A bunch of macOS usability tools that I am definitely taking for granted at this point.

go on…

I think it is a pile of dead bodies, but I’m not convinced it is a systemic mass slaughter. I think it was a cellblock riot that was put down. I watched the propaganda video where Bukele was introduced to CECOT and it had plenty of lethal weaponry on site. They spoke deliberately and clearly about how the prisoners would be treated with lethal force if necessary and I believe them. If it were a mass extermination, they would have built facilities to do that. It’s well known that the Nazi deathcamps were built to psychologically insulate the guards from the terror they were inflicting - and CECOT is clearly well built based on the designs of other prisons. The designers would have definitely taken notes from the deathcamps if that were their intention.

If I drink the blue potion, I get tingly and my skin starts sloughing off. Must be the cobalt.

And they float!

Let’s be fair about this - we’re going to experience a new form of fascism. It won’t 100% mirror what took place in Germany. Nor will it be exactly what happened in any other dictatorship where civilians were murdered to further support the regime.

But what I’m expecting is more like a Rwandan style civil war where MAGAs use their guns to slaughter their neighbors.

Yeah that part blows ass. My solution for now is an appletv. They at least don’t shove ads down your throat and their main business models are not based on collecting user data for advertising or databroker purposes (looking at you, google).

I’ve been planning to do the same thing when our current batch of TVs kick the bucket. But I was going to use an appletv, not a NUC, because all of the streaming services only serve 2k through browsers but their apps can get 4k+. And for the rest I’ll run jellyfin and serve from my home media server. The TV will never see the a valid internet connected network.

Recently my roku tv started showing a blaringly loud auto-play ad on the homepage once every 2-3 weeks. FUCK THAT.

They make more money from those continued sales through their app store and commercials. I’ve heard (on reddit news articles posted to r/technology, so not exactly the most reliable source) more than the profit for the initial sale of the tv because they actually subsidize the initial price and may sell it at a loss to get those ads in your livingroom.

I get the feeling these will be dominated by manosphere podcasts and testosterone supplements.

They’ve got aluminum frames and aren’t strong enough to hold me. The TV should’ve known!

I just found some on reddit. What other communities are out there? I’m digging through the 3d print sharing websites but those never feel particularly… community oriented or really communicative at all.

Is it open source? Maybe it’s time to fork it.

Don’t forget the hundreds of bomb threats against voting locations in blue districts. Or the hundreds of thousands of voters that were de-registered without their knowledge. Or the fact that getting an ID can take up to 6 months, even for a renewal. Or that voting locations were redistributed out of blue cities and into red suburbs.

I’m not sure I buy that teh election was stolen with rigged tabulation. But millions of votes were suppressed, especially in swing states.

I’m waiting for someone to decide whether they want to pay their mortgage or keep the switch 2. Then I’ll buy their house or switch, whichever is cheaper.

Those upcycled cassette tape cases are sweet! Whoever came up with that idea is my new favorite person.

I get it. Generally people don’t want to offend someone without due cause. And so we traipse around each other’s idiosyncrasies. For the most part that is fine.

The problem comes from making a policy of it. People will say what they will say. Does that cause reputational harm if they say certain words? Sure. No one can stop you from changing how you feel about someone based upon their actions. But you can’t stop them from saying it.

Let’s go straight to the source. Let’s talk about the N word. If you see someone in public use that word perjoratively - then you will probably consider them to be a bad person. You may even tell other people “That person said the N word and they are bad because of it.” And that would be perfectly fine.

But what you can’t do is tell them not to say it. Because it is their freedom to be a piece of shit and to say awful things and to demean and hurt others with their words. So if Joe Rogan wants to say stupid shit, let him. We all know he’s an idiot.

Oh yeah… idiot used to have a clinical meaning too, you know. But I guess according to you I can’t say that either.

Someone get Mike Judge on the phone

Pommes fondant is the absolute best.

Get a few pounds of russet potatoes.
Peel them so they are cylindrical. Flat faces are a must. Size and shape of a scallop.
Get a heavy bottomed pan (I use a glazed dutch oven).
Heat it to medium high.
Add a high-heat oil and fry the flat sides of the potatoes until they have a deep golden color.
Flip each of them and fry some more.
Pour in a flavorful stock to cover the bottom of the pan with at least 1/4".
Place pan in oven at 375 and bake for 30 minutes or until they are very tender.
Serve with reduced stock as a sauce.

Just got the email too. Lol no. They need to do something before asking for money.

What’s that again? The atf.gov link that explicitly proved you wrong wasn’t enough? You must be one of those “I did my own research” people that argues with doctors because they heard something on fox.