shiftymccool

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shiftymccool , to politics in Biden and Utah's governor call for less bitterness and more bipartisanship in the nation's politics

You mean like overturning Rowe vs Wade and the ridiculous Alabama Supreme Court "cell cluster = baby" bullshit? Yep they are still plenty dangerous and capable of fucking everything backward in time

shiftymccool , to science in Duke Shuts Down Huge Plant Collection, Causing Scientific Uproar

Dear everyone,

It's not sports, so fuck it!

Sincerely,

99% of US universities

shiftymccool , to politics in Rapist Who Wanted Vice President Dead Compares Self to Navalny

Doesn't say as much as "why was this rapist elected president, and why is he going to be elected again?" At this point, it's is pretty much a guarantee that this fuckhat will serve another term because pubs just want to "own them libs!" regardless of the damage it will do to society.

shiftymccool , to Technology in Skiff is joining Notion

I don't have anything specific, self-hosting is a big subject. I recommend checking out https://lemmy.world/c/selfhosted / !selfhosted There's a lot of helpful folks over there

shiftymccool , to Technology in Skiff is joining Notion

Have you considered self-hosting? Nextcloud is a great alternative to stuff like Google docs, etc...

shiftymccool , to Degrowth - Economics as if People mattered in Population Decline Will Change the World for the Better

Hard to find good news these days. Population decline is the absolute best news I could possibly hear. Thanks!

shiftymccool , to DeGoogle Yourself in Initial Impressions of GrapheneOS

I was 2500 miles from home and lost my wallet. I don't use Google pay often at all, but it was a life saver that day. Even if I don't use it, it's nice to have a an option

shiftymccool , to politics in Dearborn Michigan protesters say Biden not welcome ahead of campaign visit

they usually don't win

Sorry, had to make that a bit more accurate. For all those wondering how futile voting for anything other than the two major parties is, these are the ones that did the best https://www.thoughtco.com/most-successful-independent-presidential-candidates-3367561

It basically comes down to: voting independent = voting republican. I'm not saying that's always the case, but it seems to be the trend that voting outside the two major parties is stealing votes from the democrats

shiftymccool , to Technology in Gen Z is choosing not to drive

Nobody today is selling a 9 year old car for $900 or the inflation equivalent unless it was turned into a cube at the scrap yard.

That's a bit under $1800 by today's rates and a 30 second search turned this up: https://indianapolis.craigslist.org/ctd/d/indianapolis-2006-ford-f150/7709051628.html

Cars are on average more expensive today, new or used. Gas is more expensive, and it's likely more expensive to insure a young driver, which has always been expensive.

Put in the effort and you can find a good deal. I've done it before and I'll do it again. Buying a new car is a scam, found that one out myself too. I also pay for the same gas and insurance so that's moot

If they choose "don't drive" over "pour much of what little money I have into propping up a falling apart beater," that's still a choice. Why rag on them for it?

Not ragging on the choice, I'm ragging on the rationale. "EverYtHinG iS sO 'sPensive" is just "I don't want to be seen driving/living in/wearing that" in disguise. There are cheaper choices or ones that are more effort, but they are there.

I do get that prices are way out of control but I just saw a sign at McDonald's for a starting wage of $15/hr. When I worked there, I made $4.25/hr which would be about $9/hr today. I bought my car to start working there so this shit is not impossible today.

Bring the downvotes z'ers, the truth hurts

shiftymccool , to Technology in Gen Z is choosing not to drive

This is more of a general response to all the "YeaH, cHooSe..." comments

shiftymccool , to Technology in "How Google perfected the web" or how google made everything worst

"Worse" or "the worst"... unless you were going for sausage 🤷

shiftymccool , to Technology in Gen Z is choosing not to drive

My first car cost $900 in the 90's. It was a '91 bronco 2 that had the driver's-side door replaced and spray painted the approximate colors of the rest of the car. Bought it from some dude selling it along the road. My theory is that gen z'ers are just too picky to live like we did "back in the day" so they say they can't afford things like cars when the real problem is that they can't afford the cars they WANT

shiftymccool OP , to Selfhosted in File Browser vs Nextcloud

I'm thinking that, when I decide to upgrade from my homelab-ish setup, I'll be going with one of these. I haven't looked into the software so much but just something a bit more purpose-built than a pi4 with a USB drive 😋

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