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Of course you would pay the price premium for that level of protection, but interestingly I have yet to hear of someone being compromised specifically via this mechanism.
With all that said, I am very seriously considering buying an ancient ThinkPad, just so I can run Libreboot on it.
I have been an avid gamer all my life. In the recent decade it's taken a hit, as life (work, moving in with the gf, etc.) got in the way.
Ultimately, though, I come back to gaming. I play fewer games, as their quality overall has been affected by capitalism's relentless pursuit to ruin everything in the name of profits, but there are still plenty of good titles left.
I have come to the realisation that nothing else in life gives me the kind of happiness and peace of mind as gaming does. It's about as good as the most effective drugs I've known and that's saying quite something (certainly healthier too).
When I play games, I have something to focus on, while simultaneously rewarding the part of my brain involved in learning and accomplishment. It's a killer mixture I've fostered since I was a toddler pretty much, so it hooks into something very primal, deep down.
The funny thing is, that gaming has gone from the thing reject-nerds used to do, to a thing that's broadly socially accepted. So nowadays I can finally just happily admit that I enjoy games.
What I do not admit is, that almost anything I do in life is so I can play more games and ultimately, I don't mind, because that's where I have found more happiness than anywhere else.
The only thing that comes remotely close is the stability I get from a healthy family life living with my girlfriend, who loves gaming just as much.
Going to work, the forced socialising required to hold down the job, etc. is all just a means to do more gaming. If I could disappear into a virtual world full-time, I would.
Appears to be faster, but I guess the difference wouldn't be noticeable until you start doing some pretty heavy stuff.
(On a more serious note, I fully expect automation to simply lead to automated armies defending the rich from the poor, rather than relieving any suffering anywhere. Productivity increases have not lead to (proportional) wage increases, have not lead to (proportional) reductions in working hours. The internet has not lead to information-driven utopia, but instead ad-serving dystopia. Automation will also fall to the deathly grip of capitalism, as does everything else.)
You still haven't made a point.
Is the intelligent action the action that is most likely to benefit the group?
Is a group of 20 fed dogs stronger than a group of 20 dogs where one goes hungry and becomes a weak or unstable element?
Seems like you're just trying to somehow rally against equality and/or sharing, by associating them with naivité, like you have some knowledge others do not, because you don't like those words, rather than trying to actually discuss the concepts they represent, specifically in this context, properly.
Let's assume you are talking about sharing, as that's what the original point was about. Specifically the sharing of 19 bones among 20 dogs, by dividing up the bones.
Assumign by 'naive' you mean wrong, are you saying that it is simply a more optimal situation for one dog to go hungry?
Does the one dog always go hungry, or does one dog (but a different one each time) go hungry?
Do we just let the one dog go hungry each time intentionally, so that in future no dog goes hungry? What if then one day there are only 18 bones for 19 dogs? Do we let that dog die too?
What if a group of 18 dogs is required to take down an animal that provides enough bones, but we let the two other dogs die because sharing is naive?
Well, that pretty fundamentally calls into question rather a lot of all the principles civilisation is founded upon and which permeate nature, even (nature!).
So you better provide some amazing scientifically backed proof of that statement. No, Atlas Shrugged is not scientific proof.
Because in my opinion, it starts to make sense if you understand what's going on behind the scenes with Go.
Hugo always struck me as an SSG for developers who want something in between the super-easy to use, with zero experience and, well, starting from scratch with every site.
Admittedly, even with a Golang background, I find there is quite a learning curve, so I wouldn't recommend it for anyone who is just trying to get their blog online.
The super simple deployment and administrative process, along with Hugo's crazy speed and flexibility make this stack shine.
If you know a bit of Golang, then there's almost nothing you can't do with this.
So while they were not throttling, they somehow messed something up elsewhere and for months my VPN was significantly faster than an un-VPN'ed connection for some bizarre reason.
Proof: https://imgur.com/a/JflXR
The problem went away after a few months. Very bizarre though, and of course no transparency from Virgin on this.
It's obviously only possible because so many western powers rely on their "stable" allies / oil buddies in the middle east.
Yemen alone should be enough reason for every UN nation to sanction SA into submission.
Instead we sell them weapons -.-
The problem is that you look like someone who has done their research, is knowledgeable and self aware, and trying to (seemingly successfully) address a problem.
Lots and lots of people are nothing like that. They just want to get high. Escape reality at all costs, no matter the damage to themselves or others.
This isn't the drugs' problem or fault, obviously. Those people will use alcohol and other means to get fucked up and they will obtain the drugs they want illegaly anyway.
THE THING IS: While it's illegal to get those drugs, society can demonise those people and politicians can run with that as their platform.
Should drugs be made legal, all it will take is one idiot killing themselves or others while on drugs and suddenly it's the drugs' fault again, and the next politician running with a 'tough on drugs' stance will win.
People will look for blame and they will not do so rationally.
Self-driving cars will be dragged through the press for every accident there is, even if they are 10,000x less likely to crash. People are afraid of flying. Videogames are the reason for killing sprees, etc. etc.
Because you can go as long as you want with those, really. There is no limit.
Though this one perhaps deserves special mention as an actual word in use.
Be mindful of this being a typical case of "Beamtendeutsch", however, which is basically its own language, made up of utterly nonsensical words, in an attempt to make legal language ultra-specific (but losing any comprehensibility in the process).
I'm not sure that's what people meant when they requested drugs be regulated and taxes used for the greater good...
Went from the "exciting" world of digital agencies to the most administrative public sector job I could find.
Now, at least while I am away from home, I can work on my own projects and learn things, rather than properly wasting away slaving over someone else's completely meaningless pursuit of profits.