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[–] Resonosity@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 18 hours ago

Kamala sucked bro. She started out with a promise of change, which saw her soar to knew heights as her campaign reached $1bn+ funding from a large proportion of individual donors.

But then around the DNC, she became Biden 2.0. And that turned people off because Americans had just kicked his ass off the campaign.

Politicians don't automatically get to have our vote. They earn it through campaigning. The mentality of "Vote Blue No Matter Who" has unironically led to the Democrats racheting towards the Right. It happened in 2016, and it happened in 2024.

Voting AGAINST something, which Kamala made a majority of her campaign about, appears to not be as good of a rallying cry as voting FOR something.

I voted for Kamala btw. But I criticized her from start to finish in hopes to extract more concessions that she ended up allowing.

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[–] Resonosity@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Ha, I've been boycotting these companies for years.

Arrrrrrrrrrr

‘Maybe we should go after you’ Trump threatens ABC reporter asking about free speech in c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

[–] Resonosity@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

To be fair, we're not really sure what the economy is doing because Trump rejects any reports from his Admin that show the economy in a bad light.

We're back to COVID level unemployment, iirc.

Edit: we also haven't seen the full extent of the impact that deportation of undocumented immigrants will have on the economy.

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[–] Resonosity@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

The USA is distracted with treats. It's economy is the imperial core of the planet. That fact affords Trump some time before the masses realize what's going on.

Remember that the Nazis made the economy temporarily better for the in-group. They actually allowed socialist benefits for the German workforce before clamping down on that during WWII.

Trump isn't making the economy better for anyone though. He's screwing everyone over, and channeling that hate towards anything else but him and his base.

Just as we've seen with Charlie Kirk's murder and Candace Owen's conspiracy theory to blame it all on Israel, the Right can fracture very easily. I don't think this Admin will make it to the height of the Nazis. Their own incompetence and marriage to the rich will sew the seeds of their demise. Of course, anti-fascists throwing wrenches in things doesn't hurt either.

On .ml, "Slava Ukraini" is considered a "fascist slogan" and will be removed. Remember that when you see them accusing someone or something of being a fascist in c/meanwhileongrad@sh.itjust.works

[–] Resonosity@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 days ago

After briefly skimming that Wikipedia article, it seems like the phrase/battlecry has undergone multiple iterations over the years, originating as far back as perhaps WWI.

Could it be the case that fascist nationalists appropriated this aspect of culture to galvanize and accumulate support? Sure. Look at the Groypers with Pepe the Frog in present times.

That phrase hasn't ~~always~~ been wielded by fascists, however, and it seems like the larger Ukrainian population have taken back this phrase from the fascists.

I think the .ml mod definitely had too heavy a hand with the ban here.

On .ml, "Slava Ukraini" is considered a "fascist slogan" and will be removed. Remember that when you see them accusing someone or something of being a fascist in c/meanwhileongrad@sh.itjust.works

[–] Resonosity@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 2 days ago

I lean socialist, but yeah fuck this. Ukraine should be liberated as much as Palestine, Nepal, and the Philippines. Fuck authoritarian simps.

The ONLY conflict that should concern us all is the class conflict.

If so called "leftists" think that solidarity doesn't extend to their favorite oppressed people, then they aren't leftists. They are fascists in disguise who associate with an in-group juxtaposed against an out-group. Leftists must realize that EVERYONE is part of the in-group, even fascists themselves. For if their material lives were well nourished and enriched, they wouldn't feel the need to hate.

Now, I have heard that there has been and may still be corruption in the Ukrainian government. That corruption doesn't give permission for other countries to invade and take over, though. If anything, internal affairs should be dealt between the opposing sides PEACEFULLY and DEMOCRATICALLY. If things do come to violence, those internal seeking to restore a democratic system of government should be supported more by those external than the opposing side of corruption.

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[–] Resonosity@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Shame on the DNC

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[–] Resonosity@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

There have been other times in the USA's history where rich robber barons have held the majority of power.

Thankfully, class consciousness (and political integrity) had emerged enough during those times for the working class to claw back freedoms they lost to the capitalists. Look at May Day for how we earned a 40 hour work week and weekends.

I do agree with you though. There is more wealth disparity today than any other time in human history. The working class response to this betrayal by the rich must reflect this in kind, and achieve unprecedented levels of equity and equality compared to any other time in human history.

That may sound ideal, but it's necessary. Suffering across the world may have decreased in the past 40-50 years, but the benefits of technology and the 21st century have not trickled down to the workers. Stuff should be cheaper because we've displaced our labor with robotics and freed our time and energy with better tools (e.g. assembly lines). It is a crime that things have only gotten more expensive as time has passed.

Power over the masses is of course the culprit. Capitalist power ensures the majority are enslaved to their 9-5s, their student loan debt, and even the ever prescient force to abolish ownership of stuff in favor of rent. There's a reason why socialism is becoming a popular ideology in Democratic and Left-leaning populations: capitalism isn't apart of it.

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[–] Resonosity@lemmy.dbzer0.com 67 points 2 days ago (10 children)

The US has always been fascist, since Manifest Destiny up to and after WWII. Fascism is just now turning inward towards the people who never thought they'd see this end of the stick.

Still, despite all the hatred and forces pushing us apart and pinning us down, this is our opportunity to restructure the country and make reparations to those we've wronged.

Have radical optimism in the face of radical hatred.

It'S tHe SaMe PiCtUrE!!! in c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world

[–] Resonosity@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 days ago

It's not racist to speak about which parties play the role of the oppressor and the oppressed. It's reality.

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[–] Resonosity@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

I had a response typed up, but I guess it didn't send.

Basically, white people have caused the genocide of Native Americans, and some say the genocide of slaves and black people too, although it's not clear if what's going on there is a genocide. There is clearly a race arrow pointing from one group of people towards others.

The arrival of Europeans and passing of the baton from the British, Spanish, and French to the Americans introduced diseases that Native Americans weren't prepared for, and this was a major factor in their decline. If you think the Civil War had impacts on civilians and those not participating, then you must recognize the impacts European contact had. It's so much worse than the Civil War.

And in the case of European contact, and again Americans' continued settlement and structural violence against the Native Americans, pretty much only Native Americans were impacted. The diseases and technologies carried over by the whites completely overwhelmed Native Americans. Virtually no impacts to whites, which IMO is a worse outcome. At least in war, people sustain similar casualties and impacts on both sides, and this helps fuel empathy. Not the case when you're the oppressor.

There is a hierarchy to evil because there is a hierarchy to violence. Violence can be direct or acute, and then it can be indirect through structural violence (or social murder). Violence just means harm against others. That harm can manifest in many different ways. The ultimate harm is killing people, but there are many other harms to be done towards the outgroup.

In the case of the Holodomor vs the Trail of Tears, I think we can make a good distinction that one was worse than the other. The Trail of Tears was essentially ethnic cleansing, or the displacement of people from one area or another. The Holodomor involved a famine that may or may not have been intentionally caused by the USSR, but which may or may not have been accelerated once the USSR learned of it. That IMO makes it a genocide. Ethnic cleansing is bad, but people don't die as a result. With genocide, that is the case. The Holodomor as an event IMO was worse than the Trail of Tears, but there are other events in the history of the genocide of Native Americans that compare to the Holodomor or appear worse.

Edit: notice how I haven't called you names or called for degradation of your reputation in all of this. Your ad hominems since the very beginning show you in bad faith. I suggest you argue based on the facts and refrain from name calling to be a more effective interlocutor. This applies to me too of course, and anyone else on Lemmy.

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[–] Resonosity@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (4 children)

You tell me how a singular war fought primarily by whites against whites compares to the US's and Western World's systematic eradication of Native Americans.

The Trail of Tears might not have involved actual deaths of Native Americans, but it's the hallmark heinous injustice and US-led marker of their centuries-long genocide (even if it's considered more ethnic cleansing than genocide).

Nothing about what you've said has refuted my point. More deaths are worse than less deaths.

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[Request] OSH Digital Camera with Minimum 1080p 30fps Video Streaming for WFH (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by Resonosity@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

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Hi! First time posting here on Self-Hosted. Let me know if I got any norms wrong.

I've been seeking to upgrade my digital environment for years now to be more sustainable. Recently, I've adopted repairable electronics like Framework's 13 laptop and Fairphone's earbuds (although I realize now that wired headphones are 100% the more sustainable option now). I've slowly been deGoogling and deMicrosofting my life, from using FOSS apps on my Galaxy S23+ like CoMaps, NotallyX, and AntennaPod, and FOSS programs on my Framework like LibreOffice or just Linux in general.

One area I'm focusing on upgrading at the moment is my Work From Home (WFH) setup, and specifically the electronics/hardware I use to conduct work functions. I have some ideas to upgrade the keyboard using products like ZSA's Ergodox keyboard and Ploopy's mouse, but I haven't found many options for Open Source Hardware (OSH) cameras.

Does the self-hosted community on Lemmy have any ideas for OSH cameras that at the minimum stream 1080p 30fps video for applications like Zoom and Microsoft Teams?

More generally, does the community support a maintained list similar to Wikipedia that tracks OSS/OSH projects that can give recommendations to novices like myself?

So far, the only OSH cameras I've been able to find, whether capable of streaming video or merely taking photos, are the CinePi / v2, Sitina 1, and even ones like the Elphel 393 series.

The Elphel 393s are 100% out of budget for what I want to do. I was actually astonished when I saw their prices. The Sitina 1 has promise, but it looks like it's not well maintained as it once was. This leaves the CinePi, which seems promising in terms of both budget, support (based on Raspberry Pi), and implementation.

It seems to me that closed source software and hardware only has the ability to exacerbate the issues with the electronics industry, whether contributing to e-waste via forced obsolescence or eroding personal privacy and liberties. Hopefully, one day governments, likely starting with the EU and ending at the US, will embrace open source on a societal scale. In the meantime, us technologically savvy people have to support these initial projects with our voices, wallets, and ballets.

Thanks for reading!

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[HELP] Transition from Windows 11 to Fedora KDE on 2018 Surface Pro 6 (incl. Dual Boot) (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by Resonosity@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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Hi! Thanks for reading this post.

Disclaimer: I've already figured out how to dual boot SteamOS & Windows 10 on my Steam Deck (see this post), but things haven't gone the smoothest - hence this post and learning more about using Linux in general as a current Windows user.

Recently my Surface Pro 6 laptop, which runs one of the latest Windows 11 updates (23H2), updated to one of the new releases (24H2), and that completely bricked my laptop (bricked as in slow asf). I was able to revert back to 23H2 thankfully, but the fact that Microsoft can brick my device without my consent is unacceptable.

So, I'm hoping to learn how to install Linux and a good distro/DE combo like Fedora KDE. The Steam Deck Desktop Mode runs KDE, which I have to say sits well with my Windows sensibilities.

I also see value in dual booting though. I know about Ventoy and GParted because I used those softwares on my Steam Deck, but I was following a guide and didn't really understand what I was doing. Ventoy seems better than the alternatives like Balena and Rufus due to the multi-boot functionality.

With that all out of the way, I have questions:

How should I get started?
What hardware do I need to get started, especially if I want to multi-boot .ISOs from a singular USB drive (e.g. minimum GB size, USB specs, etc.)
What software do I need to get started? Is Ventoy and GParted enough, and do I need to configure my hardware in any specific ways so those softwares run as expected?
What should I do now to prepare to switch from Windows to Linux? FOSS apps aren't a big concern to me. I prefer them
What other technical facts should I consider when making the switch, like disabling Bitlocker and Fast Boot on my current Windows device?
If I were to load Windows 10 or 11 onto my Ventoy, are there any issues I should watch out for, like how Windows 10 overwrote my GRUB file on my Steam Deck, making it instead the default boot .ISO?
If I have games that I want to play but I can only play them via Windows 10/11, how would I enable things like Secure Boot, TPM, and other Anti-Cheat methods like what's required for Battlefield 6 (see above post I linked)?
What risks are there in making the switch, and how can I counter those risks or at least mitigate them to protect myself?
If things go completely wrong, and I brick my laptop in the middle of switching, or if something happens after I make the switch but I boot into one distro/DE or another, what's my ripcord? How do I do a complete wipe of my laptop, and will this involve breaking into the hardware to mess around with cables, like if I need to reset the motherboard?
Is there anything else that I should keep in mind?

Thanks for the help!

P.S. I'm pretty sure my laptop has these specs, if that helps.

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[Help] Steam Deck OLED | Windows 10 Dual Boot | How to Enable Secure Boot (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by Resonosity@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/steamdeck@sopuli.xyz

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Hi! Thanks for clicking on this post.

I purchased a Steam Deck OLED about a year ago hoping to play my favorite video games outside of a Microsoft environment (the Xbox Live costs were getting annoying).

Everything worked fine for a while until EA games stopped launching via Steam OS. This fact motivated me to look into dual booting with the Windows 10 edition that'll be supported for another 5-7 years, despite the commercial editions losing support in October 2025. I followed this guide, and got W10 dual boot up and running with Ventoy and GParted.

Fast forward to 2025, and the new Battlefield 6 beta just launched. I was hoping to try the beta out knowing that I probably wouldn't buy the game (all BFs since BF1 are COD trash) and that BF4, BF1, and BFV all launch in W10 on Deck.

But then I receive this error: "SecureBoot is not enabled. Learn how to use SecureBoot at [go.ea.com/SecureBoot] (111)".

I've done some research to try to figure this out, following EA's own guide to enable Secure Boot:

Running msinfo32 shows that my BIOS Mode is UEFI, and Secure Boot State is Off.

Running tpm.msc shows that "The TPM is ready for use" under Status.

Entering Disk Management, right clicking on C:, selecting Properties, Hardware, Micron_2400_MTFDKBK1T0QFM, Properties, Volumes, Populate, and my Partition style is shown as GUID Partition Table (GPT).

Now I enter Advanced Startup to view BIOS settings, Troubleshoot, Advanced options, UEFI Firmware Settings, Restart, and the Steam Deck boots into the InsydeH2 BIOS menu.

From here, EA says these BIOS settings are specific to the manufacturer, so I go exploring. Under Setup Utility, I see Main, Advanced, Security, Power, Boot, and Exit menus to the left side of the screen.

When I click through these, I see the following:

BIOS Release Date = 08/01/2024
VBIOS FW Version = 113-AMDSphJupiter
Current TPM Device = TPM 2.0 (FTPM)
TPM State = All Hierarchies Enabled, Owned
Quick Boot = Enabled
Quiet Boot = Enabled

I don't see any specific mention of "Secure Boot".

I have read that the only way to enable Secure Boot is to go through these steps. I don't have the time or energy to do that now. Maybe this weekend.

Has anyone else gone through similar troubleshooting?

Is the above the right path forward for my use case?

Are there any risks I should keep in mind if I want to enable Secure Boot?

What ways can I protect myself from my n00b carelessness?

Thanks for your time!! I don't post much, but all the reddit posts out there failed to answer my specific problem. And who on Lemmy doesn't like more content?

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Steam Deck OLED | Dual Boot Windows 10 LTSC | How to Enable Secure Boot (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by Resonosity@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/steamdeck@lemmy.ml

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