gravitas_deficiency
@gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works
- Comment on If you were looking for one image that explains the american economy, this would be it 1 week ago:
And then overlay the graph of CEO:median worker pay disparity
And then overlay the graph of general wealth disparity
And then overlay the graph of the rate of mergers and acquisitions
We can go on
- Comment on Check out my peen 1 week ago:
That’s a nice peen ngl
- Comment on Is ASHDOL a good company for an external cd/dvd drive? 1 week ago:
Because iirc there were updates made over time to close some loopholes that allowed it to rip blu-rays to local files in the first place. Basically, you’re looking for a device with firmware that’s up-to-date enough to read and output the data from the disc, but not up-to-date enough to bitch about “this is copy-protected”
- Comment on Was Reagan's second term like Douche In Chief second term? Where it was finally revealed Regan had full alzheimers for the majority of his second? Were there signs the public saw something wrong? 1 week ago:
He’s a teetotaler, but on the flip side, by many reports he’s long been an enthusiast of the Colombian dancing powder.
- Comment on where is my mind 1 week ago:
🫘
- Comment on I Used To Be A Real Piece Of Shit 1 week ago:
It’s will ferrell lol
- Comment on Park benches don't "open" until 10am 1 week ago:
Just so you know, if a cop ever catches you with lock picks, depending on the jurisdiction, they may try to arrest you for possession of lock picks with intent to burglarize (in the US, at least). Not saying you shouldn’t - but be mindful of what the potential legal hazards are in the worst case.
- Comment on Test your might 1 week ago:
This is 100% ragebait lol
- Comment on Test your might 1 week ago:
- Comment on I Used To Be A Real Piece Of Shit 1 week ago:
- Comment on Is ASHDOL a good company for an external cd/dvd drive? 1 week ago:
If you can score an older one on eBay or something with unflashed firmware that will still let you rip blu-rays, go for that.
- Comment on Why are there so many shit posts about beans? 1 week ago:
You wouldn’t beanlieve me if I told you
- Comment on What is the best and worst USA state to live in? And why? 2 weeks ago:
It really depends who you are and what you like and what your values are and what your income is.
That said, as a progressive software engineer who grew up in CA and now lives in Boston: Massachusetts for sure has its issues, and the cost of living in the city proper is ludicrous, but it’s probably the most European-ish city in the US. Many jokingly call it the People’s Republic of Massachusetts, but it’s one of the better states in terms of social safety nets and all that sort of stuff, and is generally pretty fun. Decent amount of shows, and the restaurant scene is honestly quite delicious and varied, once you get hooked into the scene a bit and learn a bit about which neighborhoods are good for what. And -gasp - a (usually) functioning mass transit system that has heavy and light rail as a major component, along with pretty good commuter rail that you can take all the way to the state border north or south (idk about west - western mass is considered to be a fictional location by many Bostonians). Basically, better mass transit than pretty much anywhere in the states I’ve ever been besides NYC, and maybe Chicago.
You could not pay me enough money to live in Oklahoma.
And as close second for “nope”, the gulf coast is pretty goddamn awful imo, even putting aside the politics (which are predominantly pretty heinous) and racism (because we never really fully put down the confederacy) - largely economically depressed, horridly humid, no real winter (I like the cold), tons of petrochemical industry.
- Comment on We don’t need 75-inch TVs, we need 75% off basic survival. 💀 2 weeks ago:
My point is that a 75” 4K OLED display would be $3-4k without post-purchase monetization, and that you can find them for $1-1.5k as a very direct result of post-purchase monetization. They sell them at a loss these days. And honestly, I don’t think they care much about the enthusiast fringe that goes out of their way to firewall and sandbox those devices so PPM doesn’t work, because the vast, vast majority of consumers don’t know, don’t care, or both.
- Comment on We don’t need 75-inch TVs, we need 75% off basic survival. 💀 2 weeks ago:
Production difficulties are less impactful on the price than post-purchase monetization. Which is a fancy way of saying “they collect watching behavior and other metadata that the device can detect (WiFi/bluetooth devices in your house, for instance), send it back to their servers, and sell it”.
- Comment on We don’t need 75-inch TVs, we need 75% off basic survival. 💀 2 weeks ago:
They’re hoping that if you watch the circus hard enough through the big electric circus window in your home, you’ll forget that you don’t have any bread.
- Comment on Elons not a gamer. 2 weeks ago:
He doesn’t play games. He pays people for high level accounts and then gets butthurt when his stream chat absolutely clowns on him for playing like an absolute fucking n00b
- Comment on The line cook quietly handed me this 3 weeks ago:
- Comment on Is it paranoid to think that the midterms are already fixed for the republicans? And the Dems are just walking into a shooting gallery? 3 weeks ago:
A few points:
- no, I don’t think it’s paranoid to strongly suspect that the fix is in for the fascists. It is, after all, a rather fundamental part of their plan. And the regime’s first spin in office demonstrated that they are absolutely willing to (at least attempt to) use extralegal and/or stochastic means to force change outside of (small d) democratic electoral mechanisms.
- none of that means you should give up on voting.
- i am honestly not sure what will actually happen on the day of the midterms. But I am planning on getting some freelance press photography credentials, taking the day off, and bopping around to see if I can catch any ICEatzgruppen (or Proud Boys or 3%ers or NSC131 fuckheads or whatever other paramilitary group) acting up and disseminating that content. I’m not convinced that it’s going to be that much of a shit show, but I am definitely extremely suspicious that one or more of the aforementioned groups may try to pull something, and if they do (while I have no illusions whatsoever about my personal ability to physically stop or prevent them from doing anything), I will do my best to make sure they’re unable to hide while they’re doing it, and that it becomes a matter of public record.
- Comment on Not to arm chair general it. How come the US doesn't get a bunch of helicopters over to the Lincoln with food meds and whatever? How did it get this bad where we can't supply our own ships? 3 weeks ago:
The USN has literal fleets of underway replenishment ships. It’s a concept they pioneered and essentially perfected, and it’s been done for decades. Logistics is hard, but the pentagon used to be world-beatingly good at it. Turns out that when you have absolute fuckwits running the show, they can ruin the whole logistical pipeline pretty fucking quick, though.
- Comment on 3 weeks ago:
wholesome blåhaj
- Comment on Why didn't Luigi ManGioni go to trial? Why not get a better deal knowing the prosecution would have to pony up some serious plea bargain? 4 weeks ago:
The prosecution also has a non-contiguous chain of custody on the core pieces of physical evidence. And the video, to my eyes, and without hyperbole, does not show the individual they claim it does.
My hypothesis on the origin of this development is that the defense knew the DoJ is refusing to play by the rules, and that this was the least bad alternative in a legal tactical sense.
- Comment on The System does not work. 4 weeks ago:
Better idea:
- every dollar you make in income over 10M is taxed at 100%
- net worth over 1B is assessed an annual tax of 2%
- Comment on Shit is going down in Paris! Quick, alert the... 4 weeks ago:
- Comment on The Obama wing of the Democratic Party is declaring “war” on progressives. Why don’t they ever bring this energy against Trump? Why do they hate working class people even more? 5 weeks ago:
Moderate Democrats can fuck all the way off and continue shitting the bed with their electoral results. They are losing relevance; they just won’t admit it.
- Comment on The Obama wing of the Democratic Party is declaring “war” on progressives. Why don’t they ever bring this energy against Trump? Why do they hate working class people even more? 5 weeks ago:
I’m assuming sarcasm, but still, wow dude.
- Comment on [deleted] 5 weeks ago:
From a comment on one of her older threads, I believe her dad is Swiss; that would rule out phony stark
- Comment on Become ungovernable 5 weeks ago:
hONK
- Comment on Don’t you lie to me 1 month ago:
Well that’s easy to solve. Turn on phone camera as you walk up to it, look around and capture the surroundings, and then pick it up.
- Comment on How would Sam Altman have any idea what humans enjoy? 1 month ago:
Hahaha stfu Scam Altman
