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♂. tech monkey. pet wrangler. occasional maker. recovering makerspace director/officer. gun-owning liberal, I guess. TX resident.
AI/Crypto/MLM/hustle types GTFO
AI/Crypto/MLM/hustle types GTFO
Can't say I'm surprised. The Lightning was demanding a huge price premium for a vehicle that - while serving customers' demonstrable *needs* - did not satisfy their (driven largely by marketing) *wants*, no matter how infrequently these corner cases were attempted.
December 16, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Can't say I'm surprised. The Lightning was demanding a huge price premium for a vehicle that - while serving customers' demonstrable *needs* - did not satisfy their (driven largely by marketing) *wants*, no matter how infrequently these corner cases were attempted.
Reduce "creativity" to yet another commodified output - accounting, production, HR admin - sure, I guess. AI can template powerpoints, spit out copy (for the plebes to consume), vibe code an application frontend. But it's copypasta-with-a-twist of whatever was hawt when it was trained.
I have grown to believe that excessive wealth does something to your brain that is analogous to a serious head injury
December 16, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Reduce "creativity" to yet another commodified output - accounting, production, HR admin - sure, I guess. AI can template powerpoints, spit out copy (for the plebes to consume), vibe code an application frontend. But it's copypasta-with-a-twist of whatever was hawt when it was trained.
It's 2017 all over again:
• Trump says [thing]
• Cue 24/48/96-hour cycle of chastising [thing]
• Talking heads squander face time expressing disapproval rather than asking hard questions
• Nothing changes ~90% of the time
• Trump says [thing]
• Cue 24/48/96-hour cycle of chastising [thing]
• Talking heads squander face time expressing disapproval rather than asking hard questions
• Nothing changes ~90% of the time
As a reminder: Trump is rewarded for saying the most insanely hateful things if you, like sheep, simply disseminate it for him even on platforms where is largely blocked.
10 years in and he still plays you all like a fiddle.
10 years in and he still plays you all like a fiddle.
December 15, 2025 at 3:14 PM
It's 2017 all over again:
• Trump says [thing]
• Cue 24/48/96-hour cycle of chastising [thing]
• Talking heads squander face time expressing disapproval rather than asking hard questions
• Nothing changes ~90% of the time
• Trump says [thing]
• Cue 24/48/96-hour cycle of chastising [thing]
• Talking heads squander face time expressing disapproval rather than asking hard questions
• Nothing changes ~90% of the time
Libertarians used to have something like principles. But seems widespread pot legalization all greatly diminished their Goldstein leaving them grasping at straws. So naturally they became weirder, angrier conservatives.
It boggles the mind because if you traveled back in time ten years and told people there would be automated systems to root out and eliminate any teaching on race and gender which doesn’t comply with the state libertarians would’ve been hopping up and down about their prophetic warnings.
December 15, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Libertarians used to have something like principles. But seems widespread pot legalization all greatly diminished their Goldstein leaving them grasping at straws. So naturally they became weirder, angrier conservatives.
The story of so many a "marketing-first" company (or crowdfunding campaign) that outsources its operations - the true source of value - to other Lesser People™. Turns out that the marketing isn't always the next-level stuff that only Better People™ are capable of.
Roomba maker iRobot gets cleaned out in Chapter 11
Roomba maker iRobot gets cleaned out in Chapter 11
Company vacuumed up by its own manufacturer
iRobit, the company behind autonomous vacuum cleaner brand Roomba, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, telling investors that its Chinese manufacturer will assume control going forward.…
dlvr.it
December 15, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The story of so many a "marketing-first" company (or crowdfunding campaign) that outsources its operations - the true source of value - to other Lesser People™. Turns out that the marketing isn't always the next-level stuff that only Better People™ are capable of.
The energy drink: aspiring to refinery-fresh flavour
December 10, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The energy drink: aspiring to refinery-fresh flavour
When your LinkedIn tagline is "Sales Leader & Technologist" I'm going to accept the former descriptor and completely discount the latter
December 8, 2025 at 3:36 PM
When your LinkedIn tagline is "Sales Leader & Technologist" I'm going to accept the former descriptor and completely discount the latter
The pronunciation of Lutz, FL in fact does not rhyme with "yutz"
December 8, 2025 at 1:42 PM
The pronunciation of Lutz, FL in fact does not rhyme with "yutz"
The confusing thing about this is my location is still DQ'ed for deliveries. Said Wal-Mart is a touch closer to the airport than my house (and in the same sectional zone), although unlike my house *not* under any of the approach paths.
Saw a drone making a delivery from the nearby Wal-Mart the other day shortly before dusk. A touch eerie. Moving slower than expected.
December 7, 2025 at 2:24 PM
The confusing thing about this is my location is still DQ'ed for deliveries. Said Wal-Mart is a touch closer to the airport than my house (and in the same sectional zone), although unlike my house *not* under any of the approach paths.
Another disaster pr0n addict outs themselves
that's cool, man, but have you tried the taste of a refreshing matcha latte
December 7, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Another disaster pr0n addict outs themselves
Saw a drone making a delivery from the nearby Wal-Mart the other day shortly before dusk. A touch eerie. Moving slower than expected.
December 7, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Saw a drone making a delivery from the nearby Wal-Mart the other day shortly before dusk. A touch eerie. Moving slower than expected.
There is no corporate Valhalla
December 7, 2025 at 4:28 AM
There is no corporate Valhalla
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I fucking love memes you can understand through the language barrier, holy shit
December 6, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I fucking love memes you can understand through the language barrier, holy shit
When you break out the level only after you're ⅓ of the way done
December 6, 2025 at 9:58 PM
When you break out the level only after you're ⅓ of the way done
I won the landfill sweepstakes!
First prize: free screw
Odds: 1-in-4
Note: must be present to win
First prize: free screw
Odds: 1-in-4
Note: must be present to win
December 6, 2025 at 8:31 PM
I won the landfill sweepstakes!
First prize: free screw
Odds: 1-in-4
Note: must be present to win
First prize: free screw
Odds: 1-in-4
Note: must be present to win
Despite the ever-decreasing UV put out by newer floro tubes (and LED fixtures emitting none), all the plastics in an exam room are either beige or seemingly designed to yellow at an accelerated pace. Everything converges towards putty.
December 5, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Despite the ever-decreasing UV put out by newer floro tubes (and LED fixtures emitting none), all the plastics in an exam room are either beige or seemingly designed to yellow at an accelerated pace. Everything converges towards putty.
Did anyone outside of Meta actually use *The* Metaverse?
Mark Zuckerberg’s gamble on the "Metaverse" has lost his company more than $77 billion.
December 5, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Did anyone outside of Meta actually use *The* Metaverse?
I am clearly in the wrong business. >$500 for routine 24mo service on a water heater that was $2000 installed 5 years ago. As the prior cheap unit made it >20 years before failing gracefully, think I'll just flush it myself.
December 5, 2025 at 3:59 PM
I am clearly in the wrong business. >$500 for routine 24mo service on a water heater that was $2000 installed 5 years ago. As the prior cheap unit made it >20 years before failing gracefully, think I'll just flush it myself.
I administered Lifeline for a bit. Based on the service addresses (nursing homes, trailer parks, *very* low-end apartments), about 0% of recipients were scamming the taxpayer for an ~$8/mo benefit yet the means-testing was relentless with a dozen-plus people employed reviewing paperwork.
I don't care if a non-disabled person accesses a disability accommodation for the same reason I don't care if a child whose parents are rich gets free lunch at school. We don't need to means test being a kind person. I have better things to do with my time than be a cop over social services.
December 4, 2025 at 3:30 PM
I administered Lifeline for a bit. Based on the service addresses (nursing homes, trailer parks, *very* low-end apartments), about 0% of recipients were scamming the taxpayer for an ~$8/mo benefit yet the means-testing was relentless with a dozen-plus people employed reviewing paperwork.
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The Republican Circus:
First they came for you, not me.
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The Republican Circus:
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December 4, 2025 at 1:38 PM
This week’s comic is now up on @dailykos.com
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The Republican Circus:
First they came for you, not me.
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www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
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The Republican Circus:
First they came for you, not me.
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www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
General observation: Libertarians used to have principles. Nowadays they're weirder, angrier MAGA forever circling back to the refrain "taxation is theft".
December 3, 2025 at 7:17 PM
General observation: Libertarians used to have principles. Nowadays they're weirder, angrier MAGA forever circling back to the refrain "taxation is theft".
Two-plus weeks of near-continuous overcast skies (a road trip to the midwest last week played a role) have had an unexpectedly bad impact on my mood - maybe there's something to that seasonal affective disorder after all
December 2, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Two-plus weeks of near-continuous overcast skies (a road trip to the midwest last week played a role) have had an unexpectedly bad impact on my mood - maybe there's something to that seasonal affective disorder after all
I gather that when Hosni Mubarak was President of Egypt, a common joke was that during some period of unrest an aide would approach him and say the Egyptian people wished him farewell to which he would respond "where are the Egyptian people going?"
At this point, I wonder if he isn't lying when he says he has "my highest Poll Numbers, ever" since it's entirely possible that's what his aides are telling him. It's quite likely that there's an entire Potemkin village built around Trump right now.
Trump responds to a detailed report about his waning energy and propensity to sleep through on-camera events by calling the New York Times's Katie Rogers ugly
November 26, 2025 at 3:26 PM
I gather that when Hosni Mubarak was President of Egypt, a common joke was that during some period of unrest an aide would approach him and say the Egyptian people wished him farewell to which he would respond "where are the Egyptian people going?"
A coworker from Oklahoma used to quip "there is no fee to leave Oklahoma and never return". I have determined experimentally that this is not true of Illinois on I-39.
November 24, 2025 at 4:18 PM
A coworker from Oklahoma used to quip "there is no fee to leave Oklahoma and never return". I have determined experimentally that this is not true of Illinois on I-39.
Posted this because I experienced this personally, running into this dude every ~12mo, always at a retail job. Suspect he got the cert solely to avoid unloading pallets and would have been filtered out of a markedly better-paying warehouse job on general principles.
When you run into a slacker high school acquaintance years later and the apparent sum total of their achievements is that they operate a forklift (part time) at the garden center making minimum wage plus a buck-fifty and the notion of applying themselves any harder is alien to them
November 23, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Posted this because I experienced this personally, running into this dude every ~12mo, always at a retail job. Suspect he got the cert solely to avoid unloading pallets and would have been filtered out of a markedly better-paying warehouse job on general principles.