https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=–szrOHtR6U

Macs can be tamed but they’ll never be as good as Linux in that regard.

*science!

Not if they don’t have a tail.

If it doesn’t have a tail, it’s not a monkey, even if it has a monkey kind of shape.

“Equipped with this tool, man outstrips the efficiency of not only all machines but all other animals as well.”

Ivan Illich on the bicycle. Energy & Equity

How fucking dumb are some of these Americans to believe that shit.

I’ve lived here most of my life and knew it was bad but had no idea just how bad it was until Trump 1.0. Then covid-19 happened and it was a real eye opener for many of us. Now it’s not just willful ignorance but a deep-seated dedication to remaining ignorant at all costs.

It’s still my preferred Linux distribution.

Www.Slackware.com At least the OS itself stays relatively current.

Just a touch too close to reality. That was a beyond-awesome comment.

I have no idea, but I’m impressed.

It is in all of our interests to educate them.

You can’t teach someone who is unwilling to learn. Living in a rural area, I know way too many Trump supporters for my own comfort and I’ve never once heard anyone expressing regret over their support. Not one. They seem to continually repeat the excuse du jour presented by Leavitt, Fox or whatever conservative echo chamber they subscribe to. At this point, it’s 100% willful ignorance and I’ve run out of optimism.

most of those people would forget you exist if you leave Facebook

This is 100% true. I dropped facebook about 10 years back. If I’m not your “friend” without facebook, then you’re not really my friend. Getting out of that cesspool of drama and ignorance was one of the best moves I’ve made.

Why is this man not using dark mode…

Not everyone likes dark mode. I can’t speak for Linus, but dark mode seriously bothers my eyes.

One possibility: Guys will keep the same crack-sweaty shorts in their locker and use them over and over without washing them. It doesn’t take too many doing that for the aura take over the locker room. Some guys really have no sense of personal hygiene.

If it’s specifically the showers, then the staff are not cleaning things up properly.

The requirements for home schooling in the US vary wildly from one state to the other and can be almost devoid of any practical oversight in some circumstances. In most cases, parents have autonomy to choose their curriculum and there is a whole industry built to cater to that market. Unfortunately that includes books that deliver the kind of stupidity that we see above. Also, I think it is difficult for those outside the US to understand just how much we idolize individualism over any sense social responsibility here.

I’ve observed several possible explanations:

1. People are taught certain doctrines and will not question those doctrines - ever. If some new information conflicts with those doctrines, then their faith is being attacked.
2. Some are deeply invested in what a certain doctrine allows or prohibits. Think about the sick rationalizations for slavery in the US back in the 1800s supposedly based on the teachings of the Bible. (Sorry, slavery fails the “love your neighbor as yourself” test). To change their thinking means that they have to admit that they were wrong or give up some privilege or perceived position of superiority.
3. They self identify with those beliefs and anything that contradicts that belief is a personal attack. Basic arrogance.

From my perspective, the teachings of Christ were about humility. Admitting that you were/could be/are wrong and being willing to change. That’s the whole core of acknowledging your own selfishness (sin), moving to repentance (change) and seeking God’s help in that process. Being combative is not compatible with that, in my views.

I was thinking about how to reply here in a meaningful way but I think your response encapsulates the core of it pretty well. Lots more I could say, but would lead to long essay and probably of limited interest to the topic at hand.

We homeschooled our kids for non-religious reasons. Most of the commercially available books, materials and curriculums were Christian oriented. While I am a Christian (although not a conservative) I found some of the materials just flat out intellectually insulting, factually incorrect, extremely biased (without the benefit of scriptural justification) and the above example is far from the worst of what I saw. It says a LOT about where your faith actually lies if you have to promote a false reality to justify it.

For internet points? Sorry, we were doing this long before anyone knew about the internet.