What?

Hell my checks clap whenever I walk, that’s got nothing to do with this.

Pretending to out position, a pigeon playing at being a person, may be a preposterously puerile peacock, like I’ve never perceived.

You thought this was chess?
With your first reply you played a game of pointless pedantic posturing in the pursuit of pretend points. I just had fun playing along during moments of down time between patients.

We never argued tankie anything.
From Modikins first response it was all pedantic drivel. Nothing of substance. They started by attacking my bad analogies, without actually reading them. I just played the game they started, and took it to its logical conclusion.

Try nothing. I actually did it! 👨‍🎓

Excellent work!
Line is however subjective. On my device that’s actually 5 lines, because 2 of them wrap. And you didn’t count the blank line between your lines 2 and 3. That would make 4 if you had.

But that’s just coincidence and post hock nitpicking. Really I assumed you were referring to both of my primary comments together, since you also referenced the second. And calling the short paragraphs lines. Count them that way, there were also 4.

That is a good point. I can see how somone wouldn’t want to support the instance with views they don’t like… However.
Dogfooding ones own software is an important part of the development process. So it makes sense they would use it for that.

You see how I didn’t even address your point, and instead brought up a different and only tangentially related argument? Makes me seem like a dick doesn’t it.

That part?
That’s sarcasm. See how I called myself a dick for doing that?

It was only 4 lines. And yet you misread, misunderstood, or just plain missed, multiple things on each and every one of them.
Maybe that’s my fault for writing poorly. But since you didn’t even count them all, I’m doubtful its all my fault.

Ok. I understand a little better now. You may have skimmed what I wrote quickly, and made a bunch of assumptions and guesses about what I meant.

“Don’t set my bones, Dr. Steve donated to X” … claimed in a life threatening situation

I’m an Xray tech, not a doctor.
Never mentioned setting bones just taking xray images.
I also didn’t mention or imply any life threatening situations. That’s purely your imagination.

The roofers don’t matter in the OP’s decision regarding donations to the tankie.

My roofer example didn’t mention tankies at all.
I implied I would pay the roofer (singular) even though they were a (t)Rump supporter, and I don’t support their politics.

You said you wouldn’t engage positively with someone you disagree with like the OP

Never said anything of the sort. That’s your imagination again.

I’m sorry I genuinely don’t understand.
First you tear down my bad analogies. Ignores the point, but fine.
Then you go and make the same, or similar point I was making? I’m not sure. And think by some twist of logic maybe, think I wouldn’t engage positively with someone I have disagreements with?

I read your comment three times and I still don’t understand what you’re trying to get across.

That’s not surprising.
I understand.

Using free software isn’t piracy to begin with. This post is actually in the wrong community.

You see how I didn’t even address your point, and instead brought up a different and only tangentially related argument? Makes me seem like a dick doesn’t it.

Would I not pay my roofer if they were a Rump supporter?
They did a good job on my roof. What do their political opinions matter?

If I was XRaying your broken arm, would you refuse, because I support a tankie for writing apolitical software I like to use?

That assumes you were entitled to something that nobody owed you.

If the money was never yours, can you say it was stolen from you?

Being an idiot in a hurry, I saw the medication Warfarin

Look for Signage Displays. They’re basically TVs with different software.

The only real option is to charge people.
Hosting isn’t free. It costs money to run a website. That money needs to come from somewhere. If it doesn’t come from advertisers, it must come from users.

There could be a verity options for that. But I like the simple annual subscription. Each and every user pays. Spread out the cost as much as possible. It’s only fair.