ExFed

Okay, so the Apache license is a "closed source" license?

Sure. That's one possible vector. Is it "Open Source" software? Yes, they accept contributions for the community. It's is "Libre" software? No, they depend on closed source software.

I'm trying to illustrate that the definition of "open source" can be weaponized for no good reason. Dismissing Signal because it doesn't fit a narrow definition of "open source" makes everybody less secure. I have a hard enough time convincing my non-tech-savvy friends to switch to Signal. There's a snowball's chance in Hell I'll convince them to use something even more obscure.

Following that logic:

Many popular Linux distros contain closed source blobs. Ergo Linux is closed source.

Not open source

There are lots of good reasons to be upset with how Signal produces builds. And maybe Signal has no good reason why they keep opaque dependencies. But by every common definition of the term, Signal is open source. Being on FDroid is not the definition of open source.

Please don't gatekeep. There are better ways to criticize Signal. This is not one of them.

Non-sarcastic reply:

Horseshoe theory isn't so much about "the far-left is the same as the far-right" as it is about "all authoritarians derive power from the same human instincts" and the further left or right you go, the more authoritarian you have to be in order to achieve the social narrative you're aiming for.

Edit: misplaced word

They are just different flavor of far right.

BANNED: Horseshoe theory

/s

Engineer: the glass is twice as big as in needs to be.

President Unelect Musk is doing fine with that all on his own.

https://web.archive.org/web/20241113001602/https://qz.com/elon-musk-x-twitter-transparency-brazil-turkey-tesla-1851656960

There's been some effort in relation to defending against another Schedule F.

https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2024/10/opm-issues-guidance-agencies-implement-anti-schedule-f-regulations/400618/

So it turns out that phenylephrine spray (i.e. topically applied) is actually super effective. It only lasts for a couple hours, although it's insanely fast to start working.

It sucks when you're led to believe you can trust people whom you definitely should not trust. Universities, like all other organizations with people in them, are full of broken people who don't know how to respect those with whom they disagree. My former supervisor (and underlings) cost me a lot more than thousands of dollars of therapy. But I know I have to forgive them, or else I'll just perpetuate the cycle in creative ways I can't imagine.

What if you don't know anyone willing to help you get a job?

Ask them for who they know. Heck, even if they are willing to help you, still ask them for more contacts.

It legit took me over a decade of work experience to finally realize that "networking" was really just a simple graph-traversal algorithm for finding friends. If those friends need help with something that pays, then offer your help.