wrath-sedan

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[–] wrath-sedan@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago

Something about these is so calming, thanks Gal Gal.

[–] wrath-sedan@kbin.social 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Andrew S. Hannen, appointed by George W. Bush.

[–] wrath-sedan@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Meta note: in kbin both the NYT link and archive link look and work fine, but when I check on this post from a Lemmy alt using the Memmy app the archive link is completely broken and there is no image preview. Anyone know what’s going on here?

EDIT: looks fine from lemmy.world in a browser, must be a Memmy problem

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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by wrath-sedan@kbin.social to c/news@lemmy.world
 

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The judge maintained that President Barack Obama exceeded his authority when he created the program, which has allowed thousands of undocumented immigrants to avoid deportation and work legally.

[–] wrath-sedan@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

Hope you find something that works! I do enjoy that Joplin is not paywalled in anyway, and is still super robust, private, and local first. I personally hop around between several note taking apps based on my needs so finding apps that are local md first is high priority for me so that if I move to another app all of my notes can move with me.

Joplin stores notes in a database rather than directly as Markdown, but they can easily be exported as Markdown which I guess is the next best thing.

[–] wrath-sedan@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

I have a fairly old iPhone and I never have much of an issue with speed, so maybe?

My main issues with Logseq on mobile is that a) there’s no plug-in support which makes my workflow much more difficult and b) I find the UI as just a copy of the desktop UI without many mobile-specific features usable but not super intuitive. If I need to jot down a quick note or TODO on the go I don’t think it’s best. I keep the app mainly to reference longer notes on the go.

[–] wrath-sedan@kbin.social 18 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I kind of love note taking apps so I can rundown a few:

  • Logseq (FOSS, can technically run in a browser but it’s very limited and literally called “demo”)
  • Obsidian (not FOSS but local md first, very mature and a huge community)
  • Joplin (FOSS and probably general go-to for cross-platform open source notes in general but is a bit of a memory hog)
  • StandardNotes (you already described this one)
  • notesnook (very new offering probably most similar to SN but I don’t know)
  • AnyType (also very new and striving for more of a Notion-like experience but I think still needs time to mature)

I use Logseq most often, although I prefer Joplin on mobile. Obsidian and Logseq are more “personal knowledge management” and may be overkill for simple note-taking, plus I feel they are a little bloated on mobile. Honestly not sure which ones work in a browser, but I agree that’s a feature I’d like more of. All of these though I believe are cross-platform so should be usable on mobile or desktop.

[–] wrath-sedan@kbin.social 11 points 1 year ago

The lengths to which this game goes to steal all my free time is absurd.

[–] wrath-sedan@kbin.social 14 points 1 year ago

Yeah the tax structure already favors the wealthy in many ways, so the idea that more enforcement of existing laws on the higher end is somehow hurting the middle class is just laughable.

[–] wrath-sedan@kbin.social 53 points 1 year ago (16 children)

Grover Norquist, who heads the conservative Americans for Tax Reform, said the IRS’ plan to pursue high wealth individuals does not preclude the IRS from eventually pursuing middle-income Americans for audits down the road.

Lol love the complete lack of evidence with just a big ol dose of non sequiter fear-mongering, they MIGHT come for you next!!

[–] wrath-sedan@kbin.social 94 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I think this headline sounds sensationalist. It’s not untrue, but transiting the Taiwan Strait is something the US, Canada, and several other countries do pretty regularly to ensure they are still treated as international waters.

This headline makes it sound like an escalation when actually it’s pretty normal operating procedure.

[–] wrath-sedan@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Not unexpected, I just like sea otters. They are unfortunately also a wolf-friendly source of protein.

[–] wrath-sedan@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

But instead of moving to greener pastures, the wolves remained on an island and shifted their diet to unexpected prey: sea otters.

:-(

 

The proposed rule would lift the salary threshold for overtime pay from $35,568 to $55,000.

 

EDIT: Getting a ton of great responses thanks everyone <3 Once this is up for 24 hours or so I’ll make another edit summarizing everyone’s recs for future reference. Keep ‘em coming!

TL;DR Have any recs for non-Apple phones/laptops that have lifespans of at least 5+ years?

Wanted to get everyone’s opinion on want brands/products have worked for them. I’m lightly techy and not afraid to put some effort in, but also don’t want to build everything from scratch. I think Apple’s products are often anti-consumer, anti-privacy, anti-yadda yadda yadda.

At the same time, with both phones and laptops, I’ve found my Apple products to have double or even triple the lifespan of any other brand. I did my research and bought a $1000+ HP laptop with Ryzen7 a little over two years ago, and due to a flaw in the hinge which is now subject to a class action lawsuit, the screen has cracked and it’s mostly unusable. Other purchase haven’t failed quite that dramatically but don’t tend to last as long. On the other hand, my or my partner’s old Macbooks and iPhones are easily seeing 5+ years of use in addition to software updates.

So let me know what’s worked for you!

 

Under the tentative agreement, full- and part-time union workers will get $2.75 more per hour in 2023, and $7.50 more in total by the end of the five-year contract. Starting hourly pay for part-time employees also got bumped up to $21, but some workers said that fell short of their expectations.

UPS says that by the end of the new contract, the average UPS full-time driver will make about $170,000 annually in pay and benefits. It’s not clear how much of that figure benefits account for.

 

A panel of federal judges on Monday began a review Alabama’s redrawn congressional map which opponents argue blatantly defies the court’s mandate to create a second district where Black voters have an opportunity to influence the outcome of an election.

 

A grand jury in Georgia that has been investigating former President Donald Trump over his efforts to undo the 2020 election results in that state has returned an indictment, though it was not immediately clear against whom.

 

Javier Milei’s win is a stinging rebuke of the political establishment in a nation battered by economic woes.

 

Vos said Protasiewicz would likely be violating the oath of office if she doesn't recuse herself from cases involving maps she called 'rigged.'

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