Actually…sort of.

You could argue that COVID pushed more people to social media, which meant that they were interacting with people based on algorithms and not due to interests.

But let’s be clear here: the leaders we have are pieces of shit. They’ve always been pieces of shit.

COVID just gave them a platform.

It’s kind of like that guy that cheated in chess.

A toy vibrates with each correct statement you write.

I looked into uBlock rules. The problem is that you need to click “No” before continuing. Ublock can block the ad, sure, but they can’t perform user actions.

Scriptlets may be useful but I think an addon with a library of bypasses (sort of like sponsor block) might be better.

Don’t let perfect be the enemy of good enough.

Not all of us have the means to overthrow a government. We do have the means to make buying a Tesla as embarrassing and as difficult as possible.

If you want to help fund a government overthrow, I suggest that you work with the embassy for your country in the US to help make that change.

I already am. At this point, if I’m buying something on Amazon, it’s because I cannot find a comparable product elsewhere.

I’m even paying more at other retailers. I haven’t run the numbers but before I cancelled prime 4 years ago how, I easily spent thousands. Last year, I think I spent a few hundred.

This year, my goal is less than 100.

Amazon fucking sucks for me now. Every fucking purchase (which is getting rare and rarer) I get asked to join prime.

There is no “don’t ask me again”. Every fucking time I have to select “Not now”.

I’ve come close to writing a plugin to help you skip these ads.

More likely is Congress authorizing another TARP program for Tesla.

I don’t think so. I’ve talked to a number of my Muslim friends and it’s a shit sandwich. I also really like John Oliver’s take. Paraphrasing horribly:

Imagine that someone you love was killed by the guns, missiles, and artillery sold by the current administration. Then imagine being asked if you would vote for them. They are (were) in an impossible situation. One that is not hypothetical to their lives. You can’t ignore that. But as distasteful as that image is, we have an election and we must choose.

This wasn’t politics for the many Palestinians we have here in the states. It was literally life or death.

The "undecided"s in this camp didn’t bother me. It’s those who had nothing to lose except time that didn’t vote that bothered me.

You’re welcome! Just remember to be polite.

Costco pays better than most retailers but they still aren’t paid to be lawyers. They are likely not aware of the regulation or even their corporate policies on who gets waved through.

Iirc alcohol are the same, though often controlled at the state level so maybe different between states. Some states have regulations on warehouse memberships not being required for purchases.

Most front end employees do not know that federal regulations supersede their authority. Politely ask to see a manager.

Pharmacies are regulated by the FDA (for now anyway. Who knows what things will look like a month from now) and pharmacies cannot bar customers from using their services.

Edit: Here is the official Costco policy

We just need to ban trans people harder. We’re just 85% there. We need a few more executive orders and then egg prices will come down.

/s (but only in that Republicans actually believe this)

“Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.”

I actually like this idea. So long as the CEOs are required to live in the town as well a minimum of 300 days out of the year.

Because working in an office is worth the collaboration.

And I like knowing where the CEOs are so that checks instance name I can play Minecraft with them in person. I get so much more enjoyment playing Minecraft in person and would like to make sure the latency is really low.

Presidents are not allowed to drive over the Secret Service rules. He can be in the car. Just not driving.

Though given its safety issues I highly suspect that the Secret Service will not allow him in the car.

Waterfox works great on Android.

The soul crushing sadness here is that his daughter didn’t get a say.

She didn’t have to die. Even if the shot made her autistic, she’d still be alive.

These people are in effect saying “I’d rather have a dead kid than an autistic kid.”

There are videos that walk through how to “de-pussify” (or some other misogynistic term) cyber trucks to make them run on diesel. I don’t know enough about cars or cyber trucks to know how valid they are.

Sorry best I can do is bring the whole site down.

I wish I could remember the book I read that deconstructed fascism. One of the key components of fascism is an ever concentric cone of who is in the in group vs the out group.

The goal is not fascism but cronyism. That’s why fascist governments never last longer than a few decades.

When wealth and power are concentrated in a small group of people, they become easy targets to a growing angry population. People begin to realize they have nothing left to lose and will begin revolting.

Here in the US, we haven’t quite reached that point yet but I suspect we’ll get there within 20 years.

Ah, the invisible hand of the market, correcting over-inflated prices.