Arghblarg

Vivaldi on Linux and Windows is still good in my experience, and so far uBlock Origin for manifest v2 still works. I hope they keep v2 support forever, forking completely if they must.

But can you use that gun and expect to remain free? The new environment appears to be a manifestation of that principle “… in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, and out-groups whom the law binds, but does not protect.”

As in: if you (justifiably) use that weapon in self-defense, will the US ‘justice’ system as it is today properly see it as self-defense, or railroad you into prison (or worse)?

If I were in the USA today, that would be my very real fear. The courts are packed with ultra-conservative, Christian nationalists and there may be no protection for those who seek it there.

So… when does Congress decide it wants to you know, actually keep some of its checks and balances? I’m guessing never?

Every single GOP member who isn’t acting against this is officially a Quisling. Never forget how they handed the reigns of power to fascists on a platter.

“He who saves his country does not violate any law.” -Donald Trump (reading a post-it note handed to him by Felon Musk, quoting Napoleon, or something)

…and for those on Linux there is ‘DeGouru’, a tool for de-DRMing internet archive books that are lending-restricted.

A bit annoying in that it is somewhat sensitive to the Python version one has installed but there are ways to manage that which I am not qualified to advise on.

Neat, will try it out.

Has anyone written an android desktop search widget for it? A quick search only foumd one veeery old experimental project.

True. It isn’t always about a cost/labour analysis. Sometimes I want to repair something to learn how to do it. Sometimes I want to repair something because even though ‘my time is valuable’, I hate the idea of throwing out something I know will rot in the landfill for a thousand years. Sometimes I’m just attached to the thing and afraid I won’t find a replacement that is as good (which is often the case).

I hate our throwaway culture, it’s good to know how to fix things even if it isn’t technically ‘cost effective’ to do so.

So are any CDC staff working on ways to get word out on threats outside of the officially-gagged channels?

I would rather they don’t lose their jobs by doing so, but civil disobedience is absolutely called for here.