I thought the Jewish heritage and population had been there just as long but were purged out from the area. And as part of the WWII agreements, land was set aside for them to reclaim what was theirs many centuries ago.

The volunteers that risk going to do stuff in either side. It’s crazy out there

I just hope they don’t go overboard one way or another. All touchscreen was too much but all buttons would be excessive too

Oh I’m sure they would pull contracts. The government has contracts in probably every major cloud provider in the States and wouldn’t mind moving to any other.

Plus where do you draw the line if you’re a cloud provider? Can you support any military IT? Or just ones related to Israel? If you don’t provide cloud support to the US and to Israel, are you supporting Palestine? You basically just can’t win

I don’t really think Microsoft is at a fault though. If the US supports it, they are not taking a side as much as they are supporting the military

If it didn’t get approved, I can understand why the company would take that stance.

But I do think they should have just approved the event

I think it’s because people think giving pure cash is thoughtless and basic. If you give a gift card for that persons favorite restaurant, then it feels more personable.

Obviously having cash is better for flexibility but people don’t care sometimes

Do you guys feel like the federation hurts Lemmy?

Like I see its benefits, but for an average user, the feel of Lemmy as an app is less intuitive than reddit

Even if it’s inner city, getting out and being around a different energy than being alone in the apartment is so helpful. It’s difficult to get moving though

Daily walks are so simple but getting out does wonders