Yeah I think the whole monoculture for computing was a very bad thing at the time and we were all deprived of the diversity that could have been. I remember OS/2 rather fondly as it was way better than Windows at the time.

Things change, and now the Linux and XNU kernel run the majority of the computing devices people use. Between being the backbone of the Internet and used in the majority of consumer faced internet devices, Linux has truly dominated.

I suppose it would also be dominate on the desktop if it wasn’t for Windows. Not that MS isn’t doing everything in their power to make it happen with their current anti-user agenda.

Most people are stupid, more at eleven.

MS did so many shitty things it is hard to keep track. They destroyed computer OS diversity every chance they got. This is why there were never any successful alternatives. It wasn’t because Windows was GUD.

I am in the same boat, I spent $680 on heating oil last month. I would love to move to split-level heat pump system. Most of the work would be running the electrical as the pumps/vents themselves are pretty easy to install.

It is pretty crazy, he cut himself a $230 million dollar check that he said the government owed him and didn’t even have to report it. He has unilaterally given foreign governments billions of dollars and bribed US interests with billions as well. He also seems to think the hundreds of billions of tariff money is his to do what he pleases with as well.

Truly this administration has broken so many laws, ethics, norms, etc. that they will go down in history as the most corrupt and criminal administration of all time.

Edit: obligatory so far

Yes, only 10-15% of oil is used for non-fuel purposes. That is a dramatic reduction in demand.

Also, much of our technology has been built around oil due to byproduct availability. We could, in theory, create all the products we use without oil. It would definitely take time, research, and retooling though.

So he lied about having oil companies on board with all this. I think this is perhaps better as originally it seemed like he went around Congress and conspired with oil companies to invade Venezuela.

Who knows anymore though. This could just be oil companies covering their ass in case there was some truth to them having foreknowledge of the invasion.

At least Pence had some pushback and opinions about Trump’s antics. Vance literally crawls out of Trump’s ass everyday just so he can kiss it before he crawls back in.

I didn’t down vote you, and I wouldn’t take it personally.

I was just offering the typical anecdotal experience challenging misconception. This is probably worth less than good research.

This is bullshit honestly. I have been married for almost 30 years. For 27 years we had sex pretty much everyday. Then my wife had to get her ladybits rearranged by a doctor due to a bladder prolapse and went through early menopause.

We still have regular sex, but not everyday anymore.

Apparently there are a bunch of bombs about to expire. Got to do something with them amiriiight!

Rapist says what?

It is not my definition, it is the definition of the man who created the concept.

The whole world became fascist as many countries didn’t have the strong corporatism elements to enable it without countries like the US introducing them. So it is only in more recent history (last two-hundred or so years) and before that I think proto-fascist would be more appropriate.

I am sure you could argue that before corporations guilds and trade groups created similar effects when lobbying governments. In modern times the wealthy’s favorite proxy, the corporation, has certainly become the dominate form of our culture.

I think a lot of people are hung up with Nazi = fascists, but the Italians were fascists and they were not Nazi. Also, the idea that Fascism is inherently bad. While our culture has certainly made it a problem, who is it to say with the right ethics and considerations that it couldn’t be conducted in a way that wasn’t destructive to the out groups.

There is also consideration for degrees. Obviously some countries policies are more fascist than others. So saying how fascist is probably more correct than a simple fascist or not statement.

When it comes to the US giving material support to the Nazi’s it is clear that they were just as fascist if not more than the Nazi. After all, Hitler modeled the final solution on how the US handled the Native Americans.

Private US citizens helped bank roll the Nazi party and IBM came up with the numbering system for the Jews and helped determine how many needed to be “cleared” out of the ghettos daily to allow the final solution to work. Not to mention the US lobbied the rest of the world not to take the Jews in before the final solution was ever proposed.

Why would I care what Wikipedia says when we have literal quotes from the guy that invented the term.

The complexity is just people trying to skirt around the truth that they live in a fascist society. But, just for shits and giggles let’s explore it.

“totalitarian, nationalist ideology emphasizing the absolute supremacy of the State, rejecting liberalism, democracy, and individualism for a collective, hierarchical society focused on national power, glory, and unity, organized corporatist-style with state control over economy and industry, built on myth, militarism, and the cult of the strong leader.”

Wow, so basically the US was fascist before we had a word for it. The founding fathers were definitely proto-fascists.

Oh yes, most of the world is definitely fascist as well. Did you miss the US toppling tons of nations and installing dictators?

If 90% + of all policy in all governments are written by corporations that pretty much seals it.

Liberalism, democracy, equality, etc. are just propaganda created by fascist nations to justify their existence to the people who don’t know better. Propaganda is one hell of a drug.

Always is, always was

What in the literal hell are you talking about!?

I think you need to recheck what fascism is. The best definition is fascism = corporatism which was explained by Mussolini who invented the word.

The US has been fascist for a very long time and has helped spread it all over the world.

Fair enough, I am not sure this administration would be stopped by losing Trump, but it couldn’t hurt. He is definitely shudder their face

Lol, pretending Trump is the mastermind.

It is funny because Trump talks so much shit about the press, but they got his back. It is pretty sad to watch, but we have known for decades that the independent press is a lie in the US.

Sure, plucky revolutionary spirit? The American Revolution was lead by business leaders who wanted to control the colony. They used propaganda, assassination, bombings, etc. and turned colonists against each other.

It was a country created out of a lie that went on to commit some of the worst atrocities known to man. George Washington, our first President, was on his way to becoming the world’s first billionaire adjusted for inflation. He would have gotten there if he didn’t die in his sixties

The constitution, democracy, and liberalism are all part of a masterful propaganda campaign used to convince US citizens (and apparently foreigners) that there is something more to the US other than naked power (hint: there isn’t).

This is not “our” tyrannical government, it is owned by the wealthy who have always called the shots and controlled all the policy. The people historically, even if they band together and demonstrate, have had almost no effect on the death machine that is the US.

I assure you we have been laying down our lives. Just between gun deaths and overdoses we are losing 100,000 + preventable deaths every year. Apparently keeping minorities down and profits are far more important than our lives.

It is not just us either US sanctions have cost the world about 500,000 people a year for the last 50 years. Let that sink in. We have caused the death of 25 million people just because we don’t like the policies of other countries.

There is no saving the US. There is no saving the rest of the fascist world either. We could incrementally fix things and change for the better. There is always hope of course, but the reality is unless you are mega wealthy your voice will never be heard.

I wish the rest of the world could take a hint, but the income inequality grows in every country and fascism dominates every facet of our lives.