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[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I've been extremely happy with my windows surface book, which I got over a decade ago, still use regularly, and I can even still develop on it without a huge headache. I think visual studio is the best ide I've used. Vscode has replaced pretty much every other basic text editing tool I use (windows based, at least). I'm not a big fan of windows adding more and and tracking shit to the os, but I can't remember the last time ive had a bsod, and even then I was fighting with hardware problems.

They definitely have their crap and shit that drives me nuts, and like all the big companies they are trying to slurp up as much data as they can get, which is enough reason for many people to move away, but this idea that they "suck at everything" is just circle jerking.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I bought 5 years ago when it was still reasonable. I have a great rate on a great house that has increased by about 50% since I bought it.

I don't want to, because this is just about the perfect size house for us in a great location, but I can't really "trade up" as the interest rates are through the roof and everything is more expensive too.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I get your fear, but my optimistic side thinks that trump is special in his ability to self promote to gullible fools. And while the reality denial of trumpism will never completely go away, Republicans will return to some sense of normalcy after he loses his grip.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

You think most people are reading things with their fingertips?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

We're talking about something most people's minds are not used to interpreting, so I fear that this would just add a layer of mental load for most drivers that would be actually less safe.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I disagree because you probably use the entertainment buttons more than anything. For instance, my wife's car has the volume control on the touchscreen, which is super annoying because it's something I like to manually adjust a lot.

I honestly can't think of what I would prefer be touch screen...really it should just display on a touch screen so I can use it if I want, but everything should be controllable through physical buttons too.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (2 children)

The “Big Switch” in the 1960s was North vs South, not White vs Black.

No one is saying black people switched any thing. We are talking about how the Democrats were confederate supporters during the civil war and immediately after, and then there was a switch where the Republicans became the party of confederate supporters. Which is why it's republicans now who are flying the racist and traitorous confederate flags now, and no longer the democrats.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

to steal the executive branch of the government by illegally (at the state level, in defiance of state constitutions and statutes) disenfranchising entire states that vote the way Republicans don’t want

Project 2025, the guidebook of presidential policy recommendations written by conservative activists, provides few details about its voting recommendations, making it hard to say how voting rights could be affected if the proposals were to be enacted.

I hate defending the heritage foundation, but my love for reality exceeds that hate.

And they have openly claimed on numerous occasions that they intend to take the executive regardless of what the vote reflects

Of course you don't link to any of that. But, either way, I'm responding to the blatant lying about what they said right here.

I have no idea what you’re on about, but I’ve got you tagged at some prior point as “blathering idiot,” so I assume you’re just doing what you usually do. Blather on.

If this is any indication of the way you "debate," I wear that tag as a badge of honor. Thank you.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 week ago

And this will be the twist around

It's funny being accused of twisting something around when I'm pointing out that the poster is lying about what was said, and implicitly making calls to violence over that lie.

Bloodless coup quote extracted from a far right YouTube.

Except the poster didn't say "I heard this on some far right youtube thing" but made a claim about what the head of the heritage foundation said.

The gentleman on display is the president of the heritage foundation, the heritage foundation is heavily involved in writing Project 2025.

And how does that make the lie the top level poster made about what he said any more true? I don't follow your logic here.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

It really depends on how complicated your set up is and how much you value your privacy. I use personal capital (now empower), which also helps me manage a budget as well, and see our multiple investment accounts all in one place, so I can balance both mine and my wife's. So I would recommend that, with the caveat that you might not feel comfortable sharing all of that with a third party.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 1 week ago (3 children)

You’re right, he didn’t outright say it was a coup, he said it was the second revolution.

In refence to how they were going to reshape the executive after they win the election. Calling it a coup is just outright lying about what was said, as what they claim they are going to do will be perfectly legal. It's scary enough on it's own. Trying to paint it as if they are openly claiming they are going to steal the government is just dishonest. Why defend this, I have no idea.

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