CouncilOfFriends

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[–] CouncilOfFriends@slrpnk.net 0 points 5 days ago (1 children)

"People often say, with pride, 'I'm not interested in politics.' They might as well say, 'I'm not interested in my standard of living, my health, my job, my rights, my freedoms, my future or any future.' ... If we mean to keep any control over our world and lives, we must be interested in politics." -- Martha Gellhorn

[–] CouncilOfFriends@slrpnk.net 18 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

If a neighbor asked me I would be happy it's not going into a landfill and offer to help carry it. Or I would tell you about the ancient curse it holds, and why no mortal should possess it.

[–] CouncilOfFriends@slrpnk.net 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The problem is radio wavelengths are much longer than visible light thus the huge size of radio telescopes on earth, which would also make a space-based one a challenge

[–] CouncilOfFriends@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Slow down there. We all need to take a beat to find out the opinion of a Real American in Ohio or some other swing state.

[–] CouncilOfFriends@slrpnk.net 11 points 1 month ago

Is this how some people live? Install Plex or Jellyfin for your own sanity.

[–] CouncilOfFriends@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 month ago

As my flight instructor always told me, "Eyes outside!" Which was more for traffic avoidance, but...

[–] CouncilOfFriends@slrpnk.net 12 points 1 month ago

Don't threaten him with a good time

[–] CouncilOfFriends@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

For the reasons you mentioned I would hope this just means chartering flights. Owning a jet seems like the entire purpose is to flaunt how much money you can spend frivolously.

[–] CouncilOfFriends@slrpnk.net 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

For a static site Cloudflare Pages is good for free hosting, doing a git commit and watching the site change in a matter of seconds is very satisfying.

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