heliotrope

u/heliotrope@retrofed.com
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In terms of violence, I think The Onion puts it best:

Arming every cop is also a uniquely terrible idea. We do have armed police in the UK, but they're specially trained and only really brought out for exceptional cases.

In terms of surveillance, well, you're not that much futher ahead of the rest of the world. The UK is similarly becoming a bit of a panopticon.

I get my news mostly via RSS, but I also check the headlines online and hear things through the grapevine. My main sources are:

  • Freedom News
  • The i Paper
  • The Herald
  • 404 Media
  • The Ferret
  • BBC News (just for headlines)

Velcro and, in the words of OP, people practically smashing plates while violently washing dishes.

I am also quite sensitive to shouting, but it's less of an "urrgh that's awful" and more of an "I need to leave right now before someone gets hurt" deal.

on Stay back. · c/wizards · 7 pts · 6d

Fun fact: the word 'halitosis' was invented by Listerine to make ordinary bad breath sound like a disease.

I would also recommend Linux Mint for you. While the UI/UX (either Cinnamon, MATE, or Xfce) bares resemblance to Windows at first, it can easily be reshaped however you wish; or even replaced entirely with a more macOS-esque desktop environment (such as Pantheon or GNOME).

However, as Macintosh hardware has some differences to PC, you may need to install rEFInd beforehand. It has been a while since I installed Linux on a Mac, so I don't know if this is still necessary!

To be more helpful, I would need to know your exact model number (this should be something like "MacBookPro 12,1").

on I can't like the fish · c/linuxmemes · 111 pts · 11d

Thompson shell (predates Bourne)


scsh (Scheme shell) and closh (Clojure shell)


sash (stand-alone shell)


gash (Guile shell)


ash (Almquist shell)


dash (Debian Almquist shell)


eshell (Emacs shell)


Shells I couldn't think of images for:

  • bosh (from SchilyTools)
  • tclsh (Tcl shell)
  • ion (from Redox OS)
on Krasnov Gambit · c/noncredibledefense · 21 pts · 12d

::: spoiler NSFW answer A quick web search reveals it's a zoophile porn site.

For additional context, according to the Epstein Files, Putin may or may not have a video of Trump blowing "Bubba", who may either be Gislaine Maxwell's horse or Bill Clinton. :::