Captain Howdy

Who was using dial up 15 years ago (2009)? I grew up in a very rural area and even we got broadband by like 2003 or so. I think someone got their math wrong.

Honestly I wish they had fought this, but I understand why they settled.

Firstly, he was held liable for “sexual assault” which was legally different from rape at the time. (Obviously, he’s still a fucking rapist). He loves to tout this fact, as weird and sad as that is.

Secondly, and most likely the biggest factor in their decision, fighting Trump’s BS suit would likely cost way more than $15M and he’s soon to be the president (uuuuuuugh) so that complicates things even further in his favor because the case would go on beyond his inauguration.

Yes. It’s short for “hear him”, and also i guess gets rid of the pointless gendering of that phrase.

I’m surprised to see such a well rounded, logical view here. Kinda feels rare on this platform these days.

Who’s going to do the regulating?

Sure, a liberal could impose sane regulation, but what happens next time the US elects a Trump?

You want Trump (or any other fascist wannabe dictator) to have the ability to control what people say on the Internet? He’s already calling to take down ABC for fact checking him!

So just like gun control (as in an all-out ban), regulation of free speech/communication is just so risky.

I do think platforms should be doing more to remove disinformation from the mainstream, no matter who it pisses off. Unfortunately that does end up leading to echo chambers when what Americans need is to hear (truth) from all points of view.

Very complex situation that AI is only making worse.

Bret, you got it going on.

Same with meat on the bone for me. Like… I love a biryani, but it’s so much better when the chicken/lamb is boneless. I get that the bone imparts some flavor, but I don’t think it’s worth the effort and mess.

This! Health insurance is the reason why medical costs in the US are so ridiculous. Health insurance, and IMO all insurance, is a scam. And since the “customers” (people who NEED care) can’t see the price of service beforehand, there is no way for them to choose the most cost efficient option, which allows providers to charge whatever they want. Then the insurance company can come up with reasons not to pay and put the client on the line for the cost.

If you’re doing it right, containers are less like VMs and more like cgroups. If orchestrated correctly it uses less system resources to run lots of services on a single system/node.

That said, I’m a devops/infrastructure/network professional and not a developer, so maybe I’m missing something from the dev experience… But I love containers.

Docker does kinda suck now, though. Use podman or another interface instead if you can help it.