That is an interesting option. Is there such a thing as a Linux distro without accounts?

Godot does have the option of just ignoring pull requests. Which will make it harder to get good contributions. But that option is there

Prioritising the group over the individual is the rallying cry of almost every depiction of armed conflict in fantasy books & films. It is in Lord of the Rings.

Last week a work colleague used a new (new for me) word “collectivist” an umbrella term under which they placed socialist, communist, fascist & nazi. I don’t know where to even begin approaching this. It is like a pre-emptive dismissal of any rational discourse. :-(

Is BRICS an option for Investors?

https://pluralistic.net/2026/01/17/erin-lets-go/#circumvention-haven

https://pluralistic.net/2026/01/17/erin-lets-go/#circumvention-haven

LLMs consume vast amounts of energy and freash water and release lots of carbon. That is enough for me to not want to “play” with them.

Take care

But USSR was one of the Allies

I am lucky enough to own a roof and I do have solar.

Sounds like the funding model is the real problem that needs to be solved first

Or NetHack?

I am part way through the book “Killing Hope” by William Blum and the biggest power not intervening would be revolutionary

You ask “what’s to come when the full impact of tariffs reaches the end consumer?” I thought the impact had reached the consumer. Is there yet more to come?

https://genocidescholars.org/ ? I would assume that they have documented evidence

Does that mean Stripe takes a cut?

LOL is that three specific fascists?

I always assumed that was the plan. “We sold twitter for so much $! Let’s do that again!”

I agree, not at all exclusive!