LeFantome

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[–] LeFantome@programming.dev 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

He means that the US and Russia will start a war as allies. With the backing of the US military, you can invade anybody you want.

[–] LeFantome@programming.dev 1 points 10 months ago

Accusing people of disliking the group you wish you were a part of is an attack on that group. You are using them as human shields.

If she was actually a strong woman, she would not have to trot out such a weak excuse for why people are mad at her. Stand up for your own actions. Be strong. You know, what you say you are. Don’t plead immunity because of the protected class you want to claim membership in.

There are lots of strong women. They do not need Smith diminishing their reputation.

[–] LeFantome@programming.dev 3 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Except he does care about his reputation. It is all he cares about. He is just wrong about what helps it.

He will go down as the dumbest and weakest President ever. He cares. But without a ghost of Presidents past intervention, he will not believe it. He feels tough right now and, I believe, honestly thinks he is right on tariffs. He is wrong and history will record it so, but he really believes it.

[–] LeFantome@programming.dev 5 points 10 months ago (5 children)

China is more stable and reasonable. Normally, the problem with China is that they are authoritarian despots. In the current situation, the US is matching them on the authoritarian despot front. So, China wins by being more stable and reasonable.

Moving away from doing business with China is a problem that has to be solved in the next ten year. Moving away from the US needs to happen now.

[–] LeFantome@programming.dev 10 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

I agree.

Just recently, I used GIMP 3.0 to create what will become a sticker on the side of a dozen hockey helmets.

It was a small project but it probably went back and forth a dozen times as each version delivered sparked new ideas or new questions on what was possible. Layers, filters, alpha channel, Smart Selection, and working with text and font outlines were all essential.

I don’t do all this stuff all the time. There is no way I would ever pay for Photoshop. Yet, my standard Linux install had everything I needed to get it done. And it was not that hard.

Truly amazing when you think about it. We are all so entitled.

[–] LeFantome@programming.dev 1 points 10 months ago

Agreed. They have a lot of the required plumbing now. There are some non-destructive editing workflows in GIMP.

I think holding back 3.0 for so long was a mistake. It no longer matters though. It is out now and it can be improved dramatically without such a long break between the dev version and stable.

We will see what the next couple of years brings.

[–] LeFantome@programming.dev 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Why would you try.

Also, treat hime like he treats you. Just lie to him and never do it. If he ever complains, just say it never happened. Lie to him again to get whatever concessions you want. Repeat.

Treat clowns like clowns.

[–] LeFantome@programming.dev 4 points 10 months ago

It is a shame this was so obvious. Even though I saw it a week late, it was so obviously an April Fool’s joke that it was not worth reading past the headline.

I feel bad for whoever put the work in.

[–] LeFantome@programming.dev 6 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I love that RiSC-V is already so well supported in the Linux kernel even though the hardware is not really out there yet. When decent hardware does arrive, a fairly mature ecosystem will be waiting for it.

Compare that to ARM which took quite a while. There is already more of a culture of getting device support into the mainline for RISC-V than for ARM even now.

I do think decent RISC-V kit is coming. The existing players like SciFive are getting there, we know big players like Qualcomm and Samsung have projects, and future disruptors like AheadComputing see RISC-V as their attack vector on the current industry. And for sure China is going to surprise with a decent RISC-V offering at some point—maybe Alibaba, maybe Huawei, or maybe someone else.

[–] LeFantome@programming.dev 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Who is granting these licenses and what are the criteria?

In the US right now, it seems that you may be required to reject vaccinations and to poison your children. The guy in charge of the agency eats roadkill and had a worm eating his brain (not attacks—facts out of his own mouth).

Be careful what you wish for.

[–] LeFantome@programming.dev 5 points 10 months ago

Where I live, it is more about working closer to home.

You cannot work, shop, and shuttle kids using Transit if you work 30 km from home (normal in my city).

[–] LeFantome@programming.dev 6 points 10 months ago

US trade deal with Russia in 3…2…1….

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