40 / M / Straight / INTP-T / Kalamazoo MI USA
I am here to help build and support vibrant communities not controlled by Big Tech that help others solve problems, examine new ways of thinking and improve their quality of life.
Sorry for the delay. Suffered another job loss a few months ago and had to work my second job like crazy. A couple accounts are in collections. I flew to see family in Japan, got another job and am looking at ways to boost my income and get ahead. No one’s going to do it for you.
Not saying we shouldn’t donate to worthy causes, but if we’re going to call using free software without paying abuse, then there are many technology users to round up.
Google sometimes deplatforms people as well. Regardless of one’s politics, one can’t be positive it won’t happen to them should the winds change.
Points for civility in vehement disagreement.
IKR especially considering the space program, shipbuilding and aerospace & automotive manufacturing explosions down South in the last 30 years. To name a few:
Airbus
Austal USA - Mobile AL
BMW - Spartanburg SC
Boeing - North Charleston SC (whoops…bad example)
Ford
GE Aviation (somewhere in NC)
Geely (owns Volvo Cars) - (somewhere in SC)
GM:
Haas F1 team (somewhere in NC)
Honda:
Hyundai - Montgomery AL
Kia (somewhere in GA)
Mercedes-Benz - Vance AL
Nissan
Volvo Trucks - Dublin VA
I’m probably missing a Toyota plant in Texas. Ole Miss aided with the HondaJet program.
All right. It shouldn’t have happened in the first place.
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Yes.
Providing context doesn’t magically make something morally correct. It illustrates the circumstances.
There are all kinds of circumstances under which people commit grave wrongs in the face of adversity. If we’re going to punish everyone for every wrong committed regardless of surrounding circumstances, there’s far more punishment to dispense, regardless of political stripes.
Yeah. For-profit prisons need to go. Privatization works on many things but not this.
The Bill of Rights included an abolitionist amendment, but they were not confident it would pass, hence its exclusion.
Not defending it. Don’t shoot the messenger.
I believe slavery is an inexcusable, horrible stain on our nation’s fabric, but it was the economic engine of the day down South. Not saying that doesn’t make it reprehensible: I am merely giving context. Dismantling it at the speed Washington demanded would have ground things to a halt. That’s a big reason the South fought. Another issue was gun control.
No, I have never affiliated with any white supremacist or southern heritage group.
Defederating doesn’t serve anyone’s interest. If you don’t like a community or a server, block them. Let the rest of us decide for ourselves.
I focus on one thing at a time in my sphere of influence.
Source: am an ethical hacker/ red teamer.
What is the recommended on-ramp for someone with a CS degree and a networking background?
Those who love this kitschy schlock think it’s innovative.
Pop and stadium country are no different.
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All the more reason to get run-flats. Spike strips can’t stop them.
I’m not condoning any of his alleged actions, but it’s neither Apple’s nor Alphabet’s place to unduly influence what I as a user do, say, think or feel.
r/whatcarshouldibuy
Take dividends and donate them to Fediverse servers. As your enemy gets stronger, so do you.