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  • Take your time on any curvy roads, and pay attention to the signs that tell you how the road is going to be, such as only one curve or switchback.

    I missed a sign that a road was going to be a switchback and I almost didn't slow down enough to turn the other direction around the second curve.

  • Here's a way to support linux mobile development even if you're forced to use android or ios
  • A good way to check out mobile Linux is through postmarketOS. They have a list of older android phones that the OS can be flashed on to and have a near mainline Linux kernel. I would just give the caveat that since it does not run android then you cannot use android apps unless you use something like Waydroid to emulate.

  • What keeps capitalism together?
  • Owning the means of production can also be seen as owning the business collectively. So in a service model business, like say a restaurant, instead of the owner taking in profits and paying the workers less money, all the workers split those profits evenly.

  • Toss straws in the sea, save the cocaine industry
  • In all seriousness, are straws even recyclable (in USA)? I thought it fell under "wish-cycling" where people put it in the recycling bin but it is not the type of plastic that can be recycled.

  • USA vs Cuba
  • Blackouts are certainly a thing, and for the middle class in USA that would be considered intolerable. However, for the poor in the USA who sometimes go without electricity for lack of payment, having access to healthcare and education in exchange for the occasional blackout might be worth the trade.

    As for speaking out against the government, citizens may not be incarcerated for speaking out (unless it actually threatens the government such as Manning, Snowden, and Winner), other forms of control are used. Usually that means pervasive propaganda and pitting people against each other through the Culture War.

  • As a linux user, do you know about/use openwrt?
  • For my ISP it's actually cheaper to not use their modem+WiFi router as they charge a monthly lease on the equipment. I declined it and they provided me with a modem for free. All I have to do is plug the modem to my own router and that's it!

    The features you listed seems pretty standard to all routers these days.

  • And I'll vote for him again
  • Rather than comment on each individual response I figure comment on my own.

    I agree with all the points made here.

    When they couldn't get Capone for the murders and rackateering they got him for tax evasion because he deserved it. Trump absolutely deserves all these charges and should go to prison.

    I do not believe Trump should get a free pass for his crimes. No one should. I was only suggesting that his crimes may have been ignored until there was a political motivation to look. It shouldn't have to be that way, but that may have played a role on why they are just now investigating. If they had looked into it earlier it may have disqualified him from running in the first place; which to be clear, is a good thing.

    Notice how I didn't say the Georgia elections case was unfair. He was recorded trying to commit voter fraud and should be charged. There's plenty in Jan 6th commission report to charge too and I am frustrated that hasn't happened either.

  • And I'll vote for him again
  • I definitely do not like Trump, and this comment is by no means me defending him. He has committed crimes and should be prosecuted. However, certain actions by Dems does suggest he was targeted.

    One example is his tax returns. It is a tradition for presidents to voluntarily release them. He chose not to. Then democratic controlled congress fought for several years to have them be released for no real reason except to force him.

    I also think that prosecutors in New York would have ignored his fraudulent business practices, which they likely ignored for several years prior, if he hadn't become president and was seeking re-election.

    Again, I am not defending him. Lock him up for his crimes. But I also don't think the democrats motivation is solely coming from the idea of "justice for all."

  • What the flip are you looking at?
  • So in Lemmy and other fediverse services, liberals are typically defined as "left of center." That's because a significant portion of fediverse users are progressives (socialists, advocates for social justice within government) to leftists (anarchists, who believe the government shouldn't exist in the first place, and communists where money shouldn't exist in the first place).

  • A Website keeping forgotten books alive
    neglectedbooks.com The Neglected Books Page

    www.NeglectedBooks.com: Where forgotten books are remembered

    The Neglected Books Page

    I came across this website that focuses on highlighting books that are out if print but still worthy of reading, if you can find them. The most recent post (Feb. 29 2024) talks about the various reasons books become neglected.

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    My cousin said the gas savings for a prius and a motorcycle were the same.

    Mathematically they're equivalent, but the feelings could not be further apart.

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