I mean, it applies both ways. (You might argue that the Viet Cong were resisting something other than fascism, but you can’t argue that they weren’t effective at it.)

I’m still mad about JavaScript existing at all.

If anything, this is a demonstration as to why age verification isn’t a good solution.

Won’t stop surveillance state bad actors from arguing exactly the opposite, though.

He’s not “defend[ing] fascism;” he’s explaining to you how voting works. The government does actually have a legitimate need to know which Congressional district you’re in when you’re voting for your Congressional rep! That applies with the state administering elections as it does now, and it would still need to apply in your hypothetical scenario where the Federal government administered elections for Federal office.

I mean, yes, but also there’s no point in complaining about that because you have to be in charge of the system in order to change it.

Reminds me of the Weird Al Show, minus the bear trap.

If the generals were to uphold their real oaths, asking that question would by itself justify and necessitate a military coup.

I mean, they’re fascists. They’re almost certainly into full-on eugenics, let alone phrenology!

Unfortunately, it’s not that simple. Income taxes go straight from employers (or payroll processing companies) to the federal government without passing through state government hands.

I don’t know how people can build these tools with a clear conscience.

Have you seen the job market for programmers lately? It feels like it’s almost all for AI slop, abusive rentier middleman business models that add no real value, defense war contractors, or all of the above at once.

That’s not to say that it’s acceptable for people to work those jobs with a clear conscience; it’s to say that for a bunch of people the only ethical options would be to remain unemployed or leave the industry.

Luthen Rael: “Am I a joke to you?”

I still have two 19" CRTs stockpiled in my basement in case I ever decide to build a retro arcade cabinet and want authenticity.

You’d be surprised how many owners of 40-foot “yachts” own them instead of houses and live aboard full-time in order to save money (among other lifestyle reasons).

What people think of when they hear the word “yacht:”

The size of boat the whales are actually attacking:

I know everybody wants to root for the whales attacking the billionaire 1%, but that’s not what’s actually happening.

Literally illegal. Only AMD and Intel have the patent cross-licensing rights to make x86 chips. There used to be a third company (Cyrix and subsequently VIA), and (maybe?) still is, but it hasn’t been relevant to the desktop CPU market in decades.

The real competition will come from ARM-based computers.