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jkmooney

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Historical fencer, bike packer, friend of the Fae, it's gets complicated....

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Maybe he'll be staying there? They could call it "Mar-a-Uh-Ohh"?

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For a new user who just wants a good OS to start with, Pop_OS is a fine choice. A little surprised you had trouble with Mint identifying your WiFi card but, I see others have posted on it. Mint is typically my go-to recommendation for new Linux users.

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I believe LMDE includes the proprietary stuff you might need and, as others have said, Debian 12 is starting to as well.

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Obligatory I suppose....
https://youtu.be/Jdf5EXo6I68?si=_foiKe-ScQcSAPu4

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cyberspace vs meat-space

Republicans Are Blurring the Faces of Capitol Rioters so They Won't Get Arrested (www.rollingstone.com)

House Speaker Mike Johnson has promised to release more than 44,000 hours of surveillance footage from Jan. 6 to the public, with one major caveat: The faces of some individuals who participated in the storming of the Capitol, a violent attempt to prevent the certification of Joe Biden’s election, will be blurred out....

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Maybe he hasn't found his face yet? , or all of his donors?

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"Man got so stuck in glory hole firefighters had to pull him until he was free"

This would have to be the opposite of a click bait headline....

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bullshit

jkmooney ,
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No, son....ya got it all wrong! I was wanted to repaint the stucco walls in the basement and wanted to be sure the latex paint would work.....that's why I Googled "Latex Bondage"....

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...That's OK dad....I think you misunderstood too. I was just trying to learn more about this cool game on Steam...
https://steamdb.info/app/1274450/info/

jkmooney ,
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No....find your tribe....be you

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Can we compromise and sacrifice Nazis?

jkmooney ,
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I looked at LBRY for a while, but it kinda looked like the "trashy tabloid" section of the internet.

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Palia is brand new (still in open Beta) It's more focused on low-key crafting/farming and community, but opportunities to socialize are there.
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Guild Wars 2 is my favorite "no subscription required" MMORPG that could work for you (but you have that one).
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ESO Online is my favorite "subscription" MMO and I've met people there.
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FFXIV is decent for socializing but, the hard-core gamers can stress you out. Works best if you join a low key guild that doesn't want to speed-run all the duties and crap on you for not being as good as they are.
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General rule for MMORPGs in general is, find a guild you like and hang with them.

jkmooney ,
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"Plutocracy" is the term for "Financial Oligarchy" BTW. Worth knowing the term if you live in the U.S. since that's kinda what we have here these days :/

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No nothing of the Anime, but enjoyed the first episode.

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I don't know, this person has done a lot of decent things in his life. I'm not inclined to judge him by his worst decision.

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Yea, I get it, some will disagree but, in the end, I'm a bigger fan of "call out culture" than "cancel culture". The former gives the person a chance to course-correct.

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Of course not. You know that, I know that, everyone reading this knows that, you are just being a troll. Stop, or get blocked.

jkmooney ,
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Although, speaking as a fan of Mint who used it as my "daily driver" for years, I think the time has come for them to switch from Ubuntu to Debian and embrace Wayland. I know that, if I'd stayed with Mint, I've have gone to LMDE by now.

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Have to agree. They had a great start by enhancing Debian and being user friendly but, then they just kind of lost their way.

Meta discontinues Messenger Lite for Android, it will be unavailable after Sep 18. Users need to install regular Messenger app instead (beehaw.org)

I have not found any news article on this on a whim. Because my friends and family, I need to use Facebook Messenger, and Messenger Lite was a OK client - lightweight, no unnecessary features, etc., compared to the regular Messenger app....

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NIce! Thanks :)

jkmooney ,
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.....and Cable TV didn't eliminate commercials......and ATMs didn't reduce banking costs resulting in higher interest on savings......etc....

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That has got to be the weirdest effing story angle..... I mean, somebody went to a publisher, pitched that headline, and they responded with "Run with it".........

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I don't know, Linus is still trying to excuse and justify. It would seem taking him out of the driver's seat was the right call. As for the rest, they are responding because their backs are against the wall. Time will tell if they will really make any changes.

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I'm not really that familiar with LTT. I did subscribe to his channel, mainly because I was bemused by him borking his PC by rushing an install of Pop_OS and Steam. ("yes, do as I say", if you recall). Reading the PC Gamer article, it appears he did the same, "just drive on without thinking it through" approach to this prototype cooler. I haven't watched a lot of his videos and anyone can make a mistake but, there is an expectation that a "tech expert" show a bit of diligence. Plus, if he's showcasing a vendor, he should make sure they have every chance to shine.
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.....this guy is starting to look like a poser now....

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"His wife" could be a....let's say, "euphemism" for something else. In which case, that ain't rainwater falling.....

jkmooney ,
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You can't. Furthermore, the consequences of "people pleasing" and "conflict avoidance" can do far more damage than the occasional bad rep. In fact, if you're consistent about setting and enforcing reasonable boundaries, you'll ultimately gain more respect in the long run.

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Been Alpha, and now Closed Beta testing an new MMO, Palia. (https://www.palia.com/). It's a "casual" MMO more around crafting and community building than the typical "Murder Hobo" dynamic. If it sounds interesting, check it out. If you do sign up, use my link (below) because I can get some cool in-game stuff if you do and you'll get an in-game fruit basket when it goes open Beta.

https://accounts.palia.com/sign-up?referral=34284cc4-26f4-4ab3-bd5f-339f1566bd33

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I've used both. Manjaro, in their attempt to be "user friendly", winds up disconnecting you from what makes Arch good. EndeavorOS, on the other hand, is basically Arch nicely set up for a "daily driver" PC along with some nice tools of their own you can use or not at your discretion. I've also used just plain Arch and I actually prefer EndeavourOS of the three.

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I generally tell people on Manjaro to stay off the AUR. If it's not in their "curated" repository, then just go with the flatpak.

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In the aviation world, an experimental aircraft may not be used for "compensation or hire". The only exception is that a kitplane manufacturer is allowed to give demo flights.

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United States Federal Aviation Administration, I believe EASA is similar.

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The CEO was very careful to skirt applicable regulatory laws. He even called his passengers "crew members". In the aviation world, I have some experience harmonizing multiple regulatory authorities. Because of "international waters", there will need to be some agreement and harmonizing of regulations. There's already SOLAS so, I think it can be done.

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Those are the two I'm most familiar with in my profession, at least as far as civilian authorities are concerned. Can't really say "no" and, I'm pretty sure neither can you. On the other hand, feel free to prove me wrong with a counter example. :)

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A kid and a researcher who made regular trips to document the flora growing on the site.

jkmooney ,
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I don't know about the others, but Coast Guard gets paid regardless. These events justify their budget. It wasn't an "extra cost" to the taxpayers.

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I don't know, I'm an aircraft structural engineer and, based upon what technical commentary I did hear him make, it kinda sounds to me like he knows what he's talking about.

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I work in aviation regulatory law but, a friend of mine does work in this arena. I did ask him if my analog existed in the nautical world and he was able to walk me through how he'd managed to avoid any regulatory oversight. There's SOLAS but, other than that, it's a gap that apparently needs to be closed.

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Well played drug store stock-person......well played.....

Mastodon or Lemmy

So I’ve been starting to look further into the Fediverse and using it a lot more than any other part of the internet at this point. I wanna know the reasons why people might prefer Lemmy or Mastodon, I have both but seem to lean towards Lemmy for some reason, but not sure why maybe it’s the simple design and you can find...

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Having tried both, I think I prefer Lemmy

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I gave Mastodon a look when Twitter started to get all "Musky". I wound up going with Counter.Social in the end.

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I guess I did follow people on Twitter, I had friends there....then Musk made it weird...

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I've been curious about going "both ways", but never acted upon it... ;)

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I know it's a joke but, what's disturbing is that I also know there's probably a market for them....

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Golly, who could have imagined that some charismatic sociopath spreading conspiracy theories would feign remorse in court to reduce his sentence?

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Ahh Facebook....

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