So, uh, you keep saying you support our veterans, but when are you actually going to start?

I'd argue that Linux has only within the last 3 to 5 years become "good enough" to use as a daily driver for the casual, tech illiterate government official. I've tried different flavors on and off for the past decade and never stuck with any of them due to instability or UX problems. It was only at the beginning of this year that I found a Linux flavor I could actually stick with and use as my daily driver (CachyOS).

Linux was ready for tech savvy enthusiasts 10+ years ago, but Government is never that.

Edit: Also note that government NEEDS stability, which Linux very much wasn't until recently (and arguably still isnt); this is why Windows has starting becoming a liability.

AirBnb became popular when hotels inflated prices around certain events or were at capacity. Since then, AirBnb owners have jacked up prices to be more expensive than hotels, and you have to deal with the "landlord attitude." It turned from a genuine service into another cash grab scheme.

Are we not discussing the last comment? The AI projects got killed by compliance, meaning they were a security or legal concern. This guy thinks these people should be scooped up and elevated.

AI tech bros are just asking for failure. They are gambling on unproven technology and calling it the next coming of Christ. If they were right, they will make just as much money as any other non-ai company. If they are wrong they lose their entire company and their business model, and they lose employees who k ow how to solve critical problems when their unmonitored and liability free robot goes rogue. The pros do not outweigh the cons.

A few friendly reminders:

It is OK to be wrong. Smart and kind people will not think less of you for being wrong. They WILL think less of you if you dig in your heels despite being presented evidence that proves you wrong.

It is OK to change your opinion or view when given new information. This is how we grow as a species.

The cost of a 2 bedroom apartment has doubled over the last decade. Groceries are up 50% and I have found that the food I buy is spoiling way before the best by date, as if stores are not properly handling their merchandise due to cut regulations.

Despite getting small yearly raises my spending power has not increased at all.

Banks are hilarious. They use YOUR money to invest and make more money, then they have the audacity to give you paltry interest. Meanwhile they charge a percentage of a sale for processing that has a flat constant amount of processing power used. It costs them the same to process a $1 transaction and a $10,000,000, but they have the gall to charge 1.5% for both. Sure you can argue that the 1.5% is to cover overdrafts and nonpayment, but if you pay the bill in full you should be refunded the extra.

I hate to sound defeatist, but the US will never recover in its current form. The US political system is too right-leaning, and the right wing propaganda machine and cuts to education have done irreparable damage.

We need a complete change in trajectory to recover, and left unchecked the GOP and DNC will burn the country to the ground before they let that happen. Nothing short of a French medieval device will do.

And gambling IS fraud since the house fixes it.

The US music industry has always been bullshit, going all the way back to record labels. I would feel bad for the artists, but I don't give two shits about the distributor who acts like they own the music and feels entitled to all monetary rewards for someone else's work.

Why are Christians trying to speak for God and what God wants? Isn't that pure blasphemy?

I live in the US and I dont trust US companies with my data either. They either sell it or are handled by easily exploitable systems developed offshore in India.

So, in that sense I do not trust the US, China, India, or Russia with my data and avoid software developed in any of these places when feasibly possible.

Most employees do not trust leadership that markets and sells a product that does not exist yet.

With major players out of the picture, CODA and other agencies will likely shift their attention to Nyaa in a bid to curb the copyright infringement that has reportedly bled the anime industry dry for years.

Yeah, it is piracy that is bleeding you dry, not the overly expensive merchandise or archaic business practices. And it surely isn't the lack of simultaneous international licensed releases while operating at a scale that assumes such sales.

Japan's entertainment industries have always been archaic and draconian. If you want to operate on an international scale you need to abide by international practices, and if you operate only on a local level then you can't use international piracy as an excuse for a lack of sales.

Thanks for reminding me i have a craptop in storage thst i can use for a server.

Imagine living in a world where "your" "rights" involve somebody else. In no universe do rights involve another person.

And the people demand you get your ass out of office and into a grave. Guess what, cheeto. Only one of those things is going to happen, and it isn't the cancelation of elections.

Better to be imprisoned here than executed in China. It seems like weird politicking to just come out and admit your crime, but sometimes that is actually better than being sent back to or dealing with your home country.

A friendly reminder that generating electricity is the cheapest it has ever been.

Another reminder that power companies are being incentivized by the current administration to NOT to make their energy grids better.

This is what the Republicans voted for and what the Democratic party allowed to happen by putting forth their worst candidates.

I am responsible for gathering information on AI to determine whether we should use it for our next project. The ask was to use it for a critical process task. Immediately in my head I was like "no, we are not using AI at all", but I obviously need quantifiable data. This is just another thing to add to my list of why using AI for core processes is one of the stupidest things you could ever do.