[-] UdeRecife@literature.cafe 34 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

"When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why they are poor, they call me a communist."
Source: https://en.m.wikiquote.org/wiki/H%C3%A9lder_C%C3%A2mara

Hélder Pessoa Câmara (7 February 1909 – 27 August 1999) was a Brazilian Catholic archbishop. A self-identified socialist, he was the Archbishop of Olinda and Recife, serving from 1964 to 1985, during the military dictatorship in Brazil.

[-] UdeRecife@literature.cafe 22 points 6 months ago

Maybe you'll like it more under this new guise: I named my cat Goofyball. But since Linnaeus named the species Felis catus, you remind me that my cat's name should ackchyually be Felis catus/Goofyball. To which I reply, very appropriately, 'it's MY cat'. So Goofyball it is.

Understand now the authority argument? Authority in the sense of authorial, having an author.

[-] UdeRecife@literature.cafe 21 points 6 months ago

I've been using it for more than 20 years, but I still love when someone pulls the GNU/Linux card.

To me it feels like reading an old plaque in Latin. It reminds me of an important past that shouldn't be forgotten.

[-] UdeRecife@literature.cafe 95 points 7 months ago

Maybe it's because I'm a foreigner; maybe I'm also too disconnected, but I didn't get half of the supposed contentious items listed in this post.

Reading the comments, I was like, 'oh, that's what they meant by...'. The body count really surprised me, and in a negative way. Body count sounds so... tasteless. But who cares. Since I don't use that expression, I'll probably forget it soon (the good side of having a lousy memory).

[-] UdeRecife@literature.cafe 17 points 9 months ago

In the Republic, book VIII, Socrates identifies as democracy's leading cause of corruption precisely that thing makes it seemingly so beautiful. In a democracy, citizens become inebriated with freedom (Euleteria). By making it the highest goal, people in a democracy end up leading democracy to its downfall.

True ca. 2400 years ago; still true today.

[-] UdeRecife@literature.cafe 24 points 9 months ago

I read it differently. It's an ambience. The author is not taking off actual interviews being scheduled.

Rather, replies to your applications are so few that you end up getting frustrated. Because of that, in the long run, you forget checking the website. Now, if in the meanwhile you get a reply, nobody's home to receive it.

You miss it not because you're lazy or careless, but because you're human and there's so much you can do to keep hoping.

[-] UdeRecife@literature.cafe 78 points 10 months ago

Having opinions about other peoples gender, sexual orientation, private matters. Also legislating about that.

[-] UdeRecife@literature.cafe 29 points 10 months ago

Wherever I am, everything becomes peaceful. Nations at war start peace talks. Long standing conflicts are immediately solved.

[-] UdeRecife@literature.cafe 26 points 11 months ago

I'm confused about your comment. Why assume it's childish to act in a way that distances you of any drama?

Why that us vs. them attitude of name calling someone as childish? How is that any different of the childish behaviour that is being hoisted upon in the first place?

Perhaps that's an indication that a side is already being chosen?

Anyway, don't take my comment in a wrong way. I really have no dog in this fight. I barely know who this Linus guy is. I just dislike seeing people being rude to each other, unneedingly escalating discussions by being unkind.

[-] UdeRecife@literature.cafe 21 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

This may seem a tangent, but bear with me. You make an interesting point. Your view should be considered.

You look deeper into the mentality us vs them behind this meme. You identify that as a possible strategy to keep people apart. That is something worthwhile considering.

Now, problem is your post is hard to parse. You have what amounts to a whole paragraph with only one period. My suggestion: break information into small chunks. That greatly helps your readers. It allows them to become more engaged with your content.

Now, leaving that aside. Thanks for trying to reason through this shallow us-them mentality.

[-] UdeRecife@literature.cafe 24 points 11 months ago

It's worth mentioning that Arch wiki is the best place to go to solve that.

I've had a brother WiFi printer on the recent past and managed to get it going by... reading carefully the CUPS instructions on Arch wiki.

A month ago, my non-geek uncle had a similar difficulty with his wireless printer. I again got it going by pointing out where to look and what instructions to follow.

So, yes, printer problems on Arch stations are a real thing.

[-] UdeRecife@literature.cafe 41 points 11 months ago

Rock solid review. A bit hard and on the wayside, but still putting it out there.

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