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[–] remington@beehaw.org 20 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I understand and completely agree from someone who is knowledgeable about this subject matter. However, MOST people are NOT. To clarify again, (and this is something that is getting very annoying to repeat over and over again) the general public have almost NO knowledge about the differences between operating systems.

[–] remington@beehaw.org 34 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Microsoft Windows is heavily marketed and, for most of the general public that aren't aware of Linux, is a cheaper option compared to Apple/Mac/iOS.

I worked with/on Windows for two decades. Through those years I became more and more frustrated with the bugs and vulnerability to outside attacks. Windows is going to be attacked more, and for other reasons, because it is used by more people (a greater attack surface to exploit).

Back in 2008 I switched to Apple/Mac/iOS. I have never regretted it.

IF you have the time/knowledge (which most of the general public doesn't have) to use Linux, then I'd recommend it.

Please, stop with this 'fan-boy' shit about operating systems. Use logic and rational thinking which I believe that I've shown above.

[–] remington@beehaw.org 3 points 2 months ago

I've been involved with the academic study of the biblical texts for a long time. I am the founder of 'Ask Bible Scholars'.

These texts are rife with bias, politics, metaphor etc. Furthermore, how these texts were understood and/or interpreted is heavily explored in what academia has named 'reception history'.

Personally, I am a 'theist' in the sense that I believe that there is something 'higher' or there is something going on that is outside of our earthly reality. To put it another way, I believe that consciousness continues past human existence.

[–] remington@beehaw.org 24 points 2 months ago (5 children)

The Dems must know that they can beat Trump with another nominee. Otherwise, they would not have been pressuring him to step down over the last several weeks.

[–] remington@beehaw.org 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Doesn’t matter.

It matters that Trump does NOT get elected.

Still need more pressure to keep project 2025 from never seeing the light of day.

Yes, of course.

[–] remington@beehaw.org 24 points 2 months ago

...women coming to the polls to vote for their reproductive rights might skew the numbers more in favour of Democrats, independent of polling.

Precisely!

[–] remington@beehaw.org 5 points 2 months ago (7 children)

I watched it. The fear of waffling instead of confidence. I get it. I understand. However, I'm just one person. In the end, the Democratic party will choose what to do. Personally, I believe that it would be disastrous to have Trump (and his cronies) in office again. So, my choice comes down to voting for whoever is the opponent of Trump.

[–] remington@beehaw.org 9 points 2 months ago (10 children)

As it stands right now, Biden could pull out (voluntarily) of the presidential race as early as this weekend. If that turns out to be the case, then there is a fairly good chance that VP Kamala Harris could run for POTUS.

[–] remington@beehaw.org 6 points 2 months ago

Gloom and doom is not going to win the election. Endless panicked articles are not going to win the election. People going out and voting will, and you, person reading this, have the power to get more people to go vote.

This is so true and I learned about this about 18 years ago. I haven't missed a voting cycle since and I try to encourage people to vote as much as I possibly can.

[–] remington@beehaw.org 18 points 2 months ago (2 children)

The RNC has 6 Million LESS viewers than 2016. That's quite a swing!

 

No matter what the polls ever say, the most important thing to do is vote and encourage others to vote.

[–] remington@beehaw.org 18 points 2 months ago

I believe that Mr. Galloway addresses most of the problems in his Ted Talk: How the US Is Destroying Young People’s Future | Scott Galloway | TED

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