imminently)
- GA Voting Case (not indicted)
Looking at these, it certainly doesn’t look like unambiguous wins for Trump.
Honestly, it seems surprising that you could brush off a $5M civil suit result for sexual abuse as nothing. Or the criminal conviction of his organization. Or multiple criminal indictments.
Which lawsuits have I missed that you were following?
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Comment on Framework Laptop 16 pre-orders are live in ~tech
ncallaway Link ParentI think I’d draw a small distinction between Serviceability and what framework is offering. I think the two key things offered are Upgradability and how open the platform is. The key difference...Serviceability
I think I’d draw a small distinction between Serviceability and what framework is offering. I think the two key things offered are Upgradability and how open the platform is.
The key difference for me, is the commitment to ship future parts that will work with the platform, rather than just the ability to repair and replace existing parts.
I agree the serviceability is a small modifier, but to me upgradability is actually a huge modifier. Largely because different components in laptop age at very different rates. Being able to upgrade my CPU without having to also buy a new screen is hugely beneficial to me.
I’m happy to eat the power difference between the M2 chip in the meantime for the ability to upgrade components, whereas if it was only a promise of serviceability, I probably would have gone back to Apple already.
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Comment on Former US President Donald Trump faces possible indictment in Jan 6th investigation in ~news
ncallaway Link ParentI think it’s definitely going to be a broader indictment that covers the fake elector scheme. I imagine more weight will be given to that than to the riot. Honestly, the 1A jurisprudence on...I think it’s definitely going to be a broader indictment that covers the fake elector scheme. I imagine more weight will be given to that than to the riot.
Honestly, the 1A jurisprudence on inciting a riot makes that… very hard to prove. I think Trump crossed even that line on Jan 6, but it’s… it’s such a high bar that his behavior barely crosses it.
However, I think conspiracy and obstruction of justice charges related to the fake elector scheme are very likely to be strong if Jack Smith has solid documentary evidence.
I’m very much looking forward to reading the indictment.
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Comment on Former US President Donald Trump faces possible indictment in Jan 6th investigation in ~news
ncallaway Link ParentI read the indictment. I encourage you to read it. It’s an easy read. https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2023/06/trump-indictment.pdf It’s… I can’t think of another word other than...I read the indictment. I encourage you to read it. It’s an easy read.
https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2023/06/trump-indictment.pdf
It’s… I can’t think of another word other than devastating, and I haven’t listened to a legal commentator that’s said anything different.
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Comment on Framework Laptop 16 pre-orders are live in ~tech
ncallaway Link ParentI’ve got a 13 inch (11th gen intel) and I love it. Very excited to upgrade it later this year. If I wasn’t upgrading my 13”, I’d definitely buy the 16”. I’m super excited for it, but just don’t...I’ve got a 13 inch (11th gen intel) and I love it. Very excited to upgrade it later this year.
If I wasn’t upgrading my 13”, I’d definitely buy the 16”. I’m super excited for it, but just don’t have a good excuse to buy it when I’ve got the 13”.
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Comment on MLR final: San Diego Legion and New England Free seek to show American rugby potential in ~sports
ncallaway LinkI know we’re not in the final this year, but damn if this doesn’t feel good: Love that the Seawolves were the benchmark team. Looking forward to next yearI know we’re not in the final this year, but damn if this doesn’t feel good:
It’s hard to do better than win 15 out of 16 and then beat Seattle
Love that the Seawolves were the benchmark team. Looking forward to next year
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Comment on How do I migrate almost twenty years of email off of Gmail? in ~tech
ncallaway Link ParentThat’s helpful. I probably just need to dramatically expand my use of 2FA, and accept that email compromise is a potential vulnerability that needs to be mitigated. Right now, I tend to still...That’s helpful. I probably just need to dramatically expand my use of 2FA, and accept that email compromise is a potential vulnerability that needs to be mitigated.
Right now, I tend to still treat email compromise as a catastrophic failure that would lead to my compromise on many other accounts.
It’s hard, because there are still platforms that don’t support 2FA, that I wouldn’t want to lose in an email compromise.
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Comment on How do I migrate almost twenty years of email off of Gmail? in ~tech
ncallaway LinkOut of curiosity what email platform are you moving to? While I loathe Google, the one thing I’ll grant them is a pretty strong trust in their security team and practices. They’re not perfect in...Out of curiosity what email platform are you moving to?
While I loathe Google, the one thing I’ll grant them is a pretty strong trust in their security team and practices. They’re not perfect in this regard, but I know they’re pretty good.
I’ve been a little hesitant to move to a new email provider, since its the single account that can cause the most damage (and pretty quickly) if compromised, since most things will delegate to email to recover an account.
Where are you headed? Because I’d love to de-Google myself, but e-mail seems like the hardest one for me to move just for that one concern.
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Comment on Meta is launching Threads, an app to rival Twitter in ~tech
ncallaway Link ParentYea, I’d buy that. I think he wanted to sell TSLA without spooking the market. A fake run at buying Twitter, and getting told no would have been perfect for that. Sell TSLA to buy up a 20% stake...Yea, I’d buy that. I think he wanted to sell TSLA without spooking the market. A fake run at buying Twitter, and getting told no would have been perfect for that.
Sell TSLA to buy up a 20% stake in Twitter as part of a failed hostile take-over, then you can sell off the Twitter holdings whenever you want.
But then Twitter said “OK”
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tech
ncallaway Link ParentI don’t think it’s a coincidence that later came at the same time for many of these apps, not long after the 0 interest rate environment went away. I’d love to read a study in a few years on how...We are now at that later.
I don’t think it’s a coincidence that later came at the same time for many of these apps, not long after the 0 interest rate environment went away.
I’d love to read a study in a few years on how the fed rate hikes impacted and changed social media.
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Comment on Please help me pick an eReader! in ~books
ncallaway Link ParentI know the context of this was "for the beach", but I also really love the Paperwhite when I'm camping. The backlight is just enough light to help me find things in my backpack in the middle of...I know the context of this was "for the beach", but I also really love the Paperwhite when I'm camping. The backlight is just enough light to help me find things in my backpack in the middle of the night, while being dim and diffuse enough to not really bother anyone else in the tent.
Plus, reading next to a campfire is awesome.
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Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of July 3 in ~news
ncallaway Link ParentIt absolutely is. This is how the Russian political system is by design. The vast majority of the population is deliberately depoliticized, and actively avoids politics. There's a real danger for...I feel this is by design.
It absolutely is. This is how the Russian political system is by design. The vast majority of the population is deliberately depoliticized, and actively avoids politics.
There's a real danger for allowing the apathy to fester and deepen. It's a mechanism to allow the political system and the powerful to target the weakest and poorest members of our society.
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Comment on Elon Musk announces new daily Twitter limitations as thousands of users report problems accessing site in ~tech
ncallaway Link ParentI don’t disagree, but this might have been over the line for her. I mean, this is really exceptionally stupid, even for Musk.I don’t disagree, but this might have been over the line for her. I mean, this is really exceptionally stupid, even for Musk.
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Comment on Elon Musk announces new daily Twitter limitations as thousands of users report problems accessing site in ~tech
ncallaway Link ParentI wouldn’t be surprised if the CEO strongly disagreed with the decision and refused to be the face of it. Musk overruled, but had to announce it himself.I wouldn’t be surprised if the CEO strongly disagreed with the decision and refused to be the face of it. Musk overruled, but had to announce it himself.
Sure, and I acknowledge it’s not universal. I specifically stated that it doesn’t apply to individuals. There are plenty of right wing individuals who have stated and honest preferences for free speech absolutism (then again, there are those on the left that will honestly say the same thing)
There are some specific places where it’s truly anything goes. But I’d argue that’s a minority compared to the expressed preferences of a majority of those that espouse “free speech absolutism” preferences. The majority of that crowd are on Twitter cheering Elon Musk, compared to the numbers on something like 4chan.
I just think taking “the right wing” as a whole on this issue at face value is… naive.