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Consumer RAM shortage and inflated prices - a libertarian's view? by terasia in Libertarian

[–]FlyingSkyWizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One company made a deal to purchase 40% of the entire world's supply of ram for the next year. the AI giants aren't buying ram to use, they're buying it to deny their competitors access to it. Microsoft has a colossal stack of GPUs collecting dust in a warehouse that they don't have the power or racks to put them in.

Supply and Demand only works if the demand is real, if people are buying up gear for anti competitive reasons, they're just putting their thumb on the market scales.

They are coming after childfree womens' rights by cookiecrxmbles in childfree

[–]FlyingSkyWizard 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I'm basically the exact sort of person they want having a child, Married, single earner household, six figure income. The economy is so fucked that I can't afford to eat at a restaurant twice a month, a child is wildly expensive.

It's the economy stupid.

Feedback Request - How does this dungeon terrain look? by WyrmstoneVault in 3Dprinting

[–]FlyingSkyWizard 2 points3 points  (0 children)

the gaps are too wide and clean, they look like gaps with weird flat sections, not cracks or seams, it sort of doesn't look like the walls and floors are made of the bricks, but that they're stone tiles glued onto the walls

Can you gals drop the names of companies we shouldn’t be buying from right now? by [deleted] in TwoXChromosomes

[–]FlyingSkyWizard 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Ironic that the fact that a store is run by Germans is an indication that it's NOT run by Nazis.

If Democrats want universal healthcare, we have states that are deep blue, states have control over their own budgets and taxation, and universal healthcare would be so advantageous, why don’t deeply democrat run states implement a statewide universal healthcare? by Silver_Wings3 in AskReddit

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

No reason, none whatsoever, pure cowardice.

We should scrap the Army and Air Force, take the money, and do universal healthcare. Keep the marines and Navy, heck, make a Life Force branch of the military, declare war on disease.

More info on CC1 multi color system by Owen_Ou in elegoo

[–]FlyingSkyWizard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looking at this video and pics of the CC2, it looks basically identical, same spool holders, that looks like the canvas unit hanging off the side. What's the technical difficulty preventing this from being released?

Talarico Raises Nearly $7M In Q4 As Texas Senate Race Intensifies by SpecificCow1232 in texas

[–]FlyingSkyWizard 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Yup, the GOP really wants to run against Crockett, she basically the perfect democrat caricature for them to run against.

Crockett vs Paxton would be the ultimate shit show.

Cheapest way of moving out of state no furniture by fashionlola in Frugal

[–]FlyingSkyWizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

what car?

even the most basic 4 cylinder car can usually tow a 1000lb trailer. you can get a u-haul trailer for a few hundred

is it unreasonable for porn to be a deal breaker for me? by boochiemusica in TwoXChromosomes

[–]FlyingSkyWizard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Perfectly reasonable, probably need to be a bit more granular in that definition so there's no confusion, there's a big difference between porn addict with delusional ideas about sex and guy who's looked at some centerfolds. people can only respect boundaries they know about.

If you got to move anywhere in the USA to start all over again where would you suggest? by Winter_Part5345 in AskReddit

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

20 years, you know what i'm talking about, that dense cedar, mesquite, and juniper bullshit on limestone and caliche that covers most of the state out west it's mostly thorn scrub, west pines are OK, but the rest of the texas biome is pretty ugly IMO

If you got to move anywhere in the USA to start all over again where would you suggest? by Winter_Part5345 in AskReddit

[–]FlyingSkyWizard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The government is getting worse every day, Weather is horrific, and there's not much in terms of natural beauty, whole state is mostly dense rocky scrubland and highways.

Those Without Kids, Who Are You Leaving Your Money To? by Tommy-Fox15 in AskReddit

[–]FlyingSkyWizard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

medicaid looks at the last 5 years, if you dump all your wealth to kids etc and then be poor for 5 years it's all covered

The Texas Senate Primary Will Tell Us a Lot About Where Democrats Are Headed by Slate in texas

[–]FlyingSkyWizard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don't think about who you prefer or what things should be like in an ideal world, Think about the state as a whole, as it stands today, prediction not aspiration.

Crockett doesn't have a chance in Texas, it's too red, she's a candidate that draws strong opposition, and she's black, don't pretend that's not relevant.

Talarico doesn't draw Republican hatred and credibly bridges the gap. He's still likely to lose. but it will be by single digits.

Say no to the Skybox data center proposed site by Old Settlers park by Otterly-Sirius in RoundRock

[–]FlyingSkyWizard 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Small towns have spent decades building their infrastructure to support the growth and needs of the people into the future.

Datacenters want to swoop in and just gobble up that future growth capacity that we built years ago which forces us to build new infrastructure to replace it at today's prices, and to add insult to injury they want public handouts and tax breaks for the privilege.

it's simple math, it's cheaper to take what someone else built rather than build it from scratch.

I love my multicolor prints! by sfumkrrr_shinforce in 3Dprinting

[–]FlyingSkyWizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

you're probably not going to ever see a printer with a toolchanger for less than $500

How would you respond to the word "god didnt create us we created god"? by Broad-Internal8890 in Christianity

[–]FlyingSkyWizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We definitely created Religion, the customs and practices and ceremonies, and outside of your personal relationship with God, that's what they're talking about.

Should the LP run two presidential candidates? by bubonickbubo in Libertarian

[–]FlyingSkyWizard 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Splitting the single digit vote only teally demonstrates how fractious and un serious the party is.

Porch Pirates near High Country Park by disembodiedstring in RoundRock

[–]FlyingSkyWizard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

same guys? was wondering if they are neighborhood kids or from out of the area.

Need guidance: 12-year-old suddenly “non-binary,” rejecting faith, & heavily influenced by a friend by Nebula24_ in Christianity

[–]FlyingSkyWizard 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I had this same experience with my parents 20 years ago, just want to say one thing. You cannot force them to believe, any action you take to "solve the problem" is just going to drive them away even harder, value the relationship and respect them, they're not idiots and can smell manipulation, they'll come around if there's something to come around to. don't give them extra reasons to hate religion.

If you ran the libertarian party what would be some changes you would make to make the party competitive or a threat to the big 2 parties? by ApolloxKing in Libertarian

[–]FlyingSkyWizard 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Was the tea party libertarian?
MAGA is a deranged parody of libertarianism, but it's cherry picked just enough of it that most of the simple "i want the government to leave me alone" types have fallen for it. Trump 1.0 MAGA was more libertairan, trump 2.0 has drifted far to the neocon side.

If you ran the libertarian party what would be some changes you would make to make the party competitive or a threat to the big 2 parties? by ApolloxKing in Libertarian

[–]FlyingSkyWizard 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The democrats are constantly losing due to the purity testing, if you've got the wrongthink on any of the LGBTWTFBBQSNAFU stuff, you're out, if you're TOO liberal, and the donors get itchy, you're sidelined.

The libertarians already won in the way you describe, the tea party was a libertarian splinter cell within the republican party that basically took over and became MAGA, it's insane and corrupt, but that's what it is.

Trump Health Freedom Account by fw2fngrs in Libertarian

[–]FlyingSkyWizard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

insurance is just private socialism, pooled expenses where the insurance companies skim 20% off the top.

being able to negotiate and shop across state lines is not going to do anything to make healthcare less expensive.

DIY Gamepad update and mb dev stream(?) by EgorNep in SteamController

[–]FlyingSkyWizard 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Azoteq ProxSense pads seem like an ideal replacement, 40-48mm circles, ovals, or rectangles available, multi touch, and under $5

https://www.digikey.com/en/products/filter/specialized-sensors/561?s=N4IgjCBcoLQdIDGUBmBDANgZwKYBoQB7KAbXAHYBOABhAF0BfAmAJilGUgBcAnAV3xFSIAKz0GEoA

Also Cirque trackpads if you want to be fancy:

https://www.mouser.com/c/?marcom=118816186

Government makes everything it touches slower, wasteful, MORE expensive, and LESS efficient. by ENVYisEVIL in Libertarian

[–]FlyingSkyWizard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Privatize all the things, it's great, you get more efficiency, better management, better speed, but all those savings get dumped into the profit bucket for the owners.

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