It is definitely leading us directly to a type of feudalism though. Where power is held by billionaires and corporations instead of local warlords.

The Arab Spring is an obvious example.

And how did that one, specifically, turn out in the long run? I’m not an expert, but it is my understanding that the Arab Spring is considered by most to have been a failure.

Nihilists are people IMO that should largely be outright dismissed.

You clearly do not know what that word means. I would urge you to educate yourself before dismissing an entire group of people.

We’re people who were talking about it anyway, my dude.

OK… But setting yourself on fire in a country on the other side of the world is better how?

If you’re willing to give up your life to help Palestinians, then actually help them. It’s pretty simple.

No, they’re making a point and they are absolutely correct.

This person wasted their life for nothing. There are a million other things they could have done to directly help Palestinians while putting their life on the line (or even giving it up if they were ready to do that). Yet instead they do this, and 2 days later everyone forgets about it and nothing changes.

As someone who’s relatively new to Linux, anyone want to explain what these lines would do? I’m aware of KILL, but dunno what the ‘-9’ refers to. Not familiar with sysrq-trigger

Our planet is literally dying, and humankind is going to be decimated (at least) directly due to the actions of corporations.

Probably after he got shot by his best friend and the bullet ricocheted off his belt buckle and hit his friend killing him (wasn’t that the story? Lol I’m not going to bother looking it up. If I got any details wrong, the reality was at least just as stupid).

People have handguns on their hips in grocery stores.

Yeah, definitely not in my state.

No wonder these psychopaths never feel safe. Literally everyone down there is fucking armed.

Indeed

In down-ballot races? Absolutely.

But that’s not even the same conversation.

Hours later she was still at it, hairs scattered, baffled looking… saying how could someone live with so many choices lol.

Oh man I relate to this so hard hahaha…

Do everything you can to try to preserve those settings, because you will need to do a clean install at some point (well maybe not, I’m sure it depends on your distro), and you’re gonna lose all of it.

You could just send it to me instead of letting it fall… Just a thought.

Wow. You make an excellent point.

It’s honestly a real shame. STEM careers are obviously extremely important, but we are doing students a major disservice by limiting the scope of their education so much. Maybe these degrees should be five year programs…

So instead of possibly doing something to directly help Palestinians that might be misunderstood after his death, he sets himself on fire? Because optics? No way anyone could ever misunderstand that 🙄

It accomplishes nothing at all. Makes no sense to do it over actual direct action if you plan to die anyway.

Do you think there is only one election in November?

Ben Carson was a (by all accounts excellent) brain surgeon.

I’m sorry, but that man is stupid.

Brains are weird, man. I work in a STEM field, but I had 3 or 4 semesters of University before declaring my major, and therefore I was able to get a much more well-rounded education than my colleagues, and I will tell you: It shows. Big time.

Lots of people who are great at what they do, and when it comes to their one very specific, silo’d, expertise, they’re brilliant.

But in terms of general intelligence, rationality, ability to think critically in a novel situation, etc? Not bright.

Then there’s the old (true) joke: What do you call someone who graduated at the bottom of their class in medical school? Doctor.

Ha, you know what… I think same here.