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[–] ZkhqrD5o@lemmy.world 54 points 1 day ago (5 children)
[–] Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 9 points 23 hours ago

I read it as "BSD" at first glance and i was like "damn, i didn't knew the Linux communty declared war on BSD" 😭

[–] Resonosity@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 19 hours ago

Siemens is on there?

As an electrical engineer, I guess I know which company is NOT selling my circuit breakers now.

[–] LogicalDrivel@sopuli.xyz 16 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Sooo, i get it but this still doesn't explain what BDS is. Boycott Dis Shit?

edit- my ADHD ass missed the link.

Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 8 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I hate when I already don't buy from any of these companies, so I can't really join the boycott for this. At least some of them I am boycotting for other reasons, not just because they make a shit product. Intell, for example, I'll buy from AMD every time first.

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 2 points 18 hours ago

AMD's not just in Israel, Lisa Su has been visiting the white house lately.

[–] dubyakay@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 day ago

Sadly, AMD is in Israel as well, although to a lesser degree.

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

.... Why... or how, would McDonald's support Israel and the IDF?

I mean, that seems such an easy target to avoid and just go "I'm staying out of this one" for any company, but McDonald's? That just has to be for the sport

[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 24 points 1 day ago (1 children)

they give away free food to the idf.

[–] ZkhqrD5o@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Cruelly ironic, considering the IDF used starvation as a weapon.

[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 2 points 13 hours ago

even more so when you consider that they're using healthier ingredients for the idf instead of the toxic sludge that they serve to americans.