That could be from the buzzing.

Proof is how I spend my time.

Here is a 30 part profile of Wikileaks, with sources on every page.

Profile In Focus | Wikileaks

An overview of the 2010 Wikileaks Document dump.

2010. United States. Wikileaks Document Dump.

A majority of a chapter on the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

Russia Is A Terrorist State: Part 2 (2000s)

An overview on U.S. and Russia Intelligence that I'm working on.

Profile In Focus | United States Intelligence & Russian Disinformation (In Progress)

In addition to an overview on the 2016 Election that I'm also working on.

2016. United States Presidential Election Interference. (In Progress)

I'll be working on an overview of Assange directly in the next chapters, but the accumulating sources can be found in the middle of this page.

Russia Is A Terrorist State: Part 4 (2016 - 2019) (In Progress) You can CTRL-F " Profile In Focus | Julian Assange " to find them.

And here's a 37 part overview on the U.S. Green Party that I'm finishing up.

Profile in Focus | The Green Party of the United States (In Progress)

Again, sources are at the bottom of every part.

Proof asked. Proof offered.

#DeetsBringsReceipts

I was about to say something similar.

I have an Apple Watch Series 7. Average battery life is ~30 hours. Less if it runs on LTE instead of Bluetooth.

That watch is more expensive than the Galaxy Watch 4. At launch and second hand.

Now you can get a good/mint condition used Galaxy Watch 4 Classic 46mm LTE for around ~$150 on Swappa. The same tier Apple Watch Series 7 on Swappa goes for ~$225 on Swappa.

And the Apple Watch doesn't even have blood pressure like the Watch 4 does. Granted, you have to do some sideloading to get it working in the States until FDA clears it, but the hardware is still there.

Price will be the deciding factor between this and a Motorola Edge Plus 2013 for me.

OnePlus is ticking all the right boxes for me to invest in my first foldable. If they land the price (ideally the $1,399.99 or less that the Pixel Fold was rumored to be), it's a guaranteed buy for me.

From what I've read, OnePlus updates are slower than Samsung but faster than Motorola.

I agree about wanting the phone.

While the earlier renders were considerably sleeker, I'm fine with the added bulkiness look considering that they went with Samsung screens last minute, and it looks like it will have either a Time-of-Flight (ToF) and/or a LiDAR sensor in the camera.

Compared to Google, I think the SOC that will make it stand apart from the Pixel Fold. The Tensor 2 chip was still based on Exynos, so having the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 will put it up against Samsung almost immediately.

Compared to Samsung, it will likely come down to a boring iteration with relatively dependable QC vs a device pushing the boundaries of the genre with potentially less dependable QC.

I do think the Open could become the Foldable for ROM junkies. I think that market will prefer the SD over the Tensor.

I'm really leaning into buying a OnePlus Open when they come out, depending on price.

I currently have an iPhone 12 Pro Max, which is starting to act like a three-year-old phone.

With the price hikes, the iPhone 15 Pro Max could be within $100-$200 of the Open, if OnePlus decides to price the Open closer to the Oppo Find N2 rather than the Samsung Galaxy Fold.

So... $1,199 for an iPhone 15 Pro Max with an outdated screen, still no touchID, and no mute switch, or...

Possibly ~ $1,099 - $1,399 for a OnePlus Open for what will be the largest foldable on the market with the latest hinge tech, fingerprint scanner, and a mute switch.

I'll likely pick up a cheap Samsung Galaxy Watch4 Classic LTE to use until the Watch6 Classic comes down in price next year.

1 in 30 American children were homeless as of 2013.

The report was released in November 2014 by the National Center on Family Homelessness at American Institutes for Research. Between 2012 and 2013, the rate of homelessness among children rose by 8% nationally. “That means that 1 in 30 American children—2.5 million—were homeless in 2013,” Dr. Bassuk, founder and former president of The National Center on Family Homelessness, said. “These are historically high rates.

Child Homelessness: A Growing Crisis - The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration April 6, 2022

Those were 2013 numbers. Pandemic numbers eclipsed those.

The United States:

"First world" nation or "shit hole" country?

We have everything we need to be the former.

Our (GOP) politicians religiously ensure that we remain the latter.

Same here and same phone. My 12PM has been starting to slow down increasingly for about the last 6 months, but my battery capacity has stayed steady at 89% throughout that time.

I'm torn between getting a Galaxy S23 Ultra when they get deeply discounted, a Motorola Edge Plus 2023, or a OnePlus open. I would have considered the Motorola RAZR Plus 2023 if it had the same SOC as the Edge Plus 2023.

The Galaxy Fold/Flip 5s seem to be barely iteratively better than last gen, so those are a pass until Samsung decides how it wants to handle competition from Google and OPPO.

The Pixel 7 Pro QC issues and the Tensor 3 still being based on Exynos while the Tensor 2 is slower than the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 have made me decide against the Pixel 8 Pro and the Pixel Fold.

I think I'm going to pick up a cheap Galaxy Watch 4 Classic to replace my Apple Watch until the Galaxy Watch 6 comes down in price in 2024 or hopefully the Pixel Watch 2 can compete.

A few articles to put this in context (listed chronologically):

The U.S. now has the most coronavirus cases in the world - FORTUNE March 27, 2020

COVID-19 Infections And Deaths Are Higher Among Those With Intellectual Disabilities - NPR June 9, 2020

Study Finds ‘Single Largest Driver’ of Coronavirus Misinformation: Trump - The New York Times September 30, 2020

Trump campaign rallies led to more than 30,000 coronavirus cases, Stanford researchers say - CNBC October 31, 2020

United States sets record for most Covid-19 deaths reported in one day - CNN January 12, 2021

A Tsunami of Disability Is Coming as a Result of ‘Long COVID’ - SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN July 6, 2021

Guidance on “Long COVID” as a Disability Under the ADA, Section 504, and Section 1557 - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services July 26, 2021

For COVID-19 vaccinations, party affiliation matters more than race and ethnicity | COMMENTARY - BROOKINGS October 1, 2021

2021 Progress Report: The Impact of COVID-19 on People with Disabilities - National Council on Disability October 29, 2021

Pro-Trump counties now have far higher COVID death rates. Misinformation is to blame - NPR December 5, 2021

U.S. Has Far Higher Covid Death Rate Than Other Wealthy Countries - The New York TImes February 1, 2022

Why the COVID death rate in the U.S. is so much higher than other wealthy nations - PBS NewsHour February 2, 2022

Vastly unequal US has world’s highest Covid death toll – it’s no coincidence - The Guardian February 6, 2022

COVID-19 Likely Resulted in 1.2 Million More Disabled People by the End of 2021—Workplaces and Policy Will Need to Adapt - Center for American Progress February 9, 2022

The number of Americans who say they won't get a COVID shot hasn't budged in a year - NPR May 10, 2022

Does US really have world's highest Covid death toll? - BBC News May 12, 2022

This is how many lives could have been saved with COVID vaccinations in each state - NPR May 13, 2022

How long covid could change the way we think about disability - The Washington Post June 6, 2022

Long COVID Could Be a ‘Mass Deterioration Event’ - The Atlantic June 15, 2022

Covid death rates are higher among Republicans than Democrats, mounting evidence shows - NBC News October 6, 2022

States With the Worst COVID-19 Vaccination Rates - U.S. News December 14, 2022

The Extent and Demographics of Long COVID Disability in United States - The Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) December 20, 2022

U.S. records 100 million Covid cases, but more than 200 million Americans have probably had it - CNBC December 28, 2022

As Emergency Ends, a Look at Covid’s U.S. Death Toll - The New York Times May 11, 2023

TL;DR: You might want to recalibrate your compass.

https://lemmy.world/comment/1629983

1. I'm just getting started, but I'll become more active as I get used to Lemmy's interface.

2. I'm passionate about politics. I'm Autistic and you could say that politics is my special interest.

3. Well, we know what not to do after years of watching the abuse by the mods of r/politics. It should be open, simple, and reputable. Ban disinformation and hate speech, filter out tabloid sources, and focus on driving healthy conversations within the community.

4. It depends on your definition of "political views". Disinformation, hate speech, and anti-science propaganda that leads to people getting killed has no place in a civil community.