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Cake day: August 17th, 2026

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  • Yes, it’s been very reliable. IME, the vast majority of people who complain about deliverability issues are spammersmarketers. They set up their own servers, send out a bunch of spamnewsletters, then complain that they get marked as spam. I don’t have much sympathy for them.

    Of course, I’m not saying that it never happens to legitimate email, but IME, that is increasingly rare, especially after setting up DKIM, SPF, and the like.

    It also gets better over time as your IP gains a better reputation.









  • At a previous job, I had to build laptops that would multi-boot DOS, Win95, Win98, and XP, all on one laptop. Our field-tech’s software had to have those specific versions of windows for the machines that they serviced, because of how the software interacted with USB and embeded floppy drives.

    If you want to scare yourself:

    spoiler

    They serviced Medical devices: X-rays, MRIs, CT-Scanners, etc.





  • And I don’t understand how you can see them do the above listed things, and claim that there is an “enormous gulf between the two primary options”. Yes, there are minor differences, but to say there is an “enormous gulf”, serously downplays how evil and monsterous Biden was.

    Liberals refusing to see how evil and monsterous their politicians are, is one of the reasons that other monsters like Trump keep getting elected.


  • Different doesn’t mean Biden was good, just that he was so much better than the alternative.

    “so much better” is where we disagree. The dude was a monster.

    Did his administration blow up ships in international waters with no approval?

    Not that I know of. But he sure did that to innocent people on land.

    Deport citizens arrested by ICE to third-world countries with no trial and refuse to bring them back?

    Yes

    Dismantle USAID, killing multiple thousands of people?

    Nope, but he forced people back to dangerous offices, killing thousands. He backed a genocide, killing multiple thousands. Bombed the hell out of who-knows-how many people. I don’t really care what tool someone used to kill others, I care that they killed others.

    Remove protections from federal land and allow nature to be destroyed? Arrest citizens for using privacy features on their phones? Violate the first-amendment rights of national television broadcasters?

    Yes

    Let goons run around with full illegal access to every government database?

    Yes

    Deny healthcare to women based on their marital status?

    No, but he sat back and did nothing when that happened, and had the full power to help them.

    Beat and jail people protesting ICE raids?

    Yes

    Lie, cheat, scam, rape, steal, corrupt, and otherwise destroy anything they get their hands on?

    Yes

    I could go on, but it’s clear that you are ignoring my point: We were talking about “meaningfully different results”. Just because Biden didn’t do the exact same things as Trump doens’t mean that Biden gave us “meaningfully different results”.


  • I think you are starting off with an incorrect premise: In the US, the role of the cops is not to keep people, or society safe. It often also has very little to due with “the law”.

    The role is to keep the rich and powerful, rich and powerful. They are meant to oppress people, and keep the slave-machine running. Cops shooting people, stealing from them, escalating situations, and not knowing the law is the intended situation.

    In that sense, the cops are doing their job to great effect, and don’t need any more training.



  • Thanks, that’s helpful. Feel free to PM me that link. And feel free to share more! I love trying new things, so I’m totally down to try a bunch of different solutions.

    It’s been quite a journey for me, and it’s been kind of frustrating that there’s no go-to solution, because everyone has to find what that works for them. But I’ve been feeling a lot better since I started paying more attention, and I hope the same for you!