Copying isn't theft. Period. "Pirating" is a fictional crime.

Does the state exist? Yes. No amount of magic fairy dust throwing can change that short of a worldwide other throw of all governments simultaneously will change that. Is the state doing the simplest thing (that I and others have suggested)? No. So the only solution left is a statist one. Does that track? Yes. Thieves, rapists, and murderers are, in fact, thieves, rapists, and murders. Do you have an issue with that? A conviction comes after they are caught and brought to a modicum of justice. Do you not believe that billions have been defrauded from public coffers? That is widespread theft. Are you blind to increasing rates of sexual assault in areas with higher concentrations of migrants? Same with murder. Yeah... "Not all." But the ones that are are intentionally hidden and protected by people intent on subverting this country. (That's been stated explicitly in so many places by so many people, if you don't acknowledge that, you're just being obtuse.) If we are speaking of Minneapolis, Somalia. Some SA countries, too. Or if they are rapists or murders, after a quick, thorough trial, a bullet in the back of the head is sufficient. Yes. Currently. Does it have to be? No. I'd ratter it be handled by the individual states. But, again, it currently is in the court of the FedGov to enforce borders. Yes, the same feds that let them all in. All of this is entirely arbitrary. But, technically, ICE is doing the job they are created for. Which is better than not. IMO. Militias are a better option, I agree. No state has sacked up to do that yet. Do you think any will? No. Why? It endangers the local tyrants, too. So... Now what?

If you have people wanting to kill you for doing a job that is necessary because "the people" haven't been doing theirs, you'd want to. See? We can play around with the issue all day.. Your point is, IMO, untenable in the current reality we live in. I am an absolutist on this point, and I've yet to come across another way to think about face coverings that is correct all the time.

100% agree. I'm... Inured to much violence. That's not good, but it is at least useful. If you would trust my assessment, then without guessing at motive, she did hit the agent with her vehicle. There are several videos clearly showing this, including the newly released bodycam footage. As for ICE, as long as there are national boarders, then they necessarily need to be enforced. People who are stealing, raping, and murdering others are not welcome. Those are "actual" crimes and restitution should be extracted and then they should be sent back to whatever country they or their parents are from. If they resist, I'm not above the logic that they should be removed from the rolls of the living, as they are then an enemy invader and should therefore be killed. I know that sounds harsh, but I'm very unkind to thieves, rapists, and murderers. Since the States have been openly subverting themselves and The People have been mollified into indolence, this situation has arrived where the only way to solve it is a lot of pain or death. It is that serious, IMO. I have no love of that. I hate it so much it turns my stomach, but to bring it to a more personal level, someone that comes into my house under false pretenses to bleed my dry, rape, and murder those in my household, I would without any qualms, give them a fatal lead injection. We The People in the US are responsible for this. It is our fault for believing in the fiction of government as a solution to problems. Without taking back thy responsibility of caring for the people literally around you in your community we have moo hope of getting through this without an ugly, bloody mess, worse than the War Between States. (I refuse to call it "civil.") The delusional leftists are likely to end up being slaughtered by less delusional and much more physically competent delusional rightists. If I'm forced to fight, it'll be on the side of kicking out the invaders and rooting out those so poisoned by the spells of Hegelian socialism that they literally can't live in polite society, even if that means shooting them in the face. I don't think people know how serious I am about this. I generally come off as a goog, cuz I like to joke about pretty much everything, but I am not "a nice guy" when threatened and my meekness conceals a will that is exceptionally decided and set for the horrors that will come. This is just the beginning, but there is hope. There is always hope, even in the darkest of times.

You really are a black and white idealist. All gubment employees are parasites. Not all of them are incompetent. No, hiding your face on duty does not equate to being a criminal. There is no logical progression in your statements. Why is covering your face a crime? A few years ago not covering your face was a crime. Also, if the agent who shot that woman didn't have a mask on, would that make you happy? I really don't get your point.

That's your opinion. Would you like for their families to be harassed, raped, or murdered? I don't. I wouldn't. You still seem to think there is some distinction between people that is ridiculously arbitrary. The state is the fiction. We are all human. Get over that kind of fiat BS.

I will disagree. As annoying as it is to think about, every human has the right to privacy. If I was doing dangerous work, I would wear a mask. Sure, we can argue about if what they are doing is right, but, EVERYONE has the right to privacy. Period. Full. Stop. Point blank. Without exception.

Who is selling anything, you dingledork?

What the heck are you on about?

No. I haven't. I believe even more now than I did.

What size nozzle? What is the set line width? Most nozzles like a bit wider than the nozzle diameter. Eg .44mm for a .4mm nozzle.

Oof. That's rough. What slicer? Filament? Print temp?

Good morning, #nostriches! A new heirloom-quality wool coat made in the US with mostly US sourced materials (buttons, zippers, and other fixings and even thread may not be US made) costs between ~$360 and $1,400USD. Vintage, quality pieces are very available for much less, but I'm wide, even if I wasn't fat, and finding a vintage piece to fit me is exceedingly difficult. If you aren't as wide, you can buy a vintage coat that will outlast you and your children's children for a pittance. I think that is #worththesats. #gm #goodmorning #wool #qualityoverquantity #heirloom #clothing #coldweather #randomthoughts #winter #bebetter #buildthefuture

Link?

Is that what they are for? Hmmmm... Good morning.

Bookmarked for later viewing. Thanks.

That's gonna be a hard ask for most of the country east of the Mississippi...

I'm ignorant. I haven't heard this.

Indeed! I could have sworn I had a pick of the whole lettering and basic note I did for each card... But I don't cuz I'm a dork. 🤣

I don't pay more than 5k. GPU and RAM can easily get eaten up with that.

Dip pens are fun! I love hand lettering. I still have too much to learn... Genuine Lamy, Chinese decent pen, two stupid cheap Lamy knockoffs that are too good for how cheap they are. (The ink reservoirs aren't Lamy-spec, but that's fine. Those two pens were... $4?)

Tried that for a bit before. Utterly terrible on less than top-tier hardware, which I have neither the budget or desire to acquire. I'm not going to be locked into a system of perpetual FOMO. I'm not missing out. Besides, I'm dead weight when it comes to this sort of stuff. Useful for ballast and that's about it. Things that might change my opinion: Open-source models that I can train on my own dataset. (Which would be mostly books I've read that aren't trash.) Effective enough models for simple, local useful things like voice recognition to be able to be lazy about home automation stuff. Basically, no black box stuff. No crazy hardware needed to carry on a better than 1960s robot level tasks (actually difficult).

That just looks so dang good.

I want to get a broader nib to try.

Mostly the Lamy Safari fountain pen, and sometimes with a Lamy Safari rollerball, which I just got a refill for today! (Green ink is my jam.) I've been dabbling with dip pens, which I can show since all the Christmas cards I inked have finally arrived. I've been using this for my fountain pens: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09H14ZRS2 And this for my dip pens: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0026I4TOW

Yes. I know. And outside of the ecclesia, that is an issue.