disguy_ovahea
@disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world
- Comment on UK wants to weasel out of demand for Apple encryption back door 5 days ago:
There is no backdoor in Apple’s encryption. That’s the reason the US and UK governments have prosecuted Apple repeatedly. They can obtain iCloud data with a warrant, but are repeatedly pressing for real-time surveillance. The UK banned encryption without a backdoor, so Apple turned off encryption rather than compromising their standard.
- Comment on Muppet 1 week ago:
I was up early. It’s probably a little too heady for the hour. It’s funnier after coffee.
- Comment on Muppet 1 week ago:
It was meant as a joke. Score is another word for fuck.
- Comment on Muppet 1 week ago:
Gross. The wealthy will fuck anything but consenting adults.
- Comment on just wanting to see what happens 2 weeks ago:
I’m referring specifically to the congressional primaries. That’s where we replace the centrist Democrats with progressives who will move the Overton Window back towards the left.
Looks like you saw 15.1% statewide in 2024
- Comment on just wanting to see what happens 2 weeks ago:
A lack of challengers is exceedingly rare. I was just discussing Fetterman’s election in another thread, where someone was saying he was better than Dr. Oz. He also had three challengers in a primary that only saw 8.5% attendance.
- Comment on just wanting to see what happens 2 weeks ago:
The Overton Window shift in the US is mostly due to persistent low primary attendance.
Congressional primaries have seen <15% attendance for the last 40 years. Retirees never miss a vote, and have very different needs than the working class. They’re the ones who have been packing our ballots with centrists and conservatives.
We should be voting twice every two years, not once every four, for federal elections alone. Sign up for mailers if you forget. Research the candidates on the ballot, rather than relying on advertising to coerce you into doing your civic duty.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 weeks ago:
I hope so. Tesla would be banned next week too.
- Comment on Enjoying the outdoors 2 weeks ago:
A carabiner should be able to solve that.
- Comment on Enjoying the outdoors 2 weeks ago:
I know that’s not the intended use, but can you sit comfortably and relax in a sex swing? I like the idea of a tree swing with neck and leg support. I’d take naps out there.
- Comment on Grandma is on her own 2 weeks ago:
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- Comment on Grandma is on her own 2 weeks ago:
Grandma is not the problem. It’s the ~800 billionaires in the US controlling sizable portions of single-family residences through private equity, artificially controlling market prices for maximum profit per sale. Blackstone alone owns 300,000 residences.
Fun Fact: There are 16 million vacant homes nationwide. That’s 28 vacant homes for every unhoused person.
- Comment on How did these 2 things interact? 2 weeks ago:
Nah. You don’t want it to rotate, you want to move your hand in a small circle.
You use the wood right before the exposed lead and maintain pressure toward the outside of the spool. The pen clip cap from a Bic or a partially unbent paper clip worked even better than a pencil.
Source: excessive Phish bootlegging in the 90s
- Comment on Republican Pride 3 weeks ago:
They’re not patriots, they’re nationalists.
“Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.” — Mark Twain
- Comment on Republican Pride 3 weeks ago:
It can if your target demographic has been consistently consuming lead and avoiding therapy for their entire lives.
- Comment on Republican Pride 3 weeks ago:
It shouldn’t be. They want a king.
- Comment on DIY 4th of July 3 weeks ago:
Absolutely. It’s far more likely with a fork, but deep enough or well placed scratches/gouges on a spoon could create the condition.
- Comment on DIY 4th of July 3 weeks ago:
That depends on the condition of the nickel plating. Scratched up cheap stainless would probably arc.
- Comment on Happy No-more-USA Day 3 weeks ago:
We need to grow our numbers! The only way we can do that is with continued non-violent organized protest. Violence will only reduce our numbers and suppress our resistance.
Erica Chenoweth has a very well researched presentation on the success of non-violent resistance overthrowing dictatorships with only 3.5% of the population. I highly recommend it.
Come out today for the Free America protest! We also have the Good Trouble Lives On protest on July 17th.
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- Comment on Posting a new delicious meal daily for a week [Day 5] 3 weeks ago:
I’ll try a byte.
- Comment on Time to redraw America's borders in a way that finally makes sense. 3 weeks ago:
We all still hate Floxas and the mutant abomination AbbSantis.
- Comment on I wish I didn't have to toss and turn so much. I want to cuddle to. :-( 4 weeks ago:
More like a taquito. I’ve been imprisoned by my own nocturnal rotations more than once.
- Comment on Apple sued by shareholders for allegedly overstating AI progress 4 weeks ago:
Local Snapshots have been available on OSX and MacOS since 2011 as long as you use Time Machine to make backups.
- Comment on spicy one 4 weeks ago:
The New Gulf of America
- Comment on The balance of security and privacy sounds weird when privacy IS security. 5 weeks ago:
They can be exclusive too. If you run a public server in your DMZ, but keep your personal information on a server behind your firewall, the public server is not secure but you are still practicing good privacy.
- Comment on American attitudes about AI today mirror poll answers about the rise of the internet in the '90s 5 weeks ago:
Geoffrey Hinton agrees.
- Comment on American attitudes about AI today mirror poll answers about the rise of the internet in the '90s 5 weeks ago:
The media is very predictable for sure. They put on the rose-colored glasses for the pro argument, and sensationalize the worst fears for the con. Historically, the truth lands in the middle.
Unlike the topic of immigration, with the massive wealth inequality of today, anything benefiting corporations over the working class is far more likely to work out in their favor.
- Comment on American attitudes about AI today mirror poll answers about the rise of the internet in the '90s 5 weeks ago:
That’s intentional. They sensationalize to desensitize. Unlike the introduction of computers or the internet, AI will absolutely take far more jobs than it will create. Goldman Sachs predicts a 50% reduction in US jobs by 2045, and Republicans added a provision into the budget reconciliation that prohibits any regulation on AI for a decade, to ensure that prosperity goes to the corporations.
- Comment on If you can't make it yourself, store bought is fine 5 weeks ago:
Sigma balls 🫳🗯️
- Comment on Protip: 1 month ago:
Painted lines are always cooler too.
