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Not saying we shouldn’t donate to worthy causes, but if we’re going to call using free software without paying abuse, then there are many technology users to round up.

Google sometimes deplatforms people as well. Regardless of one’s politics, one can’t be positive it won’t happen to them should the winds change.

I’m missing the rage over the switch. I like GNOME.

If I could have the engineering and enterprise acumen and portfolio and cash he does I would love nothing more than to be called a loser. That’s winning to me!

If you’re going to cite antisemitism, please tell me you don’t own any of these…

• any Chrysler/Dodge/Jeep from the late 90s to the late 2000s
  (Mercedes-Benz’ parent company partially owned Chrysler back then)
• any Ford, Lincoln, Mercury or Merkur
  (company started by Henry Ford)
• Chrysler Crossfire, Dodge Charger, 2011-generation Jeep Grand Cherokee
  (all built on Mercedes-Benz platforms)
• Hino
• Sprinter
• Mercedes-Benz
• Mercedes-AMG
• Audi
• Bentley
• Lamborghini
• Seat
• Skoda
• Volkswagen
• BMW
• current-generation Toyota Supra
  (made by BMW)
• any Mini
  (owned by BMW)
• any Porsche

Volkswagen was literally started by the Third Reich and, along with Auto Union (then-parent of Audi), BMW, Ford, Mercedes-Benz and Porsche, utilized slave labor during WWII.

Henry Ford received the highest civilian honor bestowed by the Third Reich, the Grand Cross of the German Eagle.

While we’re at it, make sure you don’t have anything from the Associated Press (censored for and collaborated with the Third Reich), Chase (sold war bonds for the Third Reich), Hugo Boss (slave labor and Propaganda materials), IBM (provided information processing for extermination of Jews) or Agfa / BASF / Bayer (came from IG Farben, makers of Zyklon B used to exterminate Jews in gas chambers).

Do I use any of the above? Yes. My work van was assembled by Ford Otosan of Turkey. I have an upcoming trip insured by Allianz (provided insurance for concentration camp facilities and workers). I’m not the one objecting on the grounds of antisemitism, though.

I’ve never seen evidence of Elon Musk being an antisemite, but for the sake of discussion, let’s say it’s true. How many Jews have he or his enterprises exterminated?

Oh, and crush Hamas, people who properly exterminate Jews.

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Because it’s the in thing on Reddit in the Fediverse to hate Elon Musk.

Skyyy roc-kets in flight!

I’m not condoning any of his alleged actions, but it’s neither Apple’s nor Alphabet’s place to unduly influence what I as a user do, say, think or feel.

If the Church owns all of them then what’s the big deal? Don’t mess with someone else’s property.

Something on which we can all agree.

Oh, yes, please!!!

Well, when a County drops nearly a million dollars on a bus stop, it’s not hard to understand why.

There’s a business phone switch owned by many of our customers for which licenses for file-based music-on-hold are no longer available from the manufacturer. An old iPod / Nomad / Zune / etc. fits the bill to connect to its built-in, no-additional-license-required music-on-hold audio port perfectly. It even comes with its own built-in UPS.

Still participate in a few communities sparingly. My activity is single points of what it used to be.

C just shrugs and says “Seg Fault.”

I don’t know how old this is but its relevance hasn’t diminished one bit

Flex time, people

We are in the midst of greatness.

Outlawing the use of publicly-viewable data is just silly. It’s like two-party consent laws for wiretapping: it doesn’t actually stop anything nefarious from happening / it only busts someone if they get caught. Maybe.

Which instance will host them now?