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  • The fallacy is failing to understand the authoritarian spirit behind purported 'humanitarian' causes, especially those that involve using the deadly force of the state for funding. People who worship the idol of political power are generally lacking awareness of their own desire to boss others around. Failing to learn from history is part and parcel of the matter. Giving government ubiquitous control over the food supply has one result, and history has proved it a hundred times over. Complain all you want about greed in the market--government is near infinitely greedier.

  • It is a solution in search of a problem. And it would create far more expensive problems than it proposes to solve. The Soviets already did this kind of thing--the same Soviets who deliberately starved millions to death with manufactured food shortages.

  • @TORFdot0@lemmy.world

    The school cafeterias could remain open 24/7 for everyone. Sure, taxes would go up about 50% or so, but free sloppy joes would be well worth it, amirite?

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    USENET IS NOT DEAD !!!!! USENET IS STILL FREE FREE FREE!

  • @jeansburger@lemmy.world

    "I’m probably going to get downvoted to Hell and back, but someone’s gotta say it: that’s a git problem, not Windows."

    Beware neckbeards with pitchforks.

  • Elementary OS

  • I just now discovered this. I think I will have a gander.

  • I like seeing cool things done with BASH. Hat tip to the Greek letters.

  • One of the newsgroup moderators probably knows the answer.

  • lilypond denemo musescore (has chord symbols and playback) songwrite tuxguitar chordii nted sweep rosegarden

  • @opensource@lemmy.ml @usenet@lemmy.ml

    They are explicitly not running it via 9fans bridge. Access is via NNTP only.

    Thunderbird sports a very mature NNTP interface if you have a newer computer. Claws-Mail also has a very good and fast NNTP interface, even on older computers. SLRN is available for a terminal-based interface.

  • Open Source @lemmy.ml

    Plan 9 Newsgroup is Revived (comp.os.plan9)