It’s a sick society that only considers knowledge worthwhile when it’s profitable.

I know Lemmy isn’t fond of religion, but I have a story.

Years ago, when I lived in the Northwoods, I’d go to this little Lutheran church every so often; mostly for a free lunch because I needed one. They were the rainbow flag kind of Lutheran, not the bigoted kind. Mostly old ladies. I was always the youngest person there by a few decades, and I was in my 20’s.

Anyway, whenever the basket would come around the pastor made it clear that the church didn’t need money. The building and people who worked there were all paid for by the denomination. What was given in the offering would go to neighbors in need.

Shit, that town had a lot of need, and way too many people too proud to ask for help.

That offering basket paid my bills a few times.

Well, yeah, people have been calling pizzas pies for a long time.

Deep dish especially.

I like Pop!_OS. It was my first distro and has been the one I go back to the most.

The window management options were a godsend when working on my dissertation.

Wander into the woods and never return, probably.

I had thought it was a reference to a bomb.

I teach Philosophy.

I need them to think for themselves, which just isn’t happening if they turn in work that isn’t theirs.

So, I’m pretty harsh on anyone using AI. Even if it’s for a discussion post, I’m reporting it to the Academic Integrity office.

This is why we have accommodations offices at colleges.

No problem giving an alternative for those who need it.

I teach at a community college. I see a lot of AI nonsense in my assignments.

So much so that I’m considering blue book exams for the fall.

Youthful rebellion transcends technology.

Is there much difference between this and, say, using a pen to drill a hole in your desk?

You gotta block the bots that post news stories to communities named after the publication.

Really clears up the feed.

I’m practically tech illiterate, but managed to switch myself over to Linux after watching some guides a few years ago.

He’s the 1st one I used: https://youtu.be/4mySqL4bCSw

I have to wonder what the October end of life for Windows 10 will bring in that regard.

Computers are expensive. Some people will buy something new, others won’t be able. That crowd has 2 options of finding a new OS or using one that’s no longer supported.

We have to remember that the people making these decisions have no idea what life is like for a poor person. The kinds of payments that would ruin my life and yours are nothing to them.

So, they think we have the ability to afford these payments because they’re damned fools. They don’t expect mass defaults.

I think they’re wrong about that.

Hey. Thank you for sharing this.

Websites like this are the good part of the internet.

Fun fact, the origin story for Satan that so many churches point to just isn’t in the Bible.

Nah, media was too busy wringing their hands over Biden being old.

Individuals can do that, and they should if they feel like keeping MS.

Organizations are, unfortunately, probably going to remain stagnant and keep paying millions to for things that have free alternatives.

It’s actually really infuriating. When I was in grad school I filed an information request with the college to see how much they paid for access to Office 365 each year. This was in 2021 and they were paying 4 million a year. Meanwhile their grad student employees were all living deeply below the poverty line.

Individual users can make use of free alternatives pretty easily, but I’m not sure they’re actually the target for the price increase here.

Schools, governments, businesses, and other institutions pay wild amounts to MS every year.