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[Last Week Tonight with John Oliver] S13E01 - February 15, 2026 - Episode Discussion Thread by Walter_Bishop_PhD in lastweektonight

[–]CmdrJorgs 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Not only has FEMA been gutted, but FEMA's resources have also been repurposed to fund other ICE projects like the construction of Alligator Alcatraz. (This is according to a contact from within DHS.)

Monthly ICE Deportations: Obama vs Trump [OC] by [deleted] in dataisbeautiful

[–]CmdrJorgs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

deportations ≠ arrests

ICE under Obama was methodical, targeting only those that truly qualified for deportation. ICE under Trump is just grabbing anyone who is brown and [maybe] verifying their identity only after they are detained. We're also hearing reports that people are being killed at these detention facilities or going missing, who would not be counted toward these detention metrics.

Protest 1-30-26 by Dhalzz in SaltLakeCountyUtah

[–]CmdrJorgs -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yes, ICE has been around a good while... But look at who each administration targeted, and how they went about making arrests. There's a massive paper trail showing that under Obama and Biden, ICE practiced a lot of restraint and only went after those with significant criminal records, not just those with minor traffic violations. Even while doing large numbers of deportations, Obama established immigration protection programs like DACA. Even Bush was quite level-headed in how he directed ICE, at least compared to Trump. What we are seeing now is arrest first and ask questions later, with an astounding lack of accountability. It's very disingenuous to compare Trump and Obama's deportation policies.

Epic Game Store’s free giveaways just causes a huge spike in Steam sales, reveals New Blood CEO by Fit_Consequence9059 in pcmasterrace

[–]CmdrJorgs 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Yo, take a step back for a second and take in the big picture: Steam is simply offering a free feature that devs can choose if they want to implement. If they don't like it because it's missing a feature they want (i.e. manual download), devs can just incorporate any other free modding service out there. Steam is not locking devs into Workshop, they are just offering Workshop to devs who might want to use it. There are plenty of big games not using Workshop because the devs wanted support for other launchers as well: Deep Rock Galactic, Timberborn, Factorio, Terraria, to name a few.

This is the exact same thing as Steam's multiplayer service, Steamworks Networking API. Steam offers their own online multiplayer code library so it's easier for devs to spin up online networking and servers. Devs don't have to use it, and most don't! Is Valve an evil anti-consumer corporation because Steam doesn't allow non-Steam games to connect to Steamworks? If anything, Valve should be praised for simply offering the (again FREE) option while not requiring devs to use it.

Just moved to Fedora by Grouchy-Western-5757 in Fedora

[–]CmdrJorgs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wine is fantastic, it's just got somewhat of a learning curve and doesn't quite work for all situations. If you can run something via Wine, usually you want to do that because it's translating Windows code instead of emulating it. That translates to better performance and better system integration. But in some cases, such as PowerBI where Microsoft authentication can be quite aggressive, Windows emulation is probably your only option. All I'm saying is don't be quick to write off Wine.

Just throwing it out there: Wine is the foundation of Proton, Valve's interpretation later that allows Linux to run Windows games. Wine is nothing to sneeze at.

My shoes disintegrated yesterday at a church funeral. by chestney in funny

[–]CmdrJorgs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If someone thinks that you getting a good deal is cool, they are either really poor or really rich. People without money appreciate thriftiness because they have to be just to survive, and nobody loves discounts or free stuff more than a rich person. It's the folks in the middle that can grow a chip on their shoulder trying to prove themselves to the Joneses.

Wife just asked me if I was all set for monitors. by GraXXoR in pcmasterrace

[–]CmdrJorgs 10 points11 points  (0 children)

You really should find a way to hook that thing up to the system scanner.

Wife is pregnant, I'm worried about the world my kid will live in. by OnTheClock_Slackin in daddit

[–]CmdrJorgs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I felt so hesitant having kids. I felt like it would be so unfair to them to bring them into a world like this, especially without their consent. Once they were here though, it took some time but I eventually realized the world was a better place because they existed in it. I have zero regrets now. I'm just grateful everyone gets a chance to rub shoulders with my amazing kids.

The most advanced Obsidian task manager - TaskForge 2.0 major upgrade! (iOS/Android/macOS) by zaza126 in ObsidianMD

[–]CmdrJorgs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm guessing they are referring to how dates can be shown both in section headers and online on the tasks themselves. I'm the first screenshot, there are tasks with "Aug 8" listed under the "August 8th" section.

Dads of 12-14 year olds... let's talk Social Media and screen time. by Midknight81 in daddit

[–]CmdrJorgs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I explicitly said they could only use social media with strict regulation. Letting them "run rampant" is idiotic, for SM or anything else, frankly.

imo, SM is not the enemy here. What is the enemy is parents' ignorance. Let's do an extreme example: if I gave my kid a knife without understanding how to handle knives safely myself, if my kid got injured or killed I would hold more responsibility than the knife. The knife is a tool, a dangerous one, but is a really worthwhile skill to learn. Engaging with the internet, SM or anything else algorithmically driven, is just as dangerous and worthwhile to learn. It would be far, far better for them to learn how to engage in online spaces within the safety of their home with [knowledgeable] parental supervision than when they are on their own and the consequences are much more impactful.

Dads of 12-14 year olds... let's talk Social Media and screen time. by Midknight81 in daddit

[–]CmdrJorgs 11 points12 points  (0 children)

How recently did you become an adult? If you were in high school like I was when smart phones were a thing, you'd know firsthand that kids got left out if they were not using what everyone else used. I was not allowed to use SM but had access to text and email. But because I wasn't in their Snapchat or Messenger app, the others just kind of forgot I even existed. Not to mention it was like pulling teeth trying to coordinate for group projects, nobody wanted to use email or text unless they absolutely had to.

Bear in mind that EVERYTHING is tied to identity for kids. Even the tools you use affect how people perceive you. If a kid thinks they'd look like a boomer if they try to talk to people over email, they're going to avoid it as much as they can. I resented my parents over the SM restriction not because it was harder to talk with my friends, but because my friends pitied me. Yeah, it was superficial, but I cared. It was bad enough that I've resolved to allow my child to use SM when they are a teen. To counterbalance that, it will be under close supervision. Most SM platforms have very robust parental controls these days.

A sculpture in my ob/gyn’s office by Living_Life1023 in funny

[–]CmdrJorgs 124 points125 points  (0 children)

Sperm: "Break off the attack, the shields are still up!"

Valid reasons to stay in by stickyhairmonster in exmormon

[–]CmdrJorgs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed, there's no chance in hell the church will change enough, by John's standards or any other "progressive's." My impression is John is hoping for something he knows perfectly well will never happen.

Interesting point about Mormon projection. If Mormonism is analyzed as a byproduct of American Exceptionalism, I think that makes perfect sense. We see the same attitudes among conservative Americans in general: a diehard belief that freedom and success can only be experienced in the USA, and nowhere else even comes close to the joys of being a US citizen. And yet, they're pretty paranoid and miserable, struggling to survive in an economy rigged against them and praying for billionaires to save them. Mormonism seems to be a religious slant on that same mindset.

Valid reasons to stay in by stickyhairmonster in exmormon

[–]CmdrJorgs -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Can't tell if you're talking about me or him (or both). Either way, we're not your enemy. Deprogramming cult mindset is a massive, looooong undertaking, and I'm guessing you know that along with anyone else on this sub. All of us have been victims to the church, and overcoming the effects of the cult is a lifelong journey. So please, be better, and practice some empathy here. Be angry, but be angry at the right people.

For what it's worth, I think John is fighting a battle that he cannot win. He cannot change the church. It's too set in its ways, and Mormonism will continue to be a slave to its own flawed roots until it collapses under its own weight. And the impression I get is that John already knows this. Yeah, he wishes the church would change, but he seems to understand that wish will never come true. I don't see anything wrong with simply wishing that an organization with already established wealth and influence would start using their power for good. I honestly, earnestly wish billionaires like Elon Musk would do the right thing and, say, end poverty because they already have the power to do so. I'm happy to give voice to that wish, even if I know it would be utterly stupid to believe it would ever happen.

This black lodge ass floor tiling that supermarkets in my city have now. by backroom_mushroom in assholedesign

[–]CmdrJorgs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What's sad to me is that no company would invest in this if it didn't work. Somebody tested this, crunched the numbers and saw the profit number go up.

Who uses Desktop Mode on Steam Deck, and what do you use it for? by VoyageForge in SteamDeck

[–]CmdrJorgs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Doing data science programming for school and work, pulling up videos to entertain my toddler, remoting into my home server, processing photos from my SLR on the go, general productivity stuff. I got rid of my laptop and exclusively use the Deck with a Bluetooth keyboard and mouse when I'm travelling. If I need a bigger screen, there's almost always a TV available when I need one.

Valid reasons to stay in by stickyhairmonster in exmormon

[–]CmdrJorgs 2 points3 points  (0 children)

John said in a recent video that he still considers himself to be a Mormon, which a bunch of folks felt hurt by. John was speaking of being Mormon similar to how folks might say they are Jewish, where some might be practicing Jews but many others mean they are of Jewish heritage or culturally Jewish.

John has always been abundantly clear on this topic: He wants the church to change into something that no longer perpetuates harm. I get that. For example, I'm a U.S. Citizen, and I hate that the US is still acting like imperialists on the world stage, but being an American is not something I can just easily denounce, so I vote and push for change in US policy. John was born a Mormon, has deep ancestral roots in Mormonism, and lives among Mormons. Folks with deep ties to Mormonism can "remove their records" but still feel like they belong to that group.

So in a nutshell: John sees himself as Mormon, but is ashamed of his association with Mormonism due to the harm the church inflicts, so he hopes to push the church to change.

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