Miles O'Brien

A plan or program to accomplish a goal is a scheme, whether it’s beneficial or not.

Handing out flyers that properly define what socialism and communism are with the intent of educating people that they aren’t the boogeyman is still passing out propaganda, even if it’s beneficial and correct.

So yes, scheme is appropriate.

Every argument I have ever heard boils down to “in my specific use-case because of X Y Z and Purple, all the benefits of wired are irrelevant” and the people espousing such opinions don’t at all take into consideration that other people exists and their specific use-case is not at all widely experienced.

“My tinnitus means I can’t distinguish high tones well” okay buddy, but how many other people enjoy distinct highs?

“I move around too much so Bluetooth is the only practical solution” okay my friend, but many people either don’t have that problem, or they’ve found a solution.

Ah. Well that’s a relief, I removed foxit, and never had anything Adobe.

I open the pdfs in inkscape to pull the vector files and save them as an svg. There’s probably a simpler way, but this allows me to open the vector in a lot more programs like my laser software and my CAD programs.

The only pdfs that get printed like a normal person are small rc planes and the files are from trusted sources.

It’s nice to know I can do a little extra to protect myself from pdf based attacks though, thanks for the info!

Boolean operators are meaningless these days.

Any questionable software I have is coming up on 4 years old now, most of it is older than that. I move them to a new machine every time I upgrade, simply because I don’t trust torrents anymore.

Honestly, I don’t trust PDFs anymore unless they’re from places I know are “safe” which kind of sucks because I’ve been getting back into RC as a hobby and it’s hard to find non-pdf plans. I prefer vector files, but I’m having to try my luck with jpg and png files.

A lot of the programs I used to use have been surpassed by current FOSS projects, and I’ve been replacing them as I can. Finding an open source laser engraver program that isn’t shit is proving difficult.

I’m tired, boss. Tired of bein’ on the road, lonely as a sparrow in the rain. I’m tired of never having me a buddy to be with, to tell me where we’s going to or coming from, or why. Mostly, I’m tired of people being ugly to each other. I’m tired of all the pain I feel and hear in the world every day. There’s too much of it - it’s like pieces of glass in my head, all the time. Can you understand?

He killed the with they love. That’s how it is every day, all over the world.

The green mile is a fantastic movie that makes me bawl my eyes out every damn time.

I know for a fact I’m opinionated, and don’t have problems sharing them.

Please, by all means, block me if you think seeing my comments is adversely affecting you. I’d rather be ignored by someone than make their day worse (unless they’re actively trying to make others miserable, but that’s a separate discussion)

The fediverse has definitely gotten a little less hostile after blocking a few things.

And remember you can jump ship to another instance at any time! I’ve hopped a few times but for now my instance is filling my needs without much drama that I am aware of.

a spy chief saying something out loud is mainly a diplomatic message and not a secret plan.

Unless you’re in the US, then they text secret plans directly to you.

But that’s fair, it just seems like something a child would say when they’re losing a game. “oh you’re all right where I want you, this was all part of my plan”

They still aren’t fully ready to fight Ukraine, in what universe are they ready to fight a NATO nation, let alone all of them minus the US?

The only way I see them being “ready to target NATO” is if the cheeto in chief is commanded to join in by his handlers.

“Mmm yes. Shallow, and pedantic.”

$23.19

“BUt tHaTs DiFfErEnT”

HOW

Why is one okay and the other isn’t?

As usual, the only real answer is either an appeal to tradition or an appeal to authority

I’ve been noticing a lot of trump flags going above the American flag around Ohio.

It’s not surprising, but it is very telling.

Oh hey, you just described my in-laws. sub a minivan for the truck though.

They sure do love going on about how this nation was founded on “CHRISTIAN principles and beliefs”, yet every single word out of their mouths, every vote they cast, every action they take says “if Jesus were in front of me today I’d be the first to grab a nail gun to put that commie-social-Marxist in his place with the other snowflakes”.

I have a bunch of 10+ year old shirts that I got for about $0.93 each on July 5th.

While the faded, cracking, sometime half-gone flags are a little apropos, I only wear them now when I have a hoodie on or something that covers it. And my other shirts get worn first.

It’s really hard to find shirts that are comfortable for my body type and sensory issues and 100% cotton…

But every time I see someone with apparel or decals of American flags now, I can usually accurately guess the person’s voting habits and how they feel about the fact that gasp people can be gay. And asexual. And bi. And everything in between and around, up down and sideways.

Literally today on my way across the state I encountered a middle aged chucklefuck decked out in a button up top shorts, a hat, and phone case all adorned with the flag, and within 30 seconds of being within earshot I heard 3 different slurs.

Something something PrOuD tO bE AnMuRrIcAn 🤮

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Damn, that bait is so obvious, a newborn fish just looked at me like I was crazy for thinking it would fall for it.

The planet will be just fine. I’d wager that life will continue, the earth will still be filled with living creatures for a long time to come.

It just won’t include us. Or most of the things we care about.

I use my cell data in my bedroom because it’s more stable than my router connection. I wish I had control of the router, but it’s not my house. I’d just move the router to a more centralized location instead of the farthest corner.

Back before I moved, I kept the router at one of the reduced power modes it had built in(can’t remember the exact settings) since the room it sat in was the best room for signal distribution, you still got full signal anywhere you went.

That’s how I’ve been pronouncing it in my head when I read it.

I still say “Twitter” though because that and the gulf of Mexico are the only things I feel are okay to deadname.