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[–] zkikiz@lemmy.ml 105 points 2 years ago (2 children)

General Motors, Firestone Tire, Standard Oil, and Phillips Petroleum were convicted of an actual conspiracy related to the monopolization of transit systems, which replaced beloved streetcar (rail) systems with rubber-tired oil-burning buses.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors_streetcar_conspiracy

[–] zkikiz@lemmy.ml 73 points 2 years ago (3 children)

And many plantations converted to prisons that are still in operation to this day.

And many states can't reduce their prison populations because then they'd lose free labor.

And some states use prison labor to staff the governor's mansion with butlers.

[–] zkikiz@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago

Yeah I'd really hope that the upgrades pave the way for even higher potential speeds, like if the limiting factor is now old Amtrak trainsets instead of the rail itself. Or if a new line means less delays. 20 minutes out of 5 hours is really not much.

[–] zkikiz@lemmy.ml 24 points 2 years ago
[–] zkikiz@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago

We're here to support you in your journey to sobriety, brother!

[–] zkikiz@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago

Thanks for all the recs!

[–] zkikiz@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Huh now I know. Never heard of it before. I use OpenShot which is FOSS but it's meh.

[–] zkikiz@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago

This article is super hard to follow, they mention a stabbing this year and lacerations to a cop's face this year but then say that they kettled and arrested everyone in the area after a stabbing... this year? So was anyone stabbed this year or was it just preemptive because of last year?

And was the police's stated goal to disperse everyone, or kettle and arrest everyone? The article makes it sound like both.

Either way seems excessive, charging everyone in the area with rioting. These seem like unruly skaters who mostly want to skate.

[–] zkikiz@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

How does that feel both shorter and longer than it actually was?

[–] zkikiz@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago (9 children)

It's been a few decades since I got into it, but can you tell me the best Linux alternatives to Adobe Premiere / After Effects, Final Cut Pro, and AVID? I've tried a few and they tend to have problems with crashing and overall limited functionality.

[–] zkikiz@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I'm a Linux developer who's made Electron apps, I have complete and total understanding of everything you're saying. You don't seem to be understanding the thing we're saying, which is that if you really really need a specific Microsoft or Adobe product, your best option is still Windows or Mac since Wine isn't very good. This is a fault of those corporations, not technology.

[–] zkikiz@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago

That can sometimes be ad/tracker blockers, where maybe they know they got a hit but not from where

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