Thanks, I'll look it up. Didn't realize the milky way was so young, relatively.

Almost as old as the universe? 4.5 Billion versus 13.8 Billion. Am I missing something here?

Hmmm,
        Been running Linux on the desktop for 10-15 years. Don't have a problem with it. Occasionally there are problems, but compared to having all my files uploaded to the cloud, having my machine reboot every time a butterfly flaps its wings someplace, having windows overwrite the boot configuration of the system, etc. I don't feel like I have a real problem.

For the software that doesn't run on linux natively or under wine/proton, I just don't use it. It has been so long since I had to use something that doesn't run under Linux, that I don't miss it.

As far as the games go with kernel level anti-cheat, if you never get into them, you never miss them. I'm not an artist, so I don't use any adobe platform software.

I prefer the software that allows you to fix things yourself or hire someone to do so. Proprietary software has it's place, but not as something I would rely on.

But I guess, I'm either lying, have low standards or very poor memories. Sorry about that.

To solve all these damn Capchas that pop up. I seem to need to go at least 6 of them before it verifies me as not a robot, be a lot easier if I could have a robot do them for me.

Hmmm, I pay for HBO-Max. I don't have to pay the other fees that my cable company mandated. It's not more expensive unless you are signing up for a lot of streaming services. If it's too much for you to handle, cable still offers their selection.

I didn't see the rest of the comment as relevant since he was talking about Biden and himself there. The only portion I was concerned about was him complimenting Putin. I skimmed through the rest of the interview but didn't see anything else that was on the topic or provided a disclaimer to the topic, but figured by linking to the original source rather that other people's opinions was the most informative path.

So are you saying that Trump is stupid?

https://www.clayandbuck.com/pr...

PRESIDENT TRUMP: Well, what went wrong was a rigged election and what went wrong is a candidate that shouldn’t be there and a man that has no concept of what he’s doing. I went in yesterday and there was a television screen, and I said, “This is genius.” Putin declares a big portion of the Ukraine — of Ukraine. Putin declares it as independent. Oh, that’s wonderful.

So, Putin is now saying, “It’s independent,” a large section of Ukraine. I said, “How smart is that?” And he’s gonna go in and be a peacekeeper. That’s strongest peace force We could use that on our southern border. That’s the strongest peace force I’ve ever seen. There were more army tanks than I’ve ever seen. They’re gonna keep peace all right. No, but think of it. Here’s a guy who’s very savvy I know him very well. Very, very well.

Ha, his file system uses 64 Bytes per file, what a waste. If only he used 64 bits per file it would use even less space for 200 Million Files.

In the past HBO MAX was blocking Linux, but I haven't had any problems with it for over a year. What browser are you using that doesn't work on HBO Max?

No, I believe that prize goes to APL.

I'm surprised that know one knows this one.

IIRC, Congress is not subject to insider trading rules. They are the ultimate in inside traders by design and there is nothing to be done about it.

Ummm, you might have to cite your sources on this one. I've worked a few places in the US and while I have run into slackers, not sure what a defector is used in this context, I find that most people take pride in their jobs and work. Generally, I've found that most put in the time and effort they are paid for, so when they make a decent living and don't have to work multiple jobs to support themselves and their families they perform rather nicely.

But of course, that's just my opinion and I don't have a researched position to provide proof of that, I do know that the US has some of the best productivity per capita of the world, so I'd like some sources for your opinion so that I can research and provide counter examples or decide to agree with you.

I've always though HBO needed more unscripted television shows.

The congress critters represent the state and states set most of the voting rights for people in their states unless those rules are deemed unconstitutional in court. There have been a few court cases where the gerrymandering was deemed unconstitutional by a judge and sent back to be fixed, but it's the state legislature that determines those voting areas. The republicans have been more willing to use the power to set voting districts than the democrats over the past couple of decades, but I assume the democrats have the same options in states where they have the majority.

The federal government was not granted the right to oversee elections, instead the power is with the states. There seems to be some recognition of the effects of gerrymandering, but it's difficult to get back into power once the voting areas have been designed to give one party an advantage. And if that party has an advantage, they don't seem to think it's a pressing issue to be corrected. Some courts are mandating change due to lawsuits, but eventually those cases will have to work though the system. Right now there is no mandate for states to accept any other method than the methods they choose.