By this standard, Windows isn’t ready either. I use Mint, Windows and Mac interchangeably at work, and of the three, Windows is definitely the one with the most unpleasant surprises: computer slowing down for no apparent reason, printers disappearing, updates forcing you to reboot in the middle of something…

Mac is fantastic if you don’t mind feeling like your computer doesn’t belong to you.

#stonerthoughts

This should show Americans how billionaires perceive “peaceful protests”.

An interesting read, but the author is very quick to jump to conclusions. I don’t see how an appetite-suppressing drug could have an effect on any other form of impulsive buying. And even if it did, assuming that 100% of users would completely stop all impulsive purchases is rather extreme.

Furthermore, like any medication, it seems to have numerous side effects, including an increased risk of anxiety disorders or depression, which could seriously hinder its adoption.

But this kind of no holds barred futurism isn’t very surprising coming from Hacker News!

Vote. In every election. In the primaries. The city you live in. The school council. And convince everyone you know to vote, too. Protest. Strike. Make people you know angry about what’s happening so they are motivated to stir shit up. You still can change things, but you are right: you can’t do it alone. So find as many people you can who can do it with you. Time is running out.

In 2024, “not a step backwards” = good news.

There’s nothing that says victims can’t become aggressors. This is true for individuals as well as large groups of people, including nation-states. A child who was abused can become an abusive parent. A religious group that was persecuted for years can become an oppressor. Jews were victims of a genocide a few years ago, and were persecuted for years and years before in Europe, but Israel is not a victim anymore and the rest of the world should tell it to stop acting like one because they are the one commiting genocide.