Joe

lol… cleans house, only to shit in the pool. Classic trump.

struts in his fancy pants

Be careful of dualstack and IPv4-only VPNs. The client can discover and advertise the real IPv6 address, even if adequately firewalled. I’m not sure if gluetun addresses this risk.

edit: this should be considered a risk even if you don’t have IPv6 support today, as this could be enabled by your ISP in the future, then automatically enabled on your network by your router.

Hah. I was just playing a YT video of modem sounds for my son, after showing him some “history” videos about early PCs, BBS’s, text adventure and early commodore* and PC gaming.

History? I lived it, son.

Grey-stubble Gen-X’er here… The 80s and (moreso for me) 90s were a great time to get into tech. Amiga, DOS, Win3.11, OS/2, Linux… BBS’s and the start of the Internet, accompanied by special interest groups and regular in-person social events.

Everyone was learning at the same time, and the complexity arrived in consumable chunks.

Nowadays, details are hidden behind touchscreens and custom UXs, and the complexity must seem insurmountable to many. I guess courses have more value now.

Only in the US, and for mapping companies that now have to treat the US as a “sensitive” country.

The rest of the world can continue to call it by its internationally recognised name.

Don’t know about “happily”. “Readily” might be more accurate.

Don’t worry. We still have RT and Al Jazeera.

China’s aim is independence in strategic sectors, while happily fostering the dependence of other countries upon china.

There are different ways to encourage local development that could also harm western profits, and china is using this opportunity to demonstrate the tools at its disposal.

It’s a warning shot before a full blown trade war, and it’s highly questionable whether the US would come out “on top” (less worse off than the other players) if that happens, especially as the US is working hard to alienate its traditional political allies.

I vote in my country, not yours.

From my brief time exploring it, many there seem to think the end always justifies the means, and are oblivious to the means being the likely effective end. For example: China is apparently only temporarily embracing capitalism on its way to utopian communism. I haven’t followed the trump support that was alluded to here, but I assume it’s similarly reaching the limits of their forward reasoning. At some point, some talking points pop into their head to reinforce or build on their existing beliefs, and they pat themselves and their fellow comrades on the back.

Some are well prepared to run circles around you with their well trained mental gymnastics. It’s not dissimilar to the flat earthers, or other conspiracy theorists. You just have to believe to be saved (from critical thinking). It’s best not to engage, but rather observe from a distance.

Not sure it’s essential, but it seems the norm.

Anything that helps breaks the twit’s influence is useful for now, though.

Nokia Jaws was the best.

You have an opportunity. Give him a pre-installed Linux and a terminal, along with a page of commands that he can run to do neat things… including starting the GUI to watch his favourite (ideally pre-downloaded) videos, running some demos, etc.

Don’t make it too easy, but not too hard (2 you said? Can type a few characters though…)… Add to it over the years, unlocking the power, and guiding him to discover more by himself.

Kids won’t become tech savvy if we hand everything to them on a silver platter, with touch screens, controllers, and flashy games. It can be bland and boring, until they do something.

It might just be the most life changing gift they ever receive.