catshit_dogfart

I just use vi

Is that stupid? It's all I ever bothered to learn, hasn't failed me yet. Now I'm not some big time linux guru but I'm a sysadmin and regularly find myself elbow deep in a CLI for stuff.

This is how they all need to be - let the chimpanzees throw their shit all day, ignore them, move forward as if they don't exist.

It's unfortunate, but it was always coming. I was quite refreshed to see so much open piracy talk too, good indication it's an "anything goes" kind of place.

But I guarantee they've received a copyright order by somebody, probably the mpaa, and failure to act would result in legal action.

One thing that hasn't been mentioned yet - have a good backup solution. If there isn't anything on your computer that can't be restored, then you're not going to feel as much pressure to protect things.

Of course there's crypto miners, identity theft, botnet stuff, all sorts of things that run undetected and don't simply render your computer unusable. But if you're absolutely sure you're not losing anything, then "nuke it from orbit" becomes a more paletteable solution for virus removal. A hassle for sure, but format and start over again becomes an option that results in no loss other than the pain of having to reinstall everything.

I'll say I have a considerably higher opinion of him now than I did in 2020. Then, I basically voted for a seat-filler, hold down the fort so the fascists aren't in power. Now, I'm fairly impressed.

But the fact remains that the man is 80. Sometimes he looks like a canny old man, and I kind of like canny old men, those old guys who are sharp as a tack with a wit to match. And sometimes he just looks elderly. I don't like the idea of the oldest president ever three times in a row. Frickin 80, he'll be 86 by the end of a second term. That's a problem. And while I don't have any problems with Harris, a lot of folks do.

My best hope is that he's saying he's running because it's politically weak if he doesn't. And if Trump is convicted of something before 2024, he'll bow out and there will be a democratic primary. Worst case scenario, I won't feel bad about voting for him again.

Well maybe a little - the man deserves a comfortable retirement.

You know, I've heard it said that democracies founded in Europe after WW2 had an advantage because they could see the result of mistakes in the USA's founding.

Like clearly X, Y, and Z was a mistake that they couldn't have known at the time - but now we know better, so let's not repeat that.

I just read a thing on the subject https://news.northeastern.edu/2017/07/03/how-do-lawyers-handle-jury-selection-with-high-profile-clients-like-shkreli-or-cosby/

Basically the selection process (voir dire) is more like an interview than what you'd see in your low level petit courts where they just ask questions to the room. They focus less on familiarity with the case and more on impartiality and dedication to rule of law. I'm sure they go through hundreds.

If that is the case, and it absolutely could be, blame the prosecution lawyers.

Striking jurors during selection is their responsibility, both defense and prosecution can say no to a juror selection until you get a jury that both have agreed is fair. Incidentally it's how you get out of jury duty, say something crazy on purpose and they'll throw you out.

The fact remains that this process can fail, you can still get a juror who will not hear facts and will not make a decision based on rule of law. But it's supposed to work, it's supposed to weed out any juror that will not reach a fair decision.

I'm glad to see there's still a community for it.

I wouldn't call compressed air extremely dangerous, but more than you'd think.

It can hurt you in a lot of ways and it's often played with like a toy. Like blowing air in somebody's face, don't do that, think of it like coming at them with a handheld drill. Treat an air compressor like any kind of power tool, not exactly dangerous but can hurt you.

You know, sometimes I think if my mother hadn't passed away, things with my parents would've gone this route.

I had moved out, dad was spending more time at home, and she couldn't stand him anymore because he's an obnoxious racist.

Republicans don't distinguish between undocumented immigrants and legal residents. Or between Mexico and the rest of central and south America.

They say "come here legally" and then when they do, the republicans are still mad.