n2burns

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[–] n2burns@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

In addition to what @Openopenopenopen@lemmy.world said, if you look at the fleurs-de-lis wikipedia article, there's a whole section titled "Religion and art".

There is an argument that, "The Fleurdelisé is more cultural than religious," but separating those two is extremely difficult. IMHO, it's pretty ethnocentric to think symbols like that have become so ingrained in our culture that they are no longer religious, while assuming symbols like hijab are purely religious.

[–] n2burns@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

All I said was “here’s a good use case for a truck”.

And all I said was it's not a good use case for a truck. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[–] n2burns@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I know you don't have a truck. As I said, I read your comments.

I still don't understand your other issues. They seem like they'd be solved with a tarp and good garbage bags (that keep smells contained). I haul garbage and yard waste all the time in my Golf.

A truck wouldn't be a panacea for your issues either. Truck beds also get scratched up and if you're responsible you'd have to secure your loads.

[–] n2burns@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

This, but seriously. We have a shortages in the construction industry, etc. that could be quickly solved with foreign-trained workers.

[–] n2burns@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Given the Quebec flag is covered in Christian symbols and still flies at government buildings, no it's not being applied fairly.

[–] n2burns@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago

It's not zero-sum. For example, if you put up a PB (Personal Best time) and lose, that's still a win.

[–] n2burns@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago (5 children)

You can't make this argument while also stating in other comments that a truck is too expensive.

[–] n2burns@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

100%. I know this computer is getting to the end of it's life. I've upgraded it as much as possible (SSD, 8GB of RAM, new battery) and it still lives almost completely on it's dock.

I've previously looked into converting it to a USB or bluetooth keyboard, and now I'm curious if I could convert it to a KVM console for a SteamDeck. I'm not quite sure yet if this idea is brilliant or brain-dead (probably both).

EDIT: Instead of KVM console, I think the more modern term would be a Lapdock.

[–] n2burns@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Eh, depends how much older. My daily is a Thinkpad x201, and while I love Linux Mint, every once in a while I get curious about other distros. However, as many times as I've tried, there's a bunch of distros whose LiveUSBs just won't boot (for example Pop! OS).

[–] n2burns@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Besides what other have said, by my count we've already had 2 female MND. One became Prime Minister. The other was fairly recent, IMHO did a good job, and has a bright future in politics.

[–] n2burns@lemmy.ca 37 points 1 year ago

I don't even think PBS & NPR are as well funded (though I don't have sources to support that). That's why they're always doing telethons and thanking "viewers like you" for supporting their programming.

[–] n2burns@lemmy.ca 23 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Your choice is making sure to buy a well supported, timely updated device.

Sure, that choice is currently available, but it wasn't when many of those devices were purchased. For example, I'm currently using a Galaxy S10e which had just about the best support of any Android phone. Now I'm stuck on Android 12. I actually planned on using it with Lineage, but somewhere between my S7 and the S10e, Samsung stopped using Exynos in their Canadian phones, and I didn't realize it. The hardware is still more than good, and as others have pointed out, with Play Service updates, the software isn't really obsolete either, it's just a concern I'm not getting security updates.

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