Now, now. We might have learned the first inklings of it from our national ancestor, but the US has crafted its own awful brand of fascism all on its own. The blame is ours for that, and we must own it.

If anything, the British wealth class is taking notes from the US oligarchs, and these are the results.

Good luck to the dev! I think this will be a good tool to help some, and for the rest, hopefully we can get them onto something that fits them better (Mint, Aurora, etc.).

That’s only because I left for Linux.

Mine has the IT8688, and it doesn’t.

I’m running CachyOS with Gnome, Gigabyte motherboard, AMD processor, closed Nvidia drivers, and sleep works just fine. I haven’t had any issues in that regard.

I have a Gigabyte motherboard, and the only issue I’ve run into—even with Arch—is this specific B550 board uses some third-party sensors, and the necessary it87 module doesn’t load and isn’t included by default. This makes it impossible to utilize tools like CoolerControl to manage fan curves.

Thankfully, some kind soul manages a DKMS module via the AUR, in spite of both Gigabyte and the IC manufacturers being less than helpful.

Yeah, sure. Like the police need extra help with racial profiling and “probable cause.” Fuck this, and fuck the people who think this is a good idea.

I’m sure the authoritarians in power right now will get right on those proposed “safeguards,” right after they install backdoors into encryption, to which Only They Have The Key™, to “protect” everyone from the scary “criminals.”

I’m old enough to remember when that wasn’t the norm people were used to. It’s hot, and people have either forgotten or never knew differently.

I recommend reading the article, because holy fuck is that whole thing dystopian, but here’s who was there:

Those present included representatives of Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Palantir, which works closely with the US military and has contracts with the NHS. IBM and the private prison operator Serco also attended alongside tagging and biometric companies, according to a response to a freedom of information request.

Ah, yes. The very companies that helped install a fascist in the US would be great partners to bring about safety and criminal reform, and they would definitely not inject their fascist ideals into the UK government, eroding and poisoning it over time. Sounds like a brilliant plan! /s

Pragmatically, yes. Legally, no. Progressives have been fighting for years to get internet classified as a utility in the US, and regressives and (ironically) internet companies have been fighting against that effort at every turn in the name of profit.

And now look how well that’s turned out. Gee, if only some people had warned them that deregulation was a monkey’s paw…

Fix? Bruh, they explicitly cultivate that shit. Even if they could, they’re not gonna.

You can even get a modern gaming distro based off of it (PikaOS).

Incel means more than the state of not being in a relationship, these days. Some very sad and terrible people turned it into a subculture that revolves around imaginary grievances directed at women.

Jesus Fucking Christ.

Y’all, remember when people freaked out over Mozilla changing their TOU (but not their Privacy Policy)? This bill is the pro-corporate, ultracapitalist, “hold my beer” version of that change, and it could be enshrined into law.

If you live in California, call your state reps (i.e. don’t just email or write a letter). Tell them to vote no on this blatant privacy violation.

ETA: this is a bipartisan bill. If you have a Democratic rep, don’t just assume they’ll vote against it. Call them, too!

No, they can’t. DOGE gutted basically everything that made the government useful to regular people. And it’s the Trump regime’s fault we’re in this mess in the first place.

They’re not going to admit fault, even indirectly. We’re on our own.

It makes me sad that some of the “nerdy” people in these spaces would join with the very people that would gladly throw them under the bus or use them as minority fodder, but as I’ve seen with experts in science, high intelligence in one area doesn’t mean you are capable of critical thinking.

ETA: to be clear, I’m not saying we should ignore scientists and experts, just that specialized expertise ≠ general expertise.

You need to think of the kind of people that are interested in nerdy computing topics. Regular people that just want to make something nice to share with the world, sure, but also incels, toxic masculinity proponents, etc.

They’re mostly able to hide, because like you point out, computer science and related topics are mostly apolitical; when you make scary changes, however, those same latter people can’t help themselves but to blame the villainous “They.”

Also, spinning up VMs and practicing setting up your programs is a great way to get used to things and know what to expect.

If you want to do UI customization, be sure to look up some videos on how to do it for your chosen Desktop Environment (like Gnome, KDE Plasma, Cinnamon, XFCE, etc.).

Trim down power usage…

Don’t plug it in. Use only the abacus.

72% don’t like it, but about half of all voters think voting for the billionaires is the solution, so some fraction of that 72% is 100% idiots.