@arstechnica
So, now that the company will be sacrificing utility, reliability and compatibility in the name of never ending unrealistic profit increases; who is our alternative going to be? At least until that company goes public and we have to start looking again?
'Another DeSantis volunteer added, "Especially since January 6, and when he lost the election, it's become all about Donald Trump. He's no longer trying to make America great again. He's trying to make himself great again." '
Wow, a Republican voter who actually has concept of reality. Well, they are still planning on voting for DeSantis so not much.
@djinnsour@jfmezei@MissingThePt His attorneys yesterday had to concede that there is no absolute immunity - if a president were impeached & convicted in the senate, then he could be prosecuted criminally.
Like the rest of their immunity claim, that more "nuanced" version is also going nowhere.
According to at least one President, who claims to know more about the Constitution than anyone, yes. I look forward to the current administration's response to this relavation.
How exactly could they be prosecuted when they have absolute immunity? Because that is what the defendant's lawyers are arguing. Not immunity unless Congress says otherwise, they argue he has absolute immunity.
He argued that president Biden could assassinate every elected Republican and any other political opponents. So, if the Supreme Court rules in his favor on this before the election what is to stop Biden? Considering how big a threat Trump is to democracy perhaps he should reconsider this argument?
A person driving a truck with right-wing stickers pulled a "splatter ball gun" on pro-Palestine protesters at a rally. Several armed rally goers pulled their own weapons, and forced the person to drop their weapon and also remove their mask.
"Two individuals within the march rushed to the front, drew their own handguns, and ordered the man to immediately drop his weapon and take off his mask to which he complied. After doing so, he took his mask off. As the two individuals kicked the now-unmasked man’s weapon away,"
Can someone explain the difference between Hamas and MAGA? The terrorist attacks of Hamas have been more extreme, so far. Otherwise, I don't see a difference in their rhetoric, beliefs, or long term goals. Their leaders are insane, evil, and calling for the death of anyone who opposes them. The media tests them both with kids gloves and assumes their opinions should be respected.
@realTuckFrumper
It is amazing that what feels like chill weather in one city, Houston, is considered a great emergency in another. Not laughing at them, just generally amazed at our ability to adapt.
Because I've just read through a popular website where links just blend in with the surrounding text (no underline, no color difference), I'm sharing this again:
The Daily Beast is reporting that Elon Musk ordered engineers to switch off his Starlink satellites just as Ukraine was preparing to attack the Russian naval fleet with drones. He said he feared nuclear retaliation by Russia. It’s high time we ask the question: How much power and influence does it make sense to hand just one person?
@georgetakei
Mush didn't invent satellite communication or satellite based Internet. NATO needs to immediately begin implementing their own version of similar technology. Billionaires should not be able to veto military decisions.
A lot of developers reports they use #Linux as their main professional OS (only 47% in 2022 though), so let’s see why a Linux distribution is the best choice for most developers:
(Yes, not ALL developers, there are always exceptions)
@gi124@readbeanicecream@thelinuxEXP
I use a 50" 4K screen at home and work. At work I also have a 27" 1080p in Portrait/Vertical mode next to it. Both running XFCE, and no scaling or other issues.
Big 4K screens are incredible for coding. So much desktop space for multiple code windows, terminals and browsers.
@dancinyogi
No real change in diet, medication, or nighttime activities leading up to sleep. I've always been the annoying guy who fell asleep 30 seconds after my head hit the pillow. But for the last 2-3 years I've been tossing and turning for hours. Not sure if it is age related, 53 years young, or leftover from a brief Covid infection early in the pandemic.
This (from NYT) is rapidly becoming mainstream-media boilerplate. Of course it’s true that Trump would do this. But it shouldn’t be treated as normal.
The president CANNOT pardon himself for his own crimes—the idea is absurd on its face. And to order his attorney general to interfere with his own prosecution would be a corrupt abuse of power.
Please let’s not normalize this horrifying prospect.
Russian state media reports that Prigozhin--Wagner's leader who a few weeks ago staged a major mutiny inside of Russia--has been killed in a plane crash in Russia https://t.me/tass_agency/206513
