Catoblepas
@Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone
- Comment on Nextdoor Nightmare 17 hours ago:
It’s still around and it’s so much worse now. Just NIMBY central. I peek in from time to time to try to scope out estate sales, but I always have to leave pretty soon because the shit people say there is wild.
- Comment on Ted Cruz's plan to punish states that regulate AI shot down in 99-1 vote 1 day ago:
I don’t think so? Dude looks like he’d be a WASP if he wasn’t Catholic. Unless he was doing some internet sock puppet shenanigans or something.
- Comment on Ted Cruz's plan to punish states that regulate AI shot down in 99-1 vote 1 day ago:
Yup, even Cruz voted against it. Reality is truly stranger than fiction.
- Comment on Ted Cruz's plan to punish states that regulate AI shot down in 99-1 vote 1 day ago:
I thought the 1 vote had to be
the Zodiac killerTed Cruz, but no:The one vote backing moratorium on state AI laws came from Thom Tillis, not Cruz.
Did he just not get the memo, or is he that paid off?
- Comment on Zero-day: Bluetooth gap turns millions of headphones into listening stations 5 days ago:
It sounds like they have some kind of wake function that it’s always listening for? I don’t think that’s a common feature in headphones just because of the battery drain, but they’re always chucking useless features on electronics so I’m sure some are floating around out there. I doubt it’s something you wouldn’t know about unless they were secondhand, though.
- Comment on Zero-day: Bluetooth gap turns millions of headphones into listening stations 5 days ago:
Even if these attacks seem frightening on paper, the ERNW researchers are reassuring: many conditions must be met to carry out an eavesdropping attack. First and foremost, the attacker(s) must be within range of the Bluetooth short-range radio; an attack via the Internet is not possible. They must also carry out several technical steps without attracting attention. And they must have a reason to eavesdrop on the Bluetooth connection, which, according to the discoverers, is only conceivable for a few target people. For example, celebrities, journalists or diplomats, but also political dissidents and employees in security-critical companies are possible targets.
I guess they didn’t point this out because it’s kind of obvious, but it sounds like they also have to actually be on to be exploited. So it’s not going to turn on and start listening to you at least. Definitely concerning, but I’m still gonna be listening to my audio books and podcasts with my wireless headphones.
- Comment on But I am mighty!! 6 days ago:
If you hate the feel of sunscreen like I do, check out UPF clothing 👍
- Comment on But Ma Couch! 1 week ago:
Oh man, that’s awful, where is it? So I can avoid it 👀
- Comment on This is utter bull 1 week ago:
A manga with 18 naked cowboys? You’ve got my attention, go on
- Comment on Restricted data once again leaked on War Thunder forums 1 week ago:
The user received a temporary ban.
Every time I reread this sentence I crack up again. What gets you a permanent ban??
- Comment on Hot enough for ya? 1 week ago:
That’s what I’ve got in my cooking notes dump for the internal ‘cooked’ temperature for cookies, but that might be a texture rather than a safety thing.
- Comment on Hot enough for ya? 1 week ago:
In that case I think the real issue would be how long it’s safe to store at room temperature, since edible cookie doughs do still require refrigeration as far as I know. If you popped an edible cookie dough in for 30 minutes you’d probably be fine, the more hours you tack on the sketchier it gets.
- Comment on Hot enough for ya? 1 week ago:
Reminder that cookie dough kept above 40 F/4.4 C but below 190 F/88 C is in the bacterial danger zone that allows bad bacteria to multiply and give you food poisoning.
There’s also some amount of risk from raw dough, but I’m not gonna pretend I don’t ignore that when it comes to cookie dough.
- Comment on A story in one photo 1 week ago:
The white area at the very bottom of the photo is the windowsill I think, it’s taken from inside looking out at the bird strike.
- Comment on A story in one photo 1 week ago:
Jesus, it must have been a severe hit if the bird shit itself. This being on the side of a building and not a window is really curious, though! Usually you only see this on reflective surfaces that the bird thinks is open sky. I wonder if a predator was chasing it, for it to collide so strongly with the wall.
- Comment on A metaphor for capitalism? 1 week ago:
The spider corpse is an important piece of the art! It adds a memento mori aspect to what is otherwise just a cool place a web was spun.
- Comment on The real question is, which color? 2 weeks ago:
Hearing something mildly displeasing, dramatically sitting down and flipping open my skull ring, and tipping the skittle into my mouth like a shot of liquor.
- Comment on Dear Kevin 2 weeks ago:
You can’t teach kids mnemonics about straight sex anymore, because of woke.
- Comment on As neglected as the 7 button on a microwave 2 weeks ago:
I’ve replaced my ice cream with fruit popsicles (the kind with blended up fruit bits, not just a bit of juice), I figure even if it’s just as bad for me it’s at least got marginally more fiber.
- Comment on Good ending 2 weeks ago:
It looks like a set up for a “suqma DICK lmao” joke, but it’s actually just a store.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 weeks ago:
It’s definitely an understandable way to feel after a bad accident. It’s really fortunate nobody was hurt! You’re a young and inexperienced driver, there’s a reason as a group y’all cost more to insure, lol. So it’s definitely something that’s common, and plenty more people (like me) have only avoided similar accidents through dumb luck.
Is giving up a car completely something that’s feasible for your location and lifestyle? Will you be able to get to work, meet with friends, and engage with your hobbies while relying on public transit, a bike, etc? If you can answer yes to all those questions, then giving up driving regularly might be feasible for you. If you can’t, then unfortunately you will have to either drive or rely on other people to drive you.
If it’s not practical to give up driving, I would really encourage you to take a defensive driving class. It will help you internalize the things you can be doing to avoid accidents before they happen. And if you do give up driving, keep your license renewed! It’s a total pain in the ass to get a license a second time, and there are times it’s practical to have one.
- Comment on 'No gay, no pay': The RuneScape community is absolutely mauling Jagex's new CEO over his decision to cancel new Pride Month events 2 weeks ago:
If you mean this about any Christmas, seasonal, 4th of July, Halloween, Easter, etc events… sure. But taking out just the Pride event is targeted.
- Comment on Hmmm this came from the gutter of the gutter of my mind. You have been warned. 2 weeks ago:
What’s the joke about every generation thinking they invented sex? That, but with cum cooking, I guess: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5830947-natural-harvest---a-collection-of-semen-based-recipes
- Comment on An LAPD helicopter claimed to have ID'ed protesters from above and threatened to "come to your house" 3 weeks ago:
Go have this fight with someone that wants to have it and didn’t make it clear that kind of behavior isn’t alright. Maybe somewhere other than on a thread about cops threatening to come assault protesters in their homes.
- Comment on An LAPD helicopter claimed to have ID'ed protesters from above and threatened to "come to your house" 3 weeks ago:
Interesting that a Californian making a callous comment about living in hurricane country is somehow equivalent to the conservative media industry absolutely cheering bloodshed any time natural disasters strike us. 🙄 If California celebrated like this any time, much less every time, a natural disaster hit somewhere else it would have its own dedicated conservative channel playing it on loop.
I’ve lived through multiple hurricanes because I haven’t always lived in California. People from everywhere say that stupid shit about hurricane prone areas. Take the chip off your shoulder.
- Comment on An LAPD helicopter claimed to have ID'ed protesters from above and threatened to "come to your house" 3 weeks ago:
Conservatives are unironically like this. They cheer when we have earthquakes and fires.
- Comment on I've hated donald trump since day one but then I saw this and thought.... 3 weeks ago:
Yeah, you’re not saying it. You just think no Mexican Americans, etc should show up with Mexican flags. Oh, also more American flags. What else to make the protest perfect so that no rightoid can say anything bad about it? Better get it all out here so the people can do everything perfectly to your standards.
Talk is cheap.
- Comment on I've hated donald trump since day one but then I saw this and thought.... 3 weeks ago:
Fascinating you could determine from the picture that all of the thousands of people who showed up only care about deportations.
Thankfully the people of LA are too stupid to fall for this bullshit. We see our neighbors with Mexican flags every day, it doesn’t make them belong here any less.
- Comment on I've hated donald trump since day one but then I saw this and thought.... 3 weeks ago:
I don't see why someone waving the Mexican flag, would be fighting for American democracy...
Do you actually need me to lead you around by the nose and explain to you that American citizens can hold a Mexican flag in protest?
- Comment on I've hated donald trump since day one but then I saw this and thought.... 3 weeks ago:
How is protesting for their family and neighbors (weird you left that one out, you don’t have to be related to someone kidnapped to protest) from having their rights guaranteed to them by the Constitution not protecting democracy?
Also, touching a Mexican flag doesn’t actually revoke your citizenship or residency, regardless of what Fox News says.