Sentient Loom

You write very well, and communicate coherently. I don’t get a “low intelligence” vibe from the structure of your post. Although the negative focus suggests an unhealthy fixation.

It sounds like you might have good emotional intelligence. I think you can find something you’re good at, develop that natural talent into a strong skill, and just give yourself to that.

Also remember that negative thinking creates bad outcomes. I know it’s not your fault, and your negative thinking comes from negative experiences, but you’re clearly demonstrating a kind of intelligence in how you communicate.

Short answer: yes, there’s hope for you. You’re so young. You have time to find what you’re good at and give yourself to that.

Yeah, it totally does mean something. But you shouldn’t let that knowledge keep you in a box. You really have to find out what you’re good at and give yourself to that.

Grains of sand

Terminator 2: Judgement Day: The Linux Distro

Bring back ostentatious codpieces for the dudes

They never went away in my house.

Why do you need curtains on your windows?

To make sure the whole world isn’t just a window for the HR department. I can have “dissident” views, or just talk trash with my friends, and not get fired since it wasn’t at the office.

To make sure real dissidents (from totalitarian countries) can express their political views.

So a lady can send her husband feet pics without some secret agent spy gawking at them too.

So I can share my family’s secret BBQ sauce recipe with my cousin without Arby’s stealing it (they have eyes everywhere).

But these are all specific things. The truth is that we simply cannot trust institutions with all our data. I don’t need a reason for privacy. They need a reason to have my info. Security is a legit reason to seek citizens’ info, generally, but you should need a specific security-related reason to access a specific person’s data.

I don’t remember ever expecting much.

I never heard it before.

First Trump’s idiots will do something stupid. Then Kamala will overreact and do something stupid which infringes on all our freedoms, like extra spying and cracking down on speech and curtailing the right to protest.

In order to answer this, I’d need to compare the efficacy of both the for-profit and the non-profit organizations. In some countries you don’t get paid, and I don’t know if that leads to blood shortages.

By “self hosting” do you mean serving apps from your own computer, where that computer is always online so you can access your own apps from the net on a client machine? Even when you’re at work or out in the city?

I think most of us have a good idea of the benefits and drawbacks of Linux/Windows/Apple.

I have a Windows machine for media production, because Linux doesn’t support all the software I need for media production. I use Linux for absolutely everything else, because it’s better for literally everything else. In truth, a MacBook Pro would be better for media production but they’re too expensive.

I’m quoting OP’s summary (or quote). I’m implying that Microsoft is hostile to Linux installations generally.

“wasn’t supposed to”

Thanks for the downvotes I guess? Not sure what’s wrong with my suggestions…

Tim Molloy is an artist who also makes the coolest AI-generated videos I’ve ever seen:

https://www.youtube.com/@timmolloyart

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqwSb4x0aQ8

Del Complex is an imaginary think tank with scary, werid, fun videos:

https://www.youtube.com/@DelComplex

Omnia Sol is a buddy of mine who makes amazing glitch art:

https://www.youtube.com/@OmniaSolArt

And of course my amazing videos, where I interview people and release some of my music:

https://www.youtube.com/@pattmayne

whoops I thought OP said “over” 1000

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Paperback if I’m reading in my recliner. It’s just lighter and more flexible in my hand. Hardcover if I’m sitting at a desk because it’s nice to set the hardcover down flat.

I did actually read the article and I did not miss the point even a little bit.