@jacques124.bsky.social
Unconvenced. The Democrats caved. We lost.
November 11, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Unconvenced. The Democrats caved. We lost.
Not the only time that's happened by a long shot.
November 11, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Not the only time that's happened by a long shot.
I did computer work from home using dial-up modem. There wasn't any internet involved, just remote login over phone lines.
November 10, 2025 at 7:46 PM
I did computer work from home using dial-up modem. There wasn't any internet involved, just remote login over phone lines.
Me too. I programmed with punch cards for a theses. Wrote the text on a computer in WordStar and printed it conforming to the typewriter rules at the time on a Diablo daisy wheel printer. So when I turned it in, it was "typewritten." This was 1971.
November 10, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Me too. I programmed with punch cards for a theses. Wrote the text on a computer in WordStar and printed it conforming to the typewriter rules at the time on a Diablo daisy wheel printer. So when I turned it in, it was "typewritten." This was 1971.
Well said. I am the same.
November 10, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Well said. I am the same.
Right about social class and access.
November 10, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Right about social class and access.
If all the submissions were images, wouldn't you have that?
November 10, 2025 at 7:30 PM
If all the submissions were images, wouldn't you have that?
Typewriters don't make exact copies and don't store data. It's one of their nicer features.
November 10, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Typewriters don't make exact copies and don't store data. It's one of their nicer features.
I love mine. Distraction free, runs forever on three AA batteries, light and almost indestructible. Was designed for elementary school kids. No internet connection.
November 10, 2025 at 7:20 PM
I love mine. Distraction free, runs forever on three AA batteries, light and almost indestructible. Was designed for elementary school kids. No internet connection.
You might look into AlphaSmart and the Neo and Neo2. You get the function of a typewriter and the ability to dump everything you type into any computer. Nothing proprietary, the computer thinks the Neo is a keyboard and acts accordingly. Uses a USB cable normal for printers, old technology.
November 10, 2025 at 7:17 PM
You might look into AlphaSmart and the Neo and Neo2. You get the function of a typewriter and the ability to dump everything you type into any computer. Nothing proprietary, the computer thinks the Neo is a keyboard and acts accordingly. Uses a USB cable normal for printers, old technology.
Impartiality implies that there is no right and wrong, that both should have equal support. This isn't reality.
November 10, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Impartiality implies that there is no right and wrong, that both should have equal support. This isn't reality.
No, they don't. They believe only in winning, personally and as a party.
November 10, 2025 at 5:30 PM
No, they don't. They believe only in winning, personally and as a party.
Government support promotes government bias. Advertising support promotes advertising bias. Hard to imagine unbiased support. Takes tough minded people in the end.
November 10, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Government support promotes government bias. Advertising support promotes advertising bias. Hard to imagine unbiased support. Takes tough minded people in the end.
No contract, no coffee.
November 10, 2025 at 5:24 PM
No contract, no coffee.
Absolutely true and absolutely necessary for capitalism to exist .
November 8, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Absolutely true and absolutely necessary for capitalism to exist .
Capitalism depends on charity to do what government should do.
November 8, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Capitalism depends on charity to do what government should do.
Yes, he is. It isn't just a perjorative.
November 7, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Yes, he is. It isn't just a perjorative.
The Nazis in Germany weren't that bright either.
November 7, 2025 at 1:50 PM
The Nazis in Germany weren't that bright either.
Winning is all that's important to a political party. They don't have any social or cultural positions, unless it will help them win .
November 7, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Winning is all that's important to a political party. They don't have any social or cultural positions, unless it will help them win .
Not just literacy, all forms of education. Education produces thoughtful people, who make better choices generally.
November 6, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Not just literacy, all forms of education. Education produces thoughtful people, who make better choices generally.
Racism, like a lot of things, is based on fear.
November 6, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Racism, like a lot of things, is based on fear.
That's just about the situation. Well said.
November 6, 2025 at 1:35 PM
That's just about the situation. Well said.
What we need is a new Democratic party.
November 6, 2025 at 1:34 PM
What we need is a new Democratic party.
I always cheer when the election goes against the money. In the final analysis everybody, no matter how rich, gets one vote. It's a good system. Let's keep it.
November 6, 2025 at 1:31 PM
I always cheer when the election goes against the money. In the final analysis everybody, no matter how rich, gets one vote. It's a good system. Let's keep it.
Good on them! No more coffee without a contract. Get your coffee somewhere else.
November 6, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Good on them! No more coffee without a contract. Get your coffee somewhere else.