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- Comment on I've heard New Yorkers are devastated 1 day ago:
No wonder the pedos love this guy–he’s writing their anthems
- Comment on You should start doing this today 4 days ago:
- Comment on It's 2025, And We're Getting A Brand New 8-Bit Game Console 4 days ago:
Strider is one of my favorite arcade games. I love the graphics and the mood of the setting. Still holds up to this day, imo 😆
- Comment on Elon Musk says Optimus will 'eliminate poverty' in speech after his $1 trillion pay package was approved 5 days ago:
I’ll fix everything, first i just need all the money… I mean, if I’m not given all the money, what do you expect me to do? Just hang out with concepts of ideas?
- Comment on Boeing won't face criminal charge over 737 Max crashes that killed hundreds of people 5 days ago:
Schrodinger’s corporation: either human or corporation until circumstances determine which allows them to evade responsibility
- Comment on Germany seeks deal with the Taliban to expedite expulsion of Afghan migrants 1 week ago:
“we will not negotiate with terrorists… well ok maybe this one time lol”
- Comment on Meta: Pirated Adult Film Downloads Were For “Personal Use,” Not AI Training 1 week ago:
Even the zucc himself 🫨
- Comment on After police used Flock cameras to accuse a Denver woman of theft, she had to prove her own innocence 2 weeks ago:
Good question! Frankly, i don’t know. I have a feeling there would be some way they’re protected in this arrangement since they’re ‘helping’ law enforcement but that’s far from even approaching legal precedent. I imagine questions like yours are going to be challenged in the courts as we move forward… 🫠
- Comment on After police used Flock cameras to accuse a Denver woman of theft, she had to prove her own innocence 2 weeks ago:
I strongly encourage everyone interested in this topic (and you should be!) to read the article because this shit runs deep and they see absolutely no problem approaching the law in this fashion. Absolutely disgusting erosion of liberty and privacy, though it’s not the least bit surprising. Here’s an excerpt i found particularly chilling–this cop is fully convinced (or acting as if he were) about the validity of this minimal-effort investigation they apparently were to arrest someone over. Note that weeks later it was fully disproven and ended with a terse email acknowledging that she provided enough proof to absolve herself as the suspect. No accountability for their mistake, just: “you can go now”
“You know we have cameras in that town. You can’t get a breath of fresh air in or out of that place without us knowing,” Milliman said to Elser, according to Ring doorbell footage of the Sept. 27 encounter viewed by The Colorado Sun.
“Just as an example, you’ve driven there about 20 times in the last month,” he added.
Along with the Flock footage, the sergeant told Elser he also had a video from the theft victim that allegedly showed Elser ringing the doorbell before grabbing a package and running away.
My favorite part
“I guess this is a shock to you, but I am telling you, this is a lock. One hundred percent. No doubt,” Milliman said.
😳
But Elser, a financial advisor, told the sergeant she had no idea what he was talking about. She asked several times to watch the video that Milliman insisted proved her guilt, but he refused to show her. And when Elser offered up footage from her Rivian’s onboard cameras to prove her innocence, Milliman said she could bring it to court.
“It doesn’t matter. I’ll be giving this all to you. If you are going to deny it to me, I am not going to help you with any courtesy,” Milliman said.
“It’s kind of funny because we have cameras on our truck, so we could show you exactly where we were,” Elser said.
We are really fucked here. No accountability on their end, while foisting 200% accountability on ours.
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- Comment on US government uses Halo images in a call to 'destroy' immigration, Microsoft declines to comment 2 weeks ago:
It serves nicely as an opportunity to remind onlookers that Trump avoided military service using his supposed ‘bone spurs’ as a reason he was unfit, though. Nothing like reminding these idiots that their tough guy is that tough
- Comment on NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to lay off about 550 workers 4 weeks ago:
According to the article, it is due to restructuring that has nothing to do with the spite layoffs being used by the Trump administration to punish Democrats for their unwillingness to support a dramatic 2x increase to healthcare expenses for Americans.
- Comment on US news outlets refuse to sign new Pentagon rules to report only official information 4 weeks ago:
The rare W, let’s take a moment to appreciate that there is at least 1 thing we have in common and perhaps work towards finding out there happens to be more still than we might have realized. I swear not all ‘conservatives’ are bad, just the same as not all ‘liberals’ are good.
I have a customer who’s got a fading maga hat who i found out is not long for this world. He put it to me the other day: “I’m not exactly buying green bananas these days” when describing his outlook for the future and i can’t let go of that moment. I’ve known him for years and any time he’s needed my help I’ve always done my best for him and his wife, and they always genuinely appreciated it. We’ve had many enjoyable conversations about various things out on their back porch. Really nice people. Even the most recent job was something i wasn’t explicitly familiar with but i went for it because of who they are. I really feel like there are boundaries between a lot of us that will not be crossable, especially for those at the extremes of the spectrum. Still, I think there’s a lot more common-sense folks on both sides that would vote for a 3rd party a-la Bernie that could overtake the D/R divide but the whole thing is so ridiculously gamed at this point that it’s beyond the realm of possibility. I’m just blathering incoherently at this point, but i hope something meaningful got through, lol.
- Comment on Trump floats dropping Spain from NATO alliance 4 weeks ago:
That won’t stop him from acting like it is. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
- Comment on I spent 20 minutes on it and could never figure it out 5 weeks ago:
Bint?
- Comment on Deloitte will refund Australian government for AI hallucination-filled report 5 weeks ago:
Ahhhh, it’s been at least 20 mins or so since i had a reason to say “Fuck Deloitte”
Fuck Deloitte
Fuckers deserve to rot
- Comment on Apple has REMOVED the ICEBlock app from the App Store due to “objectionable content.” 5 weeks ago:
Line must go up.
It’s such a stupid axiom but it explains everything perfectly
- Comment on Apple has REMOVED the ICEBlock app from the App Store due to “objectionable content.” 5 weeks ago:
For instance: Volkswagen and Coco Chanel’s ties to Nazi Germany
- Comment on U.S. solar will pass wind in 2025 and leave coal in the dust soon after 1 month ago:
He’s here a lot, does that count?
- Comment on Cause and Effect 1 month ago:
Zoiks! 😵💫 I know people keep saying “we’re cooked” but I think I’m actually starting to feel the heat lately
- Comment on It's official: EA is going private. 1 month ago:
Toys R Us too 🤬
- Comment on What's your favourite menu music in a game? 1 month ago:
Here’s an old favorite of mine. Very chill and the menu will play it all day long if you like…This tune is from one of the sub-menus from the original Katamari Damacy. I think it was the menu where you can explore the various items you’ve collected. It’s called “Katamari☆Stars”:
Here’s a link to it in the middle of the entire soundtrack on YouTube (an amazing collection of songs in it’s own right ♥️) www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAA6hq9RL-4&t=3515s
- Comment on Why the video of Charlie Kirk being shot was kept on social media platforms 1 month ago:
My guess: they’ll use this as their latest example of the “violent left” without evidence, as is tradition
- Comment on oxygen replenished via endocardial tubes 1 month ago:
He’s all twisted up in there
- Comment on Russia targets WhatsApp and pushes new 'super-app' as internet blackouts grow 2 months ago:
This article is worth reading, imo. There’s more going on here than the introduction of the “Max” “super-app”. I wasn’t aware of this but Russia has also been subjecting its population to a “digital detox” where Internet blackouts are becoming increasingly common. In some areas the Internet is down most of the time, in others service has returned but is extremely poor compared to before the blackout. Mobile Internet blackouts have been performed claiming without evidence that it’s to disrupt drones coming from Ukraine.
In some areas this Max ‘super-app’ (which handles banking, communication, and more–and is a direct line for government surveillance) is the only option to do banking or communicate with anybody by phone. This practice is sweeping the country after declaring Meta a terrorist organization, and swiftly eliminating any Meta apps from Russian access including Instagram, Facebook, and the most popular app for communication in Russia: WhatsApp.
This is fucked on another level and i think we should be paying attention because this is presumably where Trump gets his inspiration and/or his marching orders, so i have a suspicion we’ll see something similar wash up on our shores soon enough.
I’ve been thinking about this for a while now–a mass, extended Internet disruption would not only screw up communication on a grand scale here, but business would also be tremendously impacted. It’s the next ‘privilege’ for us to have taken away and replaced with an enshittified surrogate, forcing large swaths of people to sign over even more of their autonomy to big brother in exchange to have all the things the Internet has now made possible. Want to be able to easily get navigation on gps? Talk to your friends or family? Pay bills using your bank account? Imagine there was only 1 app that will allow you to do that from now on. I can only imagine how shitty the user experience is on “Max” but i suppose in time i won’t need to–I’ll have a front row seat to try it out here in the comfort of my home one of these day, seeing the direction things appear to be heading in. I mean shit, we’re probably already nearly there and i just don’t realize it yet 🫠
- Comment on Google deletes net-zero pledge from sustainability website 2 months ago:
Pledges are a way of taking credit in the present for doing/not doing something in the future. It never surprises me to see them renege on a pledge. They have no accountability outside a bit of momentary flack that will be swiftly swept under the rug (or dealt with by a reputation management firm) before business will resume uninterrupted.
- Comment on So THAT'S where I parked my car! 2 months ago:
Thank you for taking the time to pass the lore on to the next generation in this manner. Your loyalty and hard work will be repaid (by a possible encounter with a Mew in the afterlife, keep your pokeballs handy)
- Comment on meme 2 months ago:
Damn, that makes me appreciate the convenience of bottles. I can’t imagine you can simply place a bag of soda on the typical surface without risking a mess (though i suppose there’s probably tech or methods for dealing with it of course)… Def learned something interesting today!
- Comment on meme 2 months ago:
Are there places selling it that way?
- Comment on meme 2 months ago:
What’s that thing on the left side of the 2024 Niño? It looks almost like a broom i guess… Is that a beverage?!?
