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[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 days ago

They're most vulnerable and marginalized community. How dare you refuse to kiss their boots.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

The DNC needs to be risking jail like their opposition in order to be effective. Their GOP counter parts showed how effective that could be and have doubled down on it.

Trying to be strong in the face of adversity requires real risk of consequences. Everything the DNC does is so meticulously calculated to minimize risk all they have is posturing. Speed of execution beats the best planned but half implemented strategies.

Fail faster, take more risk, fucking act like lives are on the line and don't worry about which lobbyist isn't going to call you back after you inadvertently nuke their shit.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

21" Trinitron + stairs = "I'm gonna die here aren't I"

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Isn't air resistance friction?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I wish it was hypothetical. Two slightly awkward conversations prompted this.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

Touché...is also the name of a fetish community.

 

Anytime I mention it to people IRL they look uncomfortable before I explain it's the federated universe of distributed social platforms.

That moment of 😬 is due to the name Fediverse sounding like 'Fetiverse.' These people aren't sex obsessed. Most are tech professionals who were on Fark, SA, Digg...etc.

How do y'all navigate this homonymous quirk?

[–] [email protected] -3 points 2 months ago

and everyone clapped

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

Blueiris and some hikvision cameras. It's not fancy, but it's pretty straightforward to get running. I'm not super concerned with alerting and just run continuous recording looping after a few days.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Hi. It was me. You're welcome.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (6 children)

That's actually just the first part of the phrase. The whole thing is "je ne suis pas français, chappeau"

edit: Ok this was supposed to be a joke about mansplaining something you know nothing about, but we fell into Poe's law.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Nope. In the US we have a system enshrined in state laws that cemented a layer of middlemen between auto manufacturers and consumers. These middlemen are called dealerships. They typically run showrooms, sales, and service for one manufacturer and hold a stock of vehicles on site.

These guys made so much money fucking consumers over they're universally distrusted. "Car salesman" is a dirty profession in the US. Because they don't really add value to the process and had a ton of money, they lobbied aggressively to protect their fiefdoms to state governments and successfully made it illegal in many states for a manufacturer to sell directly to consumers.

Awful system. I hate buying a car because of it and go to extraordinary lengths to lie and cheat their system when engaging with them, as they're doing the same by default.

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