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  • Some people say there’s no malware for macOS and that’s obviously not true.

    But others say macOS has malware so it’s no better than Windows in that regard, but I don’t think that’s true either.

    Look at this example. It only works if it tricks users into downloading and running an unsigned executable, bypassing sometimes multiple warnings.

  • I agree with you, but politics is complicated. If she felt like continuing to fight for nuclear at that time would be unpopular, it might not have been worth it. It probably would have made it impossible to achieve other goals.

  • But the Supreme Court is part of the whole system of appeals courts. They all have lifetime appointments. It makes no sense. You’d just be giving regional judges more power and the country would have even more stark divided across state lines.

  • That’s ridiculous, Feinstein is clearly far more gone.

    The issue isn’t her replacement, it’s that Dems would lose control of all of the committees she’s on.

    I don’t believe for one second that Democrats and Republicans are the same or equally corrupt.

    In this case, though, it does seem like they’re both playing the same stupid game due to their own seniority rules.

  • Wasn’t she an unknown, while they were all famous stars, though?

    The same happens today.

    “The cast of Moana earned a total of $56 million. Auli’i Cravalho, who voiced the title character, made $200,000. Dwayne Johnson, who voiced Maui, earned $21 million. Temuera Morrison, who voiced Moana’s father, earned $2 million.”

    I’m not excusing any of the ways they abused Garland. But it made her a star and she earned far more in future roles, just like Cravalho now commands a much higher salary.

  • Here's the difference.

    The Democrats are diverse. You've got some true believers who want universal basic income and free medicare for all. You've got right-leaning centrists who want lower taxes and less regulation, but they're not as socially conservative as Republicans. You've got some who vote their conscience, and others who are corrupt. It's difficult to get them all to agree, but when they find common ground, their ideas are generally pretty popular with the people (Obamacare, the Infrastructure deal, etc.).

    The Republicans have no platform. They have no plan. They have no consistent views. They have no desire to govern constructively whatsoever. The very few things they can agree on and get done, like conservative judges and banning abortion, are extremely unpopular and set the country back.

    You really think there's no difference between the two parties? The difference has never been larger, ever.

  • Actually I'm going to disagree strongly with that statement.

    Small business are far, far worse at abusing workers. If a small business fires you, you've got absolutely no recourse. They can lay you off with no severance and then hire someone new a day layer, and who's going to do anything about it? They don't have that many employees so there's no pattern and no class-action, and you can't afford to hire a lawyer to spend years fighting them in court.

    In comparison, when you work at a big company, they have rules and an HR department to make sure they're going everything legally. Your boss wants to fire you? First your boss has to give you a negative performance review detailing exactly what you're doing wrong. Then they have to give you an opportunity to correct it. Only then can they fire you. At an absolute minimum, it gives you a chance to start looking for a new job. Often it gives you a chance to transfer within the company, if you were otherwise a well-liked and valuable employee.

    If a large company wants to let you go, they're going to give you severance pay and extended benefits.

    Of course you hear about the occasional incident where Elon Musk fires someone on the spot or a Disney employee gets reprimanded for something silly. But those incidents are extremely rare, and most of the time they end up settling behind the scenes for a nice severance.

    Now, I know, I know. The HR department is there to protect the company, not you. But that's exactly why the HR department ensures employees are treated well, even when they're fired - because they don't want a lawsuit later.

  • I think there are two distinct groups of people:

    About half of Trump supporters just love him. They share some of the same personality traits. They believe in conspiracy theories. They're mad at the world. They want to "own the libs". They're not very educated, they're very tribal.

    The other half do not like his personality at all, but they don't care because he's effective and they like his policies. He's a means to an end. These are the ones that are hurting the country so much more. They know that he's destroying the political system and they don't care, because they'll get what they want. They support Trump over DeSantis not because they like Trump as a person, but because they think Trump has the best chance of winning.

  • I don't buy that argument. That would only make sense if Republican voters actually care about "dirt" and would not vote for a politician who was tainted. But obviously we know that's not the case. Republicans who have been accused of everything from embezzling money to grooming children have done just as well in their elections, because their voters would still prefer a crooked Republican over the most saintly Democrat.