silkroadtraveler

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[–] silkroadtraveler 13 points 3 months ago (22 children)

Took me reading your post three times then reading news on Bangladesh to understand what’s going on here. Can you please clarify why you think this was a US coup? Do you have any evidence to support your conclusion? Sounds like PM Sheikh Hasina turned into an autocrat and a protest movement gained enough momentum to cause her to resign.

[–] silkroadtraveler 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

70% cherry picking here. Uzbekistan is the way it is because of its remoteness and lack of exploitable natural resources not because of some state level benevolence. Look at what the Soviets did to Kazakhstan (RIP Aral Sea)…no matter how you spin it there is a huge chasm between the ideals of the USSR and the way its leaders exercised their power and authority.

[–] silkroadtraveler 14 points 3 months ago

A name is just a simple reference to a system composed of interrelated and essential OS components: Kernel, windowing system, networking tools, virtual memory, user interfaces, the list goes on…

Yes GNU is an essential suite of tools but so is X (or Wayland) and many other unnamed yet critical subsystems.

Now GPL licensing on the other hand, THAT is a foundational precept to FOSS that deserves sole credit back to a single project.

[–] silkroadtraveler 1 points 3 months ago

Oh yes that's much needed, thank you.

[–] silkroadtraveler 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Who in FOSS hurt you?

[–] silkroadtraveler 6 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

Not sure whether this would meet you or anyone competent’s criteria for “good”, but here is mine:

  • Syncthing my Calibre Library folder on my primary PC
  • Mobius Sync to my iPhone
  • Load books (saved in main folder by author name sortable by date modified) or news (they’re saved in “calibre” folder by publication name) to iOS Books app or PDF in native Files app

That way I load whatever I am currently reading.

[–] silkroadtraveler 9 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Oh yeah, and Kovid posts a tracker for most used news sources so you can see what works and what other people are enjoying. https://calibre-ebook.com/dynamic/recipe-usage

[–] silkroadtraveler 1 points 3 months ago

Just wanted to follow-up on my comment. I was thinking about it today, and I believe ProPublica or some professional journalist or grad school student should engage in a project to study the underlying factors that drive poor VA outcomes. I'm sure it's been done, but it would be nice to see some more research.

I would be willing to bet there are significant correlation in terms of VA system health outcomes and a range of socioeconomic variables (demographics, voting patterns, etc.).

My hypothesis is that, just like most government outcomes, the most conservative areas also treat veterans the worst and disapprove a shockingly high percentage of disability claims. Having this information in the public domain might influence reforms at the worst-offending VA / VBA systems.

[–] silkroadtraveler 13 points 3 months ago

Also, if you like to view by covers, here is what it looks like in Cover Grid Layout!

[–] silkroadtraveler 30 points 3 months ago (4 children)

I’m sorry to hear that. I think so many problems stem from the vast differences in quality of care between VA / VBA systems. If you get lucky, it seems amazing. If you are in a bad system, it’s a bureaucratic nightmare.

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