magnetosphere

magnetosphere , 2 months ago

When I’m reading one of these, I never know if it’s the nonsensical rant of a stubborn asshole, or someone who genuinely needs psychiatric help. In other words, I don’t know whether it’s okay to laugh or not.

magnetosphere , 2 months ago

Florida has a big animal agriculture sector.

Huh. TIL. Totally didn’t expect that.

magnetosphere , 2 months ago

The stupidity of this man never ceases to amaze.

magnetosphere , 2 months ago

Good question. Both, perhaps?

magnetosphere , 2 months ago

Those are some photos I’d like to see

magnetosphere , 2 months ago (edited 2 months ago)

Young entrepreneurs are cool. They’re interesting, enthusiastic, and genuinely want to make things better. They haven’t started enshittifying their product yet just because they’re greedy assholes. Remember when Google’s motto was “don’t be evil”?

magnetosphere , 2 months ago

That “most” is key. We can’t tell how they’re going to act long term. It’s nice to see someone who’s excited about their product, simply because they believe it’s good. Currently, they’re trying to be customer focused, which is a major plus.

It’ll be interesting to check in on these folks in ten or twenty years. They might turn out to suck, just like you say. However, maybe they won’t turn out like most companies, and will stick to the core principles they had when they started. Maybe they’ll become a major ally of the right to repair movement, and become an example for other companies to follow.

Our economic system isn’t undergoing major changes anytime soon. I want to see what someone who’s grown up with enshittification and planned obsolescence does. That’s what makes things cool and interesting.

magnetosphere , 2 months ago

Corny as fuck, but here goes… Superman. Very powerful, very ethical. His abilities are specifically not magical, but a natural product of his Kryptonian physiology reacting to our sun.

The world could use someone incorruptible who has the strength to back up their words.

magnetosphere , 2 months ago

lol, it said ONE character! I’m not bringing over Lois or the Joker

magnetosphere , 2 months ago

I guess I should take this hypothetical question about fictional characters more seriously.

magnetosphere , 2 months ago

The next time I need to qualify a statement, I will steal the phrase “I am super duper NOT an expert”. Thanks in advance.

magnetosphere , 2 months ago

Deliberately making your neighborhood less attractive in order to fend off tourists seems like the worst possible solution to this problem. Why ruin the view for locals?

magnetosphere , 2 months ago

Okay, good. That was my major concern.

magnetosphere , 2 months ago

Don’t we all?

magnetosphere , 2 months ago

So… he’d rather watch the company die slowly than sell it to someone competent. Awesome.

magnetosphere , 2 months ago

It doesn’t matter what we think, because this is probably fiction anyway.

magnetosphere , 2 months ago

If Anon was seven, this would be cute. Coming from a twenty year old, it’s kinda scary.

magnetosphere , 2 months ago

Sounds like an ideal running mate for Trump.

magnetosphere , 2 months ago (edited 2 months ago)

That’s an interesting point, but I wonder - what happened to the post you called out?

Besides, they didn’t force people to be positive. That would be unrealistic. When I was a Beehaw regular, you could find lots of posts about negative, unjust things. That wasn’t a problem. They simply didn’t tolerate people who failed to express themselves in a respectful way.

There’s a difference. For example “are you feeling okay?” vs. “you look like shit.”

magnetosphere , 2 months ago

“To me, this reads like Nazi propaganda. What am I missing?”

magnetosphere , 2 months ago

I think they wanted to see people giving others the benefit of the doubt, instead of making snap judgments. It’s very easy to get into heated arguments online that could be avoided with simple clarification and communication.

If someone is simply bad at expressing themselves, the extra “room” can make all the difference in the world. If they really are a jerk, though, all you’re doing is giving them enough rope to hang themselves. Win/win!

Then again, you’re talking to someone who hasn’t visited Beehaw in almost a year. I don’t know how their moderation has changed.

magnetosphere , 2 months ago

Thanks for adding the messages the mods banned you for.

magnetosphere , 3 months ago

I’ve often wondered why the FTC allows it to be marketed as “Full Self-Driving”. That’s blatant false advertising.

magnetosphere , 3 months ago (edited 3 months ago)

At first, I thought this might be the University of South Carolina, and I was impressed as hell. For Southern California, though, I’m surprised that protesting isn't a graduation requirement.

Edit: Do people think I’m insulting student protesters? I’m not. They’re important, and it’s okay to make fun of friends.

magnetosphere , 3 months ago

Just getting those in power to listen to their good side is a victory. Let the diplomats work out the details.

magnetosphere , 3 months ago

Please see edit above.

magnetosphere , 3 months ago

Viruses don’t care what you choose, and you’re also making that choice for others (although a lot of antivaxxers don’t have a problem telling others what they can and can’t do with their bodies. They only care when someone tries to apply rules to them.)

I utterly despise their smug arrogance and complete disregard for public health.

magnetosphere , 3 months ago

Someone should remind this jackass that fleshlights and dildos don’t secrete anything, and (hopefully) have never been used by anyone else. Just throwing it out there!

magnetosphere , 3 months ago

“I’ve asked you eight or nine times to show me the exact post and you’ve not been able to show me even once,” the judge told him.

“You’re losing all credibility, I’ll tell you that right now,” he later added.

The judge has found Trump’s weakness: facts that back up his hyperbole.

magnetosphere , 3 months ago

I saw that comment, too. It’s a brilliant idea. Hit him where it counts - his ego.

magnetosphere , 3 months ago (edited 3 months ago)

This shitstain tried really hard to make a loss sound like a win. He failed miserably.

“When we merely began asking questions, [someone needs to tell him that ‘only asking questions’ has become a joke about sealioning] they decided to leave the State of Texas [I don’t understand how they could ‘leave’ when they never advertised or did business there in the first place] and forfeit the opportunity to do business here,[which was probably a very easy choice for a business based in Seattle]” Paxton said in a news release Monday.

magnetosphere , 3 months ago

…I am very estranged from all of them because of it…

Yes, I’m sure “communism” is why you’re estranged from your children, and It has nothing to do with the fact that you’re a narrow minded right wing nut job.

magnetosphere , 3 months ago

Pro tip to regulators: STOP. ALLOWING. MERGERS. They just make companies bigger and more powerful, while rarely helping the majority of workers.

magnetosphere , 3 months ago

I like Hobbes smile. Mauling someone is no big deal. He’s into it.

magnetosphere , 3 months ago

I didn’t know who Tommy Chesnutt was, so I looked it up.

magnetosphere , 3 months ago

The obvious response to this is to increase security. By a lot.

magnetosphere , 3 months ago

But… he used percentages. That means he’s a smart businessman who understands how numbers work.

magnetosphere , 3 months ago

After watching the video in this thread, the title sums up my feelings exactly.

magnetosphere , 3 months ago (edited 3 months ago)

If you don’t speak the local language or aren’t familiar with the area, look at a map. Ask online. Do something to cover your butt. If anyone going to any airport in the world is confused because they don’t understand the local language, then it’s their own fault for not planning their trip carefully. If I (an American) was spending hundreds (or thousands) of dollars on a plane ticket, you can be damn sure I’d triple check the name and location of the airport to be sure it was the one I wanted to go to.

Having said that, San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport is an unnecessarily confusing, cumbersome name. Come on, Oakland. You can do better.

magnetosphere , 3 months ago

Did he use a power sander instead of a buffer?

magnetosphere , 3 months ago

Thank you. I really didn’t want to watch a 36 minute video to get the basics.

magnetosphere , 3 months ago

I had never heard of it either, but once I learned Musk was involved, the section title “Grok ranks among most reckless chatbots” made perfect sense.

magnetosphere , 3 months ago

It was taken over by the elites. Matt Groening’s original stuff is much, much better than the cash cow that’s still being milked.

magnetosphere , 3 months ago

Awesome. Our government does so much cool, responsible stuff.

magnetosphere , 3 months ago

“At some point, you need to accept the court’s rulings,” Merchan said. “There’s nothing else to clarify. There’s nothing else to reargue. We’re going to have opening statements on Monday morning. This trial is starting.”

I want to send this man a gift basket.

magnetosphere , 3 months ago

Fuck you, Biden. I’m only voting for you because the alternatives are worse.

magnetosphere , 3 months ago

Good. Let her.

magnetosphere , 3 months ago

College kids are rowdy and do crazy shit. I know I did. There’s almost certainly a racist component, but the core problem would exist even if all the college kids were white. Over 100,000 people! Yikes!