Notices by AlexTECPlayz (alextecplayz@techhub.social)

@ianb I get it, in some sense. "Oh, the Dems don't do anything", "The Dems suck up to the donors and corpos", but at the same time Joe from Mastodon gets up in arms when Proton posts that they're supporting right-wing politicians, and that Dems, for all their faults, are still much better in this regard.

So why not apply the 'lesser evil' approach to presidents in the US? Why must it always be "if this Dem president doesn't do exactly X, Y and Z, I'm not voting for them".

Some people would rather have a fascist, or a different Russian plant like Jill Stein, or that "we deserve this fate" because the Dem candidate isn't the fairy godmother, modern-day Jesus Christ, Keanu Reeves, some saint or deity that magically waves their wand around and fixes everything?

People, breaking shit is easier than to build. It's easier to talk shit and to sit on either side of the fence, but it's much harder to understand every ramification, and to remain somewhere in-between or at least realistic.

@ianb puritan politics suck. That's why I don't follow purists.

"Oh, but Harris is in favor of genocide" as if she can do anything, considering Israel is THE USA's most significant ally, with almost $200 billion in aid since WW2, its strategic importance in the ME since the Cold War, the nearly $50 billion robust trade agreement, and general pro-Israel lobbying from AIPAC and others. You cannot just fucking drop all of this. You literally cannot.

No US president, no matter how brazen or left-wing, could do anything better than to remain somewhat neutral with a soft 'I support Israel' in the corner of their mouth. They can only softly endorse Israel's right of self-defense while also acknowledging the humanitarian concerns for Palestinians.

But I'm sure some Palestinian person that just survived this war is going to be thankful that Joe from Mastodon didn't vote for Biden/Harris. I'm sure that means a lot 🙄

@ianb So, it was either Biden/Harris that would have (supposedly) gradually build up more, gradually improving things, or Trump that just literally waltzed into the office, said "Fuck it, fire'em all", and that's it?

How many more Dem presidents is now going to take to rebuild back what the US is going to lose in these four years?

The DEI programs (even if some were just façades) that were closed, the deportations happening RIGHT NOW, JD fucking Vance, Lauren Boebert, the anti-science, anti-research, pro-'freedom' stuff that will gradually accelerate, the economic sanctions, the even more unequivocal support for Israel, and so much more?

But no, "I'm not voting for Genocide Joe" 🤡

If the US even gets a chance in four years, considering Agent Orange has spared no time on fast-tracking his position to one of a literal dictator, will people hopefully finally wake up to this reality? Stop voting based on who's pure, start voting the lesser evil.

@druid @vmachiel@mastodon.nl @Migueldeicaza can't speak for the US, but here in Romania there was (and still is) an active propaganda operation for a fascist candidate, Călin Georgescu, plus the boomer attempts at trying to capture TikTok users' political interest from the current parties that are all centre-right to right-wing, and the general anti-vax, alt-med, ultra-Orthodox garbage and slop.

@ahchay @sinbad @KeefJudge I concur. All of the USB-C cables I used (for Raspberry Pi's charger, for the XBOX Series X|S controller, my Redmi Note 11), never had issues, nor are they easy to dislodge/pull from the port.

Wouldn't surprise me if Apple is making low-quality USB-C cables as some form of malicious compliance towards the EU. "See, we gave the customers USB-C, like you said! But you didn't say anything about quality!"

@rysiek Reminds me of this:

@dalias Of course, Elon has other reasons (if that wasn't obvious), but he's still, at least partially, right about cutting military spending in the US - if we were to ignore the context.

@ahills @mekkaokereke I see. What's wrong with any of these, I wonder? It's the usual Bernie Sanders stuff. Elon can be right about a few things despite being a miserable fascist shithead, a broken clock is right twice a day.

@signalapp Still centralized, still has a phone number as a requirement, cannot federate. No wonder it costs $50 million 🙁

@Nigel_Purchase Not capitalism, just shit laws / rules.

@glynmoody Wtf

@fesshole Jesus Christ, what the fuck?

@fesshole You're a fucking piece of shit, and I say this as someone that would be willing to be an IT contractor, because I haven't been hired despite looking and applying constantly to jobs since June.

Do you literally not know how a contractor works? They work on a per-contract basis. Once the job is done, they move to the next contract. If you wanted someone working full-time, you shouldn't have hired a contractor. Piece of shit.

@TechCrunch so just Nostr's paid lists feature? No thanks lmfao.

@SuperDicq @tauon Handy, over-simplified guide on WikiHow: https://www.wikihow.com/Become-an-Internet-Provider

There was a (now-defunct) startup that claimed you could become an ISP for $25K. They have a useless page that doesn't mention that anymore (https://joinnecto.com/).

There's this 'financial model'/guide probably written by AI where the total cost is $176K (https://finmodelslab.com/blogs/how-to-open/how-to-open-internet-service-provider).

Of course, pricing depends on how many users you want to serve. If you want to become an ISP just for yourself or your family, probably $15K-ish (upfront) I'd say, with some recurring $$$-$$$$/mo costs.