There was one video I saw that sounds like this, where there was an overlay of noise (static in rainbow). They scaled up the noise, overlayed it on the drawing, then lowered the opacity and blended it.

They claimed it prevented AI from being able to use it for training, but it just isn't true. All it did was add texture to the art, it wouldn't prevent AI from anything, except maybe solid colors if it was only trained on these sorts of images.

Having interacted with a number of Trump supporters over the years, they legitimately talk nonsense like this daily. This is nothing new. If anything, it makes them like him more because he's like them, and they want to be him.

What's actually rare is when he insults someone and they are surprised or don't like that he said that. But no, most supporters latch onto the phrase and repeat it themselves

Macho hyper masculinity and nationalism supplanting education will do that :(

When I read the article it didn't seem like all, it was the violent ones and the ones who were tagging about Hamas on near/on government property (which like, kinda whatever to that one).

In that same article she condemned Hamas while talking about the lives of Gazans. I feel like people have been talking about the difference between Gaza and Hamas here on Lemmy, but when it's talked about by VP/Presidential Candidate it's suddenly not possible to have that be distinguished?

The only thing that she's missing here is our perspective, which overall seems to come down to, "yes the actions of Hamas are abhorrent and terroristic, however they also are doing so somewhat out of necessity due to the Israeli state working so hard to kill them. That doesn't make the actions of Hamas okay, it simply makes the citizens of Palestine stuck between two organizations." Hence our support for Palestine, because what are they going to do? It's death either direction, and at least one is wanting to give them statehood and the other wants them extinct.

She is partway there. She has recognized a difference between Gaza and Hamas, she has condemned the death put forth by both Hamas and Israel, while also speaking out against violent protesters and flag burners. Obviously, she is missing the fact that Israel wants Palestine the way Russia wants Ukraine the way China wants Taiwan. And that U.S. citizens are against that. Hence our protests.

So frustrating.

Kinda similar, letting perfect be the enemy of progress.

Regardless of everything, I appreciate having this conversation with you. There's a lot of facets to these issues and the genocide of Palestine is close to home, as is the hate crime experienced during 2016. There is rarely an easy solution, and as a result often times it comes down to seemingly irreconcilable ideologies. I feel that humanitarianism is how we can bridge the gap, but of course that requires the ideology to be willing to accept something. Hence the intolerance of the intolerant.

For what it's worth, like there is no good Nazi, I genuinely feel there is no good Zionist, as the ideology inherently holds a false assumption (probably a better word can be used) used to perpetuate the belief. So, I hope you can understand my statements as coming from a place of wanting change to be an option, rather than as dismissal of Israel's genocide.

The United States education system In 2016 was given one goal with the appointment of Betsy DeVoss (sister to Erik Price of Black Water) as the Secretary of Education, to dismantle the education system. They succeeded, and it has only just started to turn around. The EPA gone for 4 years. The role of government severely diminished its ability to work for its citizens in so many places. So to destroy our ability to govern under a conservative government seems to not align with our goals, as not only do they supply even more weapons for war, have hateful rhetoric against our ally (citizens ally, Palestine), all while losing the growth of American citizens to me, seems like a surefire way to make sure Israel is never stopped.

By bolstering education, bolstering our ability to govern and make change, which bolsters the citizens ability to have meaningful votes - that is how we stop Israel.

Not by abstaining and letting it all fail. By doing everything we can to make sure that progress is made, and we cannot let perfect be the enemy of progress else no progress will ever be made. The only way that I personally see Palestine being safe is by making sure the people we have the opportunity to vote in feel the same way you and I do. And that, historically, cannot happen with Trump as president.

This has been our discussion the whole time. You mentioned 2020, I said you really think it would be better under Trump. At no point did I imply that he was current president, my point the whole time has been that Trump's rhetoric would be far worse for Palestinians on U.S. soil and abroad. There would be no discussion of ceasefire. There would be far more death in the world happening, and it would be lauded by Trump and his voters.

Instead we have a huge swathe of citizens appalled by the actions of Biden with a huge amount of support for Palestine. Furthermore, unfortunately a President is more than one policy, so while I may vote for Kamala when the time comes, it will be for her environmental policies, not for her stance towards Israel. Believe me, I am dismayed. I'm from Oakland, I know what she has done. At the same time, she cares for the education system, the environment, and for all of the other things our country is massively failing in when it was thrown under the bus in 2016.

To say that Biden's Presidency has been the worst thing for Palestinians seems inaccurate solely because the citizens of the U.S. desperately want to help. We also desperately do not want Trump again, nor to have to deal with the people who vote for him. How can we reconcile that? It seems most have accepted that the ability to vote for people who can make change eventually is better than voting for someone who has actively removed LGBT and PoC politicians from holding office (or have removed themselves for fear of their own safety which is really the same thing).

It makes no sense to watch our country fall to ruin in government while the same happens to Palestine in war. When it does, then we really can't help at all, because the people in power will only be supplying weapons of mass destruction and the "lip service" of discussing ceasefires are a thing of the past. We have to have nuance in these situations, else we commit even more atrocities without ever having even a small chance of rectifying it. To me, this isn't just about the President, as they are just one figurehead that is most public. It's about the cabinet and our government as a whole and their ability to functionally serve.

In addition to the statement you posted, I also recently read a report that some 70% of U.S. citizens are demanding a ceasefire, and some 90% of those in government are against it. Well guess what, that percentage won't ever change if we don't vote, and it will change even less if a conservative government like Trump's comes back, given that he singlehandedly decimated our civil servants (with a strong quarter of those positions still gone today). To have a government that doesn't serve it's people is a failing of the United States. To have a government where the citizens cannot even vote in future elections is no longer a democratic republic.

... That makes it sound like Palestinians all over the world should be killed because of Israel.

I strongly disagree if that's the case. It is a good thing that U.S. citizens are on the side of Palestinians, even if our government hasn't been successful in calling for a ceasefire, I cannot possibly see how having a president actively siding against Palestine would be good. Trump told Israel to finish the problem. It is that simple.

I dunno, I feel like Palestinians on U.S. soil would have been in far more danger with Trump as president. Just given the events of all the hate crime directed towards people of color during 2020.

Why does it not surprise me that Betsy DeVoss, sister to Black Water's Erik Price, is a multi-billionaire who singlehandedly undid more for education in this country. Awesome.

The only times it's OK are when it's planned for specific softwares. For example, I can't run Rocksmith 2014 on native Deck but it works fine in Windows. Similarly, software that's OS limited would be another use.

But if your main thing is gaming, and you aren't dual booting... Yeah, I'm judging you. (And I mainly use Windows on PC. But why, why, why would you need to only run Windows on a Steam Deck without a specific purpose

Came here to say, why is OP dealing with all these bloatware companies? Samsung is the Apple of Androids - decent hardware decent OS for those who like it, but ridiculously bogged down with prevention features.

I also have the Sony Xperia 1 IV and it's been stellar. Lineage support if I don't want the main Android, otherwise I'm pretty much free to do whatever I want on the phone. Plus I actually have a headphone jack still and an SD card slot.

Oh no at all! As I said I was merely responding :)

Second half of this speech posted on The White House website: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2023/07/14/remarks-by-vice-president-harris-on-combatting-climate-change-and-building-a-clean-energy-economy/

She has also been very vocal about her proposals of banning fracking.

And we have seen, around our country, where communities have been choked by drought, have been washed out by floods, and decimated by hurricanes. Here in Baltimore, you have seen your skies darkened by wildfire smoke. And you have seen the waters of the Chesapeake Bay rise, threatening homes and businesses that have stood for generations.

It is clear that the clock is not only ticking, it is banging. And we must act.

As Vice President, as I said, I’ve traveled across our nation to speak with thousands of Americans about this crisis. I have met with students and entrepreneurs, small-business owners, community leaders, nonprofit leaders, labor leaders — folks with new approaches to reduce our emissions and accelerate our clean energy transition, but folks who often do not have access to the funds they need to make their ideas a reality. And that is a problem.

For years, one of the missing pieces in our strategy to fight the climate crisis is that we have not invested at scale in community climate action. For years, the people of the community — folks who know what their neighborhood needs and how to provide it — have not been given adequate resources to implement climate solutions that match the magnitude of the crisis we face.

And that’s why we’re here today. And that’s why we’re here today.

Today, I am proud to announce the largest investment in financing for community-based climate projects in our nation’s history. (Applause.) It’s a good day.

And one of the reasons that it is so significant is because we also — frankly, we’ve got to make up for lost time. So, by dramatically accelerating our work, we know we can lower emissions.

And we will do that by providing $20 billion to a national network of nonprofits, community lenders, and other financial institutions to fund tens of thousands of climate and clean energy projects across America. (Applause.)

So, here is what that will mean: Okay, so imagine, for example, the construction companies that build affordable housing here in Baltimore that, because of this investment, will now have the capital they need to install energy-efficient appliances in new units, to lower energy use, and to help tenants save on their electric bills.

Imagine, for example, the small-business owner who will now be able to receive zero-interest loans to electrify their fleet of delivery vehicles so we can reduce pollution and save on gas.

Imagine, for example — (applause) — right? Imagine, for example, the house of worship that will now be able to have access to loan guarantees so they can install solar panels on the roof of their building — (applause) — to generate affordable clean electricity for the entire neighborhood. Imagine.

You know, when President Biden and I took office, we set an ambitious goal. Yes, people said, “That can’t be done.” We said, “Well, you know what? We believe in dreaming with ambition and then seeing it thorough.”

And so, we set an ambitious goal to cut our greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030 and to reach net-zero emissions by 2050. The investment we are announcing today will help us to achieve these goals, and it will do so much more, because think also about the impact on not only the local economy, not only on an investment in the entrepreneurs and innovators from and in the community. Think about the impact on something like public health.

When we invest in clean energy and electric vehicles and reduce population [pollution], more of our children can breathe clean air and drink clean water. (Applause.)

Think of the impact on family budgets. When we help folks upgrade their heating and cooling systems, we lower the cost of electricity, which means lower energy bills for working parents so they have more money for groceries and home repairs and school supplies.

And think of all the jobs that these investments will create, including many good-paying union jobs. (Applause.) Jobs, for example, for the workers of IBEW who will install energy-efficient lighting. (Applause.) Jobs for the sheet metal workers who will replace gas furnaces with electric heat pumps. (Applause.) Jobs for the laborers who will build net-zero housing. (Applause.) Right.

So, understand, when the President and I invest in climate, we intend to invest in jobs, invest in families, and invest in America.

And this investment is also about a partnership with the private sector. You know, my whole career, I have believed in the power of public-private partnerships. I have seen how much more we can accomplish when we combine the experience and expertise of the private sector with the reach and the scale that only the government can provide.

And as the business leaders here today can confirm, this investment is an incentive — this public investment is an inventive by design for billions more dollars from the private sector.

And in all this work, we have put a special focus on communities that have been historically left out and left behind. The climate crisis impacts everybody, but it does not impact all communities equally.

Poor communities, rural communities, Native communities, and communities of color are often the hardest hit and the least able to recover.

So let’s be clear about that: The least, in terms of where investments have been made in mitigation and adaption; the hardest hit and the least able to recover.

So to address this inequity, nearly $12 billion of this funding we’re announcing today will be invested in overlooked communities. (Applause.) Yes. Yes. It’s time. It’s time. It’s time.

So, including in this vision of how we think of the best way and the fastest and most effective way to get the resources to the community, we are working specifically and intentionally with community banks. Why? Well, because as everyone here probably knows: Community banks, by their nature, are run by people who live and work in the community; people who know firsthand the incredible potential in the place they themselves call home. They not only know the needs of the community. They know the capacity of the community. They know the dreams of the community. They know the ambitions of the community. And that’s the kind of vehicle we need to actually think about how we will get these billions of dollars to the folks who know what to do with it.

Not really a reason to be upset about this. Of all the kids content, Skibidi actually has themes. Just because it's chaotic doesn't mean it's bad.

Do you feel that the genocide would have been avoided had Trump won 2020? Because he told Israel to "finish the problem".

For some odd reason I have a feeling we would be in an even worse situation, with no opportunity for a ceasefire.

How are they a billionaire's president but Trump wasn't? His cabinet singlehandedly undid more regulations and taxes on corporations than maybe any other.

Who are the billionaires? Cause it seems that Kamala is heavily against fracking, so I'm guessing not the oil billionaires?

Not trying to be dismissive, genuinely curious

Just remember that the non-violent drug users were likely part of the Back on Track program, in which they would accept the felony in the promise that it would be expunged after completing the program.

Indeed, this was announced at the end of last month/beginning of this month, it's been circling around for a few weeks now.

It's ASUS, I think that answers itself