your dad is probably the most technically proficient person i've heard of. most people i know using slackware are only using it in an enterprise server environment with a team to support it

for real! this should be about how we are on the precipice of letting people with debilitating conditions enjoy their lives and spend time with people they care about instead of immediately saying "just think of the implications for shareholder value!"

at least 2/3 of the global northern empires have fallen for the dictator's trap

for real. it's 2026. everything with social features is tiktok. instagram, facebook, youtube. they're all tiktok

it's a mnemonic to help people remember, not pedantry

5 50 ml pours will give you maximum extraction, but sometimes maximum extraction isn't what you want, particularly with something high in tanins. if i'm making coffee for enjoyment rather than trial i'll do a bloom until the bloom has drained and then pour to 200ml, wait for that to drain mostly, the pour to 250ml

structural violence is more of the idea that all of the wealth that has been accumulated throughout the millenia has been done first with the sword, then with the lance, then with the gun, and of lately, with the bomb. if we ceased all military action of all kinds tomorrow, the intrinsic status quo would be one reflective of a racist, sexist, homophobic, and transphobic class based hierarchy. in order to challenge that status quo we can't tolerate anyone who prevents us from challenging these underlying inequitable hegemonies by disrupting the solidarity of the working people.

that's when a majority of companies go public to get an influx of cash to do something or another to become profitable.

an ipo for an investor is just a casino game where you're betting on if the leadership of that company's plan to attain profitablity will pan out and they'll still exist in 5 years