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BaldProphet

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2 Kings 2:23-24: A story about what happens when you make fun of bald dudes

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  • Is Framework actually "good" for the industry?

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  • The GPU module is actually an industry standard created by... Dell, I think? So that, at least, is technically non-proprietary.

    Either way, Framework has been open about specs and has encouraged a cottage industry of third party bespoke mods and modules for its laptops. I wouldn't worry to much about that.

  • Reddit API blew up and now I run Linux?

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  • Sure, the skills are critical. But the tech industry is dysfunctional right now, and there are no signs of reform on the horizon. Anyone attempting to break into the industry is going to find it extremely difficult to get started without experience, as companies don't want to hire entry-level candidates anymore.

    Even though there may be lots of high-pay, high-skill job openings, there is a dearth of true entry-level positions in IT that don't require existing work experience and advanced skills.

  • Reddit API blew up and now I run Linux?

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  • Sounds like luck is on your side.

  • Reddit API blew up and now I run Linux?

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  • Haha you picked the worst time to try to break into tech.

  • TIL that operating system Linux is an example of anarcho-communism

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  • I can't think of a government that would truly treat the industries it controls as "worker owned". The workers would merely be employees of the government.

    Either way, you're entitled to your beliefs.

  • TIL that operating system Linux is an example of anarcho-communism

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  • I've never seen any kind of authoritative definition between little s and big S socialism, so if you are intending to draw a distinction based on capitalization alone, I consider that to be a semantic game. I believe there is no such distinction. I understand socialism to involve public (i.e. government) control of production, and inherently more authoritarian than true communism. In that sense, I see 20th century communist nations as more socialistic in implementation because of their emphasis on state control.

    In short, socialism is just a kind of authoritarianism that pretends to be beneficent, while communism is more of a person-to-person, bottom-up ideology. On the topic of this thread, I can see how Linux and more broadly the FLOSS movement are communistic, but I see them as only marginally socialistic, at most.

  • TIL that operating system Linux is an example of anarcho-communism

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  • I'm pretty sure the economy is less worker-owned in socialism than in communism.

  • Microsoft says a Copilot key is coming to keyboards on Windows PCs starting this month

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  • I bet your search history is interesting

  • Microsoft says a Copilot key is coming to keyboards on Windows PCs starting this month

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  • I fully agree with you, but Framework is definitely not Linux-first. The only OS they offer preloaded on their laptops is Windows. You have to install Linux yourself if you want it.

  • Ending support for Windows 10 could send 240 million computers to the landfill. Why not install Linux on them?

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  • The problem is most people don't have the technical ability or interest in switching to Linux. Here is the solution:

    1. We, as Linux users, must be better advocates for the platform to untechnical people.
    2. We should make ourselves available to help people make the transition.

  • LXD now re-licensed and under a CLA

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  • Thank heavens for Incus.

  • Proper HDD clear process?

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  • You could also use DBAN to perform the erasure from outside the operating system.

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  • We're all better off with more options, not fewer.

  • Screwed-o-meter

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  • Kbin is at 66%

  • Discord is on a quest to become a better messaging app

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  • The problem is convincing other people to switch as well. There's no point in me using Matrix if all of the people I want to communicate with only want to use Discord.

  • Hamas official says they will repeat Oct. 7 attacks

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  • I don't think they did it because they had the chance to kill Hamas militants. They actually did kill Hamas militants, who in cowardly and illegal fashion used refugees as human shields.

  • Hamas official says they will repeat Oct. 7 attacks

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  • Maybe Hamas should... checks notes not hide out in refugee camps and use refugees as human shields?