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ridethisbike ,

Not accurate at all. If I buy a Blu-ray or a DVD that can’t be taken away from me… But if I “buy” a movie online (namely from a streaming service) my access to it can be removed at their discretion. It’s happened plenty before, and as mentioned elsewhere in this thread, is happening again on PlayStation.

ridethisbike ,

And how did they game the system, exactly? By hitting refresh?

ridethisbike ,

So then you want government regulation?

ridethisbike ,

COLLUSIONNNNN!!!

ridethisbike ,

It doesn’t matter if the average person will see it or not. What matters is that it can be seen, as shown and described by Medusa matters, at all. What part of that don’t you get?

ridethisbike ,

VACATIONS ARE KILLING US!

ridethisbike , (edited )

Probably, but I don’t think you can easily melt it down and sell the raw materials like you can with metals… Just a hunch

ridethisbike ,

Nah I’m good fam

ridethisbike ,

The only time this dynamic no longer holds true is if YouTube believes their position is so entrenched that there is no more competition and they can squeeze the users all they want (end game enshitification).

Uuuhhh… Pretty sure that’s where we’re on now soooo…

ridethisbike ,

Do you only comment in images of some sort?

ridethisbike ,

Damn …

ridethisbike ,

Wait … did you just tell me that McDonald’s uses gourmet cheese??

ridethisbike ,

How do you guys find new content? I would never even know about half of what I’ve watched if it weren’t for the ability to browse the offerings of the service

ridethisbike ,

Honestly that looks like Amazon… And for the past year that’s been my experience, too. Everything takes weeks to get to me, it’s ridiculous.

ridethisbike ,

Guessing you live near a warehouse then. My brother lives in Phoenix and gets everything next day usually. My problem is I’m not near a major hub. Which is fine… I am ok with the shipping taking a week or so… But lately for me it’s taken weeks for anything to even leave the warehouse. Which is absolutely fucking insane

ridethisbike ,

THAT’S PROPAGANDA

The US is normalizing the cruelest mass killing method to stop bird flu (www.vox.com)

Last year, I wrote a great deal about the rise of “ventilation shutdown plus” (VSD+), a method being used to mass kill poultry birds on factory farms by sealing off the airflow inside barns and pumping in extreme heat using industrial-scale heaters, so that the animals die of heatstroke over the course of hours. It is one of...

ridethisbike ,

Us: pumping heat into the atmosphere.

Mother earth: oh you guys cold? Don’t worry, I got you fam!

ridethisbike ,

Maybe I’m missing something, but that’s just an image, not a video

ridethisbike ,

Dick! He’s talking about his dick, guys!!

ridethisbike , (edited )

Bro forget the cake, you’re not getting invited to a family gathering again because you don’t know the difference between there, their, and they’re.

Edit: he fixed them! Kudos to the other commenter for explaining it! He is better than me

ridethisbike ,

Nah… The jacked up jelly beans… Like the ones that taste like farts. Use those instead.

ridethisbike ,

Honestly that’s the only reason I said anything. If would have just been one or two I would have left it alone… But four and otherwise perfect English? Had to be done.

Did racist use the "biological advantage" argument when Black athletes started competing alongside white athletes?

Given that racists and slavers used the “natural physical strength” of black people to justify putting them on hard labor and some medics still think that blacks has higher resistance to pain, I wonder if when black athletes started to join mixed race sport teams, some racist would have used the same “biological...

ridethisbike ,

Genuinely curious on this, so don’t take offense when I ask for a source. I’m gonna Google it, too, but it would be helpful for others if it’s posted up.

ridethisbike ,

First time I’m hearing the phrase “games as a service.” What does that mean??

ridethisbike ,

Yea. They may belong in a home theater community for the time being?

ridethisbike ,

Genuine question. My assumption here is that if they disable your account that you can no longer log into it to download those games. Accurate or inaccurate assumption? How does it actually work? I know I SHOULD be able to download them, but can I actually if they disable the account?

ridethisbike ,

To piggy back on what that guy is saying… better put… He’s talking about becoming a regular. I’ve done it at more than a few places throughout the years.

I haven’t lived in one place for more than 3 years out of the last 25 of my life. Making friends is hard. But one thing I did to help me get out of my funks is to go do something I enjoy. For me it was to find a restaurant I like and go sit at the bar. Don’t need to be there to drink, fyi. Just go get some food and be present. Being on your phone is ok, but you’ll be more approachable if you’re looking up at a TV or something like that, so make it a point to put the phone down every now and again. Often times I found that even if I was on my phone, someone sitting next to me might make a comment about whatever is going on with a game or fight or something that was playing and it would spark a conversation. Doesn’t have to be a long one. Remember, we’re taking baby steps here. And hell … You can fake your way through some of those conversations too. About a fight? “Yea man this is a really tough matchup, who do you think takes the win?” It does help to know at least a little about what’s going on, but it’s not required. Even a simple “I haven’t been following along, what happened?” Can keep it going.

Anyways, after showing up more than a few times the servers and bartenders notice and will start talking to you. Asking your name and all that stuff. Conversations from there will go where they go. The great thing is that they are working. There’s no pressure to hold an in depth long conversation since they have things to do. It’ll start as small talk and eventually get deeper.

Again, this is in baby steps. This won’t happen over the course of 2-3 visits. It’ll be more than that. But stay for the meal, get one more drink, then leave. Same will be said about a coffee shop.

The key to this working is persistence and patience. And that goes for beating depression as a whole. It’s not going to happen over night. It takes work, and it takes time, but eventually you’ll get there… Just like you’ll eventually become a regular at that coffee shop, restaurant, bar, arcade, pool hall, or whatever place you decide to go.

One foot in front of the other, keep it moving one step at a time, even if those steps are the length of a dime.

As a final note… Try not to talk down about yourself. It creates a feedback loop that can be hard to break and is self-fulfilling. Positive Mental Attitude… PMA. You’re worth the effort.

ridethisbike ,

More like tree fiddy

ridethisbike ,

He doesn’t need a beard… He IS the beard!

ridethisbike ,

I mean… if not the comment section, then where?

California workers who cut countertops are dying of an incurable disease (www.latimes.com)

“Nobody uses water,” one man in a Dodgers cap said in Spanish when Maria Cabrera approached, holding flyers about silicosis, an incurable and suffocating disease that has devastated dozens of workers across the state and killed men who have barely reached middle age....

ridethisbike ,

“The only one looking out for #1 is you.” - My section chief when I was in the Army.

I’ll never forget it and I pass it on every chance I get. I’ve gone as far as shaming some people into wearing knee braces and the like because “what the fuck are you doing, you’re gonna fuck it up even worse”

I try anyways… doesn’t always work…

ridethisbike ,

Good call. Hed probably be the type to make fun of you for wearing a mask too, huh?

ridethisbike ,

Nooooooo… no one lies on the internet!

ridethisbike ,

Gotta let that baby ferment

ridethisbike ,

I think the doc was trying to scare the kid and parents

ridethisbike ,

No, but the attention span kids have these days seem to be shortening. Phones and the current state of social media intake doesn’t help.

That said, a faraday cage is absolutely too far, but they don’t need their phones when they should be focusing on the course.

ridethisbike ,

Because during breaks is the time to either get some energy out or go socialize. A TON of social cues are learned during these breaks. And if they’re getting their dopamine fix from their phones during the breaks, you think that they will be MORE inclined to pay attention in class? The answer is no.

Like the other guy said, pay attention in school. More is learned in school than just the course work.

ridethisbike ,

It could. No way to tell for sure until it happens

ridethisbike ,

Where’s the remind me bot when you need it…

ridethisbike ,

Not gonna lie, you had me in the first half lol

ridethisbike ,

Which makes it even worse

Airline Close Calls Happen Far More Often Than Previously Known (www.yahoo.com)

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ridethisbike ,

How do you know it’s fake?

I was packing my bike, when I realised that I hadn't attached the second set of luggage. It connects under the seat... (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

EDIT: Sorry, I was tired when I posted this, and didn’t realise that it made no sense to anyone else. I’ve got a set of panniers for the bike that attach under the seat, and they hold the smaller things, like my clothes and toiletries....

ridethisbike ,

I’m going to assume that they’re talking about some side luggage/saddle bags, just so everyone knows

ridethisbike ,

How does this work? How is it not possible to delete the other accounts? If it’s an IP ban, can’t you circumvent that and log in to the others and delete them?

ridethisbike ,

We get it, you’re the smartest man in the room. None of that was helpful for that poor soul who asked you for a recommendation on how to step away from OTS routers.

ridethisbike ,

Have that happen quite a bit. Just refresh the page a few times usually fixes it.

ridethisbike ,

The way I understand is… The website uses different servers/instances to do its thing. Some work better than others. Refreshing the page usually changes the instance in use. I could be wrong though.

ridethisbike ,

Ootl… What is the purpose?

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