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rand_alpha19 ,

I've had LMDE on a USB stick for a few months now, waiting for the right time to boot it up on my wife's PC, and she finally agreed to try it tonight. Cross your fingers, boys; we may soon have another convert.

rand_alpha19 ,

I like Debian a lot, and Mint seems fine too, but I don't like the styling, or Cinnamon really. I use Fluxbox (WM only, no DE) with a bunch of tiny customizations.

The main reason I picked it is that I like to tinker and she doesn't, so I think that Cinnamon will be the easiest for her coming from Windows 10.

We both have AMD GPUs (and she has a AMD CPU too) so I haven't had to deal with Nvidia headaches.

I like the glacial updates so things don't break as easily. I don't want to spend hours fixing a system (hers or mine tbh) unless I have to. For anything that I need the latest features for, there's usually a repo I can add to Aptitude or a Flatpak.

rand_alpha19 ,

Same, been watching Dead Like Me and Xena: Warrior Princess and it's pretty distracting when it happens.

rand_alpha19 ,

I'm not streaming it, it's on my media server, so there are no ads. I don't pay for any services except Shudder because it's still cheap and niche.

rand_alpha19 ,

What a distressing miscommunication.

rand_alpha19 ,

FWIW, these are effective only when both are used on the same circuit. If you live in an older home, the chances of this being the case are higher.

My entire apartment, except for the washroom, is on the same circuit. It also means I can't run an air conditioner without tripping the breaker. :|

rand_alpha19 ,

In what accent does a W have an R sound? Australian?

rand_alpha19 ,

Ah, I thought that was largely an Appalachian thing. But I guess that isn't quite the same since I don't think "haw" sounds like "whore" down there.

rand_alpha19 ,

I use Cockpit to manage my system and containers and Dashy as a browser dashboard. It's similar to Heimdall but more minimal.

I also run Otterwiki and I'm planning on documenting my setup, but I haven't got around to it yet.

rand_alpha19 ,

What a nothing burger of an article. I'm so ashamed to be Canadian amidst our government's abject failure (really, it's a refusal) to rescue Palestinians through the asylum program that was proposed months ago.

We are beholden to Israel, so I will be astonished if even 1/3 of the 45,000 actually end up here.

Netanyahu: US promised to lift hold on ammunition, weapons ( jpost.com )

The United States is expected to lift its hold on the shipment of ammunition and weapons designated for the IDF, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Office said on Tuesday, just one day after the Israeli leader accused the Biden administration of preventing the delivery of those arms....

rand_alpha19 ,

Biden has been a Zionist advocate for 40+ years. He probably believes that supporting Israel gives the US a stronghold in the middle east, and he's probably right.

Israel is a proxy state for the "war on terror" so that the area's resources can be extracted by western powers with little organized resistance. It's textbook imperialism.

rand_alpha19 ,

That's a very fair and reasonable analysis. I just think that Biden actually believes in Zionism and fundamentally agrees that Israel should exist and "defend itself" (i.e., commit genocide). He isn't just playing politics like Reagan. That's why he does things that don't seem to make logical sense.

There's obviously something going on behind the scenes though, I agree. There's probably a lot of money being paid so politicians on both sides sit on their hands, among other things. Here in Canada, Israel lobbies aggressively, pays for our representatives to take trips there, etc.

But I do think Joe Biden is an earnest Zionist himself.

rand_alpha19 ,

I'm not suggesting that this is the sole reason, but have you considered the possibility that the US supports Israel in part because it is a white-majority nation of largely European ancestry among Arab states? Especially considering the circumstances that led to its creation. I am more and more convinced lately that this plays a part, though it may be small.

However, what you mention is clearly happening too. It's likely a variety of factors, but I would agree that money is a big motivator. AIPAC is certainly able to achieve a high level of autonomy, so that would point to it having tacit endorsement/approval from the US political establishment and that's more than likely from legalized bribes.

rand_alpha19 ,

What's a ratio limit? /s

I'm currently seeding all of the Evil Bong movies, and I resurrected one of the torrents from the grave by finding a DDL of the release - feels good man.

rand_alpha19 ,

You could try Tailscale? It creates a secure tunnel to your server so you don't have to connect it to the internet. Not sure if that checks all your boxes though.

rand_alpha19 ,

Then you can't "hide" your server IP without a VPS/VPN set up. Maybe I'm not understanding what you're asking? Your public IP is visible to any machine you connect to and that includes Cloudflare's servers.

Are you worried about copyright or something? This isn't legal advice, but I doubt they give a shit unless you're hosting content illegally for a large number of people. Obviously, only take the risk if you are comfortable with the potential consequences where you live.

rand_alpha19 ,

I really don't know how to relax. I always feel stressed, even after a day of doing whatever I want. Any tips? I really don't know what to do about it.

Is Canada Finally Taking Far-Right Extremism Seriously? ( thetyee.ca )

In late summer 2023, the RCMP made headlines with the arrests of two men in Ottawa and Kingsey Falls, Quebec, on terrorism and hate propaganda charges. The arrests marked a significant victory in a three-year investigation by the Integrated National Security Enforcement Team targeting the neo-Nazi group Atomwaffen Division....

rand_alpha19 ,

Archive link: https://archive.is/Ro02U

rand_alpha19 ,

So in 30 years when I need assisted living but was never able to afford a house, what am I supposed to do? Die in the street?

Alberta plans to consult on proposed gender policies, but advocates say they weren't invited ( www.cbc.ca )

Pride groups and some health-care providers are harshly criticizing the Alberta government's latest attempt to get feedback on its proposed gender identity policies — a private invite that requires participants to sign a non-disclosure agreement....

rand_alpha19 ,

What's more infuriating is that we have federal protections for gender identity already in place, so these policies could be subject to discrimination lawsuits from trans people, costing even more taxpayer money.

I'm not a lawyer, but I think it's fairly obvious that there's some sort of disparate impact on trans people happening here. It's also a form of sex discrimination, but I'm not sure how far that argument would go in court.

rand_alpha19 ,

All scratches, dirt, and other damage have been left in

I'm pretty sure that that's the point. It's a project that chose to restore as much as it could of the original theatrical release, warts and all. If you're not a fan, that's cool, since this version was created specifically to please a certain type of person.

rand_alpha19 ,

With Western comics, you sort of don't. You follow specific series with the characters you like, or you obsessively compile reading order lists from various wikis and comic tracking sites that each seem to add more and more issues until you've spent way too much time and money.

Reading manga is a lot more straightforward, in my experience. You just read it in order and then check if there are any sequels or spinoffs.

rand_alpha19 ,

https://wavingwalrus.itch.io/peckin-pixels

This game about chickens is a really fun time sink.

rand_alpha19 ,

No, because the US will veto their membership since it's on the UN Security Council, which has the final say.

The cruelty is the point.

Could nurse practitioners fill the primary care gap? ( www.theglobeandmail.com )

Nurse practitioners could help fill the void, advocates for the profession say, if more provinces would adopt policies to integrate them into primary care and pay them fairly for their work. Some physicians’ organizations have pushed back against that approach, arguing that NPs don’t have as much training or education as...

rand_alpha19 ,

Midwifery was legalized in the 90s, and midwives and pharmacists in Ontario have had their scope expanded in recent years to include the ability to diagnose and treat a range of minor ailments.

If only their pay weren't legally cut and then frozen by various legislation sponsored by physicians. It makes no sense to be a midwife here.

rand_alpha19 ,

Damn, I really liked Kingsway. I hope it'll be saved and people will still get to play it.

rand_alpha19 ,

This has happened to me on Debian. Try changing your DNS to 1.1.1.1 (Cloudflare's public DNS) and seeing if that fixes anything.

I don't know what causes this or why it works, but there's always a DNS name resolution failure on my system if I don't manually set a DNS.

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