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That's excellent! Thanks for that.

I wasn't able to find that exact reference in the docs of the current release (using a mobile device at the moment). However, there is a very useful forum thread for anyone interested. It's not a straightforward install, but it's definitely possible to install/use Mathematica on FreeBSD.

https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/freebsd-13-0-runs-mathema...

I would consider Viber up there, if not more popular with some immigrant communities. I've never used either, but it was interesting to see the adoption of it essentially driven by mobile users in other countries with family members in US--as opposed to the other way around.

Space: The FINAL Frontier

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That's a subjective and misleadingly useless response.

Commercial/Proprietary software support, mainly. Certain companies or institutions may require Windows or MacOS only. I prefer MacOS ecosystem (*nix-like) to Windows.

How does that compare to something like Gentoo? Just trying to get the sense of the use-case and perception.

I know that Mathematica is available on Linux. I wonder how much more would be needed for Wolfram to make a FreeBSD release.

Meh, not gonna lose sleep worrying about helping MS expand its footprint, or why they would want to minimize someone else's contribution.

Can you think of no other laws or situations where the same incentivized system was in place?

Personally, I can see both sides of the argument. I hope that most people can as well, even in today's polarized world, where sensationalism and tribalism abound. Ultimately, if one's action (privilege) poses a danger/risk to others, I tend to favor curbing that privilege, even if I don't like it. The key issue is the balancing act between the real danger/harm posed vs. the cost to privilege/right. In this instance, most people would agree that a city like NYC has plenty of privileged vehicle operators. So, curbing that privilege by limiting idling of diesel vehicles is more than acceptable.

Could be a social statement; somewhat funny. Could also be clickbait perfection...

Nevertheless, I can't endorse this, even if it is very tempting.

Is there a reference to siestas?

Reminds me of pre-smartphone mobile web.

Agreed. Except to say that many recent decisions have moved Firefox closer in alignment with the monoculture. So, you have to at least consider that maybe, even if it's just a few of the people complaining have good intentions, or might even be canaries in a dark mine with potential dangers of collapse. Unfortunately, canaries can't do much to fix the problems. They can only be used as warning signs by the people who can do something to fix things.

IIRC, they bought a company that uses wireless APs to deliver the signals within municipalities/cities. The bureaucracy and cost was too prohibitive for physical fiber. At least that was my understanding of the situation last I had checked.

Classified as black/African-American. Classification is weird, true enough.

Unfortunately, you gotta have the wisdom to recognize the politics and thereby protect yourself. To know when it's just not worth it. Sad but true

I grew up in Germany, born elsewhere, without giving too much personal information about myself. I now live in the US. The fact that the US has become more diversified and generally affords individuals more opportunities; community ties are not as strong or important as elsewhere; sprawling geography and population; all of these things create a different set of costs and benefits socially.

When people in other countries get more defensive or sensitive to an influx of foreigners is not an indication that racism doesn't exist or race doesn't play a part at all in how they view others. It is a different side of the same coin. Yet, look at how the plight of a white population in Ukraine is seen vs. that in Syria or Yemen or even Rwanda before that.

We are having at least 2 different discussions here. From a biological perspective, again, we are human beings. I can easily agree with you here, and with any of your arguments in fact. But in real life, skin pigmentation and other differences that have been attributed to the term "race" have an impact on a person's perception, whether or not they admit/realize it.

My argument may be misguided or even wrong in any sense of that term, but I do not think it is naive. Whereas your views may be right, but I still think they are naive.

For what it's worth, my aim was to disavow anyone from claiming that they are "color-blind" even when they have good intentions. I should demand of myself to grant the same level of respect and courtesy to anyone else regardless of their race.

The reasoning there is due to the fact that, in the US at least, race is often tied to identity, in terms of background, culture, and even experience in daily life.

Ultimately, as I eluded to, we should all try to be better people first and foremost. I'm not saying that calling out and standing up to injustice is not important. But we each have the potential to control our own actions much more so than to control anyone else's.

Granted.

So, what's the argument here exactly? Many of those countries were created by colonial powers without regard for culture or any other variation among the people. Perhaps I wasn't lucky enough to benefit from the enlightenment that the British Empire has bestowed upon you.

On the other hand, is your idea of "different" just another way to dismiss or categorize people? I don't know. What I do know is that, while certain variations in physical characteristics exist (and the predominance of those may vary geographically), I am able to tell the difference between a person from Sub-Saharan Africa, for example, and North Africa. China and Europe and India.

I do get the underlying idea, though. I just think it's naive.

It goes back to the civil war and every step of the way when black people here were actively denied their rights that the civil war was supposed to have guaranteed them. I have lived in multiple countries across different continents. Even if race was not as big of a hot topic issue, eceryone could tell if a person of a different race is standing in front of them. So, to simply say racial blindness is the way to go is ridiculous. The fact that they were usually a very small minority and had no historically brutal ties to the founding of that country is probably the reason why it wasn't considered such a big issue.

Nevertheless, ultimately, one can't go through life blaming everything on racism. However, fighting for centuries to be free, to gain rights, only to be systemically rebuffed, ignored and even oppressed and brutalized along the way in different forms, that has to be recognized for what it is. Using a single event to disprove racism and even arguing that some historical things never happened at the very least is willful ignorance. Then, by the same token, reversing certain laws that were meant to safeguard and protect those rights that they finally did end up receiving. Ignoring what that time and history would do to any community to reinforce ones own stereotypical views, as political leaders use it as a way to stir up support from other disenfranchised communities.

In the end, the problems only get worse as the next generation kicks the can down the road. The issue could have been, perhaps, resolved a long time ago. At this point, things look even more complicated and the longer it goes on the more difficult it is to overcome or resolve.

yikes. Racial blindness is still a form of blindness. If everyone spent more time working on their own shit everyone would be better off. Instead, one side is scared of and angry at the other side, easily leading to stubborn refusal to grow or down a slippery slope towards hatred or indifference.

Maybe sticking to a newspaper, print or digital version, or a single news program on tv is what everyone should be doing. It might even cut down on consuming fake news.

yeah, tough crowd. I thought it was a play on words, since the article mentions being pwned. :)

Is it at all relevant that github is not a source of authority for anything, unless the project itself chooses it (and maintainers/owners designate it) as the platform of choice for source control?

Thank you for expanding on this. I was not focused on the strict translation of the term. Perhaps I did have a different interpretation of the term. However, I am not able to find supporting arguments for that nuanced interpretation. So, I have to concede to your logic. Appreciate the discussion.

Again, prior instances have shown the same type of logic from him. If he miscalculated the response, doesn't mean he's a lunatic itching to nuke anyone and everyone. However, his past behavior has always shown that he is willing to do things that would be unthinkable in this day and age from a leader of one of the relatively friendly nations and key members on the international stage. So, the risk was always there for him to invite an aggressive international response. Yet, he saw himself as invincible as the leader of one of the superpowers.

Awesome stuff. Thank you very much for the follow-up as well.

Anyone else read that as Counterstrike:Source for a second?