folekaule

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[–] folekaule 19 points 4 months ago (8 children)

Unless I misunderstood what you said, that's not it either. 50% chance of rain means exactly that: according to their forecast models, there is a 50% change it will rain. Snopes did a writeup of this.

[–] folekaule 3 points 4 months ago

It really depends on how much you can tolerate. I don't know if full time is 40 hours in Germany like it is in the US.

If you have an option to try it for some time and fall back to plan B, why not do that? Then you can tell if the money is worth the extra work time.

[–] folekaule 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Very good point, and I did not intend to make an argument about generations being different. Generations indeed consist wholly of individuals with their own opinions. On an individual level, age is no better an indicator of personality than your zodiac sign.

In my comment I just wanted to express that, after a long period of dread, I am feeling more hopeful after seeing so many members of the young generation getting engaged and making a difference where I personally feel we failed.

It was also meant to express appreciation and gratitude to those who are getting involved and as encouragement to those who are yet to do so.

[–] folekaule 49 points 4 months ago (8 children)

As a Gen Xer I'm heartened to see Gen Z stepping up to literally save the world. Seeing the swell in support for Harris and in voter registration numbers, I for once am feeling hopeful. I hope they can accomplish what the forgotten generation couldn't.

[–] folekaule 29 points 4 months ago (1 children)

And better yet, he's not running for re-election.

[–] folekaule 47 points 5 months ago (1 children)

So many links are going to go dead because of this. I'm sure plenty of software out there used this to automatically shorten links for posting on social media etc.

[–] folekaule 4 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Most of these reports are about preview builds of Windows.

That said, surely you have seen recommendations from Microsoft to try their Office package and such oil up. It's like that, but more intrusive.

I can't believe Microsoft is making me switch from Windows to Mac and Linux, but here we are.

[–] folekaule 61 points 5 months ago (6 children)

For one, the United States lacks a good press corps of independent journalists with broad reach.

Everything is either politicized or commercialized. Shock value sells. Balanced rational discourse does not. Polarization makes too much money for too many people.

On top of that, a systematic destruction of education and a stranglehold of religion practically makes ignorance inevitable.

Maybe we could repair it, but it would take Republicans being blocked from making any decisions for several decades at this point.

[–] folekaule 20 points 5 months ago
[–] folekaule 7 points 5 months ago

No. The wrong timing parameters could definitively break your hardware.

[–] folekaule 1 points 5 months ago

Coffee in the morning, tea anytime after. Tea especially when it's cold. Great taste, zero calories, zero guilt.

[–] folekaule 1 points 5 months ago

No defense is perfect, of course. To prevent client-side code from running, you can always install NoScript.

Privacy is an endless treadmill, though; they are always finding new ways to get around protection. You may get a good level or privacy with the right tools, but it will also be super inconvenient.

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