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Pattern , 10 months ago to worldnews in Ukraine expands conscription, removes medical exemptions for HIV, hepatitis, mental disorders and more

No. Not as a deliberate tactic and not nearly to the same extent.

Pattern , 10 months ago to world in Part of China's economic miracle was a mirage. Reality check is next

This is a Lemmy.world post, I don’t think they see this

Pattern , 10 months ago to worldnews in Ukraine expands conscription, removes medical exemptions for HIV, hepatitis, mental disorders and more

Both Wagner and the regular military have been conscripting criminals straight out of prison and sending them right into the meat grinder with little training and/or equipment.

Pattern , 10 months ago to worldnews in Ukraine expands conscription, removes medical exemptions for HIV, hepatitis, mental disorders and more

If they could read they’d be super shocked by who the Russians are conscripting.

Pattern , 10 months ago to technology in X wants permission to start collecting your biometric data and employment history

Is there any information on how he plans to obtain biometric data? My assumption was that, with iPhones for example, all biometric data stays on device encrypted via the Secure Enclave. Is that even something X could access?

Pattern , 10 months ago to technology in The end of the Googleverse

The whole internet used to be like this and it was lovely.

Pattern , 10 months ago to news in Wisconsin Supreme Court chief justice accuses liberal majority of staging a 'coup'

Historically this is nothing new. Looking at SCOTUS alone, the Marshall court, the Taney court, and the Warren court are all examples of moments where the courts have moved jurisprudence in substantial ways based on ideology. You want justices that, for the most part, will exercise restraint and seek to interpret laws in good faith. I agree with that. But I think it’s important to know that courts have been ideological since the very beginning.

Pattern , 10 months ago to asklemmy in What is your "inexpensive" hobby that turned out to be expensive/ you gradually invested lots of money into?

Yeah. I had to start pinching myself when I began to look at a $400 pen as a “bargain”. Still love my fountain pens, though.

Pattern , 10 months ago to technology in How does school management work on a personal Chromebook?

Teacher here and my school is 1-to-1 with Chromebooks. I doubt there’d be any problems from trying to log in with the new school’s Google account on the old Chromebook. Being able to use it at home would most likely not be a problem.

Using it at school instead of the new school provided device would depend on the school’s policies. We allow it in most cases, but it might not hurt to check with your school’s media specialist.

One problem this would create, if your child were at my school, would be with testing software. All of our standardized tests are administered with software that is pushed onto the students’ devices by our IT, and can only be installed on the school’s own managed Chromebooks. So I would again double check with your media specialist, and perhaps be prepared to bring the new Chromebook on standardized testing days (hopefully there aren’t many).

Hope that helps!

Pattern , 10 months ago to asklemmy in What's a scam that's so normalized that we don't even realize it's a scam anymore?

Credit unions are a much better option.

Pattern , 10 months ago to fediverse in My favorite Mastodon and Lemmy clients:

It lacks a bit of the polish of Ivory, but it’s feature set is second to mine. Quote boosts and multi tag built right in are killer

Pattern , 10 months ago to android in ‘You’re Telling Me in 2023, You Still Have a ’Droid?’ Why Teens Hate Android Phones

High school teacher here, and I see this a bit (although I have an iPhone)

Pattern , 11 months ago to asklemmy in What are the benefits to the US Electoral College system?

That’s actually a really good question and I don’t know the answer. My best guess is that the founders didn’t intend that as a purpose of the EC, that it’s a secondary effect that modern political scientists have theorized.

You’re right that Washington pointed out the dangers of political parties, but that was in his Farewell Address which came at the end of his second term, by which time the Republican and Federalist factions were already becoming baked in and he had experience with Jefferson’s and Hamilton’s fighting within his administration. I don’t know that he or other framers were thinking of that when they designed the EC during the framing of the constitution eight-ish years prior.

For all I know, however, there might be a Federalist Paper that lays out partisan moderation as a function of the Electoral College. Maybe someone with more expertise can correct me here.

Pattern , 11 months ago to asklemmy in What are the benefits to the US Electoral College system?

You’ve got little argument from me there.

Pattern , 11 months ago to asklemmy in What are the benefits to the US Electoral College system?

Thank you for your kind words! I know many people struggle with politics and history, especially in school. It’s never too late to re-engage through books, movies, etc. as your time, interests, and happiness allow :)