These monsters crave power. They see oppressive regimes all over the world, stepping on people in a variety of ways, and think: “yeah, that’s the stuff.”

Protip: the mandatory “health & safety” briefing is just so HR can cover their butts. Don’t bother wasting your time with it - you’re not going to need any of that don’t-run-with-safety-scissors stuff.

More like Harvard said: “We get fifty times that much money from elsewhere - go ahead and try me.” They also issued a pretty scathing justification, but they really are standing tall on independent funding.

I applaud what they’re doing but I fear that this approach isn’t viable for the majority of universities.

So perhaps this is the circle of life, the meek shall inherit the Earth.

Perhaps, yes. I’d just rather not be around for when the decadents bring it all crashing down around our ears, which seems to be the step right before that conclusion.

Like general_kitten@sopuli.xyz said, into bottles and recycle if you can. I’ve also had good results with:

• paper towels - this can take a lot, so reserve those mostly clean ones in a bag/bucket for later use
• sawdust in a small bucket that I keep in the garage - dump it into a trash bag and throw out once saturated
• Japanese cooking oil solidifier - this stuff is incredible and turns oil into a paste that is easier to throw out

That kitchen is a shitshow. Also: not down the drain! This is how you get “fatbergs” that will cause sewage to back up into your house. T-shirt should say “save the pipes!”

Agreed, although it’s wise to have a backup option for this. It’s entirely possible that you have two solid Portal players go at this, which should be a really fun romp. However, in my experience, any skill gap between the players usually turns every stage into “how do I carry my friend through this puzzle?” An extreme version of this can be seen in Game Grumps’ playthrough.

By “traveling community” and “travelers”, does the article author actually mean Romani (“gypsies”)?

I ask since the article may have lost something in translation. It also puts the police’s actions in a different light if true.

ISPs also log which customer gets which IP and keep that historical data

I can confirm that not only is this true, but it’s been this way since the 1990’s. The metadata correlates the IP address, date/time information, and customer account number. It’s highly likely that any given ISP will have this data going back years, if not decades. It really doesn’t take up much space.

I can also confirm the “just ask nicely” part. I’ve seen it with my own eyes that it really comes down the scruples of the people guarding said data. There exists no law that prevents that information from being disclosed to anyone.

She’s onto something. CRT displays and VHS recordings are very imperfect in the best way; they lie to us so sweetly. There’s a lot of production mistakes and fakery that is really hard to spot with old tech. These things stand out in ways unforeseen on digital remasters all the time - it kind of kills the magic of it all, really.

If you must have a lawn (e.g. HOA, personal preference), I strongly recommend doing away with this nonsense and go electric. Better yet, stay ahead of battery obsolescence and get a plug-in model, provided your yard is small enough. No more gas, oil changes, clogged filters, re-gapping spark plugs, and no more dislocating your shoulder trying to start the damn thing. Just keep the blade clean and sharp and it’ll run for a decade at least.

No. Instead, it implies that eating this shoe is better for your health than eating a non-vegan one.

This picture has serious SCP energy to it.

At least it’s not a giant pile of clocks.

I dunno. I think it’s actually the alley next to Jackie Chan’s apartment.

How would you describe the level of trust you have for IT systems, and IT security in general?

Basically, I’m the guy from the meme that keeps a loaded gun next to his printer. I also keep my media backed up in a fire-safe, offsite.

Was recently ejected from a job along with a whole lot of other ship subsystems. Something about “downsizing operations in engineering”? Starfleet meatbags can never make up their minds.

Anyway, “has seen some shit” could easily sum up huge swaths of my CV.

I… I did not have “Idiot politicians backed by bigoted LLMs” on my 2025 bingo card. This way too plausible to be ignored. So… thanks?

What’s embarrassing here is that I’ve been saying “co-bots not robots” for a while now. But no, not like that.

On the one hand, the shock and horror that people experience when their government goes hard on bigotry, demands some kind of retreat to psychological safety. On the other, the above is not the kind of copium one should reach for. What’s sad is that, as a group, they probably had the resources to actually do something useful to help themselves, rather than offer mutual support to ignore all the warning signs.

I don’t, but I’ve worn long underwear due to sitting still in a cool office for hours on end… at a Linux terminal. The thigh-high socks are starting to make a lot more sense now.

Possibly the grossest thing about all this, is how the RNC wasted no time trying to turn this into something it’s not.

Those who resort to violence to undermine our state and nation must be held accountable

While in principle I agree, nobody was hurt. That’s because this was arson, not assault.

Today, we see the same dangerous tendencies play out in new forms—attempts to suppress free speech, silence dissent, and use fear to control the political narrative.

Ironic, no? Nevermind the whataboutism regarding the old DNC and GOP roles back in the early 20th.