On 8/7/24 09:45, Kerr-Mudd, John wrote:
> On Wed, 7 Aug 2024 08:59:47 -0400
> CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote:
>
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>> CrudeSausage
>> Catholic, paleoconservative, Christ is king
>> Progressives are brain-damaged demonic groomers
>
> Any chance of some linux content soon?
Not from Crude Sausage, more likely to get patriarchal theology.
But here is a nice news item/

> Found on the PCLinuxOS Users Forum!
>
> NVIDIA Transitions Fully Towards Open-Source GPU Kernel Modules
> Jul 17, 2024 By Rob Armstrong, Kevin Mittman and Fred Oh
> If you are using the Nvidia graphics card and having trouble
> you may need to read this article.
> <https://developer.nvidia.com/blog/nvidia-transitions-fully-towards-open-source-gpu-kernel-modules/>

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On 2024-08-07 1:46 p.m., D wrote:
>
>
> On Wed, 7 Aug 2024, CrudeSausage wrote:
>
>>> I remember once when I was in airport security and the guy asked if
>>> he could look through my things. I told him, "oh, so I have a choice?
>>> If I have a free choice, of course the answer is no".
>>>
>>> The guy actually smiled, I saw he got it, apologized and said he had
>>> to do it anyway since it was his job. Since I was in a good mood, I
>>> refrained from saying that the Nazi prison guards were also just
>>> doing their jobs.
>>
>> At the airport, security has no choice but to look through your stuff
>> but there is absolutely no reason for them to ask you to go through an
>> x-ray machine when they can just as easily pat you down. If ever they
>> ask you to step into an x-ray machine, the only answer is no,
>> especially if you were "randomly-selected" but you don't look like the
>> angry, sweating Muslim down the queue.
>
> Ah, but they do have a choice. The choose freely to take that job, so
> that is why they always will have to listen to my arguments. ;)
>
> As for X-ray, no sir, I always take the manual way. Usually, well at
> least in some airports, that has been quicker too!
>
> I remember once in the US, I asked a security guard about it, and he
> sigh and said "oh, you're one of those, come with me", and he let me
> skip about 100 meter of queue, had a quick pat down, and was on my way!

Same here. When I wnet on a trip to Portugal with my in-laws in 2013, I
also insisted that they not agree to the x-ray machines. They are not
there to help detect anything; they are there to make sure that the
population gets a heavy dose of radiation. I notice that a lot of
institutions have already come out to claim that these full-body scans
are safe but they are not.

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CrudeSausage
Catholic, paleoconservative, Christ is king
Progressives are brain-damaged demonic groomers

On Wed, 7 Aug 2024, CrudeSausage wrote:

> On 2024-08-07 1:46 p.m., D wrote:
>>
>>
>> On Wed, 7 Aug 2024, CrudeSausage wrote:
>>
>>>> I remember once when I was in airport security and the guy asked if he
>>>> could look through my things. I told him, "oh, so I have a choice? If I
>>>> have a free choice, of course the answer is no".
>>>>
>>>> The guy actually smiled, I saw he got it, apologized and said he had to
>>>> do it anyway since it was his job. Since I was in a good mood, I
>>>> refrained from saying that the Nazi prison guards were also just doing
>>>> their jobs.
>>>
>>> At the airport, security has no choice but to look through your stuff but
>>> there is absolutely no reason for them to ask you to go through an x-ray
>>> machine when they can just as easily pat you down. If ever they ask you to
>>> step into an x-ray machine, the only answer is no, especially if you were
>>> "randomly-selected" but you don't look like the angry, sweating Muslim
>>> down the queue.
>>
>> Ah, but they do have a choice. The choose freely to take that job, so
>> that is why they always will have to listen to my arguments. ;)
>>
>> As for X-ray, no sir, I always take the manual way. Usually, well at
>> least in some airports, that has been quicker too!
>>
>> I remember once in the US, I asked a security guard about it, and he
>> sigh and said "oh, you're one of those, come with me", and he let me
>> skip about 100 meter of queue, had a quick pat down, and was on my way!
>
> Same here. When I wnet on a trip to Portugal with my in-laws in 2013, I also
> insisted that they not agree to the x-ray machines. They are not there to
> help detect anything; they are there to make sure that the population gets a
> heavy dose of radiation. I notice that a lot of institutions have already
> come out to claim that these full-body scans are safe but they are not.
>

For me it is also about making sure there is always a choice. It is the
same with electronic money vs cash, or public services that are only
available through smart phones (with tracking) vs on pen and paper.

The government wants to remove cash and they want to make sure that you
need a tracking device on your person at all times. Nothing would make
them happier. The silent majority are unaware and seldom think beyond the
next TV-show.

So as always it's the enlightened few who have to fight for the freedom of
all the rest, while being hated for it, since they do not understand what
it is all about and only see us as "that guy" who causes trouble all the
time.

I mean, look at china with their social credit score, or the truck
protesters in canada, I think that should be enough of an example of how
evil the government is, and how important it is not to become dependent on
smart phones and virtual money.

On 2024-08-08 4:36 a.m., D wrote:
>
>
> On Wed, 7 Aug 2024, CrudeSausage wrote:
>
>> On 2024-08-07 1:46 p.m., D wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, 7 Aug 2024, CrudeSausage wrote:
>>>
>>>>> I remember once when I was in airport security and the guy asked if
>>>>> he could look through my things. I told him, "oh, so I have a
>>>>> choice? If I have a free choice, of course the answer is no".
>>>>>
>>>>> The guy actually smiled, I saw he got it, apologized and said he
>>>>> had to do it anyway since it was his job. Since I was in a good
>>>>> mood, I refrained from saying that the Nazi prison guards were also
>>>>> just doing their jobs.
>>>>
>>>> At the airport, security has no choice but to look through your
>>>> stuff but there is absolutely no reason for them to ask you to go
>>>> through an x-ray machine when they can just as easily pat you down.
>>>> If ever they ask you to step into an x-ray machine, the only answer
>>>> is no, especially if you were "randomly-selected" but you don't look
>>>> like the angry, sweating Muslim down the queue.
>>>
>>> Ah, but they do have a choice. The choose freely to take that job, so
>>> that is why they always will have to listen to my arguments. ;)
>>>
>>> As for X-ray, no sir, I always take the manual way. Usually, well at
>>> least in some airports, that has been quicker too!
>>>
>>> I remember once in the US, I asked a security guard about it, and he
>>> sigh and said "oh, you're one of those, come with me", and he let me
>>> skip about 100 meter of queue, had a quick pat down, and was on my way!
>>
>> Same here. When I wnet on a trip to Portugal with my in-laws in 2013,
>> I also insisted that they not agree to the x-ray machines. They are
>> not there to help detect anything; they are there to make sure that
>> the population gets a heavy dose of radiation. I notice that a lot of
>> institutions have already come out to claim that these full-body scans
>> are safe but they are not.
>>
>
> For me it is also about making sure there is always a choice. It is the
> same with electronic money vs cash, or public services that are only
> available through smart phones (with tracking) vs on pen and paper.
>
> The government wants to remove cash and they want to make sure that you
> need a tracking device on your person at all times. Nothing would make
> them happier. The silent majority are unaware and seldom think beyond
> the next TV-show.
>
> So as always it's the enlightened few who have to fight for the freedom
> of all the rest, while being hated for it, since they do not understand
> what it is all about and only see us as "that guy" who causes trouble
> all the time.
>
> I mean, look at china with their social credit score, or the truck
> protesters in canada, I think that should be enough of an example of how
> evil the government is, and how important it is not to become dependent
> on smart phones and virtual money.

I'll be the first to admit that I like the convenience of electronic
money. While being totally anonymous, I have a problem with cash in that
I always end up losing the pennies or forget that I even have bills on
my person to pay for anything. Clearly, this makes it easy for the
government and financial institutions to track me. At the same time,
this is how decide what my credit score will be and whether it is safe
to offer me a loan, so I can't complain too much.

--
CrudeSausage
Catholic, paleoconservative, Christ is king
Progressives are brain-damaged demonic groomers

On Thu, 8 Aug 2024, CrudeSausage wrote:

>> I mean, look at china with their social credit score, or the truck
>> protesters in canada, I think that should be enough of an example of how
>> evil the government is, and how important it is not to become dependent on
>> smart phones and virtual money.
>
> I'll be the first to admit that I like the convenience of electronic money.
> While being totally anonymous, I have a problem with cash in that I always
> end up losing the pennies or forget that I even have bills on my person to
> pay for anything. Clearly, this makes it easy for the government and
> financial institutions to track me. At the same time, this is how decide what
> my credit score will be and whether it is safe to offer me a loan, so I can't
> complain too much.
>

That's how they lure you in, with ease and simplicity. But was anything
really worth while ever easy and convenient or did you in fact have to
work hard for it?

On 2024-08-08 4:11 p.m., D wrote:
>
>
> On Thu, 8 Aug 2024, CrudeSausage wrote:
>
>>> I mean, look at china with their social credit score, or the truck
>>> protesters in canada, I think that should be enough of an example of
>>> how evil the government is, and how important it is not to become
>>> dependent on smart phones and virtual money.
>>
>> I'll be the first to admit that I like the convenience of electronic
>> money. While being totally anonymous, I have a problem with cash in
>> that I always end up losing the pennies or forget that I even have
>> bills on my person to pay for anything. Clearly, this makes it easy
>> for the government and financial institutions to track me. At the same
>> time, this is how decide what my credit score will be and whether it
>> is safe to offer me a loan, so I can't complain too much.
>>
>
> That's how they lure you in, with ease and simplicity. But was anything
> really worth while ever easy and convenient or did you in fact have to
> work hard for it?

I had to work hard to be in a relationship and eventually a marriage, if
that doesn't sound too ridiculous to anyone. The odds were stacked
against me, but I managed to get myself out of my predicament. I turned
out better than I was supposed to by my estimation.

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CrudeSausage
Catholic, paleoconservative, Christ is king
Progressives are brain-damaged demonic groomers

On Fri, 9 Aug 2024, CrudeSausage wrote:

>> That's how they lure you in, with ease and simplicity. But was anything
>> really worth while ever easy and convenient or did you in fact have to
>> work hard for it?
>
> I had to work hard to be in a relationship and eventually a marriage, if that
> doesn't sound too ridiculous to anyone. The odds were stacked against me, but
> I managed to get myself out of my predicament. I turned out better than I was
> supposed to by my estimation.
>

That's very inspiring and also similar to what my life taught me. That
the most valuable things, you have to work hard for. Or perhaps they are
the most valuable things you have, because you had to work hard for
them?

Regardless, happy to hear it!