Yeah it’s the program, ~ is not an issue in filenames, Vim even uses it as a character in the temp file it creates when editing a file. Is a VM something that could work for that specific usecase? I know I have one just to upddate my logitech devices

Why is nobody thinking about the poor lil wannabe-brown-people-killer 😭

You really ought to rethink your angle. Beyond “whataboutism” which is a useful tool to avoid any self reflection, do you really think we should first pay attention to protests, while Iran is getting bombed, i.e. every Iranian, including protesters, is in grave danger of death?

You’re telling us we should disregard deadly danger to all Iranians and instead pay attention to some danger to some Iranians?

To wrap this up, YOU are asking “what about the protests”; nothing in this post is about the protests. YOU are guilty of that nonsensical “whataboutism” pseudo-fallacy.

Edit: Less personal attacks (sorry)

1. The protests weren’t a wholesale denunciation of Iran’s government. There was some who protested for that, but most protested because of the result of US sanctions resulting in a devastating degradation of Iranian people’s quality of life.
2. The protests and their supporters were mostly in urban centers, which the US and Israel hit. Anti-government sentiment was annihilated the instant they were attacked (or became so low on anyone’s priority that it’s functionally the same).
3. US and Israeli bombs don’t magically spare protesters ⁉️⁉️ Like, what could possibly go in your head when hearing that Iran is defending itself, to conclude that it’s bad for Iranian people? The best thing for Iranian protesters is that Iran wins unequivocally

Your weak ass defense of the US would be ridiculous if Iraq didn’t happen; the fact that you’re unable to learn from it is sobering. Iraqis being freed was one of the reasons given back then; as a reminder more than a million Iraqis died to it.

Do you think Iraqi protesters were spared?

Nooo you gotta debate them in the marketplace of ideas /s

Because the dollar being the reserve currency is a direct result of the US being the world hegemon. As the US is falling, and China is expanding trade but not asserting itself as the hegemon, the world is becoming multipolar.

The EU’s economic situation doesn’t allow it to become the new hegemon either, and their political fragmentation makes them unreliable anyway.

The concept of a reserve currency might be outdated because of that multipolar world. And if not, the EU is in no position to impose the euro, as China is way more stable and has much better economic relations with everyone, including both US economic allies and enemies.

There would be no contest if China tried to assert the RMB as a world reserve currency, but AFAIK they’re not interested in doing that.

It’s because naïve is a french word

I don’t care much about whether gnome is customizable, if people like it then great, but I hate how they’re forcong terrible patterns that often break other DEs (window decorations)

The death of Stadia was so enjoyable for me

Because the consonant is ch and not c

I think it’s because, on one hand, it’s an engineering feat (useful or not) but also it’s one that is immediately visible and measurable. It’s useless beyond the novelty, as we saw with the iPhone Air, but it’s still impressive.

Also there is a history of great functionality being born from miniaturization. I’m not sure we’ll see much of that happening anymore, the low hanging fruits and nearly every other avenues have been explored, and it’s much less a problem of engineering as much as it is chemistry and physics. Unless you sacrifice usability for the sake of the feat.

So I agree with you that it’s not bringing much to the table, but I think there is an interest in pursuing it for one’s career

It’s not what I meant. I’m not criticizing people for voting liberal on that one – I’m criticizing, on one hand, the lax attitude people have towards fascism before elections happen, and the unwillingness of both the prosecutors and leaders to do anything about fascism.

The attitude of the latter is why the former is so lax about fascism (imo), and they should be pressured to take actual action against fascism, as well as actually addressing popular issues. Because simple posturing is how thing don’t get better for the average voter, and why that average voter might end up thinking fascism might be the actual solution

If it’s truly just a lesser evil, as opposed to “good”, then voters will be disillusioned and the next election will result in fascism. Liberals failing to do good is the sole reason fascism is escalating worldwide.