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- Comment on 1 day ago:
I live in Austin, and I probably see 1-3 Cybertrucks per day. I used to feel deep vicarious shame for them, but that’s slowly transformed into speechless incredulity
- Comment on 1 day ago:
Very early on, I think there were some well-meaning people who were really excited about it. The idea of an all-electric truck was brand new, and the promise was huge. It unfortunately wasn’t until after many Cybertruck preorders had been secured that Elon plainly revealed his true colors, and then after it was delivered that people found out it was a piece of garbage
- Comment on This MF is quadrupling down and dropping Alien files before dropping the full, unredacted Epstein Files. GODDAMN. 4 days ago:
He’s always been a caricature of himself, but he’s being a caricature even more bigly these days
- Comment on allium gang rise up 🌰 6 days ago:
Don’t forget our favorite New World plant:
- Comment on Stephen Colbert says CBS didn't air Rep. James Talarico interview out of fear of FCC 6 days ago:
I think that’s a huge leap. Talarico’s positions are way left of the Democratic establishment, why would they be more “scared” of Crockett than him? He’s got Zionist groups actively campaigning against him because he’s forthright about the Gaza genocide. He’s setting his campaign up against the wealthy and openly criticizing the Democratic party’s subservience to wealthy donors. There just isn’t that much difference between their political positions, and I don’t get your angle.
- Comment on Stephen Colbert says CBS didn't air Rep. James Talarico interview out of fear of FCC 6 days ago:
I agree, though after listening to both of them a bunch, I’m supporting Talarico in this election. I hope to continue to see Crockett’s star rise though
- Comment on [deleted] 6 days ago:
He’s not on the ballot…
- Comment on The ultimate "flex" 6 days ago:
I didn’t say at all that that’s what’s insane, but the Texas government’s relentless adherence to rules of procedure has made it where much of the worst legislation proposed by Republicans has been defeated or significantly delayed through points of order and delay tactics by Democrats
- Comment on Stephen Colbert says CBS didn't air Rep. James Talarico interview out of fear of FCC 6 days ago:
You can still (and should) watch it on YouTube!
Rep. James Talarico On Confronting Christian Nationalism, And Strange Days In The Texas Legislature
- Comment on Hopefully, he will be 6 underground by that time. 1 week ago:
An element of what you say is true, but he’s also a cult of personality that they’re really going to struggle to replicate. Trump literally only cares about himself and has taken zero (0) steps to develop successors. Right now, JD Vance is poised to lead the movement, and he has the personality of a potato
- Comment on Hopefully, he will be 6 underground by that time. 1 week ago:
Here in Texas, our leading candidates for Senate (James Talarico) and governor (Gina Hinojosa) are taking refreshingly reality-based positions on Gaza and seem to be developing campaigns aimed directly against billionaires. I like what I’ve been hearing
- Comment on Tune a fish 1 week ago:
Tuna means prickly pear cactus fruit in Spanish, I’ve heard it called that pretty often in Texas
- Comment on The ultimate "flex" 1 week ago:
Florida has BBQ? I’ve been there a bunch and have never heard of it
- Comment on The ultimate "flex" 1 week ago:
Nah, fuck that shit. Texas politics suck hard, but not like Florida suck. The Texas Legislature is out of their minds, but they still follow rules of procedure. Florida’s government is fucking gone
- Comment on Why do russian parents insist on being treated to home cooked meals? 1 week ago:
On your birthday, you get to pick
- Comment on Twenty four US states are now considering legislation to allow small, plug-in solar power systems that connect directly into a wall socket. 1 week ago:
What happens when electricians need to do work but the lines are energized by these? This is a genuine question. It seems like a really difficult problem to solve
- Comment on [deleted] 1 week ago:
Every time I glance at her picture, I think she’s wearing a hospital gown and hospital band. Freda Jackson just looks like she should be in the hospital
- Comment on ‘Manfluencers’ are filming themselves trying to pick up women using smart glasses 2 weeks ago:
What, you don’t like being manfluenced? Something off-putting to you about manfluence? What’s wrong with being a manfluencing manfluencer?
- Comment on You can sing the words "it's on like Donkey Kong" to the Imperial March from Star Wars. 2 weeks ago:
When I was little, we’d listen to music while the TV was on and laugh when their mouths lined up with the words, which happened a lot
- Comment on weather app 2 weeks ago:
Fuck, now the Parry Gripp song is stuck in my head. My son moved on from this a couple years ago, but the horrors persist
- Comment on Your teenager AND your husband 2 weeks ago:
Read: Dessert marketed as breakfast
- Comment on The sheeet of power 3 weeks ago:
I think you’re taking this too seriously
- Comment on The sheeet of power 3 weeks ago:
Dude, the sound is clearly audible, and the people behind him clearly react to it, and they clearly end the event prematurely right after it happens.
Attention on this doesn’t diminish any of the horrible atrocities committed by the Trump Admin, but it cuts at the very foundation of the “strongman” persona Trump tries so desperately to portray
- Comment on Mamdani to kill the NYC AI chatbot caught telling businesses to break the law— New York mayor says terminating the ‘unusable’ bot will help close a budget gap 3 weeks ago:
All you have to do is mildly flatter Trump and then he’s your best friend
- Comment on Perceiving AI as a 'job killer' negatively influences attitudes towards democracy— When people perceive AI as replacing human labour, trust in democracy and political participation decline 4 weeks ago:
People who perceive artificial intelligence as destroying jobs are significantly more dissatisfied with the functioning of democracy.
This line from the article is significantly different from the headline
- Comment on [deleted] 4 weeks ago:
Most of the people here left Reddit on purpose, so you may be asking the wrong crowd. What I think you should do is never give Reddit another thought and share content here
- Comment on Exploding 🌳🌲🌴🌳🌲🌴🌳🌲🌴🌳 4 weeks ago:
I’m going to guess it has to do with how quickly the temperature change occurs, or other environmental factors. It seems to be a somewhat rare occurrence, even in places where it gets very cold
- Comment on AI companies will fail. We can salvage something from the wreckage | Cory Doctorow 5 weeks ago:
The fuck’s with your beef? This is just one article he wrote. The guys written hundreds of pieces, maybe thousands, about all sorts of technology related issues
- Comment on AI companies will fail. We can salvage something from the wreckage | Cory Doctorow 5 weeks ago:
He also has a ton of experience in this space, he’s worked for the Electronic Frontier Foundation for almost 25 years. On top of that, he’s whip-smart and enjoyable to read or listen to
- Comment on AI companies will fail. We can salvage something from the wreckage | Cory Doctorow 5 weeks ago:
Again, did you even read the oped
