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  • The first two options (autocd and cdspell) have been a lifesaver in fixing my frustrations with the default bash settings (and even lets me stick with bash, instead of feeling I should move to zsh or any other shell.

    I can just type a foldername, tabcomplete it and press enter to go there. It’s great.

    # == shopts ==
    # https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/html_node/The-Shopt-Builtin.html
    shopt -s autocd         # cd into folder without cd, so 'dotfiles' will cd into the folder
    shopt -s cdspell        # attempt spelling correcting on folders
    shopt -s direxpand      # expand a partial dir name
    shopt -s checkjobs      # stop shell from exit when there's jobs running
    shopt -s dirspell       # attempt spelling correcting on folders
    shopt -s expand_aliases # aliases are expanded
    shopt -s histappend     # append to the history file, don't overwrite it
    shopt -s histreedit     # lets your re-edit old executed command
    shopt -s histverify     # I'm confused.
    shopt -s hostcomplete   # performs completion when a word contains an '@'
    shopt -s cmdhist        # save multiple-line command in single history entry
    shopt -u lithist        # multi-lines are saved with embedded newlines rather than semicolons; explictly unset
    shopt -s checkwinsize # update LINES and COLUMNS to fit output
    














  • Dialectical Materialism

    How about “a tug-of-war between owners and workers for jobs, resources, and technology”

    Three examples:

    Factory Work and Labour Unions

    Early 20th-century factory jobs involved long hours, low pay, and unsafe working conditions. When workers tried to unionize, factory owners often resisted, viewing unionized labour as a threat to profits. This created a direct conflict: owners wanting to keep costs low vs. workers demanding better wages and safer workplaces.

    Automation in Warehouses

    Warehouses (e.g., Amazon fulfilment centres) are increasingly adopting robotic systems to speed up sorting and packing. Employees might feel pressure to meet higher performance metrics set by a partly automated workflow, while also fearing that further automation will reduce human jobs. Here, the “tug-of-war” is between technological efficiency (and profit) vs. workers’ job security and well-being.

    Tech Industry Outsourcing

    Companies sometimes outsource tech-related jobs to countries with cheaper labour costs. This lowers expenses for the company but can lead to local layoffs and economic hardship for employees in higher-wage regions. The conflict revolves around the benefit of increased profit margins for the company vs. the material needs of domestic workers who lose their livelihoods.


  • NostraDavid@programming.devtoMemes@lemmy.mlAmericans and socialism
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    4 months ago

    The USA actually spends several billions, if not trillions on Medicare (meant for the old) and Medicaid (meant for the poor, and single mothers, and young children) combined.

    In 2023, the federal government spent about $848.2 billion on Medicare, accounting for 14% of total federal spending.

    source - and that’s just Medicare.

    I agree with you that it’s weird that corporations get a bailout, instead of selling the company to competitors, but no need to act like the USA doesn’t spend a TON of money on its citizens, keeping their head above water :)