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That's me with TCL.

I've had an eggdrop for years (obviously) and I'm very bad with TCL, so any new script that I want to add is a bash script executed by the TCL script.

Yes. It's always strange when some people want to ban an app because of potential espionage, data gathering, and national security, when most of the computers in governments and the corporate world are using Windows. Even if there are corporate versions that won't gather as much telemetry, and even if Microsoft has not shown sings of bending the knee to the new fascist administration in the US, it's also a matter of security, in addition to a boycott.

And then you will be disappeared for being against genocide.

EDIT: Sorry I meant for being pro Hamas.

Those headlines always make it seem like a big deal, but I'll only allow myself some joy when I'll know for sure Elon Musk will be homeless. Times and times again I've seen headlines like this, where billionaires are losing billions, the stock market is crashing, it's never been this bad!!! But in the end, they eventually get those billion back and nothing changes.

They said such an app could be used for espionage and tracking down locations of federal employees and contractors.

But an operating system by an American corporation, and its office software, and authentication services, used by governments, business and citizens, is just fine.

I understand Twitter is used as a propaganda tool, but if we are also talking about espionage and tracking, then we should also pay attention to how many people and organizations are using companies like Microsoft, Apple and Google.

Might? Elon Musk has been in regular contact with Putin for two years

However, he's obviously destroying the US government and bureaucracy right now, but I don't think he's destroying his own businesses on purpose. He's just dumb.

Sadly it's more difficult to turn computers, websites, tech services, and operating systems upside down.

It's a nice idea for small physical products but it would also be nice to have a movement to boycott and give alternatives to American tech services.

I agree with the sentiment but I work in IT and yearn for when we will get rid of Microsoft, Amazon, and the tech giants.

My mother won't buy anything American at the grocery store but uses Amazon and Facebook every day.

My coworkers won't buy American products but use Windows, Teams, and Office every day.

I may be using Linux, open source software, and avoid American tech when possible, but I still use Google and Gmail.

At some point we may want to (or should) also extend that boycott to software and tech services. Have our governments, institutions and people not dependent on American corporations. It can only be good for our sovereignty anyway.

In a way it's a good thing that other countries are boycotting US products, they'll avoid getting sick by eating American food.

"You may test that assumption at your convenience."

We have a good chunk of the technology. We should eventually build our own. After all, India built their nuclear weapons from Canadian tech.

On May 18, 1974, India shocked the world by conducting a test A-Bomb explosion it called 'Smiling Buddha. ' The nuclear explosive was plutonium, obtained from a 'peaceful' research reactor – a gift from the Canadian government in 1956.

For some reason, January made me think a lot about Londo's inauguration.