The spikes in gas prices and health insurance premiums are doing more than any presidential debates have done in the past decade. Consequences are needed to get the attention of conservatives and moderates. Unfortunately, most MAGA supports are far too brainwashed.
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ugh@lemmy.worldto Today I Learned@lemmy.world•TIL, American who live in Mississippi, Wyoming, Arkansas, and Alabama spend the highest portion of their income on gasoline. Californians, despite high taxes, are closer to the national average.English7·2 days ago
ugh@lemmy.worldto politics @lemmy.world•I Guess We're Just Waiting Around To See If This Demented Psychopath Kills Everyone12·2 days agoYou’re more than welcome to try coordinating that. That’s our first hurdle. Second is arming ourselves better than the military and DHS. If we fail, we get martial law and no midterm election.
Talk is easy. This defeatist rhetoric only discourages Americans. We should be empowering protestors. Protests are bringing people together and building an army.
ugh@lemmy.worldto news@lemmings.world•With Trump Threatening a Genocide, Military Must Disobey His Orders, Former Pentagon Officials SayEnglish8·2 days agoWe need safeguards to prevent this. Threatening to commit war crimes should be a punishable offence. Can someone come kidnap our president like we so easily did to Venezuela?
Look up the history of Christmas and Saturnalia. There is no mention of when Jesus was born in biblical text. December 25th is completely random. What’s not random: December 25th is the winter solstice according to the Roman calendar.
There are more examples of traditions that overlap with Pagan celebrations and don’t really have a connection to Christianity.
ugh@lemmy.worldto No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•Would it be silly of me to get a small dog if I am a little afraid of bigger ones?5·3 days agoI agree with what everyone else said. I wanted to add that socialization is very important for dogs. You can have a happy dog without socializing, but they can become dog aggressive or generally scared of other dogs. That can be a huge inconvenience if you ever need to board them, do group training, or have them around dogs belonging to friends or family. The vet can be even more stressful, and you’re more likely to have issues while walking if your dog is reactive to other dogs.
ugh@lemmy.worldto Buy European@feddit.uk•Supporting EU Innovation: My Shift Away from US Tech Giants51·1 year agoI’m a huge advocate for switching to FOSS, but you’re being disingenuous by portraying it as supporting the EU. You’re boycotting US companies. I do the same for the benefit of privacy, frugality, and, honestly, fun. FOSS isn’t for most people, though.
I have heard that Nextcloud is pretty buggy. Libre Office is a Microsoft Office replacement, which is mainly the function of Nextcloud.
Home Assistant has a pretty steep learning curve, but totally worth it in the end. The voice assistant software is still in its early stages, same with cellphone software.
I love that you’re spreading awareness, but I wanted to warn others. There are many lists of FOSS alternatives out there!
ugh@lemmy.worldto Reddit@lemmy.world•Therewasanattempt to remove the doge employees email list.1·1 year agoCould you post a screenshot? I’m very curious about how they’re wording it.
ugh@lemmy.worldto Reddit@lemmy.world•Therewasanattempt to remove the doge employees email list.4·1 year agoThe addresses were originally obtained through a Freedom of Information request, so yes, 100% public information.
ugh@lemmy.worldto politics @lemmy.world•Over 250,000 Americans Urge Congress to Begin Impeachment Proceedings Against President Trump2·1 year agoThe first impeachment was December 2019. You’re right, though. The system is stacked heavily in his favor right now, and getting Trump out isn’t going to make everything magically better. Vance and Mike Johnston are next in line, which… isn’t good.
This is very outdated. It’s a decent quick guide, and most of it is still true, but I recommend looking up the current information. Between the parent company’s website and Wikipedia, it’s easy to find the full list.
ugh@lemmy.worldto Reddit@lemmy.world•Interesting. What is really causing the rapid decline11·1 year agoI joined reddit ~15 years ago and there was already a very large, active userbase. It’s not a young platform, and there have been multiple protests against them by their users, yet reddit is still very much alive. I don’t think the confidence from investors is unfounded. Pissing off their users has kind of proven that there isn’t a real competitor out there.
We’re in the minority of users who have actually gotten fed up with them to the point of finding an alternative. Most people will complain but still stick around and stay active on reddit. They get new users daily who don’t know reddit as anything other than what it is now. People generally don’t care.
As is, I don’t see them going out of business anytime soon. If they continue to make ridiculously idiotic business decisions they might, but that’s on-brand for them at this point.
I can see it going either way.
Yes, that too. It’d be much more convenient if we could drive in a straight line to our destination, but roads were built for a reason! Air traffic is no different.
I did this. Luckily, nothing was lost because I was only using it to learn at the time. It oddly boosted my confidence because if I could break the OS, I could learn how to use it.
There are mountains and multiple no-fly zones along the direct path. They’re avoiding those.
Y’all, this has nothing to do with the curvature of the Earth. There are mountains and multiple no-fly zones that would be crossed if they flew in a straight line.
ugh@lemmy.worldto Reddit@lemmy.world•Apparently Mods are being given automated instructions to "check for violence" for any comments that contain the word "Luigi". Subreddit drama discussed23·1 year agoSame. I originally came here after they killed off 3rd party apps, then I figured out how to patch RiF again and didn’t spend as much time here.
The propaganda and misinformation have gotten to be too much. Advice subs are all fake AI stories. Admins are making a fuss about people breaking the rules, but refuse to disclose what the rules actually are.
I really enjoy Lemmy. The downside is that it’s not as easy to organize (and find) niche spaces like on reddit. I’m hoping the small communities have grown more since the first mass migration.
Buy directly from the band to support them because streaming services pay pennies. That’s my excuse to buy merch from artists I love. Concert ticket sales don’t have very high margins, either.
ugh@lemmy.worldto Funny: Home of the Haha@lemmy.world•Why haven't you done this yet too?2·2 years agoI was agreeing with you and providing another example
Iirc, it’s recommended to retest at 3 months post exposure.
It’s not exactly new. There’s a reason customer service is a skill, even in a positive context.
Many people crave affirmation. LLMs compliment their intellect, boosting their ego and affirming that their question falls under critical thinking or research rather than ignorance or stupidity.
They’re the type that turn everything into a conversation (more common for elderly people). They crave human connection.
Along the same lines, some people just dislike technology. LLMs are less robotic.
They may trust information coming from a human more than what pops up online. (A large factor in the spread of disinformation)
The additional context/hand holding helps them digest information
Personally: I learn to live with it because search engines are trash. It’s faster to fact check what an LLM tells me, and it usually involves less unnecessary reading.
Basically, people don’t like researching things. LLMs make it feel more question focused rather than information focused.