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- Comment on Why does the GOP think “ANTIFA” is bad? 1 day ago:
The people in charge dislike Antifa because people who align under that label oppose those in power.
I hesitate to use the argument “‘Antifa’ means ‘anti-fascist’ therefore if you don’t like Antifa you are necessarily fascist”–not because I don’t believe it’s true, but because I believe it’s more correlation. The “National Socialist” party was not as its name purports, nor do many of the “Protect the children” laws actually do what they say on the tin; therefore a deeper inspection on acts, means, motives, and results is warranted over a mere “literal definition of the name.”
- Comment on soda 5 days ago:
“Shoes” - Yum!
- Comment on Do boycotts work? 5 days ago:
Disney allegedly lost 1.7 million customers after suspending Jimmy Kimmel. He was very quickly reinstated.
It’s not that boycotts don’t work, it’s more that they require a critical mass to work and that can be hard to achieve.
- Comment on I think the reason we evolved 5 fingers is so we can carry hot serving dishes farther by alternating which one is in contact with the hot thing. 1 week ago:
I learned in bible school that the reason we have 3 segments on our fingers is that with the palm they align perfectly with the panels on a banana. This is evidence of the perfect creator–the Christian God, and why humans can only hold bananas.
This is an actual thing an apologist said. He later backpedaled, but not before it became a trope to teach in Christian schools as evidence against evolution.
- Comment on Lead 2 weeks ago:
I don’t know if I’d classify any gun death as “worth it” in the manner of necessary to secure the “right” to bear arms. “Welcome” on the other hand…
- Comment on So...how the fuck do I trust *anything*? 2 weeks ago:
I don’t know if you’re involved in activism at all, but I heard some advice from an old Food Not Bombs head. Don’t trust the person that is always available, always has a car, or is down for anything. This is especially true if they are new or always wear bland or name brand clothing.
I guess more generally, don’t trust people that seem like they really want to be trusted.
Regarding surveillance online, yeah, there’s absolutely no privacy anywhere and there’s nothing you can do, so just be boring.
- Comment on Say it slowly 2 weeks ago:
I 👏 never 👏 said 👏 he 👏 licked 👏 my 👏 asshole.
- Comment on Lead 2 weeks ago:
He died as he lived, dismissing gun violence and lying about trans people. 😔
- Comment on Anon is in boadcasting 3 weeks ago:
- Comment on Anon is in boadcasting 3 weeks ago:
This feels like a “Sex FM” thing.
- Comment on I Hate My Friend: The chatbot-enabled Friend necklace eavesdrops on your life and provides a running commentary that’s snarky and unhelpful. Worse, it can also make the people around you uneasy. 4 weeks ago:
You can conveniently ask the device around your neck a question.
You then must pull out a different device from your pocket with exactly the same functionality to get the answer thereby saving you 0 time.
- Comment on How to poop outdoors in a way that won’t harm the environment and other hikers 5 weeks ago:
A 15cm (6 inch) deep hole 30m (100 feet) from the trail or water.
- Comment on monthly challenge 1 month ago:
More than, 500 steps a day!? What do you think I am–active?
- Comment on 'Ad Blocking is Not Piracy' Decision Overturned By Top German Court 1 month ago:
Can a website operator prove I consented to their terms if I block their consent popup?
If you continue to use their website than that is a you problem. It is no different than actively ignoring the signage at the local kroger saying “no guns allowed”
If I block consent notices how would I possibly know there was a consent notice governing continued use and how would a company know I never actually saw the consent notice to begin with?
I also don’t consent to having billboards all around me or ads literally mailed to me in the post.
Which is a very different mess with very different laws governing it. That said? You would be shocked how easy it is to complain about a billboard ad and get it to go away.
It’s the same mess. A company makes an ad and partners with another company to distribute that ad. That distributor then partners with several vendors to show that ad. In exactly 0 cases was the recipient of the ad asked for consent. In one case the recipient of that ad has an option to not see it–heaven forbid they actually exercise that option.
- Comment on 'Ad Blocking is Not Piracy' Decision Overturned By Top German Court 1 month ago:
Can a website operator prove I consented to their terms if I block their consent popup?
What happens if they can’t but continue to provide the website content regardless?
I also don’t consent to having billboards all around me or ads literally mailed to me in the post. I wasn’t even asked in those cases, but for some reason, me not being part of that business agreement doesn’t matter.
Consent doesn’t matter when it comes to advertising, apparently, and if your site delivers content and a side of shit when I ask for content then I’ll just have my robo-butler continue to remove the side of shit before delivering content.
- Comment on Charging to tour rental properties... 2 months ago:
And all of those people still need housing which is made more difficult when people own more properties than they need to live in.
- Comment on Yeah 2 months ago:
Naw, text layers in a .xcf is where it’s at.
- Comment on Developer survey shows trust in AI coding tools is falling as usage rises 2 months ago:
I mean “ought to be useful,” sure that would be nice. They ain’t, but perhaps “ought to be.”
- Comment on [deleted] 2 months ago:
My family always told me that I’d grow more conservative and want a family of my own as I grow older.
As I aged I went from ambivalence toward politics and kids to decidedly anti-conservative and anti-kid.
You know your own feelings on the matter more than your family does, and letting your family dictate how you live your life will lead to resentment and misery.
- Comment on nobody in webdev knows what graceful degradation is anymore 2 months ago:
A button to toggle is good design, it should just default to your system preferences.
- Comment on Echelon kills smart home gym equipment offline capabilities with update 2 months ago:
It’s no longer the product you bought, eh? Seems like everyone who owns one should be doing whatever they can to get their money back.
- Comment on What sort of grill needs a firmware update lol 2 months ago:
What are the chances they shipped it on Thanksgiving vs Thanksgiving being the first time in a while the user turned it on?
- Comment on Anon describes experience 3 months ago:
Speaking of not teaching things kids have to unlearn later, I’ve often wondered why we don’t just start teaching math with the expectation that you solve for “x”.
i.e. Instead of
2 + 3 =Write
2 + 3 = xThis would prime the child to expect that math is about finding an unknown and you’ve already introduced the unknown that will be most prominent in their academic career. This will also reduce the steps necessary when teaching how to balance an equation as you no longer have the “well actually you were always solving for ‘x’ we just didn’t write it, so you didn’t know, also we’re never going to use ‘x’ for multiplication again.” stage.
But I’m not a teacher, parent, or child psychologist and this is just my blathering hypothesis based on watching my peers struggle with math for years.
- Comment on VPN firm says it didn’t know customers had lifetime subscriptions, cancels them 4 months ago:
To continue providing a secure and high-quality experience for all users, Lifetime Deal accounts have now been deactivated as of April 28th, 2025.
- Comment on You can now submit your claims for Apple’s $95 million Siri spying settlement 5 months ago:
So if someone else’s device spied on me they can get money, but I cannot? Wonderful.
- Comment on [deleted] 5 months ago:
No. When you enable 2FA Google gives you about 10 backup codes that will always work regardless of if you have access to your authenticator app.
- Comment on I am sick of seeing the rich and powerful on my screen. Where are all the TV shows about normal people? 5 months ago:
YouTube
- Comment on Do you use your blinker in a car? 5 months ago:
If you habitually use it on simple or clear turns or empty roads you will habitually use it when there are people around. That’s a good habit to have.
Lights on always and signal whenever you’re deviating from your current lane.
- Comment on 'Inorganic' - GPS Data Reveals Bernie Sanders, AOC Anti-Oligarchy Rally Was Full Of Serial Protesters 6 months ago:
Therefore oligarchy good actually?
I can’t imagine why people who are upset enough at the current state of things to go out and try to enact change might attend a rally by virtually the only politicians who hold a similar state of mind.
- Comment on Feds arrest man for sharing DVD rip of Spider-Man movie with millions online 7 months ago:
bypassing encryption that prevents unauthorized copying
Not very good at “preventing” if you can just bypass, is it?