qjkxbmwvz

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[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 9 points 1 month ago

The Democrats, in hindsight, fucked up with the economy and/or the messaging.

Did inflation happen because of the groundwork that Trump laid down in his term (not to mention global pandemic)? Sure


but did inflation get really bad under Biden? Yes, absolutely. That doesn't make it his fault, but it makes it a problem that the Democrats probably needed to address more aggressively, an all-out attack on rising cost of living.

At the start of the pandemic, for me to carry $100 of normal weekly groceries home from the supermarket was a real challenge, but I could do it. Now, I carry $100 no problem, with a toddler on my shoulders. The money doesn't really matter to me, but from what I've been reading, it really mattered to a lot of voters. Again: I think his will be worse under Trump (if it does get better, it'll be due to some shady tax rebates to supermarkets or big ag or something, IMHO).

So while the Dems are talking about first time home credits and whatnot, Vance is out there lying about the price of eggs


but it's a lie that "feels" right to a lot of people, and anecdotally, has some truth to it in that inflation/cost of living increase is real. Nevermind that the R policy is...what, exactly? But they say they'll fix it, and they point out that Dems are currently in power, and that's enough for a lot of people.

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 9 points 1 month ago

We have one kid, one one the way, and then it's time for a Balls Voyage party (or snipped but still equipped, if you prefer).

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 16 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Whatever you do, do not touch that one BNC cable. Just trust me on this.

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Theme/intro sequence is great IMHO.

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 5 points 1 month ago

Maybe it's referring to the musical, The Sound Of Music?

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 6 points 1 month ago

You're living in the past, urda...

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 4 points 1 month ago

Remote backup server would be my suggestion.

Configure it with a VPN to talk to your home network and set it up at a trusted friend's or family's place.

I do this with a raspberry pi and an external HDD that takes daily/weekly/monthly snapshots, with daily rsync. Works nicely for me.

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 29 points 1 month ago (2 children)

If the minimum wage was a comfortable living wage


like it should be, in my and many other folks' opinion


then it wouldn't matter. One person's excess isn't a problem, unless it's at the expense of someone else (which, you know, is kinda the case...).

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 63 points 1 month ago

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[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 1 points 1 month ago

I don't have a problem with folks being outraged at an illegitimate vote; but what I can't get behind is this outrage while at the same time being (at best) unconcerned with legitimate voters being turned away.

One is bad because it's a vote counting when it shouldn't; the other is bad because it's a vote not counting when it should. It's essentially the same functional outcome, it's just that one of these...you know...actually happens a lot and the other doesn't.

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 9 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I would be very surprised if such a fork would diverge from Linux. I would guess that this would be little more than a branch with (most likely) support for Russian hardware. Just my hunch.

A legitimate hard fork doesn't seem particularly smart to me, but what do I know...

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