Cars are basically a life tax

“Cars aren’t a symbol of freedom. They are a symbol of dependence in places designed to be prisons without them.”

Paraphrased from a book I read (sorry, it was 10+ years ago)

My programming experience is Matlab

Wow that takes me back

I don’t know what games other commenter has, but my understanding is that there are a lot of issues with anti-cheat software not working properly with Linux.

Although I don’t really have a direct interest in buying a Steam deck, I’m hoping that its popularity helps push for games to be more Linux-friendly.

You’re not going to get “improvements” in Windows, that should be clear by now.

This is the crux of the issue. Holding out for improvements … that aren’t coming.

I have Windows 11 and am unlikely to change this computer (though who knows), however I absolutely plan on my next build being Linux. I might start tinkering around in a VM.

Stop using Chrome

They need someone who isn’t flagrantly pro-Israel. Democratic voters are going to associate Israel with MAGA, given Netanyahu’s very vocal support for Trump. While the genocide should be the red flag, being painted as team-MAGA is the bigger red flag due to how politics is a team sport in the U.S.

It’s not a good look.

and her opponents aren’t going to play fair

Sure, but they’ll whine and cry if a progressive doesn’t play fair. And they sure insist on playing fair when dealing with Republicans.

They are very selective on when to be unfair.

DNC will throw the election before putting a progressive into the race

A graduation gift worth more than most people will earn over an entire career.

Bye! Don’t let the door hit you on the way out.

TIHI

Sex tourism. I’m not implying anything outright illicit here, rather the exploitation of financial inequality of wealthy vs developing nations.

The rule of thumb I use is that you shouldn’t use adjectives as nouns when talking about people. The adjective needs a noun to describe.

I think that ship has long sailed.

This should have been a very obvious outcome to those who paying attention to what’s been going on and how we got here. It’s basically an extension of the “passport bros” culture and another ploy for predatory behavior.

I think most Democratic voters are going to associate Israel with Trump, given who their regime has been very vocally supporting. Democratic politicians need to get serious about this issue. Not that I actually expect them to.

Following the 4% rule (not sure how applicable to Japanese investing this is), $84K would yield ~$280/month. Hopefully this isn’t all he had.

When imposing punishment, there is a burden of proof. So the punishment is for $7 theft until something substantiates otherwise.

In all fairness, it appears that the amount is $84K total, not per year. $84K is not much of a retirement and would only yield about $280/month following the 4% rule. It’s still a wildly disproportionate punishment and likely represents a significant portion of this man’s retirement.