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ZachWeinersmith, to random
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Just this last December, the US had more photovoltaic shipments than all of 2011, at 1/5 the price.

csstrowbridge,
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@ZachWeinersmith

They are so cheap that you can use them as fences. ... Also, it turns out using solar panels as fences is actually more effective than you would think, because while this setup doesn't have direct sunlight most of the day, it also doesn't heat up as fast, mitigating that issue.

homeboysapiens, to random
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It's not , it's

csstrowbridge,
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@homeboysapiens

I really hope Liberals in Canada and Democrats in the US use this during campaigns.

QasimRashid, to random
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Beware of attempts to smear the ICC prosecution by claiming that ICC has "equated Israel & Hamas."

ICC has done no such thing. That's not how law works. The law works by comparing a person's behavior with what the law says is legal & illegal. That's what's happened here. Period.

csstrowbridge,
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@QasimRashid

Since Netanyahu has been financially supporting Hamas for a decade, they kind of are the same at this point. You can't have Hamas without Netanyahu.

QasimRashid, to random
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In 2022 SCOTUS ruled 6-3 that public school teachers & other staff can lead students in prayer.

Now Louisiana will require all schools that receive public funding to display the Ten Commandments, including colleges and universities.

If it’s prayer these guys want, if you’re a public school teacher who wants to learn the Islamic call to prayer, i.e. the Adhaan, to teach your students, let me know.🙃
https://www.axios.com/local/new-orleans/2024/05/17/louisiana-10-commandments-classrooms

csstrowbridge,
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@QasimRashid

The real Ten Commandments are in Exodus 34:11–26, so it will be interesting to see what list is use.

shoq, to random
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If you thought we could survive all of this madness, think again. We’re at war with stupidity on a previously unimaginable scale.

csstrowbridge,
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@shoq

Involuntary Observation followed by conservatorship.

matthewskelton, to random
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"Surprisingly, our results show that women's contributions tend to be accepted more often than men's. However, when a woman's gender is identifiable, they are rejected more often. Our results suggest that although women on GitHub may be more competent overall, bias against them exists nonetheless."

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/308716997_Gender_bias_in_open_source_Pull_request_acceptance_of_women_versus_men

🤬

csstrowbridge,
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@matthewskelton

This is not surprising, at all.

Just add it to the list that proves systemic sexism that will be ignored.

yurnidiot, to random
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csstrowbridge,
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@yurnidiot

I couldn't find the exact quote, but it was something like, "Labour only seems unskilled if you've never seen someone with skill do it well."

flexghost, to random
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“I do have a lot of surrogates and they are speaking very beautifully”
-Trump

Imagine being a sitting United States Senator of the speaker of the house and choosing to help Trump break his gag order over representing your constituents

Winning.

csstrowbridge,
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@flexghost

Serious Question:

Can these surrogates be arrested for breaking a gag order, if they are doing it on Trump's behalf?

GottaLaff, to random
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Aww. #RIP Roger Corman, the Oscar-winning “King of the Bs” who helped turn out such low-budget classics as “Little Shop of Horrors” and “Attack of the Crab Monsters” and gave many of Hollywood’s most famous actors and directors early breaks, has died. He was 98.

https://apnews.com/article/b85b5fbc13184b5f8dab1e9d4b881645

csstrowbridge,
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@GottaLaff

It's always sad when someone dies, but you can't complain about 98 years. The guy had an amazing life.

mcc, to random
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My ex had this rule, or sort of a philosophy I guess:

"Never feel bad about spending money on books."

And this made a lot of sense to me, at the time,

but this was before I actually realized

just how much money I am capable of spending on books

csstrowbridge,
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@mcc

"Never feel bad about spending money on books ... THAT YOU READ."

That should solve most problems.

flexghost, to random
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Auntie Flex,

What’s the most American headline you’ve read this week?

csstrowbridge,
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@flexghost

And it's doubly-American, because you know all of the resistance is from Republicans, but the headline refuses to say that.

gamingonlinux, to random
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I have 4TB in my PC 😆

I'm using nearly all of it 💀

No, I will not uninstall all those games I haven't played for over a year.

csstrowbridge,
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@gamingonlinux

A few years ago I realized I had almost 300 games on Steam that I never started or started and quit really quickly. I then installed all of them and said I wouldn't get a new game until I played and beat enough games to get under 100. I'm down to 120 - 130 unbeaten games.

I did break this rule a couple of times, and quite a few games were part of bundles, so I didn't count those as games I bought. But I've made a lot of progress.

Daojoan, to random
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"The best way to fight Nazis is to shine a spotlight on their beliefs and debunk them."

It's a popular idea.

The notion that exposure and rational argument will inevitably triumph over bigotry and hate.

But history tells us - it's bullshit.

We've been down this road before.

It was called World War II.

csstrowbridge,
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@Daojoan

The ONLY way to defeat Nazis is to make them scared to go out in public.

Edent, (edited ) to random
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You receive a call on your phone.
The caller says they're from your bank and they're calling about a suspected fraud.

"Oh yeah," you think. Obvious scam, right?

The caller says "I'll send you an in-app notification to prove I'm calling from your bank."

Your phone buzzes. You tap the notification This is what you see.

Still think it is a scam?
1/3

csstrowbridge,
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@glitzersachen @CaptainJanegay @Extelec @Edent

This is what I do. Thanks for the warning. Then I go to whatever site they say was hacked and check it out myself.

... Actually no. I tell them to piss off, I don't have an account with that bank. That's one of the benefits of using a very small, very local credit union.

csstrowbridge,
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@glitzersachen @CaptainJanegay @Extelec @Edent

"Then I go to whatever site they say was hacked and check it out myself."

"=> Not sure what you mean."

If it is a call from 'Amazon' I hang up and go to the Amazon page. If my Credit Union called, I would hang up and go to their site to see if there's a problem.

I don't even try and deal with it over the phone.

arstechnica, to random
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Tesla to lay off everyone working on Superchargers, new vehicles

Tesla is also getting rid of its public policy team, despite robotaxi ambitions.

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/04/tesla-to-lay-off-everyone-working-on-superchargers-new-vehicles/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

csstrowbridge,
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@arstechnica

I was going to say this will hurt their stock price, but sadly it likely won't. The only people investing are the 'true believers' and those who think firing employees helps businesses.

mattsheffield, to random
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Passive or news-ignorant Americans overwhelmingly support Donald Trump, while people who actually read news support Joe Biden.

Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/poll-biden-trump-supporters-sharply-divided-media-consume-rcna149497

csstrowbridge,
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@mattsheffield
I remember reading that 90% of Americans don't pay attention to politics until the conventions start. I think a LOT of these Trump supporters will be shocked when they start to pay attention.

thelinuxEXP, to random
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Did MKBHD ruin an AI company and their product because of their negative review of it?

No, the bad AI product ruined itself and its company. Just because someone created a business, found funding and created a thing doesn’t mean they should get instant recognition, and a pass for crappy stuff.

Entrepreneurs aren’t your friends, they aren’t superior, they don’t deserve to be coddled. When they make sht products, they should be told that they made sht. MKBHD did their job.

csstrowbridge,
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@thelinuxEXP

I heard someone complain about the review. "Where's the optimism?" Why would anyone be optimistic about a corporation these days?

RickiTarr, to random
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All I want is one Crossover where Vic Fontaine for DS9 and The Doctor from Voyager meet up and sing a duet. Is that too much to ask Paramount?

csstrowbridge,
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@RickiTarr

Lower Decks has one more season to make this happen.

GottaLaff, to random
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⏳📌
Via Kyle Griffin:

Donald just attacked Michael Cohen by name online in what could be a direct violation of Judge Merchan's gag order.

csstrowbridge,
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@GottaLaff

We need a judge to give him a 72-hour psych evaluation.

GottaLaff, to random
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👏🏻👏🏻“Sale of firearms on internet & at gun shows in US will in future be subj to mandatory , DOJ said as it announced a “historic” new action to keep weapons out of hands of criminals.

The closing of the so-called show loophole, which exempts private transactions from restrictions that apply to licensed dealers, has long been a goal of the Biden admin & is specifically targeted …” https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/11/gun-show-internet-sale-mandatory-background-check?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

csstrowbridge,
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@GottaLaff

Right now, I could go online and get a Mauser C96, aka Broomhandle, made for the Ottomon Empire. It's a 100 years old. If I bought it and took care of it, it would last another 100 years.

The firearm industry can only survive if they sell to people who treat firearms like they are disposable. There's a term for people like that: Criminals.

This is why they are fighting so hard to stop common sense gun control.

GottaLaff, to Arizona
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👀

Via Dave Ryder: 🧵 1/...

Here's William Jones who authored the 1864 bill.

Some fun facts:

He abandoned his first wife and their children in Missouri.

His second wife was a 12 year old Mexican girl. He abducted her and after a complaint submitted his resignation to President Buchanan before he was fired.

csstrowbridge,
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@GottaLaff

This better be used in ads across the country.

jeffjarvis, to random
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  1. It is not journalists' job to predict.
  2. Their predictions reveal their biases.
  3. They can also find "some people" to say what they want said.
  4. This does nothing to inform the electorate. This is not journalism.
csstrowbridge,
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@jeffjarvis

"Some" would still vote for him implies some would not. And since he lost last time, any drop in support would be devastating. That should be the the story.

GottaLaff, to random
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I'm rich again!

$48 residuals from The Jetsons and Hogan Family! Beats the 12 cents I usually get.

Drinks for everyone, I'm buying!

csstrowbridge,
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@GottaLaff

Is this due to the latest collective bargaining agreement? Or is this just something weird that you can't explain?

csstrowbridge,
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@GottaLaff

But its 400 times more than usual. Or is fluctuation like this normal?

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