‘They will vote against Harris’: Arab Americans in Michigan desert Democrats over Gaza
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    droopy4096
    9h ago 100%

    then support for other parties should've been declared much earlier, never dangled like carrot in front of Dems, 'cause by now you should know it won't work. I get it. In present system there's very little chance of third party getting to power, but look at Canada - NDP was able to wield power with much lower representation. How? Minority government forces compromise and concessions. In other words it can be done, but work needs to start right after prior election, not before current

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  • FCC Republican opposes regulation of data caps with analogy to coffee refills
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    droopy4096
    5d ago 92%

    funny that nobody argued opposite: all the new services are primarily streaming/hosted and otherwise "not here". New crop of tech solutions requires crap-ton of bandwidth. So caps prevent those companies from doing ripping off customers in other areas. How un-Republican is that? They are getting in the way of enterprises making a living! So the most Republican thing to do would be to let foxes watch the henhouse. Ask ISPs to regulate themselves so that "everybody"'s (and I mean every enterprise) happy. In other words getting in the way of this proposal is very much just "polid'ticking" trying to undo what dems are doing regardless whether it's actually a conservative thing to do or not.

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  • ‘They will vote against Harris’: Arab Americans in Michigan desert Democrats over Gaza
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    droopy4096
    6d ago 77%

    this was the first and only administration on my memory to openly support unions. They've done quite a few things to improve lives. They did help out their rich donors/friends/sympathithers but not even close to the scale POTUS45 done it.

    In all honesty both Dems and Reps should go. Country deserves pluralism and not the false duality. BUT right now, at this moment in time Dems are the only real shot at moving forward. After election, start up the grill and hold their feet to fire and FORCE them to change then otherwise rally behind any other party and make damn sure they win next ellection. Doing so at 11th hour is reckless

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  • 11/10/2024 BC Polls
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    droopy4096
    1w ago 100%

    Didn't previous report show NDP and Cons tied across the board? Too much swing IMO... or is it "close election day" effect?

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  • It’s Time to Stop Taking Sam Altman at His Word
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    droopy4096
    2w ago 100%

    some crypto learned to be efficient, others did not. We still do have crypto-mining botnets. Crypto remains to be useless to humanity and very profitable for few. Same with AI. Same with stock market. Instead of producing something of value we keep on burning through resources while selected few enjoy bonfire others have to fight to stay alive...

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  • It’s Time to Stop Taking Sam Altman at His Word
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    droopy4096
    2w ago 93%

    not only does he burn through cash, he burns through resources making life worse now for everybody: AI rivals crypto in resource waisting while not contributing at all to any improvements. I fail to see "brighter future" for us through AI as it is energy-intensive, unsustainable endeavor for which we are woefully unprepared both materially (energy efficiency, semiconductor manufacturing/recycling, etc) and psychologically (ethics etc.). Yeah, grand on paper, terrible in reality

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  • NYT, Guardian parrot Israel’s absurd ‘bombing to de-escalate’ framing.
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    droopy4096
    3w ago 100%

    while Israel is clearly wrong bombing and killing civilians, Hamas took first step in escalation of violence in the region setting both sides on trajectory of mutual destruction. I am not defending Israel, but any reporting on the issue has to acknowledge both systemic abuse from Israel side and mass killing campaign unleashed by Hamas.

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  • BC Conservatives promise $3K housing rebate
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    droopy4096
    4w ago 100%

    that is conservatives favourite tactic: rebates and checks while they bleed the social support services. then rebates fall under "frivolous spending that's ought to stop" and unsuspecting public ends up with no rebates and no social support system. works miracles, ask Albertans. UCP was set to lose and then... just before elections they've sprinkled some cheques here and there and... lo-and-behold: they've won ( going back to their shenanigans immediately after taking office ). TLDR; those things comimg from politicians are trojan horses, from comservative politicians - doubly so. System needs fixing to not stink rather than gifting everybody a gallon of Febreze...

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  • Chappell Roan On Why She Hasn't Endorsed Kamala Harris Or Donald Trump For 2024 Presidential Election: "There's Problems On Both Sides"
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    droopy4096
    4w ago 75%

    clearly this alludes to vote dilution by "voting small" meaning left vote gets fragmented. The very sad part is - she is right and people SHOULD vote FOR something rather than against, but system is stacked for political duopoly with a slight preference to the right. In other words it not pragmatic to "vote small" under system where small get ignored and society gets polarized to the point of always voting against. What she should be pushing for is a change of a system, otherwise communities she cares for so much are going to remain political hostages of the left because the right found "the other" they can rally against in them. There are only two rational decisions: remain under current system and support whatever big entity is further to the left or stage a revolution/rebellion forcing system change to allow everyone to "vote small". Silence is not working.

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  • Trudeau says Ukraine can strike deep into Russia with NATO arms, Putin hints at war
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    droopy4096
    1mo ago 100%

    putin said same thing about tanks, long range rockets and planes... Ukraine got all of the above and nothing followed. Those are hollow threats of a desperate maniac who's cornered himself

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  • [DISCUSSION] Techniques That Changed Something For You
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    droopy4096
    1mo ago 100%

    the actual technique of using stainless steel pens changed everything for me. Proper pre-heating with minimal oiling and knowing to wait until SS cookware "lets go" of food, followed up by using liquids to separate "stuck" pieces and turning them into delicious sauces. I can fry a sunny side up egg on SS pan in a pinch, but prefer cast iron for that.

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  • Trump Has Crossed a Truly Unacceptable Line
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    droopy4096
    1mo ago 100%

    he's got no lines to cross... he lives on yhe other side of humanity. However lines werr and will be crossed when US public elects him.

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  • Martha Stewart Just Quietly Made a Rare Presidential Endorsement
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    droopy4096
    1mo ago 20%

    you do realize how easily it could be spun on the other side, right? "Crooked Marthe supports crooked Kamala. They all are thieves and the stole my 2020!" see? that is what I mean. Right side is Ok ignoring reality if it gets in the way of idolizing POTUS45 but will latch onto any spin "proving" the left is corrupt.

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  • Kevin Falcon to fold BC United Party, suspend campaign
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    droopy4096
    2mo ago 100%

    Liberal path to success:

    1. rename party
    2. chuck principles out of the window
    3. endorse conservatives
    4. ...profit?

    beats

    1. adjust policies
    2. represent all constituents
    3. be true to your principles
    4. go to elections

    kind of tells you how different Liberals are from Conservatives

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  • I haven't looked at youtube content for a while, however lately I can't watch *any* videos using libretube. Something about "prove you're not a bot" which I assume is a consequence of google's crusade against add-ons and 3rd party tools. Is there a way around it or are we done with YT?

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    I'm trying to make my own window sills in our new house. We have windows rather deep so depth is around 9in and wide - 42/60in. I'm looking at read oak vs douglas fir. Red oak is mainly available in sub 8in cuts. The only one I found in 9in is 3/4 thick. Would that be sufficient to support plant pots or potentially human sitting on them? However Fir I can get in various sizes so I was looking at 1in thick. Which one would be more practical? Oak at 3/4 or Fir at 1in? My reading was that fir is sufficiently softer so plant pots may leave imprints etc. or am I wrong there?

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    I've tried several clients now, and unlike Reddit clients I cannot locate any of the posts/comments I've upvoted in the past? Is that a bug/feature of the platform?

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    I just found out that sometime in the last month or so while doing regular updates Wine got bumped to 8.12... (likely from 8.0) and my games have gone haywire: Neverwinter Nights and Diablo2 would kind of start but then halt. Switching to desktop and back unblocks games for the next few seconds and then things repeat. I've downgraded wine to 7.12 and things are working back. Question: should I have done some migration step for 8.12 to work properly or is it even a known issue? I am using PlayOnLinux for Diablo2 with System Wine and Vanilla System wine for NWN. (crossposted from reddit)

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