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somebehemoth

671 karma · joined January 23, 2013

Hi there. I am surpised you are reading this. I mostly lurk to find quality content and, most importantly, quality discussions that offer many views on a controversial topic. I love reading people's opinions and expertise to further my understanding of many topics.

If I comment, I am probably too snarky.

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somebehemoth··on A story on home server security
There was not such a tool when I learned how to do this. Quadlet is relatively new (podman 5) so lots of podman/systemd documentation refers to podman commands that generate systemd unit files. I agree there is a gap.
somebehemoth··on A story on home server security
podman rootless running services with quadlet is not a bad start.
somebehemoth··on The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Release
Check out Clone Wars and Bad Batch. These brought me back to star wars fandom. Don’t be put off by animation. The stories are excellent and there is lots of character development.
somebehemoth··on Parler shuts down as new owner says conservative platform needs big revamp
Too bad your character does not exclude baseless accusations of propaganda. But at least you don't tease people for spelling.
somebehemoth··on Postman Flows: the next generation of software development
I don’t know of a better tool. Insomnia is very good though.
somebehemoth··on Dilbert Dropped by Newspapers over Creator's Racist Rant
> The unfortunate reality for your worldview is that I can significantly improve the health, wealth, and happiness of myself…

You don’t sound very happy. You sound very, very angry.

somebehemoth··on Florida lawyer argues pregnant inmate’s fetus is being illegally detained
What is more likely?

“The left” view fetuses as part of the woman’s body or “the left” view fetuses as slaves.

Does DNA somehow make the bad faith “slave” take more palatable?

somebehemoth··on Florida lawyer argues pregnant inmate’s fetus is being illegally detained
Is your left arm your property or your body?
somebehemoth··on The Future of Thunderbird
I think webmail is not worth the effort and loss of end user control and I prefer local mail clients.
somebehemoth··on The CPSC is on a mission that has nothing to do with safety
Because you can’t be an expert in everything. At some point you have to trust someone else’s knowledge.
somebehemoth··on Musk tells Twitter staff remote working will end
>> better for companies. It leads to better products, more creativity, and more engaged employees.

> all services and products ever created were created by people working in person

This is your opinion of “better” followed by an unsupported claim of where all products and services were ever created.

This is not evidence.

somebehemoth··on Home truths about macOS
I read that too. Parent went off topic for 1 word. Your entire comment is off topic. Do you have any thoughts on mac os you would like to share since that is the topic of the post?
somebehemoth··on Home truths about macOS
That’s nice. The article and most comments are about mac os. Snarky android comment is misplaced.
somebehemoth··on Elon Musk Texts Parag Agrawal
> Just tells you most people are susceptible to emotions

This is not insightful and an obvious aspect of being human.

> In this case, visceral contempt for Musk being against censorship.

This is an emotional opinion without the support of facts. Are you sure you are being rational?

Very nice glass house you have there.

somebehemoth··on Chrome: Sunsetting support for Windows 7 / 8.1 in early 2023
I agree with your "curse of knowing" sentiment. Learning new things is much more fun when new things are demonstrably better. I don't think that many of the changes to Windows since version 8 are demonstrably better. Thank you for taking my comment in the way I intended.
somebehemoth··on Chrome: Sunsetting support for Windows 7 / 8.1 in early 2023
I took this comment to mean that "for this person" it was the beginning of the end. I feel the same way. Windows 8 and onward got really weird really fast for a lot of people who used Windows for decades. I'm not saying the old style is better for everyone, just me.
somebehemoth··on Finally, a billionaire willing to smack back at capitalism
No. Not at all.
somebehemoth··on YouTube restricts video of Dems saying 2016 election was hacked then backtracks
You claim the 2016 election was not hacked. This is demonstrably false:

https://www.csoonline.com/article/3165452/hacking-the-2016-e...

Specific examples:

Twelve Russians charged with US 2016 election hack https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-44825345

If you are disputing these facts, there is no chance of honest debate.

You should know that the term, “Democrat party” is usually meant as insult and is used by Republicans:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democrat_Party_(epithet)

I’m sure it was just a typo, but you mentioned being from Canada so I wanted to let you know.

somebehemoth··on YouTube restricts video of Dems saying 2016 election was hacked then backtracks
Clinton conceded, DNC recognized they lost, Obama invited him to White House to smooth transition.

Contrast this with Republicans who continue to deny the 2020 election following the lead of the former president.

https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/nov/24/jody-hice/...

somebehemoth··on Handheld RPI4 based computer with keyboard and display
This kit is similar https://www.clockworkpi.com/devterm
somebehemoth··on Fake News and Democracy
The claim was that Trump withheld funding and was impeached for it. You claimed, incorrectly, Trump did not withhold funding. I'm not sure what your other questions are about.

You should be more careful of accusing people of falling for fake news when you are having such a hard time distinguishing fact from fiction.

"The inquiry reported that Trump withheld military aid[a] and an invitation to the White House to Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy in order to influence Ukraine to announce an investigation into Trump's political opponent Joe Biden"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_impeachment_of_Donald_Tr...

somebehemoth··on Fake News and Democracy
Trump's chief of staff at he time, Mick Mulvaney:

"Mulvaney added: "Did he also mention to me in the past the corruption related to the DNC server? Absolutely. No question about that. But that's it. And that's why we held up the money."

ABC News' Jonathan Karl immediately followed up and asked Mulvaney to confirm that "the demand for an investigation into the Democrats was part of the reason that he ordered to withhold funding to Ukraine."

Mulvaney replied affirmatively, saying that "the look back to what happened in 2016 certainly was part of the thing that he was worried about in corruption with that nation."

https://www.businessinsider.com/mick-mulvaney-confirms-trump...

somebehemoth··on Firefox will no longer be a supported browser – service.mbna.ca
Container tabs, real ublock origin, and an API that truly supports privacy extensions. Enjoy chrome and all the ads and tracking: https://www.theregister.com/2021/09/27/google_chrome_manifes...

Ideological contrarian? Seriously? Grow up.

somebehemoth··on Firefox will no longer be a supported browser – service.mbna.ca
Please point those details out. I see a single screenshot that does not show anything failing to work in FF.
somebehemoth··on Trust in newspapers and television news collapses to historic low
Please share your list of least biased for comparison. This would be very helpful.

Thank you

somebehemoth··on Linux Sucks 2022
You should double check what is available via Steam on Linux. https://www.protondb.com/
somebehemoth··on Attorney General Bonta Releases Name, DOB, and Address of CCW Holders
The gun owner is the fearful person. Not owning a gun in this country requires bravery considering our neighbors may be armed to the teeth. This comment takes no side in the issue of the leak. Just stating the fact that many purchase guns out of fear for their own safety.
somebehemoth··on Dear Spotify, can we just get a table of songs?
> And the speakers in my iPhone are better than most stereos from the same era.

Did you live in this era? I don’t think you know what you are talking about.

somebehemoth··on Ask HN: Is Ruby on Rails still relevant?
You are confusing popularity with capability. Ruby is less popular than it was, but it is still very healthy and solving problems. It is also actively developed.

This entire exchange would not have happened if you had simply said, Ruby is less popular than it used to be.

“Past its prime” is a derogatory expression that is invalid in this use case.

somebehemoth··on Disney tells investors state can’t dissolve special district without paying debt
Regardless of whether Disney should have ever gotten this deal, the taking away of the deal is unconstitutional because it is punishing free speech. That's it. This is not a "left" thing. It is a Constitution thing.

I can both dislike Disney and believe this move was unconstitutional at the same time.

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