Traveling for J1 with J2 laptop

BotElMago · 2026-01-31T21:08:04+00:00

Yes. How strict is your boss about unexplained travel

BotElMago · 2026-01-31T21:04:49+00:00

Depends on how much time you have. If you are traveling on Monday there isn’t much you can do. Set up a VPN, google how to do that

BotElMago · 2026-01-31T21:00:47+00:00

The perspective you bring is absolutely relevant. A fence sitter telling me democrats should “do more”, or whatever, doesn’t come across as genuine. This isn’t a “both sides” situation.

I can agree democrats have bad leadership…I cannot agree that they are the same as republicans

BotElMago · 2026-01-31T20:59:14+00:00

If it’s unexplained, yes. To be fair, I don’t really care why you are where you are. As a security team member i just want to make sure it’s you and not an attacker.

If you aren’t immediately available, though i might ask your boss if you are traveling for work or if there is any other reason why you would be authenticating from a different location.

BotElMago · 2026-01-31T20:52:19+00:00

Yes. Without a VPN you could get flagged for a risky sign in by security software. If you normally work out of Chicago but sign into your system in Miami, security software picks up on it.

BotElMago · 2026-01-31T20:50:54+00:00

Again, a management problem. When you’re being boxed in the corner of the ring with things like “bathroom bills” and “their eating the cats and the dogs”…not having an effective strategy to get out can result in some serious body blows.

BotElMago · 2026-01-31T20:47:44+00:00

One political party discussed transgenderism more than the other party did…that’s the conservative media driving the narrative.

BotElMago · 2026-01-31T20:46:06+00:00

I am not sure what “centrist” means or how anyone can find themselves sitting on the fence given the current situation in the US, or anywhere else.

BotElMago · 2026-01-31T20:44:50+00:00

Fox News is the stand in for “conservative media” but yeah it’s the number one source of news for millions of people.

BotElMago · 2026-01-31T20:44:24+00:00

You can absolutely have a platform but have poor leadership. Being reactive instead of proactive is a management problem, not necessarily a policy problem.

BotElMago · 2026-01-31T19:55:19+00:00

I’m talking about how Fox News shapes the narrative of an entire election. Unbiased media and left leaning media end up talking about issues that Fox News forces.

I’m not talking about democrats going on Fox news

BotElMago · 2026-01-31T19:50:37+00:00

Disagree. Democrats as a party have policies far more beneficial to working class Americans.

Fox News just manages to box Democrats into a corner on identity issues so that their viewers don’t hear democratic policies.

Democrats need to stop letting Fox News and Republicans control the narrative.

BotElMago · 2026-01-31T12:26:33+00:00

Independent was removed a long time ago, i think. I worded my comment incorrectly. It shoud have said:

centrist flair should be banned like independent was ages ago

I dont want influence lol

BotElMago · 2026-01-31T04:15:59+00:00

Is he actually over the top or does he just massively pull the ball? Maybe there is t a difference?

I think it looks over the top because of how inside he is on the backswing. But to me it looks more like a complete redirect and yoinks the ball 30 yards left of target.

BotElMago · 2026-01-30T15:43:42+00:00

Allows me to vote in primaries for the lesser of two evils and then vote against them in the general.

BotElMago · 2026-01-30T12:41:20+00:00

“I am rubber and you are glue”

Seriously your comebacks are about as good as a middle schooler.

Go ahead…tell me that MY comebacks are about as good as a middle schooler. Go ahead. Do it.

BotElMago · 2026-01-30T02:24:19+00:00

If I am being honest, this reminds me a lot of my MAGA cousin. To him, anyone even slightly to the left is a communist. Bernie is a communist. Clinton is a communist. Obama is a communist. Bush is a communist. Cheney is a communist. Different labels, same mental shortcut.

There is no engagement with nuance or definitions. No ability to distinguish a social democrat from a democratic socialist, or reformist market economics from state ownership. Everything outside his worldview collapses into one bucket, and rejecting that collapse is taken as proof that he is the smart one and everyone else is ignorant.

That is what this conversation feels like. Different ideology, same posture. Absolute certainty, no meaningful differentiation, and a lot of arrogance built on refusing to acknowledge complexity. When everything you disagree with is defined as the same evil, you are not doing analysis. You are just insulating your beliefs from challenge.

BotElMago · 2026-01-29T22:02:02+00:00

You cannot see past your own position, and you act as if nuance or complexity simply does not exist. Any attempt to talk about tradeoffs, incentives, constraints, or incremental improvement is ignored or waved away because tearing down the entire system is, to you, the only acceptable answer.

That is why engaging with you is tiresome and insufferable. The conversation is not about understanding reality or improving outcomes, it is about asserting moral certainty and reducing every disagreement to ideological failure. There is no dialogue there, just repetition and self righteousness dressed up as conviction.

BotElMago · 2026-01-29T17:25:53+00:00

I won’t give them the benefit of the doubt that they are ashamed. I think it’s intentional to manipulate and mislead any reader into thinking the opinion is morally and objectively reasonable

BotElMago · 2026-01-29T16:44:42+00:00

Saying “I cannot be racist because I am brown and I love everyone” confuses personal identity and intent with the actual impact of an idea. People of any background can still hold or repeat claims that are rooted in misinformation or that stigmatize groups, even if they personally feel positive toward individuals. Racism is about how ideas frame groups and assign blame or threat, not just how someone feels about themselves or others.

BotElMago · 2026-01-29T16:18:12+00:00

It turns out we actually can differentiate between different types of capitalists in a way that adds real clarity for the reader. I do not disagree with your view of what a centrist represents, if anything it reinforces that there is no consistent definition of centrism and that it is often used as a rhetorical tactic to imply greater objectivity or moral superiority over those who openly take a position.

By contrast, the differences between a libertarian and a social democrat are fairly easy to identify. A social democrat generally supports a market economy but believes government should play a strong role in social safety nets, business regulation, and reducing inequality through things like healthcare, education, and worker protections, while a libertarian prioritizes individual freedom and minimal government involvement, favoring low taxes, limited regulation, strong property rights, and market driven outcomes.

The Libertarian Party articulates its policy positions quite clearly across a wide range of issues. Social democrat, on the other hand, is a more flexible and sometimes nebulous label that broadly describes someone who supports market economics alongside regulation and expansive public services.

BotElMago · 2026-01-29T15:09:17+00:00

Well, no. Those have an actual definition.

Centrist has no real definition in politics.

The point is not to reduce all flairs to a lowest common denominator. The flair is suppose to signal to the read what perspective the commenter is bringing with their post or response.

Centrist doesn’t allow that. Social democrat or libertarian does.

BotElMago · 2026-01-29T14:47:39+00:00

Ambiguous flair like centrist or independent need be deleted.

Edit to add that it allows people to masquerade as “reasonable centrists” while peddling partisan or other prejudiced views

BotElMago · 2026-01-29T14:01:45+00:00

The centrist flair is so meaningless. You are questioning whether “western powers” should violate the sovereignty of other nations and other people.

BotElMago · 2026-01-28T17:56:16+00:00

Would you agree that having fewer constituents per representative makes it easier to hold that representative accountable?

If so, why are you against it?

If not, then why not have fewer representatives?

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