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I feel like all this is futile. Hardware backdoors probably exist, and if so, what's the point?
  • If it cannot break out of its shell, the chick will die without being born. We are the chick, the world is our egg. If we don't crack the world's shell, we will die without being born. Smash the world's shell, for the revolution of the world!

    Source: idk some anime or sth

  • Proton's biased article on Deepseek
  • This is why I switched to using Migadu as my email provider with my own URL. They make no qualms about saying email is inherently insecure, but they're cheap, have great customer service, and they're independent.

  • Disabled cousin got on SSI, for MediCAL, does he have to enroll yearly, or does it roll over?
  • So in my limited experience, you just had to submit continuing eligibility reports that were due every June IIRC. I was actually on Kaiser myself, and your provider doesn't change unless you change it.

    I was on it for financial reasons for a while pre-COVID, so my memory is fuzzy and it may have changed. I could look through the DHCS website to confirm, but hopefully this helps.

    EDIT: Here's the official website, which isn't necessarily detailed yet seems to confirm what I said. They generally try to make it easy to stay on Medi-Cal if you need it. Also, here's a page linking to a bunch of general Medi-Cal info. I know that it can be daunting navigating the government websites, but they're generally the best places to find information.

  • Trump speech yesterday "it will be the policy of the United States that there are only two genders: men and women.” - can he actually do that, or can states still maintain their own policies?
  • So, cannabis is actually still very much illegal on a federal level, but tons of states have policies that legalize it for medical or recreational use. Technically, federal law does take precedence over state law, but the Constitution is (somewhat purposefully) vague as to what powers belong to the federal government, so the federal government leaves the states alone because they don't wanna fuck around and find out. Therefore, cannabis stays legal in those states.

    The case would be very much the same for any laws relating to gender. States would have all but official power to do whatever the fuck they want.

  • Which Actor/Actress do you wish you could meet? What would you ask them?
  • I'd probably ask Julianne Moore anything and everything about her playing Sarah Palin, mainly what was her goal in doing so and what her opinion is of Palin as well. She played Palin with such pathos that she has to have complex feelings. I wanna know what those are.

    Also, I'd probably just fawn over her and ask her how she's so amazing and gorgeous.

  • X's Objection to the Onion Buying InfoWars Is a Reminder You Do Not Own Your Social Media Accounts
  • Your complaint is really just a symptom of the problems inherent in the centralization of the internet. The terms of service of basically all tech platforms gives them unilateral control of how those terms are enforced. If one doesn't like the terms of service set on a given platform, one should not use said platform.

    I tend not to agree with them, so I don't use them. Others should probably do the same.

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  • I think the original commenter suggested autism because of OP's rather... peculiar hyperfixation. Hyperfixations on atypical things are common in people on the spectrum.

    To me, it's either that or OP is very very young.

    EDIT: also, star trek rules

  • Is there any hope for me?
  • TL;DR: Skip to the last paragraph.

    So, I studied psychology in university and this is to the best of my knowledge.

    IQ is basically scientifically outdated and based in racism and classism. The guy who popularized IQ testing in the US, Lewis Terman, was a horrible racist who loved using it to prove White people were superior to black people. There are much newer theories of intelligence that view it more as a domain-based thing (e.g. someone might not be musically intelligent, but they might be mathematically intelligent and so on).

    There are also different ways your score could've been thrown off, too, especially if your ADHD is relatively severe. Unless you have some sort of developmental disability like Down syndrome, it's actually pretty likely your IQ is roughly the same as your siblings'.

    Honestly, the real issue here is the ADHD. Take it from someone who also has it: if left unchecked, it can be a life-ruiner. I was a B and C student and had no clue why until I was almost 23 and finally got diagnosed. I got into university, but it was only after spending 4 years in community college. The guy who diagnosed me said that he doesn't know how I actually managed to do it. He said it was like I had been trying to swim with cement blocks tied to my feet.

    Forget intelligence for a second. You are very obviously an capable person. You worked hard in school, you have a good command of the English language, and you're holding down a job in fast food (a field that sent me to tears multiple times, mind you). Your problem is that you've had a very rough life with little support. Prioritize kicking your addictions (maybe try and find a recovery group). See a therapist to talk through your father's abuse. See a psychiatrist to talk about medication for ADHD (non-narcotic, of course). You deserve to be satisfied with your life, and I believe you can get there.

  • Mixed feelings about giving money to houseless people

    So, to get this out of the way, I'm a cisgender white man from a well-off family in a fairly affluent town. I'm making this post because I want to hear perspectives from those who are different from and likely significantly more knowledgeable than me. (Literally as I was writing this post, I came to the epiphany that I should probably more properly educate myself on socialism.)

    TL;DR: What is your opinion on giving money to houseless people you see IRL?

    I like to consider myself socialist/progressive in thought---in favor of wealth redistribution via various methods, live and let live, freedom for everyone as long as you're not materially harming anyone, etc.---but I grew up in a fairly conservative household (more socially than fiscally, but even then). Being in a rich area, I never really saw houseless people around unless I went to one of the nearby cities, and the general policy was keep walking and don't look. My parents definitely raised me to be kind and generous, but more in a detached "give to charity" way.

    Rather recently, I've really embraced this idea of being socialist, and I've become very free with giving my money in particular (though I'm aware I could do more, like join a DSA branch or somethin'). I love giving to non-profit organizations when I can, I support creators I like on Patreon. I've even started giving to people on Fedi who I've seen need money for whatever reason. Spread the wealth, right?

    Now, things have changed where I live, and even in my rich lil burb, you can usually find at least one refugee or houseless person when you go out to a grocery store or something. I just saw a guy who was standing outside a grocery store asking for spare change, and it was a rare occasion that I actually had cash in my wallet. On my way out, I gave it to him. Simple.

    But I feel weird about it. I have all these ideas in my head from White America saying that they'll just buy alcohol or drugs with it or that they're scamming me or anything else like that. Then on the other hand, I think that it's just as likely (if not more) that they're going to spend it on things they actually need to live and how it's not my job to police how they use their money. And then on the third hand, I think that maybe it would be better to donate money to organizations that help out houseless people than just giving money to random people. Then on the fourth hand---you get the idea.

    For those of you who actually read the whole post and didn't stop at the TL;DR, I have a few questions:

    1. Why in God's name did you actually read this whole thing?
    2. Are these feelings normal or am I just a self-centered prick?
    3. What are your opinions on giving money to houseless people you just randomly meet?
    4. As a bonus question for the socialists out there: Any recs on socialism learning resources for someone who likes reading, but doesn't like reading books?

    For those of you who made it all the way to the end, thank you for reading my neurotic ramblings.

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    EDIT: I didn't really expect this to blow up... but thank you all so much for your perspectives on everything. It was exactly what I was hoping for and exactly what I didn't think I was going to get. I tried to read everything and I feel simultaneously less conflicted, but definitely more... not confused, but maybe full of ideas?

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