When a criticism is actually an admission. Well done, Donald.

That whole time, Republicans couldn’t get anything else done. Just imagine what Democrats could actually obstruct if more of them had the values and willpower to do so.

McConnell and Paul also see the writing on the wall. When the cost of living skyrockets, if democracy somehow survives, the Republicans are right fucked.

Bernie is independent, so of course he can’t replace him… They aren’t in the same party.

God bless DCVS.

You are looking for common principles and shared values, but MAGA was only looking to seize power for itself, or at least some rich people who are part of it.

Don’t be shocked. This is basic manipulation and greed. It really is that simple. And the MaAGA crowd is disproportionately bigoted, so they get to hate who they hate more.

No. You didn’t define either word. Probably they didn’t either. They want to equivocate – switch definitions of words without saying so – and this is classic sophistry.

Anyway, freedom alone is hard to define. What happens if your freedom (to punch people) and mine (not to be punched) conflict? Who wins? … So you can’t actually have 100% general freedom. But if you have a narrower definition, maybe you can say something constructive.

And crypto is all about theft. So let’s focus in that. If I send you money accidentally, because you tricked me, BitCoin has no robust refund procedure. So … you could say it is more free than a credit card (no credit card companies or banks in the middle), but the specific freedom is “freedom for fraudsters to steal more efficiently”. Is that what you as a small-time investor want? Did the lecturer spell that out to you? … I bet they didn’t.

I definitely expect companies to provide continued education opportunities to employees that they value. There’s a difference between taking a couple of online classes and asking the company to pay for a bachelor’s degree, so of course each company is going to have to figure out what works best for them, but only foolish bosses would throw away perfectly good employees who want to improve.

That’s where the mini split unit goes, lol. See the vent above it? For the pipes and wires.

I have used it on old underpowered computers happily for years. There’s just no need for anything with high specs.

Oh, my dear, Canada wouldn’t get any voting rights.

Cops don’t have a duty to protect you. Sorry, but you better build your own safety net, cuz the pigs will do whatever they feel like doing.

My dude, cops never gave a damn about pot. It was always a pretextual reason to screw with people.

Patriotism leads to nationalism, xenophobia, and racism. Not always, of course, but often enough to make it a horrible thing. Our communities are only as good as we make them, and any notion that presupposes greatness is antithetical to continued improvement.

It is a Ponzi scheme, my friend. The point is irrational belief that they could have value somehow.

If you’re interested to try to get to know this person, you can ask directly as others have mentioned. They might naturally interpret it as you hitting on them, if the ages and such are similar.

If you want to be cautious, small talk is fun and less direct. Mention something from the local community or last weekend or whatever. Talk about the weather.

Regular font size is the same in Japan. 11 or 12 pt. or whatever. For Japanese, try “mincho” (serif) as opposed to “gothic” (sans) and you might find it easier.

Easy to read either with a little practice, tho.

I want to use free open source software, and if I were a business customer I would certainly want my business to use free open source software when reasonable.

If all we’re doing is sharing files and messaging each other, I don’t know why we would need Teams. There are so many other options that work quite well.

I don’t hate it, but I don’t think it would typically solve my problems in ways that other software doesn’t already do better.

What are you talking about? YouTube? The Pirate Bay? The radio? I’m honestly don’t understand why these sites don’t count.

Verbal assurances mean little to many. At least put it in an email. Otherwise CYA dominates.