n2burns @ n2burns @lemmy.ca

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If you're talking about the Taliban, I'd argue they are a full-blown military which just wasn't attached to an internationally recognized government for ~2 decades. They had professional soldiers and equipment which would way out-class even the most intense private militia in the US.

You comment is very confusing. I understand not supporting the gun restrictions introduced in the last 5 years, but why would you oppose the buyback program? If the government makes a citizen's property illegal to own, they should compensate the citizen.

All the data shows that law abiding gun owners aren’t much of the problem.

FTFY. Also, the issue (generally) isn't gun owners, it's their guns that get stolen, misused, etc.

Doubling down on this when we our sovereignty is threatented is just straight bonkers.

Irrelevant and nonsensical. Individual gun owners have no impact on preserving our sovereignty. Modern militaries are on a different level than "A well regulated Militia" or whatever other 2A BS this is.

Not sure if I wasn’t clear, but I said:

The only thing turning your phone off achieves it leaving it encrypted which (among other things) means bio-metrics won’t work.

By that I meant on boot your phone is encrypted, and bio-metrics can’t decrypt it, you need the password.

Just turn it off before going through Customs.

That's not some sort of magic spell to protect your data. If border agents are asking to see the contents of your phone, they won't be amused with, "it's turned off." The only thing turning your phone off achieves it leaving it encrypted which (among other things) means bio-metrics won't work. Border agents can physically compel a bio-metric unlock. While they can't force you to type your password, if you don't comply you'll almost certainly be banned from the country.

The only time I’ve been forced to turn on my phone/laptop was a layover in the UK.

And I've never been forced to show the contents of my devices on dozens and dozens of trips to the States. It doesn't mean they won't ask next time.

EDIT changed boarder to border.

The issue isn't your SIM, it's the contents of your phone. If you just swap SIMs, your phone still has all your data from when you were using your regular SIM.

There is nothing wrong with using FOSS without contributing. You can't have any expectations if you don't contribute, but it's not mooching, it's a fundamental component of Open Source licensing.

With that said, the government of the Netherlands is already doing a decent job of supporting FOSS.

Your response says, "not epaper" which is categorically wrong. I assume you meant to say "eink"

Yes! The best thing about Pebbles (IMHO) is how they handle notifications. In the specs, they list Nordic nRF52840 BLE chip (BLE stands for Bluetooth Low Energy)

And with hardware supported by XP.

I'm not sure what you're trying to point out, but maybe I'm missing something? I'm also confused since he's Canadian.

Actually, they do. I'd love to see some laws restricting foreign ownership of media, but as it stands, they do have the right.

What you're proposing is restricting free speech, and I'm not okay with that! Making media be more open about their ownership, funding, etc. is worthwhile, but as long as they're not trafficking in hate speech or other illegal activities, they should be allowed to share their views no matter how much you or I disagree with them.

Nothing in this article is talking about cold storage. And if we are talking about cold storage, as others gave pointed out, HHDs are also not a great solution. LTO (magnetic tape) is the industry standard for a good reason!

Anyone who has said that doesn't know what they're talking about. Magnetic tape is unparalleled for long-term/archival storage.

This is completely different. For active storage, solid-state has been much better than spinning rust for a long time, it's just been drastically more expensive. What's being argued here is that it's not performant and while it might be more expensive initially, it's less expensive to run and maintain.

I grew up watching it. In the era of linear TV, even with cable we had maaaybe 2 or 3 other legitimate options for family TV time on that night, at that time. It was non-offensive (funny saying that about Trump now), family friendly, reality TV. I know it's not everyone's cup of tea, but it was well produced, and mindlessly entertaining.

Now, at the same time, while I understand for many people, "the apprentice convinced them he’s a business genius," that's SOOO frustrating. I completely agree with you about "his fucking stupidity." I think the first few seasons, they cut it well to make him appear intelligent. However, as the show went on, I suspect he wanted more and more screen time, and that distracted from the actual show and that's when we started to notice "his fucking stupidity" showing.

Wasn't uefi a must already for windows 10 computers?

Nope, I've been running Win10 on multiple computers with a BIOS.

Atleast for win 11 it is.

AFAIK, UEFI isn't technically a requirement. However, TPM 2.0 is, and that requires UEFI.

Well, you're the one who brought up the charter, so I hoped you would have an idea of specifically how the current standard is violating the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. IANAL, but as I see it:

What I do know is that I have a right to express my beliefs through my patronage

Sure, no arguments here. Section 2(b): 2 Everyone has the following fundamental freedoms: (b) freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression, including freedom of the press and other media of communication;

and I’m currently being inhibited in that effort by the intentional obfuscation of the information I need.

This is the problem. I'm not sure there's any reason, in the charter or in other law, that a private business has to publicly disclose the origin of their raw materials. Yes, at certain stages they have to disclose to the government, potentially for health & safety, imports/tariffs, etc. And I do believe that labeling requires a manufacturer/distributor to be listed so there is a corporation who can be held responsible for the final product. However, where a company sources their ingredients could almost certainly be considered a trade secret, and outside of new legislation, I can't see manufacturers being forced to disclose this.

The effect to my life will be as miniscule as squishing an ant.

Assuming you're an American, the effects will be HUGE. Our economies are sooo interdependent.

issuing a charter challenge.

What article would the current standard be violating?

Sure, no matter the situation, anyone can lie on their taxes. It's a lot easier to get away with it if there's no evidence.