I read that book about 30 years ago! I didn't remember the eye-scanning gargoyle, but for some reason I still remember the phrase "Ultima Ratio Regum" from the nuclear powered gun.
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I assume you're talking about the Unifying feature.
I've got no direct experience, but there are a few people who say that despite Firefox not being listed as supported, it works fine.
https://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?p=14961275
As for the spying, I can see how that could be a concern, but I don't think it's too likely.
For convenience, I'm guessing they're using a web interface to the settings in the same way that your router does. They've made a Chrome plugin, so that's probably the route they want you to take because they know it works.
Logitech is a global brand, an they'd get into a lot of trouble in a lot of countries if they were gathering keypress data etc.
I wish I had your confidence that capitalism can be tweaked into a fair system.
I honestly think the logical end point to capitalism is self-destructive extreme wealth disparity.
Where did you go?
Each time or cumulatively?
From an outsider's perspective, although the Republicans are clearly the most corrupt of the two parties, the Democrats are far from being the good guys.
There's plenty of evidence to suggest that the Democrat politicians don't actually care about truth and justice either, they're just less bad than the Republicans are.
Tldr: vote Democrat, but don't kid yourself. Vote because they are the least worst option.
When juries deliberate, they discuss their reasons for thinking this or that. Basically, by telling the jury to disregard something, the judge is saying that this shouldn't be included in the decision-making process.
Of course people can't just take things out of their heads, and of course the legal representatives take advantage of that fact.
Lemmy was released as an open-source fediverse alternative to Reddit.
Just over a year after launch, r/ChapoTrapHouse, moved across after being banned from Reddit. This is likely what you're referring to. It had well over 100,000 active users on Reddit, so represented a sudden sizable influx of users.
I'd wager the biggest influx of people by far, though, occurred when Spez upset a majority of mods and many users by banning third party apps.
People looked for an alternative, and Lemmy was it.
But why are so many people who lean left politically? Because the Venn Diagram for "people who like the idea of a decentralised platform that supports everybody and is free from the machinations of millionaires", and "people who would like society that supports everybody and is free from the machinations of millionaires" is nearly a circle.
Primary sources? No, but there are independent secondary sources by people with no skin in the game.
Antiquities of the Jews by Josephus (circa 93–94 CE).
Annals by Tacitus (circa 116 CE)
The earliest Christian writings are also more about the teachings of a disruptive Jewish preacher who was then crucified, than they are about magic.
Let's not do the 'every Christian' thing. It's worth remembering the US has a very 'unique' type of Christian.
This. There is evidence that a preacher called Jesus existed, was crucified, and was well-regarded enough to start a following that persisted even after his death.
There isn't, however, strong historical evidence for any of the magical parts of it.
if they don't have some already, 100% on the Brio train set - except not Brio. The generic wooden railway sets are just as good nowadays, and many many times cheaper.
You can buy a whole dinosaur themed wooden railway set on Amazon for £37. I'd want that, even as an adult!
FWIW, both of my kids played with their wooden railway for years - seriously good investment.