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What were the specs/components of your first computer/PC? in c/hardware

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 hours ago

So long ago. I think the first was an Apple 11e with an external 256K floppy drive that loaded Basic OS every time computer was turned on? 1984 or 1985?

Grocers stocking up on Canadian, international suppliers as shoppers avoid American in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 hours ago

Watch those carefully. Several items with the maple leaf beside the price were in fact US products.

Trump cuts threaten a ‘generation of scientists’ as many weigh leaving US in c/science

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

Well they aren't likely to be the scientists, doctors, and other highly skilled intellectuals that other countries would gladly welcome as Ex-Americans.

Let’s push Elon’s stock prices down together! ✊ in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

Not just Tesla. Musk also has SpaceX, Starlink, Twitter(X), Neuralink, Solar City and probably more.

Meta warns EU it will run to Trump whenever Zuckerberg feels company is being unfairly punished in c/politics

[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 days ago

Time for anyone who doesn't live within the USA to dump all USA tech. No need to "go after" governments, if the people in those countries simply do not use any USA companies. We do not need META (Facebook, Instagram, Threads, WhatsApp), Musk (SpaceX, Twitter, Neuralink, SolarCity, Tesla), Bezos (Amazon, Whole Foods, Washington Post, Audible, IMDb, MGM,Twitch, Ring, Alexa), etc.

Steve Bannon, US hospitals join GOP rebellion over Medicaid cuts in c/politics

[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 days ago

A little late for any GOP to be complaining now. This is exactly what they voted for. None of what is happening now is a surprise; it was well known during the election.