Olgratin_Magmatoe @ Olgratin_Magmatoe @startrek.website

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Like it or not we are stuck with a two party system. As fucking awful as Biden is, and he is, Biden is the lesser of two evils by far. And that applies to democrats/republicans as a whole.

Both parties/candidates are to some degree cool with genocide and privatization, but only one of the two stands out as the worst, and the worst by a lot.

Don't like it? Vote for local candidates/congressional candidates in primaries that will fix the two party problem. But in the mean time the better presidential option will be anything with a D next to their name.

Our electoral system is inherently biased against 3rd party candidates due to the spoiler effect of first past the post voting. The only solution is election reform that regulates election finances, a switch to approval/STAR voting, and regulation on political ads.

Why?

It boggles my mind how my conservative father even remotely thinks anything positive about star trek, let alone being obsessed with it.

Steve absolutely nailed it. Though I think his 4th point about optimism being a core part of star trek was missing a subsection. Almost all of the characters, and especially the ones the show wants you to root for have shit loads of empathy for the people around them, and often times it even extends to outright enemies.

Whenever a crew member is losing control of their behavior because of a mind control space entity, the crew's first reaction is a level of concern people only have for close family members. When Sisko is doing arguably immoral acts for the greater good, he is wracked with grief and empathy for those he had to hurt. Janeway on the other hand just wants her coffee lol.

Sure they could. But that's not going to stop me from circumventing their attempts if it is reasonably possible.

Voyager’s Living Witness

Not a bad choice at all

Jus out of curiosity, why is it that you connect with this one but not the TNG ones?

Not even measure of a man gets a slot?

All good things

https://www.npr.org/1204955269

If you think this description sounds suspiciously like Paradox Interactive's Stellaris with a Star Trek Prime Directive attached, you're not wrong. The mechanics of advancing your faction and winning the game (militarily, economically, or diplomatically) are nearly identical, and fans of Stellaris will recognize the game's style in Infinite's assets and artwork.

Why would I do that when it can be automated with a script that removes HTML and scripts responsible for ads?

I updated my original comment to make it more clear.

if you were able to ascertain with 100% accuracy that an ad was not a security or privacy violation

Security isn't the only part of this.

if viewing ads on your PC had as little potential for harm as viewing ads in the newspaper did, would you still block them?

I basically already do this with the radio. The moment an ad plays, the radio gets shut off. I turn it back on at the next 0 or 5 minute mark and it's over.

Advertisers do not have a right to force me to listen. The same applies for internet ad blocking. One of these is just automated.

therefore it kinda is piracy.

It's not an illegal form or copying though. It's the equivalent or turning off the radio when an ad comes on, then turning it back on once it's over.

All websites are unable to be trusted.

Because ad blocking is a security and privacy feature. We have the right to choose what HTML and scripts are loaded into our browser. Without that right, we have no web security or privacy.

We also have the right to not listen to ads, turning off the radio the moment they come on. Internet ad blocking is effectively the same thing, just automated. Piracy is completely different, because it is the unlawful copying of digital data.

I want off Mr. Nightmare Fuel's wild ride.

Sweden already has very good public transportation, bike infrastructure, and walkability. So there are plenty of other options. Nobody is going to become more poor over this.

The pollution from fossil fuel cars is a non monetary cost. That cost should not be placed on the shoulders of others.

The issue generally isn't ads, it's the frequency, targeted nature/data mining, and how invasive they are.

The more shitty it is to use your site, the more people use ad block. This is a problem youtube is complicit in.

And most people aren't using 4k to begin with.

Que lindo. Mi novia es de Costa Rica. La visita para su familia cada año. Estamos emocionado para visitar en Noviembre.

I’m fascinated to see what the next big move is for these businesses

They're going to instill contracts just like cable companies did. Wanna watch XYZ show? Just sign this 2 year contract for noname streaming service!

People switching from service to service will not be tolerated for long. They must always extract more and more profit for their shareholders.