There we go

Wasn’t there some kind of controversy with them? CEO being a trumpet or something?

If you see what was done to VW, I think it makes sense though. Not really familiar with the histories of the others in relation.

Serious question: can anyone name an actual deal Trump made? Like, where the US benefitted from some official agreement he made?

I dropped them back then too. I have been using lawn chair and I really like it. Could have a few more options but still quite nice

Chess beginners is pretty rough and tumble

The meshtastic website has a getting started guide that assumes you already have equipment first…which is odd. Is there a reason to go with Bluetooth only? Does it make more sense to get a Bluetooth and WiFi device?

I mean…that’s why that movie was made to begin with…

https://www.npr.org/2026/01/03/nx-s1-5665695/maduro-trump-drug-dealer-pardons

Yea, that is actually not a good analogy…

I guess I meant more than just bug reports or ineffective coding. Like get involved with the project. But I guess I also don’t know how the project is run.

That article applies to very few people. I do wonder if since this person has some disability that requires this orca program, maybe they could contribute and help? Just a thought.

It took me a second too. I don’t think I’ve ever seen him smiling before. He always looks like he’s about to murder people

I recommend you actually look up statistical relevance And what that means Compared to proof

So no other peer reviewed studies then? You’re a one article is absolute kind of guy? Good luck out there.

Likewise 30,000 people out of 1.3 billion is not going to be representative. Again do you have any other peer-reviewed studies or are you just basing your entire beliefs of one small sample study?

Yea, I’m sure all those folks in Hong Kong that were rioting approve of their new government overlords. I’m sure the Uyghurs would say they’re doing just a fine job. The article even mentions they didn’t ask laborers. I don’t disagree that they asked those people and they did respond that way. However whether people answer truthfully about their authoritarian government is a completely different thing. So yes, I do question this one single survey done of a small sample size and there’s really no way for them to account for everything. How many other peer reviewed studies do you have besides this one?

I would not trust any research that states 95% of people agree on almost anything, that’s extremely unlikely in any situation ever. Any study saying 95% of people approve of their government of all things sounds like coersion, faking, or simply a culture that fosters saying something regardless of truth. If you asked thousands of people in Russia if they approve of the government, they’ll say yes. But they aren’t being truthful. I’m betting they didn’t interview certain groups as well, as those folks are being killed by the Chinese govt. So yes one study saying one thing is definitely not enough to overcome the hurdles.

No it seems the problem is you appear to think because there are a few positives, the governments are functional. So I guess it depends on what you mean by functional. You are welcome to disagree, I was just clearing up what I meant. There are people that say at least Hitler made the trains run on time. I wouldn’t say functional though.

I apologize if my original statement was not clear, I was also following suit and meant nice for the individual. Essentially I was saying one governmental nicety doesn’t make up for the country’s govt being a cluster fuck. Having the government perform one thing functional is not the same as a functional government. That was my point.