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  • "half" is not really correct; I know that's not the point though.

    The American people collectively had the power to prevent this, and collectively chose not to. Fortunately for me (an American), collective punishment is a war crime, for now.

  • I don't agree that they should lose their human rights. Dehumanization is a step too far for me.

    I believe there is some level of healthcare that is a human right.

    I don't think "job security" or "retirement" is a human right, though I think we might be in a post-scarcity world (where anyone can "retire" if they wish) and we just aren't acting like it.

  • I made 100k / yr for a decade. I was not able to retire. Tho, I am in a better position than many of my peers.

    I no longer make 100k / yr, but I'm still above median for my state, and with this job I can also help provide care for a disabled family member in their home.

  • I believe that the protection copyright provides is proportionate to how much you can spend on lawyers. So, no protection for the smallest creators, and little protection for smaller creators against larger corporations.

    I support extreme copyright reform, though I doubt it should be completely removed.

  • This more closely aligns with my perspective, although I also believe no work should be able to be covered by both copyright and patent (e.g. software).

    I'm even willing to give longer terms as long as they are limited by the lifespan of the living sentient creator, and not subject to legal games around corporate personhood.

    But, I can certainly see the motivations behind eliminating copyright entirely.

  • Interesting take. I'm not opposed, but I feel like the necessary reverse engineering skill base won't ramp up enough to deal with SAS and holomorphic encryption. So, in a world without copyright, you might be able to analog hole whatever non-interactibe media you want, but software piracy will be rendered impossible at the end of the escalation of hostilities.

    Copyright is an unnatural, authoritarian-imposed monopoly. I doubt it will last forever.

  • I think it is reasonable not to want to wait until mid-terms. Given my location and familial duties, I don't think I can effectively protest, but I agree with the efforts of people that choose to.

    Given the utter incompetence on display so far, I at least don't think the Trump administration will be able to do away with or ignore the mid-term results. That said, unless the mid-term results are truly impressive, I don't think a (third) impeachment will result in an end to the Trump administration and the beginning of a Vance one.

    Be safe out there.

  • Eh, I had to take my Saturn (previous vehicle) to the dealer several times. The car before that was ruined by a "shade-tree" mechanic, so when I lived in the same city as the dealer I preferred that.

    I'm with you on right-to-reapir tho. It would have been better if the diagnostic methods and parts were available from other than the dealer (and maybe they were and the local guy just didn't want to mess with it, doesn't do a lot of EVs at his shop). But my experience with cars is mostly that dealers have that advantage whether you go electric or not, and I prefer electric.

    Still let me know if I can do something to improve right to repair for me or others.

  • IME, (2019 Volt) maintenance costs are lower with a PHEV. I have needed to take it to a dealer to deal with a OBD2 code that neither I nor my local mechanic could resolve, but the replacement part and labor was reasonably priced.

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  • https://git-annex.branchable.com/todo/Bittorrent-like_features/ -- Use IPFS as a special git-annex remote, and it will be nearly impossible to execute a take-down.

    If you have other "decentralized filesystems" that have "better" behavior than IPFS, you might see if joeyh or yourself can add them as other special remotes.

  • Having only cooked on radiant electric and gas, I gotta say I prefer the experience of cooking on gas, but not by enough to accept the documented risks, even if they are small. I hope at some point I'll be able to have an induction range top as my primary.