Serious question -

From either a business or government/geopolitical standpoint, what is the benefit of them making it open source?

Bought by an Israeli firm:

https://hackread.com/private-internet-access-pia-vpn-sold-israel-privacy-concerns/

I wouldn’t fuck around with it for sure. Pretty stiff situation.

This is very true.

A million times this.

Texas was already full of assholes. Now we have Rogan, Musk, and Zuckerberg to make it even more pretentious and obnoxious. God I hate it here.

Did not expect Brazil to be the hero we need right now, but I’m here for it.

Fuck, someone should have let Hitler know before Leningrad. Could have saved a lot of time, energy, cost, lives, etc.

He and Stalin could have been frens.

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Funny story -

Manu, the author of Trekonomics, also brought us the ‘Space Karen’ meme.

https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/space-karen

The Tesla boss endorsed a social media post criticizing the government’s handling of criminal gang investigations in Manchester. “In the UK, serious crimes such as rape require the Crown Prosecution Service’s approval for the police to charge suspects. Who was the head of the CPS when rape gangs were allowed to exploit young girls without facing justice? Keir Starmer, 2008 -2013,” Musk posted on X (formerly Twitter) on New Year’s Day.

That’s……oddly specific.

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Stephen Colbert. I met him once, very briefly. He was visiting a thing I was working. He was very kind - went around to everyone, shook our hands, and introduced himself individually.

But that made me think he was a legit good guy. He didn’t have to take the time to do that.

I would assume it also has to do with your assignment and how much/if any combat you’ve experienced and injuries you sustained.

My Dad was drafted into Vietnam - infantry - and was wounded. He was only there ~ 6 months, and tried to go to university on the GI Bill, but for awhile couldn’t stand being in that type of environment immediately after returning home. PTSD/survivor’s guilt, etc, were too much.

Later on in life his injuries prevented him from being able to work. This, combined with rising medical debt, left us in a bad spot.

What you’re exposed to when you serve and when you served also come into play - PTSD is taken more seriously now, as are the effects of things like Agent Orange. I’m not sure if the VA is better or worse from, say, 20 years ago, but that could also be a factor.

Not sure if this helps to answer your question, but that’s my personal anecdote.

In New Orleans there is an eggnog daiquiri around this time and it’s fucking FANTASTIC.

I’m not proud of it, but yelp. I like the interface. I can find menu pics easily, I can find out if they have a full bar or no alcohol, I can find out if it’s good for kids (preferably no) in one easy spot. I can search reviews for keywords.

I haven’t found another app that does all of these things in one easy manner. I used to like foursquare too…sad it’s shutting down.

But yeah - Yelp. Sorry.

So wear sunglasses when watching tv. Got it.

Just when we think it can’t get worse, some rich asshole has to laugh and say “Hold my beer and watch me enshittify even harder.”

Just tried to go to my account - here’s the pop up. Promptly said fuck off and deleted my account.

Damn. I’m sorry that happened, but I’m glad you’re not paralyzed. That must have been truly terrifying.