Substance_P
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- Comment on Jack Daniel’s maker says Canada pulling US alcohol off shelves ‘worse than tariff’ 3 days ago:
Hey, don’t get me wrong; I’m a big fan of jean culture and reminiscing about the past. My wife loves low-waist fashion, but when we’re on the street, we both get thrown by seeing young trends with high-waisted late 80s-style jeans or new 90s-style acid wash nonsense and overly ripped threads. As for the quality, I think we’ve done a 180 on what denim was actually made for (hint: not fashion). It stands as a kind of euphemism for the state of commercial American fashion culture. I never thought a pair of 501s would be retailed as a throwaway fashion accessory, also I can’t help but acknowledge that the “American Made” tag hasn’t been the case for many years.
- Comment on Gotcha! 3 days ago:
Let me fix this;
You say that you stand for rightwing MAGA and stand for social injustices, but if there were social injustices there would be no need for MAGA. Do you wish to end your own existence? Gotcha!
Societal injustice is not an option under a dictatorship. You reap what you sow.
- Comment on Jack Daniel’s maker says Canada pulling US alcohol off shelves ‘worse than tariff’ 3 days ago:
TIL - Levi Strauss & Co., one of the world’s most iconic denim manufacturers, a brand that exemplifies many aspects of the American Dream, is made in:
Bangladesh Cambodia China India Sri Lanka Vietnam Bangladesh Cambodia China India Sri Lanka Vietnam Mexico Nicaragua Haiti
Not anymore made in the USA. Changing economic realities and global manufacturing has changed things for decades, trade agreements have been the reason why Americans can afford their lifestyles. So get ready to pay upwards of $300 for a pair of jeans people.
- Comment on JD Vance to Young Men: Don't Let Them Turn You Into 'Androgynous Idiots' 2 weeks ago:
In other news, Vance looks great in eyeliner.
- Comment on US fab construction costs twice as much, takes twice as long as Taiwan 2 weeks ago:
Yep that 24/7 round-the-clock construction surely would contribute significantly to the difference.
- Comment on Kroger’s Surveillance Pricing Harms Consumers and Raises Prices, With or Without Facial Recognition. 3 weeks ago:
People please, use ca$h!
- Comment on Javier Milei slashes Argentina’s inflation in just 1 year 3 weeks ago:
Americans can only dream, Trumps tarrifs will only make things worse from here on out According to comprehensive economic analysis, the average household will face increased costs ranging from $1,000 to $1,250 annually. …yale.edu/…/economic-and-fiscal-effects-trump-adm…
- Comment on Our brains remembers at random cringe and awful things we did in the past to prevent us of doing them again. 4 weeks ago:
Those with smooth brains don’t, there is plenty of evidence in the current US administration.
- Comment on Governor Walz Shows How Not to Solve the Housing Crisis | National Review 6 months ago:
Interested but paywalled.
- Comment on [deleted] 8 months ago:
I couldn’t have said it better myself.
- Comment on [deleted] 8 months ago:
The Tron-inspired Cybertruck failed in a catastrophic accident because apparently the super powered x-treem window wipers were turbo maxed to the power of RAD.
- Comment on Elon Musk says it's his turn to have the remote 10 months ago:
Xitter, nice name, sounds like an adolescent skin condition.
- Comment on Haiti gangs loot national library, putting historic documents at risk 11 months ago:
I can’t fathom how bad things will get if this years predicted hurricane season hits hard.
- Comment on CATL, the little-known Chinese battery maker that has the US worried 11 months ago:
Good point, however a new elected conservative POTUS could bring back that sweet sweet oily past with a few petulant executive orders.
- Comment on Good job man 👍 11 months ago:
In the two memes you just posted my wife appreciated both.
- Comment on 1 year ago:
In the EU, there are standards that must be adhered to, but it’s unclear what privacy standards Meta will maintain or discard in other parts of the world. Their “free” WhatsApp messenger monetizes by collecting user data, including device information, contacts’ phone numbers, and usage patterns. This data collection also allows them to pinpoint your location and share this information with Facebook.
Outside the EU, Meta could potentially use other apps to supplement these data points. It has been well documented that WhatsApp/Meta has shared this data with authorities when required in the past. This move doesn’t give me the warm and fuzzies.
- Comment on Toyota cars collecting and potentially sharing location data and personal information, Choice says 1 year ago:
The Mozilla Foundation found that in late 2023, 92 percent of the automakers reviewed provided drivers with little to no control over their personal data. Additionally, 84 percent shared user data with third parties.
Why isn’t there more consumer outrage over this? And why haven’t lawmakers addressed this on a national level, given the potential dangers posed by this data collection?
- Comment on The unstoppable rise of batteries is leading to a domino effect that puts half of global fossil fuel demand at risk 1 year ago:
This is the second click bait article I’ve seen today from L4sBot.
- Comment on Three million malware-infected smart toothbrushes used in Swiss DDoS attacks 1 year ago:
Good to know, I thought I was reading the Onion there.
- Comment on Three million malware-infected smart toothbrushes used in Swiss DDoS attacks 1 year ago:
We need to protect our toothbrushes people, from being enslaved into botnets. What has the word come to, who needs a toothbrush connected to the internet?
Since I was a kid it’s been funny watching the dental industry trip over themselves with inventing ideas on how to sell toothbrushes, now here we are.
- Comment on Where are the good political songs? 1 year ago:
I love this question. Perhaps there is also the record labels and mainstream media that prioritize marketability and mass appeal, which most probably would discourage artists from producing overtly political content, the stuff that may be thrown into the controversial or polarizing basket just doesn’t pull in the bucks these days.
- Comment on AI chatbots tend to choose violence and nuclear strikes in wargames 1 year ago:
- Comment on 13 Best Open Source ChatGPT Alternatives 1 year ago:
I’ve been using iask.ai or Phind.com for mostly quick answers to my simple questions, these get me by but I’m no coder or author and I have noticed these options are often pretty terrible for math queries.
- Comment on Google Just Disabled Cookies for 30 Million Chrome Users. Here’s How to Tell If You’re One of Them | It’s the beginning of the end in Google’s plan to kill cookies forever 1 year ago:
Not really a win for the casual web user - What Google will stop doing is selling web ads targeted to individual users’ browsing habits, and its Chrome browser will no longer allow cookies that collect that data. Meanwhile, Google will still track and target users on mobile devices, and it will still target ads to users based on their behavior on its own platforms, which make up the majority of its revenue and won’t be affected by the change.
Ad companies that rely on cookies will simply have to find another way to target users.
- Comment on Has google stopped working for finding anything? 1 year ago:
Lately I’ve been using more AI-derived search engines, I often need a direct answer to a certain problem, and not looking for a date specific answer. I haven’t used Google search for years, DDG is my daily driver but engines derived from chat GPT work for me. This is when I have a specific problem like when say building a recipe, or trouble shooting a mechanical problem etc. I use ask.ai or phind.com
- Comment on Chinese Carmaker Overtakes Tesla as World’s Most Popular EV Maker 1 year ago:
And those who have ETFs or index funds that track the S&P 500 also have Tesla stock as a hot trash albatross to deal with.
- Comment on Firefox for Android now supports over 450 add-ons 1 year ago:
Writing from a privacy perspective remember, browser add-ons can potentially make it easier to fingerprint or recognize an individual. But still, I can’t help but love this new FF feature.
- Comment on Canada says Google will pay $74 million annually to Canadian news industry under new online law 1 year ago:
Given that Googles estimated annual revenue is between 160 - 180 billion, that 74 million is only 0.04625% (if taken from the lower estimate) I’m sure they would chalk it up to just the price of doing business.
- Comment on Microsoft joins OpenAI’s board with Sam Altman officially back as CEO 1 year ago:
Exactly what I was thinking.
- Comment on The Pentagon is moving toward letting AI weapons autonomously decide to kill humans 1 year ago:
Absolutely terrifying.
“This is really one of the most significant inflection points for humanity,”
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