SecondJon @SecondJon@qoto.org
I'm interested in being just not civil, but excellent in interacting with others of different viewpoints in an online world where we can so viciously defend our echo chambers and be so dismissive of other perspectives.
Because this is less and less possible here, I'm largely offline and am not sure if I'll be returning. It was fun back when civility was a trend on qoto.
Joined Aug 2018
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Donald Trump has offered buyout packages to almost all federal workers who do not want to return to the office, a major move designed to shrink the US government. The employees would have to decide by 6 Feb whether they wanted to be part of a "deferred resignation program" with an 8 months worth severance package
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cnvqe3le3z4o
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#PreEmptive #Pardons phenomenon examined by #Democrats & the mainstream media.
They seem to have come to a concensus on the issue, no question about it.
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No one is above the law. Unless you receive a preemtive pardon.
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I haven't been following the news to closely, but it sounds like Syria just had their own January 6.
Day 2 with Samsung #watch7 LTE - battery is at 92% after 4 hours. Way better than yesterday.
The difference? Yesterday I was trying to actually use the LTE functionality and today I have my phone with me. Is this effectively using the watch as if it's the cheaper Bluetooth-only device? Is the LTE functionality the thing that just kills the watch?
IF that proves to be the case, I'd recommend the watch for those who want it in addition to their smartphone. But my use case is I want to to ditch my smartphone most of the time. I'll stop carrying my phone after the next hour meeting and see if power plummets like yesterday.
Watch7 battery died before 8 hours in battery saver mode. Samsung wouldn't offer a replacement for the same price I paid last week, only a return.
I'm reading this is a fundamental design flaw that the newest #Samsung flagship #watch7 can't even last 8 hours, rather than mine having an abnormal issue.
If this repeats by this time tomorrow, I'm going to return this and try a refurbished Watch5 Pro which apparently has a double battery.
Brand new Samsung Watch7, in power saving mode is down to 30% batter before 6 hours of use. Not looking good here.
Going to see how close to replacing my smart phone I can get, with just a smart watch. Smatch watch with an eSIM so it gets data, calls, SMS, GPS as needed... only catch so far... MFA apps don't seem to be compatible.
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"Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God."
Philippians 4:6
The #Onion bought #Infowars. Hey @BabylonBee, #MSNBC is for sale.
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The craziest thing is that the left had all kinds of Joe Rogans, they own the establishment media. Arguably, they used to have Joe Rogan.
The problem is that being authentic and honest and having a highly controlled hyperpartisan message are mutually exclusive goals.
Now, some might go "But Joe Rogan is hyperpartisan!" which would only show that person's own personal biases, which right now are "anyone who disagrees with our partisan message in any way is literally the hyperparisan opposite of me".
in a sane world, Joe is probably center-left to solidly left. It's only in clown world that he's considered some far right figure.
The problem is that being authentic and honest and having a highly controlled hyperpartisan message are mutually exclusive goals.
Now, some might go "But Joe Rogan is hyperpartisan!" which would only show that person's own personal biases, which right now are "anyone who disagrees with our partisan message in any way is literally the hyperparisan opposite of me".
in a sane world, Joe is probably center-left to solidly left. It's only in clown world that he's considered some far right figure.
So glad the news article I just read pointed out that Elon Musk's company "X" used to be named Twitter.
First time I'd heard that. 😜
#Salesforce's pricing on "#Agentforce" #AI chatbots at $2.50 per conversation seems to price it out as an option. One AI "conversation" per day may cost customers more than the entirety of the user's otherwise all-encompassing user license.
uspol, tracking expectations vs. reality
Someone needs to track what I'm seeing is expected with a Trump win:
- internment Camps
- mass executions
- outlawing divorce
- end of democracy, no more elections. ever.
And track when these things happen. Headlines I've seen so far with a Trump win:
- Charges dropped
- Migrant caravans turning around
- Hamas wanting to stop the war
- EU shifting to buy American instead of Russian Energy
- NY pulling back on sanctuary city policy (with stopping cash payments)
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Filing this away in a document for something I want to write about solipsistic engineering. It's a nasty attribute of modern software that most of it overestimates its own importance.
Users don't want software, they want the results of software!
uspol, coalition, media
The new administration transition team is a coalition team including 2 who ran for the presidency in the Democrat Primary?
Tulsi got more support from Democrats than Harris in the 2020 primary, RFK took a shot at the primary which Harris avoided. This is weird. It doesn't seem divisive, it seems like a coalition. That doesn't match the media narrative. Could the media narrative be wrong?
"Other transition team members include Vice President-elect JD Vance, Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump, former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. "https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-transition-team-reveals-whats-next-after-historic-victory
I'm interested in being just not civil, but excellent in interacting with others of different viewpoints in an online world where we can so viciously defend our echo chambers and be so dismissive of other perspectives.
Because this is less and less possible here, I'm largely offline and am not sure if I'll be returning. It was fun back when civility was a trend on qoto.
Joined Aug 2018
