I've explained about the EU elsewhere in this thread. FB. Giant faceless company hoovering personal information and enforcing their TOS in a blatantly, politically partisan manner.
Well. Their French model "Guilty until you prove innocence" justice. The fact that all the people with actual power are unelected and unaccountable. The fact that if the people with the power don't want something passed, it either isn't addressed, or they play parlimentary games to assure that the vote goes their way. And there's no way, beyond violence, to actually redress anything. The fact that what they're pushing for is the EU, which was merely supposed to be a trade alliance, as a totalitarian super-state and stealing the right of ACTUAL self-government from the member nations.
Someone wants a 10,000 word essay? You give them 10,000 words.
But if someone wants a 20 page report from you, and you nail it in 16 pages, why waste time padding out sentences and belaboring your points with extra words? Flip to the wider font, fiddle your margins slightly. BOOM. 20 pages.
Have had tethering capability with my phone for a number of years now. And it's saved me literally THOUSANDS in hotel Internet costs.
But, is it ready for prime time yet?
No.
Locational issues affecting signal strength still play heavily on it's utility.
Latency can also be an issue. I was an early adopter for Clear (which is now just Sprint) and had massive issues.
I had a tower less than a quarter mile from my location that'd give me 3 bars. Unfortunately, I was on the south face of an 8-story brick, concrete and steel building.
So even if they could FORCE it to that tower, it'd disconnect within 30 minutes and I'd connect to a tower directly south of me, almost 5 miles away, and get a single bar.
Now, I use an IP phone. So latency is kinda important. The latency with Clear was HORRENDOUS. Correspondingly, my IP phone connection quality was equally horrendous.
It's possible, after everything moves to 5G, that we could see WISP be something more than a "make do".
If someone is consistently submitting broken, shit code that results in broken, shit systems, they should be called out for it.
If that makes them do better? WIN! We get a dev worth a damn. If that makes their fee-fees hurt and they leave? WIN! One less useless ass-dragger.
Now, when you make a pointed explanation of why someone's efforts simply aren't worth including, you'll get tears and aggro and white-kniting and accusations of racism, sexism, multiple X-phobias, fascism, etc. Plus you get to look forward to unfounded accusations of sexual assault in an effort to drum you out of the community so these power-mongers can take control and start dictating to everyone else.
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Why is liking firearms any different from archery? Or golf? Or auto racing?
It's a hobby.
Because you could kill someone with a gun?
You can kill someone with a bow and arrow. You can kill someone with a golf club or ball (I've seen it happen). People die in auto races.
It's called "Your one warning".
Yeah. Cheap excuse that's total bullshit.
They're reporting "at least" three dead.
Funny. I've been around guns for decades.
I've had exactly zero shootings.
The whole premise for Universal Basic Income is that we'll have far more people than work for those people to do.
That's quite a premise.
Especially since it can't be supported.
So you're going to go with slurs.
Okay. Thanks for your time.
I've actually had the EU explained to me BY AN MEP.
I get it. Which is why I'm opposed to the EU in principle as well as in actuality.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
From the mouth of an actual MEP: https://youtu.be/pXAlM2UosC0
Ah! A EU denialist.
Come on back when you're rational.
If you say so.
To me, it's like saying "Do you want the shit sandwich? Or the shit hoagie?"
I've explained about the EU elsewhere in this thread.
FB. Giant faceless company hoovering personal information and enforcing their TOS in a blatantly, politically partisan manner.
The problem is, when both sides are blatantly anti-individualistic, whether FB wins, or the EU wins, it's nothing but Bad for the end user.
When the laws are arbitrary and simply meant as cash grabs, or punishments for the "crime" of being US-based?
Sorry.
And yes, I oppose identical behavior by the US in the opposite direction as well.
So please don't try to paint me as a "'Murica Fuck Yeah!" idiot.
Again, reasoned arguments.
Not slurs.
Well. Their French model "Guilty until you prove innocence" justice.
The fact that all the people with actual power are unelected and unaccountable.
The fact that if the people with the power don't want something passed, it either isn't addressed, or they play parlimentary games to assure that the vote goes their way. And there's no way, beyond violence, to actually redress anything.
The fact that what they're pushing for is the EU, which was merely supposed to be a trade alliance, as a totalitarian super-state and stealing the right of ACTUAL self-government from the member nations.
Sorry? Did you have an actual argument?
All you did was offer up a slur then pick a winner.
Right. Lines of code? Use a regular font.
Someone wants a 10,000 word essay? You give them 10,000 words.
But if someone wants a 20 page report from you, and you nail it in 16 pages, why waste time padding out sentences and belaboring your points with extra words? Flip to the wider font, fiddle your margins slightly. BOOM. 20 pages.
Have had tethering capability with my phone for a number of years now.
And it's saved me literally THOUSANDS in hotel Internet costs.
But, is it ready for prime time yet?
No.
Locational issues affecting signal strength still play heavily on it's utility.
Latency can also be an issue. I was an early adopter for Clear (which is now just Sprint) and had massive issues.
I had a tower less than a quarter mile from my location that'd give me 3 bars. Unfortunately, I was on the south face of an 8-story brick, concrete and steel building.
So even if they could FORCE it to that tower, it'd disconnect within 30 minutes and I'd connect to a tower directly south of me, almost 5 miles away, and get a single bar.
Now, I use an IP phone. So latency is kinda important. The latency with Clear was HORRENDOUS. Correspondingly, my IP phone connection quality was equally horrendous.
It's possible, after everything moves to 5G, that we could see WISP be something more than a "make do".
But not until.
Honestly I'm not really sure I can root for either side.
Yes, FB is terrible.
But the EU is AT LEAST equal in how terrible it is.
Not sure there's actually an acceptable "winner" in this.
Is the reason I'm against things like Universal Basic Income.
Because, if you give some people the opportunity to simply do NOTHING for a living, nothing is EXACTLY what they'll do.
Yay!
"You are speeding. I am calling the police and downloading the logs..."
... ...
I'd need some time to think about it.
And lube! LOTS OF LUBE!
A gigantic rectal injection OF SOCIAL JUSTICE!
"Nobody should be harassed..."
BULLSHIT!
If someone is consistently submitting broken, shit code that results in broken, shit systems, they should be called out for it.
If that makes them do better? WIN! We get a dev worth a damn.
If that makes their fee-fees hurt and they leave? WIN! One less useless ass-dragger.
Now, when you make a pointed explanation of why someone's efforts simply aren't worth including, you'll get tears and aggro and white-kniting and accusations of racism, sexism, multiple X-phobias, fascism, etc. Plus you get to look forward to unfounded accusations of sexual assault in an effort to drum you out of the community so these power-mongers can take control and start dictating to everyone else.
FUCK
THAT
NOISE
Fuck them and their mandatory paid sub service.