[-] vga@sopuli.xyz 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Throwing figures like that seems to be disinformation: https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/aug/27/facebook-posts/no-consensus-cost-ending-homelessness-us-or-haltin/

Seems like USA spent $51 billion in 2021 to end homelessness: https://my.neighbor.org/what-is-the-cost-of-homelessness/ -- I guess that's nowhere near enough money thrown at the problem.

[-] vga@sopuli.xyz 8 points 2 weeks ago

If people would stop buying these shits, the problem would fix itself.

[-] vga@sopuli.xyz 8 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

I have been using X11 since 1996, and I never felt that it was very good. Sure, at the start it was better the then state-of-the-art desktop (Windows 95), mostly thanks to Linux, but that advantage went away in 2001 when OS/X was released. And even Windows went past it at some point, perhaps around Windows 7 or 8.

Wayland took a long time to get there, but it definitely is there today.

[-] vga@sopuli.xyz 8 points 1 month ago

I tried Pop!_OS alpha1 with Cosmic Desktop and I even if the general software quality is still what you might expect from the first alpha release, I was impressed on the high-level design decisions they made with Cosmic. As a sway user who would like a bit more structure and hand-holding in my desktop, I think I'm gonna like Cosmic in a year's time.

[-] vga@sopuli.xyz 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

It would be amazing if all their ICBMs could be just wiped out, but I'm a bit skeptical whether that's actually true. Even without considering all the submarines.

[-] vga@sopuli.xyz 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

USSR Angola Cuba China

Ok, I guess you could argue the point that these countries

DPRK

What the absolute fuck are you talking about.

[-] vga@sopuli.xyz 8 points 1 month ago

What did Nixon do, besides the obvious criminal actions?

[-] vga@sopuli.xyz 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Fascists very much hearken to the idea of an eternal conflict and a single national leader, while authoritarian leftists, in theory, are seeking an actual end goal of a stable society without a strongman.

The idea of "class struggle" (being an eternal conflict) and proletarian dictatorship (afaik always with a single national leader) sounds pretty fascist based on this definition. Of course intentions matter, but I'd say end results matter a bit more.

[-] vga@sopuli.xyz 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Judging by the used car online sites, it has about as much value left as any other car with similar age and kilometers. If I had to buy a car right now, I'd probably take a hard look at the alternatives. But they'd have to actually be better, I usually make car purchase decisions based on the qualities of the car.

Although Musk is certainly trying to make such principles difficult.

Good thing my car is new enough that I don't have to make this choice for several years. Perhaps the competition will have caught up by the time I need to get a new one.

[-] vga@sopuli.xyz 7 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Russkies seriously (whatever that mean for them) claimed it was an ukrainian anti-air missile.

[-] vga@sopuli.xyz 8 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Anyone else a little bit surprised that justice just happened, even if on a relatively minor scale compared to all the things he has done?

[-] vga@sopuli.xyz 7 points 5 months ago

And are generally ok with LGBTQIA+, I think it's important to note.

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