Exactly. In the past few decades there have been many examples of falsely accused prisoners being exonerated by new evidence or corrupt convictions. Not to mention those that were executed before they could be found innocent.

That’s why it’s crucial that we hold our justice system to the highest standard. Not only because we want to find the perpetrator, but to ensure that we’re not convicting an innocent person. If the price of that is a few criminals get to escape justice, so be it.

Hey, give him the benefit of the doubt. Maybe he’s never interacted with humans before.

Same. I’ve always been bad at replying to people in general, and it’s worse with friends that I have to hype myself up to talk to just so I can match their energy. Not their fault, of course, but as you said, you don’t want to bring your friends down.

OP, I say keep trying. Everyone needs friends and the more, the better. Just keep the judgement low and try to be understanding of where people can be at in their life journey. I promise that they will appreciate you for reaching out.

As a side note, I’ve gone years without speaking to some friends and when I’ve dug myself out of a hole or they’ve crawled out of the woodwork, we’ve reconnected. And because we were understanding and accepting of what each other has gone through, our relationship is stronger.

I’ll look into it! Thanks!

In the FAQ they actually do address that and mention they’re reviewing those sites for removal.

That’s a pretty cool site. I always wanted to set up my own simple, html page for a personal blog. Lots of inspiration in these pages. Crazy there’s functional web pages less than 2.03KB in size.

I think that’s a good point. Americans are heavily armed and those that are generally know how to use them, however a gun alone is not enough. You need to have the will and desire to use it.

How many Americans do you believe will do that?

How many Americans could even hold their own against a lightly armored squad?

I just don’t believe in the fantasy of American citizens fighting the US government with their pistols and hunting rifles. I think that’s a story they sell us to make us feel like we have power.

I thought the same way until I read about the 2024 Venezuela presidential election.

Maduro created an alternative government body to subvert the existing parliament and had judges on his side that said it was legal for him to do this. That allowed him to consolidate more power and further secure his position as a dictator.

Even though everyone in Venezuela and across the world can see this blatant corruption, there’s little the people can legally do about it, because the government doesn’t work for them anymore. And you can see similar things happening in America. The gerrymandering of states, the use of military force on the citizenry, the threats of changing electoral laws, etc.

It happened there, and it can definitely happen here if we let it. That’s why its important we continue to protest, stand up, and make our voices heard lest we wind up like Venezuela or worse. That needs to be our cautionary tale, not our playbook.

This has been my exact experience as well. I run updates whenever I log into the machine. Sometimes daily other times monthly depending on the computer, and very rarely have I run into errors.

Sure, I’m not much of a critic, but I’ll write down some of my impressions.

The show centers on a group of workers who willingly “sever” themselves to work for a corporation, so fundamentally it’s already based on loss. The loss of a part of yourself. Then there’s the reasons that they chose to become severed in the first place, and the consequences that severing places on a person. Really, I saw it as a commentary on unhealthy coping mechanisms.

Apologies, I know that’s rather vague, but it really is a great show and I’d hate to spoil it for you. I highly recommend it.

I think Severance was that show for me.

I couldn’t agree more. Miller has become increasingly vocal with his blatant fascist rhetoric and it’s honestly pretty terrifying to see that happening here in America.

This is what worked for me in transitioning to Linux. I had tried dual-booting previously and reverted to Windows for essentially the reasons the author listed. Ease of use, familiarity, etc. It was only once I fully committed and deleted my windows partition that I stuck with it, and I couldn’t be happier. Not having advertising spyware as my OS is top tier.

I love that this is their sole response, hosted on a .org domain and that there’s nothing else there. No Contact Us page, no upcoming events, nothing to indicate they actually do anything or are even a group. Just that dumbass tweet and BLM support.

Yes, but the difference is that he’s the governor of the state of Utah. He’s supposed to represent all the residents of his state. By choosing a side he alienates a significant portion of his populace for no apparent political gain or reason.