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⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is there anyway I can screw around with ICE? I need a new hobby I come from a long line of immigrants. If i send my home address and phone number will they actually come and deport me to choose a cntr⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:
Go to the political party of your choice's monthly meeting. Each party/state has slightly differen't rules, but the major parties have a local chapter in every state. Speak up when the chance is offered / on topic (it won't be everytime). This is where you learn who is planning on running before they announce - in enough detail to have an informed opinion on if they are good. that is where you go to find out how to help those who are running win.

everything else is noise that won't change much. Get good people elected. Knocking on every door will turn out enough votes toechange election results in your area.

don't fall for one party good. all are badin different ways. Find one that mostly you can support and reform it. Small issue voteres who get involved change how the party acts (in part by ensuring people who agree are on the ballot, in part because those who do the work get long conversations with the people they support - thus changing how congress thinks).
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Blackboards were the OG dark mode⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:
Blackboards were often real slate. Chalkboards (note the different name!) were wood painted green. I don't know why the name was different, but that is what I always saw.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Raspberry Pis are cheaper than Mini PCs again⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:
The price of a mini pc includes the price of the case, power supply, heat sinks, fans and such. The hdmi is the only thing suspect but if the case doesn't expose the hdmi port that will be in the minipc as well. when you compare just the board of a pi to a full pc that is unfair.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Hacktivist deletes white supremacist websites live on stage during hacker conference⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:
My guess is they started the site in the first place.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is ice heavier than water?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:
A pound is the same for both. The oz measure is what was different. Thus an oz of metal is heavier than an oz of feathres. However a pound of both weights the same.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Recommendations⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:
Bambu has great marketing: they have given printers to a lot of well known makers who in turn now feature them on their YouTube and the like. If you just want a printer that prints standard stuff with standard work flows they are probably good. However they are in the long run likely to be expensive since they require their supplies (which are reportedly good, but expensive). If you want to print something and not think about the printer they are good enough. However if you want to hack a printer, save money, or experiment they are going to limit you.

Everyone recommends Prusa for a reason: most of the things that make printing good and easy were developed by Prusa and then the others used the open source license to put their own name on it. Some of the others have done some innovation, but the major hard work was done by Prusa and he should be supported for that.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Latvia bans teaching Russian as second foreign language starting 2026⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
normally I'd agree but the language in question here is russian that currently needs to die for political reasons. Too bad, it is a pretty language from the little I've heard it.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Latvia bans teaching Russian as second foreign language starting 2026⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
Russian is useful to know if you are a spy but otherwise not worth it
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The whole "toilet seat up, toilet seat down" gender debate could be solved by everybody putting the seat and lid down.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
Some people care. Those who don't should just respect them by always leaving it down. Understanding isn't asked for, just respect
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why Are Cars Getting Rid Of Android Auto?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
For now. Those used cars are rusting and otherwise wearing out.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why Are Cars Getting Rid Of Android Auto?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
The third parties would win sueing car makers for requiring the radio for diagnostics. anti-monopoly and warranty laws protect moding you car.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why Are Cars Getting Rid Of Android Auto?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
In the us laws from the 1970's protect third party radios.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why Are Cars Getting Rid Of Android Auto?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
If it doesn't affect emissions those mod chips will not violate your warrantee - magnuson-moss was writen decades ago to protect replacing your factory radio. There are a number of other laws around third party access to car diagnostics.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Millennials are giving up on the thought of ever buying a house and experts estimate fewer will become homeowners⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
When look at the graph you see a slight dip in the past few decades for all age groups, but overall rates are nearly flat for all age groups.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
The other option is a scroll. historicaly I'm told a book was always a scroll and the factor we now call a book was a codex. (I don't know how to verify this)
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Do rich people in landlocked countries have yachts?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
even if their country has a port that doesn't mean they keep their yacht there. better to fly to a Carribian island where the weather is nice than keep it near home and spend all that time sailing to where you want to be - boats are typically so slow that they would need to leave before they get there. If you want the yacht is some port you have the crew move it there and then you fly to it.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK: The Lethal Danger Of Combining Welding And Brake Cleaner⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
Wire and rust embedded in your skin is not good. In the eye is worse - I know of people who were wearing both a face shield and full safety glasses who got grinding dust in their eyes.

I don't have a good answer to the problem, nobody else likes any of their answers either from what I can tell.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨at what point in life it's too late to go back to school?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
i assume you mean as in your increased earnings will no longer pay the expense. The never too late crowd is thinking of school as a pure 'fun' activity which is a valid way to look at things but if you don't like school isn't for you and that is how I'm choosing to interprut your question.

the question is never answerable unil after the fact: I can calculate after you are dead. However I went to school with someone who went right to college, a mistake because he died in an accident at 21. Other people get mental decline in older years and so it is too late when they are no longer able to learn.

you can retire at any age when you have enough savings, but some people find it boring and will continue to work anyway - if this is you it can be worth it even if ecconomics don't work out if you get a job you like (or perhaps one that by not wearing on the body you can do longer)

many jobs pay for your schooling. if this applies the only quesntion is will you have to remain at the job longer than you want to afterwards.

if paying for your own schooling you can calculate the expected earnings after and compare to the cost to make a decision.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Judge hands Lambo.com to Lamborghini after ruling owner acted in bad faith⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
He also set precedence. A few more cases like this can the cost of going to court becomes cheaper for everyone.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Judge hands Lambo.com to Lamborghini after ruling owner acted in bad faith⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
That is part of what a phd can argue about....

I would argue that the registration cost is just a tax and you own it. But remember I'm arguing as a philosopher and not someone who can't see both sides or even thinks there needs to be one correct side.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Valve: HDMI Forum Continues to Block HDMI 2.1 for Linux⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
You can/should write your congressman (or equivalent in your country). Just the threat that if OSS can't use HDMI congress will open up the laws will get action. In a democracy voters have more power than big money when they care and vote like it.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Judge hands Lambo.com to Lamborghini after ruling owner acted in bad faith⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
The city of LA should not get a .com name. They might have a case that la.com should not have a .com either (they look like a tourist .org though if they are not acting like a .org they are scammers) - but this would be a very hard sell in court. The city of LA should have a .gov (which won't allow them) or .us (which is not organized well - something they should be mad about and pressure to get fixed) name.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Judge hands Lambo.com to Lamborghini after ruling owner acted in bad faith⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
Why not? You can't hold it, but why should that be a limit?

Note, phd's can easially be written on this subject defending either side. Some of those will say things like domains are not generally property, but for some situations we should treat them like property and in other situations not. I'm not expecting a response. I'm expecting everyone to think about the question.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Judge hands Lambo.com to Lamborghini after ruling owner acted in bad faith⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
He only adopted the moniker after failing to get Lamborghini to pay the very high price he wanted for the domain. If he wanted the domain to adopt the moniker he wouldn't have tried to sell the domain in the first place.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Judge hands Lambo.com to Lamborghini after ruling owner acted in bad faith⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
I will defend anyone when they are in the right, even if I otherwise hate them. I require proper due process for murders and other criminals who have done worse things that large corporations (most large corporations have committed murder - or at least not done it in a way that I can prove beyond any shadow of doubt)
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Judge hands Lambo.com to Lamborghini after ruling owner acted in bad faith⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

if we are going to capitalism

Nobody is for capitalism, except as a derivative of classical liberalism. Capitalism might be useful as a tool in economics, but so is the "spherical cow" useful in physics - you can learn a lot but need to be careful as it doesn't apply to the real world.

Since nobody is going full capitalist we can ask what liberalism things - and that is a branch of philosophy much more complex than just pure economics. In this case Lamborghini is entitled to their property, which we know is their property because the Lambo guy was acting like it was - in many other domain cases there is at least some doubt.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Judge hands Lambo.com to Lamborghini after ruling owner acted in bad faith⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
Details matter. In this case the guy shouldn't have kept the name. On the one you mention the guy should have.

Of course in both cases I am lacking full information. It may be biased sources are giving me incomplete information and if I had all the information I'd change my position.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Judge hands Lambo.com to Lamborghini after ruling owner acted in bad faith⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
I don't care how much I hate someone, or otherwise how evil they are: when they are right I will support and cheer them. I can still oppose them in other ways, here they are in the right.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Judge hands Lambo.com to Lamborghini after ruling owner acted in bad faith⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
They are owned by the trademark when the person owning/using the name is acting like the trademark. Trademark law is generally based around would someone be confused if they say the other one. I could start a house construction business can call it Lamborghini without a problem so long as I was very clear in all advertising that I'm only building houses and not in any way related to the cars - but if I start putting Lamborghini cars in my advertising I could get into trouble for creating confusion even though my competitor Joe's houses has cars in his ads. (this is obviously a made up situation)

From the article "didn’t develop the site, had attacked the company on more than one occasion, and tried to profit from its established reputation."

If he had developed that site in what looked like good faith he would have kept it. However all indications were he didn't care about Lambo as anything other than a get rich quick scheme and that will fail to trademark since the name is only valuable if it is confused with the trademark. A parody site (obvious parody) would have been fine. Obvious star wars fan sites as welll (though this could infringe on other trademarks so care is needed). Even adopting Lambo as his nickname could have worked - but if that was his intent he wouldn't have tried to sell.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨New Community Rule: "No low-effort posts. This is subjective and will largely be determined by the community member reports."⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
The problem is "Evil" people who see rules now know what abuse they can get by with and they have incentive to find all the weird loopholes the the rest of us wouldn't think of. I don't know a good answer to this.