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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Unfortunately it doesn't say anything about the Executive Branch, just Congress

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 months ago

I think he was referring to the GPU switching software to make Optimus work on Linux.

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Bumblebee

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I'm not sure why people are so quickly disregarding this theory. The Biden administration viewed that both the lab leak and the natural origins were legitimate. He had the US intelligence agencies looking into the origin.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/16/politics/biden-intel-review-covid-origins/index.html

Low confidence could just mean there is not much evidence available because the PRC has gone to great lengths to control information regarding the origin.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

There is no evidence that it is banned. ByteDance just made the same app for the PRC market

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/is-tiktok-banned-in-china/

[–] [email protected] 51 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Well the CCP does exert considerable control over TikToks parent company ByteDance. The CCP has already utilized data from TikTok to track protestors and other "dissidents"

https://apnews.com/article/tiktok-china-bytedance-user-data-d257d98125f69ac80f983e6067a84911

No the CCP does not own Tik Tok but it might as well own it.

Unfortunately this situation is not unlike what the US government likely does. However, hopefully this precedence building policy recognizes that data privacy from 3rd party entities is needed. Will that standard be applied to US companies? Not likely any time soon but I'm optimistic.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

That's odd. I'm surprised they blocked it for you. I also work for the US federal government and I haven't had any issues with using Proton at work. I wonder why the difference.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

As a resident in Michigan, this is good news but definitely not something we need to focus on at this point in time.

The state government needs to focus on the basics and by that I mean clean water. Flint still has a water crisis and many cities like Brenton Harbor as well as northern Michigan towns face the same issues.

It is possible they can fix the water infrastructure and provide free community college since they do have a large budget surplus.

https://www.michigancapitolconfidential.com/news/michigans-2024-budget-will-spend-all-but-3-of-states-9b-surplus

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

A fair question.

I view him as unbiased because he doesn't promote Joe Rogan but also doesn't dismiss the the good aspects of Joe Rogan. He views Joe Rogan as nuanced as he should.

Johnny Harris didn't rush to label him Joe Rogan as horrible or great.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 years ago (2 children)

One good way to get an understanding is to watch the summary of Joe Rogan that Johnny Harris, a YouTube journalist did.

While it won't give you a summary of each episode that Joe Rogan does it will give you an unbiased look at what Joe Rogan's program is all about

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago

Third party voting being a recent addition? Have you heard of Ross Perot? Have you heard of the Whig party? Third party voting has been around for centuries. The Democrats and Republicans just want you to think it's not a thing.

The threshold for participation of a candidate unfairly keeps 3rd parties out so the Democrats and Republicans can keep power.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/do-the-debates-unfairly-shut-out-third-parties/

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago

Oh that's good. I didn't see they had gotten the full approval.

I think there will need to be a point though where we determine that those who are not at risk don't need to get the vaccine and those at risk should still get it.

The pharmaceutical companies are pulling in tons of money based on the strong push that "everyone must get it". Unfortunately that money gets funneled into their lobbying power and thus continues the viscous cycle.

There is a reason the US provides approximately half the pharmaceutical sales in the world. https://www.statista.com/statistics/272181/world-pharmaceutical-sales-by-region/

For some odd reason that's not resulting in longer average lifespans. According to United Nations estimates, the US ranks 47th in life expectancy.

https://www.worldometers.info/demographics/life-expectancy/

At some point we need to cut the pharmaceutical companies loose because we are not seeing our money's worth.

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