Wow with that list of examples, you’re either already on Nebula or sick to death of hearing about it.

FYI: the prefix “win” is software jargon for insecure software to let advanced users know to avoid.

I listen very carefully for any mistakes they make so I can correct them.

Also…you don’t think that LAWYERS willing to go up against Meta would have rock solid proof from these whistleblowers FIRST before filing a lawsuit?

This is not how civil court works. It’s not trial by combat. There is no standard for the quality of lawsuits filed. And despite what the ambulance chasers say on TV, Layers get paid even when they loose.

“alleged in a lawsuit…” is the same level of credibility as “they out here saying…”.

For every 100 rapes reported to the police, about 3 people will go to prison.

Our political leaders are known rapists.

In the Catholic pedophile scandals, it’s not uncommon for the parents of victims to side with the Church.

In all the hullabaloo over the Epstein files is about what powerful men are going to be embarrassed. Nobody is even talking about how to prevent billionaires from being able to snatch teenagers off the street.

Western culture loves and celebrates the rape of little boys and girls, why should our porn be more benevolent than our society?

Bread is one of those things that is cheaper to buy than make IMO

I checked my Walmart. Premium bread flour is $5.25 for 5lb (enough for 6-7 loaves). The cheapest bread is $2.50. Bread is a pain to make, I won’t deny that, but your time would have to be pretty valuable to erase the savings.

it’s about cost. They’re more expensive to bury and to maintain.

And it’s not that helpful in storms either because even if the lines near your house are burred, they’re still connected to the above ground stuff that runs along roads, rural areas, and the big transmission lines themselves.

The T-15 is an awesome machine. They’ve spared the Ukrainians from this mighty beast out of kindness, I suppose.

Linux can be intimidating. And there is going to be a learning curve. Especially if you’re the kind of windows user who’s familiar with gpedit and has custom .bat files.

But what get’s left out is the joy and satisfaction that comes with learning how to Linux. I just re-installed my OS a week ago, and I was able to recognize and resolve dependency and permissions issues without having to look anything up. I also finally learned and started using rsync for backups over SSH/SAMBA. I know it’s not much, but it made me feel like a real hackerman.

The only thing I learned in my last few years of Windows was how to disable features that annoyed me.

Doors close and options narrow. The way you think about the future fundamentally changes.

You have to remember not to project your decline onto culture, society, and the world. You have to remember that many, many things are better now than when you were young.

Hi, you’ve reached my voicemail. At the tone, please hang up and send me a text.

Everybody forgets this. The time when “a single income could provide housing, transportation, and collage for a family of four” only existed for white men. Thinking this was universal is just lefty false nostalgia nauseatingly similar to MAGA.

M$ has done more to convince people that AI is bullshit than anyone else and I just want to thank them for their hard work.

The other day, my mother approached me about Office alternatives. Before she retired, she daily drove Office, but feels like it’s changed so much that learning a new program isn’t any more friction than keeping up with AI bullshit.

Dumplings, Sausage, Meatballs, or chicken nuggets.

Spoilers

The game would be severely diminished if it’s story changed. IMO, the “good times” has more to do with Arthur being an “unreliable narrator” than the actual material circumstances.

This is illustrated best by Arthur recognizing Micah for what he was, while remaining childishly blind to Dutch’s character. Arthur’s constant doubt and reluctance was the truth bubbling up, just below Arthur’s consciousness.

The reading that Mica, Bill, and Javier are evil while Charles, John, and Arthur are good depends not on one group being more dishonorable, cruel, or murderous, but rather who stayed “loyal” to Dutch.

I think it’s brilliant the way the story uses the “ludonarrative dissonance” as tension not between gameplay and story, but perspective and reality.

It should be the Battle Hymn of the Republic, just with some of the original lyrics:

John Brown’s body lies a moldering in the grave

John Brown’s body lies a moldering in the grave

John Brown’s body lies a moldering in the grave

But his truth keeps marching on

or

We’ll hang Jeff Davis from a crab apple tree

We’ll hang Jeff Davis from a crab apple tree

We’ll hang Jeff Davis from a crab apple tree

John Brown’s truth keeps marching on.

Wages of Fear (1953) One of the best thrillers I’ve ever seen.

It was remade in 1977 and called “Sorcerer”. I’ve never seen that version and neither has anyone else because it opened against Star Wars.