Right!? That’s the thing though, isn’t it? ‘Influencers’ could also mean ‘teachers’, ‘parents’, etc. Like many words, there’s the traditional meaning, and the new ‘context needed’ meaning. So many unnecessary conflicts occur due to the misunderstanding. I love watching Alec’s videos because I always learn truly fascinating things. Am I being influenced? Yes. Am I hoarding Stanley Water Cups or buying trending doughnut boxes? No. I get to make more informed decisions because of Technology Connections.

What’s the best way to start this process? Other countries have done it, why aren’t we? My riding is conservative so I’m not sure how to help here.

For clarity - you would be okay with someone being sent to one of these facilities if they had a little tattoo of a peace sign on there leg? Or a butterfly on their arm? Or does it need to be a sleeve of demonic symbols? This sounds like it could be a spectrum thing and some of us aren’t understanding your comments. It sounds like you’re okay with someone being sent to one of these horrific facilities merely beacuse you don’t like something they did.

I love that story. Thanks for sharing. What a crazy bug. Maybe IE6 was integrating with windows in some weird way? I almost want to fire up a VM and see if I can replicate it. Think you can remember which version of windows it was?

how do you pronounce database?

Was yesterday too late? I feel like one person having a gun hasn’t been able to do anything meaningful with it for a long time. Except maybe defend themselves from a dumb home invader.

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Agreed! Though I am worried the disinformation shared by these nations will nullify our paper ballot advantage.

Beat Saber is still my fav. Modded to have custom tracks. It can be good for a little cardio. Just make sure you have your headset sweat cover on!

There are US bases all over the world. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_American_military_installations

Jamaican blend.

Banff is what I was looking for in this list (pop ~8300). Not many places in this country are ‘acting Canadian’ anymore.

Thanks for the info. I’ll give endeavor at shot.

I was JUST about to try out Manjaro. Are these ‘other issues’ a new thing or are you saying that because Manjaro is more of a departure from arch than endeavor is?

This reminds me of an excellent short story over on r/writingprompts. It’s about how humans evolved in the harshest conditions as a forgotten experiment. They emerge and are basically gods.

This may be symptomatic of the issue being addressed. Would we be more willing to get the phone repaired if we felt more ownership of it? My hands are tied if the device was designed without repeatability in mind and the manufacturer has no intention of volunteering assistance - so I must complain. In our current system, we don’t have many options to choose from. I look forward to your thoughts.

Also I believe ‘bricked’ is a result of it becoming inoperable. Our devices aren’t easily repaired so they will become ‘bricked’ SOONER than if designed to run unlocked boot systems and OS’s. Feeling more ownership of your device may lead you to be more careful with it and only entrust it with reputable technicians.