nickwitha_k (he/him) @ nickwitha_k @lemmy.sdf.org

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What sort of batteries does it use? If it's just Li-Ion cells like 18650s, it should be fairly easy to DIY. If it's a proprietary Li-Poly, probably going to be more problematic.

Did Elon Musk shoot her while on a K binge?

And the filibuster wouldn't be as big of a deal if they were required to actually filibuster. For a while now, they've only needed to send an email stating that they were filibustering. This would also probably force some senators who have no business making laws that they won't be alive to see the consequences of to retire. For example, there's no way that McConnell has been physically capable of a filibuster for the last decade at least - he should be enjoying retirement (as much as one can wish him well), not enjoying causing harm to current and future generations.

Also I see your point but I think massive exit taxes should be charged regardless

They established them nationally under W. No reason not to reflect that locally.

For one classic feudalism was dezentral, one lord per land, while technofeudalism is very much global and centralized.

The Pope was literally the ultimate, central authority in European feudalism. At the time, it also encompassed most of the known world, making this a non-difference.

Today data replaces the land ownership, rent for data or access to service instead of land.

That really doesn't seem like a difference at all. Land was (and still is) used for its resources and power over others. Same thing with digital data. However, to say that data is replacing land, I think, would be extremely incorrect. Datacenters require land and there's been a significant effort to centralize land ownership, forcing people to pay rent to live anywhere.

TIL: Accelerating global climate change, increasing depletion of available reserved of potable water through use of open-loop cooling, intentionally eroding the ability of people to support themselves by using their own works to compete with them without license or consent to do so, and passing all economic gains upwards, with no financial benefit realized by people doing the actual work is "spurious".

Your claim is that "everything" that I previously stated was factually incorrect and have provided exactly nothing but ad hominem attacks to "prove" your point. So, are you going to backup your claims at all, or are you just approaching this in bad faith to troll or reinforce your pseudo-religious faith in LLMs (which will never be sentient nor save us from the problems that they are contributing to).

What's a little heavy metal poisoning between friends?

Prove it. I'm sure you can find some reputable sources to bank your claims.

luddite

Maybe you ought to also better understand that comparing one to people who stood up against exploitation isn't really an insult. Just like the Rednecks were those fighting for the working class when they were gunned down by rent-a-cops with machine guns at Blair Mountain.

If you've any shed of evidence to disprove established fact, please share it. Otherwise, jog on, mate.

Technofeudalism

Is just feudalism; use of technology to enforce authoritarian rule was always present in feudalism.

The judges who order and enforce the laws can't just ignore the constitution. Birthright Citizenship is in the constitution.

Again, I'm really sorry to burst you bubble but do think that understanding the reality of our situation and tearing down the illusions is important.

1. The Judicial is charged with interpreting the law and arbitrarion. Not enforcement. That's on the Executive branch.
2. The US Constitution has been increasingly ignored in both the Judicial and Executive branches since about the 60s. For example, the SCOTUS invented "qualified immunity" in 1967 to allow the Executive branch to effectively ignite constitutional rights. Their fuckery means that "it literally says it in the US Constitution" is insufficient to show evidence harm from being deprived of constitutional rights. Effectively, an identical case must have been tried, which makes it nearly impossible (because of the circular dependency).

You can't make up some bullshit that is UNCONSTITUTIONAL and win in court.

Sadly, this is not exactly accurate. See:

• civil asset forfeiture (blatantly violated the literal wording and any good faith interpretation of the 4th and 6th Amendments)
• qualified immunity (was literally invented with no basis in existing law, violates the wording of the law as passed, which was maliciously transcribed to omit a clause explicitly banning immunity, and violates the 7th Amendment right to a jury trial for civil damages exceeding $20)

You might be surprised. There's some really gross right-wing power fantasy porn hitting front pages.

Feudalism is based on Chivalry where the Lords have a mutual responsibility to their subjects and serfs.

That's the theory. However, as the European feudal lords answered to noone but maybe a king or the pope, they could, and did, abuse their absolute power over their serfs. It was literally an honor system where the consent of the governed was frequently ignored until rebellion occurred.

They are not trying to create feudal kingdoms, they are trying to establish little dictatorships.

I could see argument for both sides of that. I lean towards feudalism being the goal as there is an explicit desire for serfdom and rank based upon wealth (even though they seem to ignite the fact that most of their wealth is in investments in the stock market, etc that would become meaningless if the nation-state were to cease to exist).

The billionaires that he works for are actively trying to destroy the country so that they can establish their feudal kingdoms.

It's a bribe.

Feel like supporting this statement?

In the US, "anti-DEI" is nothing but thinly-veiled discrimination. It is used primarily by people with the skills, personality, and sociability of a slice microwaved Wonderbread who need something to hide behind to avoid taking responsibility for their failings as well as by literal neo-nazis to try out a facade of legitimacy for their discriminatory actions while signalling their socio-political stance to their fellow neo-nazis.

DEI stands for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. It's meaning is approximately:

Diversity - Efforts should be made to ensure diverse representation in the workplace, especially for groups that have historically suffered from discrimination. To this end, when skills and capabilities are approximately equal, those from groups that have suffered oppression should be favored. This both strengthens the workplace by adding different perspectives and helps to "rebalance" to correct for centuries of discrimination that have robbed these groups of opportunities.

A diverse workplace is stronger and more effective than a homogenous one, as proven by extensive sociological research.

Equity - People are different and may need assistance to put them on equal footing when they are otherwise equally capable to those who have greater societal representation. This could be as simple as ensuring that someone who needs glasses to read without eye strain is able to readily able to get them. Or it could mean ensuring that someone who has gender dysphoria (which can cause extraordinary mental health problems like anxiety and treatment-resistant major depression) is able to get the treatment that they need.

Inclusion - This is about the simplest of the three. Everyone should feel safe and valid in the workplace, regardless of their immutable characteristics.

When people say that they are "anti-DEI" in the US, they mean that they want a society where the only people with power are white, protestant men. They want a society where white, protestant men are favored over other all other groups and considered the "default" choice for anything. And they want a society where people who are different from them are afraid to participate because they may be arbitrarily punished and/or lynched.

When they claim that DEI is discriminatory and that they oppose discrimination, they are lying. Being forced to actually compete with others on even ground is terrifying to them and not being held above everyone else makes them think they are being oppressed.

What is the future of X.org if all the mainstream distros drop X11 for Wayland?

Retirement to the archives. The protocol is extremely dated and held together with duct tape. The maintainers are mostly also contributors to Wayland projects, where they are implementing features impossible with X11.

Better to start calling it what it is: A right-wing plan to rob the populace and murder another million Americans.