pjwestin

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[–] pjwestin@lemmy.world 1 points 30 minutes ago

Yeah, but this Supreme Court doesn't give a shit about the Constitution or consistent rulings, only partisan bullshit. Citizens United ruled that money is free speech, but they refused to rule on an anti-BDS law because they would have either had to rule against their ideology or explain how withholding money is not free speech.

If a lower court rules in favor of the bill, they'll decline to hear the case. If a lower court rules against it, I bet they'll make up some bullshit about how the first amendment applies to journalism and public speech, but not private companies providing a service, even if that service is speech. They're barely even trying to pretend that they're not a partisan institution anymore.

[–] pjwestin@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Here's the thing that's really pissing me off; I already know the ending. Back when this movie would, "never see the light of day," someone (the director I think, or maybe one of the leads) did an interview explaining how the movie was going to end. It sounded hilarious, but now that I know what the bit is, it's going to be significantly less funny.

[–] pjwestin@lemmy.world 21 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The most disturbing thing about this is that it implies that Donald's lower half is not made up of feathers, as one would assume, but sort of garment that covers his genitals. What other parts of Donald are not actually his body? Is he even an actual duck, or some sort of creature in a duck suit?

[–] pjwestin@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago

Well, there's the third celebrity death.

[–] pjwestin@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

I just can't see a world where that isn't immediate political suicide for everyone involved. Short of a judge ordering her release, I don't think she's going anywhere.

[–] pjwestin@lemmy.world 14 points 4 days ago

By the numbers, probably Mississippi. Lowest life expectancy, highest infant mortality rate, second highest poverty rate...being ranked 39th in education actually seems to be a bright spot for them.

[–] pjwestin@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago

Maybe? Seems like it would be easier to do it when she's locked up in a a place full of criminals and murders. Plus, they got Epstien in prison, right? ...haha, just kidding, it was a suicide...maybe.

[–] pjwestin@lemmy.world 40 points 4 days ago (7 children)

First of all, good to know someone's finally gotten in touch with Chuck Schumer. When you don't hear from someone of his age for this long, you start to worrry.

Second of all, what the hell is he talking about? He's 100% right to call this an, "Epstien Recess," that's accurate and good branding, but why would he be pardoning Maxwell? What would the motive be? "She might talk, so I'm going to pardon her as a bribe, even though that would be incredibly suspicious and unpopular with literally everyone. Also, it wouldn't guarantee she would never talk, and would make it much harder to silence her later." Doesn't seem like a great idea, but maybe I'm missing something.

[–] pjwestin@lemmy.world 12 points 5 days ago

I'm sure he's in hell now, having a blast.

[–] pjwestin@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago (1 children)

That's certainly how I feel about Parachutes. Solid little album, even if it's not reinventing the wheel. I feel more mixed about A Rush of Blood to the Head. Some of their best tracks are on that album (The Scientist may be their best song), but a lot of it is forgettable, and Clocks just sucks, don't know how that became a big single. I thought X&Y was pretty meh, and then I stopped listening.

[–] pjwestin@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

I don't know, maybe? When I was in high school the girls were all listening to emo. Once pop-punk went out of style (pretty much the minute Sk8ter Boi was released), most of the girls I knew pivoted towards Death Cab for Cutie or Dashboard Confessional. I was having a sad-boy period and other sad-boys I knew got me into Radiohead, Interpol, Coldplay (again, those first two albums), the Shins, and the Strokes.

[–] pjwestin@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

I got the impression they were more of what bro-dudes listened to when they were sad rather than what sad-boys were listening to, but only exposure to them was Chasing Cars. They seemed closer to The All-American Rejects than, say, The Shins or Interpol or any of the other shit I was listening to when I was my most insufferable teenage self.

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submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by pjwestin@lemmy.world to c/linux4noobs@programming.dev
 

So, I have an old desktop (Lenovo Erazer X310) that has been gathering dust for a while now. It runs Windows 10, and since I know support will be ending this year, I've decided to switch Linux and see if I can get some more use out of it. After doing a bit of research, I think that, as a complete noob, Mint is the right choice for me. After watching a few tutorials, I think I have a good understanding of how to install and set up Linux, but I have a couple of questions before I take the plunge. If anyone has a few minutes to answer them, I'd be very grateful.

  1. I think Cinnamon is the version of Mint I should start with, but I've read that it might be better to go with MATE or Xfce for older machines. My Desktop is almost 11 years old now, but based on what I've read, I think it should still be able to comfortably run Cinnamon; 8 GB RAM, AMD A8-7600 Radeon r7 processor (4 cores, 3.1 GHz), and I'm 90% sure it has an SSHD. Is that good enough for Cinnamon?

  2. Would those specs be good enough if I wanted to dual boot? I actually don't hate Windows 10 (it's certainly better than 11), and I'd like to keep it as an option for at least for the last few months it has support. I just reset Windows 10 and wiped all my files, and it's now running fairly quickly. Do you think it's capable of dual booting?

  3. This may be a dumb question, but I can't actually find the answer anywhere; if I decide that I want to remove Windows 10 later, how difficult will that be? It's seems pretty easy to just delete it when I set up Linux, but will it be a hassle to remove once I've got Mint up and running?

Those are my big questions. I think I have a pretty good understand of how to install Linux from the BIOS, but I haven't actually installed an operating system since Windows 98 (and my dad helped me with that), so if anyone has any additional tips they think I should know I would welcome them. Thanks!

Edit: Thanks for the replies! It sounds like I should be able to run Cinnamon with no problem, but I'll probably test Cinnamon and MATE from a USB first and see which I like better. I really appreciate the advice!

 
 

Seriously though, don't do violence.

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submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by pjwestin@lemmy.world to c/outofcontextcomics@lemmy.world
 

Shazam's first page.

 
 
 
 
 
 

Tankie's original use was for British communists who supported Soviet military expansion. In the modern sense, it is used to describe communists who are authoritarian-apologists. For example, a communist who romanticizes the Soviet Union or makes excuses for the Uyghur genocide is a tankie. I've also seen it stretched to include militant anti-capitalists, or more commonly, "militant," anti-capitalists who call for violent resistance to capitalism from the safety of a keyboard.

Democratic-Socialists are not tankies. Socialists are not tankies. I don't even think most communists qualify as tankies. Criticizing Democrats does not make you a tankie. Condemning Israel's human rights violations does not make you a tankie. Voting third party doesn't make you a tankie. I see this term used here every day, but never correctly.

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