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  • I kinda get it as a policy decision. I don’t like it, but I understand the risk and I can empathize.

    What really bugs me though is this announcement right here and then it just… didn’t happen. It feels kind of dishonest to have a big announcement welcoming them back and then nothing comparative saying that they apparently changed their minds immediately. Feels like there should at least be an edit/addendum to this announcement being like ‘psych, fingers crossed!’. Trying to defuse with humor, I do know any statement would invite discontent from the userbase, but I feel like the complete lack of one kind of kills our trust in the admins here even more.








  • It’s just for-profit prisons but now in El Salvador:

    Bukele later confirmed the agreement with Rubio on X, saying in a post, “We are willing to take in only convicted criminals (including convicted US citizens) into our mega-prison (CECOT) in exchange for a fee.”

    El Salvador’s Terrorism Confinement Center, commonly referred to as CECOT, is the country’s largest and newest prison, with a maximum capacity of 40,000 inmates.

    “The fee would be relatively low for the US but significant for us, making our entire prison system sustainable,” he added.

    Primary goal is stated as holding deportees, but the option of holding US citizens was floated by El Salvador as well. Deporting US citizens in this matter should currently be illegal.









  • BarbecueCowboy@lemmy.worldto196@lemmy.blahaj.zonerule
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    3 months ago

    It’s google, the product was complete when it was launched and any further development is an accident or from engineers that weren’t valuable enough to be placed on new projects. Backend was whatever could get it done quickest. The only way to get ahead at google is launching new projects. They’re banking on the fact that every once in awhile they get lucky and someone else build out the use case for them, but not sure how well that will go with Gemini.

    They’ve probably already got a new product in development to replace it.



  • BarbecueCowboy@lemmy.worldtomemes@lemmy.worldPick 3
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    4 months ago

    It would be kind of hilarious if all of these were actually fully achievable in real life.

    Magic is just close up street magic, if you select divine powers, someone offers you a job at the local cathedral. Radar sense, a box from amazon with some radar parts literally shows up on your doorstep.


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    4 months ago

    From this chart, being attractive, smart, or rich are abilities, even gadgets is listed. Logically it doesn’t make sense, but following the rules laid out, those are probably up for grabs.

    Also, who knows what they mean by magic, maybe you can go look up David Blaine.