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@lonseidman I did consider a #ThinkstationTiny ages ago and for their size they pack a lot of power, tho for an entry-level #compact #workstation they also cost a lot and whilst very maintainable, they ain't as versatile and upgradeable.

What did surprise me on that loaner unit you got sent in for #testing is that they kneecapped themselves with a single DIMM and a single NVMe SSD, which really kills at least 30-60% performance each, making no sense when it has the biggest GPU + CPU combo.

  • At least unlike the previous generations (i.e. #P360 Tiny) they chose to make it a dual-fan setup instead of having the #GPU needing to dissipate it's heat with a headpipe and finstack in the exhaust of the #CPU fan, making the system louder and hotter than it could be in the build volume it has...

Also whoever at #YouTube decided to shove shitty #dubbing over it:

  • Tell them STOP IT! It's an insult to me as a German native speaker to have worse quality than some #Memes and #Syncros people did 20 years ago!

If you paid for that voiceover, you should demand your money back!

Playing with my new #OM #TG7 camera. Trying to find a good durable weather resistant travel/ #hiking camera. Really disappointed many cameras don't have built-in GPS tagging anymore. I don't want to have to be tied to my phone in any way, I don't want to deal with post processing and matching up timestamps.

The TG-7 seems to ticks those boxes, but at the cost of a relatively small sensor and some other questionable specs. Though I do appreciate it's ruggedness, supposed to survive 7' drops? Sure!

Not 100% sold on it yet, probably going to return it just on the lack of manual controls alone. A couple of photos in and around #astoria #nyc this evening. I do appreciate the macro mode, captures some good details.

If anyone has any good #travel #compact #cameras recommendations please give me a shout! Also looking at the #Ricoh #GR3 as another possible option.

Every four years, Americans endure an absurd method of selecting our president that is so counterintuitive and unappealing that no other country follows our model.

Rather than electing our chief executive by popular vote
—the way we choose virtually every other federal, state, and local elected official in the country
—the #Electoral #College chooses our president.

Americans still vote for their preferred candidate on the ballot, but the candidate with the most votes does not necessarily become president.

The litany of problems caused by the Electoral College are obvious.

Five times, the candidate who won the popular vote did not win the Electoral College.

Most recently, in 2016, Trump beat Hillary Clinton even though she received nearly 2.9 million more votes.

In 2020, Americans narrowly avoided an even more undemocratic outcome.

Joe Biden resoundingly defeated Trump by over 7 million votes nationwide but only squeaked by in the Electoral College due to 115,012 votes across Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Georgia.  
Rather than give every voter equal weight, the Electoral College
💥distorts the voting power of Americans based on where they live. 💥

The importance of votes in #swing states like Wisconsin, Nevada, or Georgia is wildly enhanced,
while the value of votes in #safe states like Oklahoma or Vermont is artificially diminished.

No wonder seven swing states dominate the discourse: Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Arizona, Nevada, Georgia, and North Carolina.

The Trump and Harris campaigns will court these voters like they’re the prettiest girl at the dance. -- Their campaigns will not waste resources in safe states like Idaho or Maryland.

Of course, voters in swing states are no more intelligent, decent, or deserving of influence than voters in safe states.

The distortion is simply the unfair, arbitrary consequence of a poorly designed system and proof that the Electoral College
—which also puts the thumb on the scale for low-population states, thanks to the U.S. Senate
—has outlived its usefulness.

Voters in safe states seem to understand that their presidential vote matters little.

On average, safe states have lower voter turnout than swing states.

Despite its flaws, the Electoral College has supporters, who are almost always Republicans.

Since a Republican presidential candidate has only won the national popular vote once in the past 32 years (George W. Bush in 2004),
the GOP has a strong incentive to keep the Electoral College.

That explains the oft-repeated, feeble arguments that the status quo prevents small states from being ignored.

Or that a system that weighs votes equally would somehow “silence” rural voters.

Or that the Electoral College stops “New York and California from imposing their will on the rest of the country.”

I’ve addressed most of those claims before.

-- And the Electoral College’s defenders can never explain why, if it’s such a great system, no other state or country has copied it.

Most Americans understand that the Electoral College is fundamentally flawed.

That’s why a majority have supported the national popular vote for decades,
and 65 percent are supportive today.

“Whoever gets the most votes wins” is as fair as it gets.

❓So how, despite Republicans’ self-interested obstinance, can the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact cross the finish line?

When Minnesota joined the Compact under Tim Walz’s leadership, it broke a four-year drought.

Five states joined the Compact in 2018 and 2019, but none did until Minnesota in 2023.

✅ But with Minnesota and, more recently, Maine bringing the Compact within just 61 electoral votes of success, there is a path to 270 within the next four years.

The Compact has passed through both house committees in Michigan.

If it is signed into law, it will add another 15 electoral votes to the Compact’s ranks.

Compact legislation has also made progress in Virginia and Nevada, which would add another 29 electoral votes ❇️ and leave just 27 to go.

⭐️At that point, some combination of three purple states like Wisconsin, North Carolina & Arizona would be enough to surpass 270.

Either electoral outcome this autumn could give the Compact the final boost it needs.

If Trump wins, he will most likely do it while losing the popular vote,
-- which would motivate even more Americans to push for the Compact.

If Harris wins, Walz could become a key advocate for the Compact -- speaking to governors and legislators in states that have yet to join.

Regardless of how the 2024 election goes, the #National #Popular #Vote #Interstate #Compact offers hope that in the not-too-distant future,
vice presidential nominees may be chosen based on their qualifications rather than their swing-state appeal.

And Americans may finally have a system in which the candidate who wins the most votes always wins the presidency. 👍
washingtonmonthly.com/2024/08/

Washington Monthly · Tim Walz Took a Big Step Toward Scrapping the Electoral College By David Edward Burke

Innenministerin Faeser strebt weiter Compact-Verbot an

Vorerst darf das rechtsextreme Magazin Compact weiter erscheinen. Für Innenministerin Faeser ändert die Gerichtsentscheidung nichts an ihren Verbotsplänen. Der Herausgeber will aus dem juristischen einen kommerziellen Erfolg machen.

➡️ tagesschau.de/inland/compact-f

tagesschau.de · Innenministerin Faeser strebt weiter Compact-Verbot anBy tagesschau.de

Kommentar zu Compact-Entscheidung: Faeser hat gespielt und verloren

Das Bundesverwaltungsgericht hat das Verbot des rechtsextremen Magazins Compact gekippt. Eine herbe Niederlage für Innenministerin Faeser. Ein Gutes hat die ganze Sache aber, meint Claudia Kornmeier, es könnte eine Grundsatzentscheidung geben.

➡️ tagesschau.de/kommentar/compac

tagesschau.de · Kommentar zu Compact-Entscheidung: Faeser hat gespielt und verlorenBy Claudia Kornmeier

#Justiz #Rechtsextremismus #Compact

Das #BVerwG hat das Verbot des rechten Hetzblatts nicht aufgehoben, sondern nur den #Sofortvollzug ausgesetzt. Im #Eilverfahren macht man das, wenn (noch) nicht völlig sicher ist, dass das Verbot am Ende komplett hält, aber die Folgen bei sofortiger Durchsetzung später nicht umkehrbar wären (hier: evtl Pleite der GmbH). Man kann über die Abwägung hier streiten. Aber das BVerwG hat viel von dem Verbot damit für rechtmäßig erklärt.

bverwg.de/de/pm/2024/39

www.bverwg.dePressemitteilung Nr. 30/2025 | Bundesverwaltungsgericht