Works great as a NAS controller, multimedia server and basic web server. Also works as an emulation server for older systems. Not so good for gaming, but there’s a LOT of computing that isn’t current gen game, audio or video editing, which are the three areas where most minipc rigs will fail.

Just make sure it gets enough cooling - run a temp monitor.

It’s been kinda obvious from the beginning that Elon Musk is Donald Trump’s Grand Vizier.

And we all know how THOSE stories go.

But who’s the poor street urchin inadvertently roped into the vizier’s evil schemes?

I think you’re conflating things here — the faith bit is just that those running the scheme are flouting their religion. The scheme itself is designed to look like a cooperative, where everyone shares the costs, without it somehow being labeled gambling or socialism.

The base concept is sound; it’s the window dressing and the actual operation of the scheme that’s twisted.

Worth noting that this is something that can change over time. For example, if Snowden had done such a thing, it would be essentially useless now, since the known and accepted activities of the US government are now worse than what Snowden revealed.

Why not both?

That’s called the Merdes touch….

Scouts / Guides / Cadets come to mind, as do things like obstacle courses, hunting, fishing, bicycling (of various types) etc. - we often categorize a lit of this under “clubs” and “sports”.

There’s also collecting, studying/researching/exploring.

And then there’s other things that fall under entertainment like going to a play or a talk or a performance.

Indeed; the debt limit forces Congress to show up for work and make decisions, including ones that aren’t politically expedient. If it is permanently lifted, the executive suddenly has an unlimited checking account, with limited accountability. Having that limit is what keeps congress in control of what gets done.

It is possible to have a role in something without having control. And often it’s those who have a role but not control who can make or break an initiative.

Presidents have the power to put the brakes on legislation and to make suggestions. It’s up to congress to actually write it and refine it.

In other words, “trickle down” may not work in economics, but it works in authoritarian politics.

But what is the consequence?

That’s not a “spill” — that’s dumping an entire tank! They transferred an entire tank of diesel from the tanker to the ocean instead of to the onshore tank. If there had been ANY oversight, they should have caught it after a few litres.

So is this specifically for less trusted transition certs, to provide encryption when the old cert is known to be compromised and the new cert isn’t fully deployed yet?

That must really depend on where you live, because I know a LOT of people making that kind of money who aren’t living extravagantly, but are definitely not living within their means.

They could be, with proper money management and a decent budget, but they generally aren’t. The type of income in that zone often tends to come with jobs that require physical presence in an area that’s really expensive to live, with expensive childcare and a need to have it; often people also own a mortgage and a car lease and eat their lunches at restaurants as part of the social networking needed to maintain employment relationships.

You can also upload directly to archive.org; not so great for streaming to a large audience, but good for archiving for public access.

Michael Moore attempts to be relevant.

If this happened in Russia: “whistleblower falls out window as expected.”

In the US it’s “whistleblower found dead, suicide not ruled out.”

What’s interesting is that this doesn’t even tell the whole picture.

Because those people earning $170k/year? More than likely their net worth is negative. They owe more than they’re making, and even at that income rate and excluding long term debt, they have just enough in savings to last three months max.

Essentially, we get to eat cake every so often, while bread rapidly becomes unaffordable.

Along with the other feedback here… what timeframe is involved here?

Since the US election, misogyny online has skyrocketed. Guys who previously wrote pretty much normal stuff started saying things like “your body, my choice.”

In this environment, I’d be pretty careful about who I chatted with.

That said, as others have mentioned, a lot of those “women” are likely men trying to connect with women.