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ralfmaximus

@ralfmaximus@mastodon.social

49% Evil Is Not Half Bad

Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Multi-fandom nerd but lots of Star Trek.
Multiple careers, but centered around software & technology & public healthcare especially EH.

I write sometimes, mostly science fictiony things.

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foone, to random
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when I finally build my Workbench Keyboard, one of the weirder options I'm going to add is a way to paste pre-loaded text files from the onboard storage.

like you could have texts\serials\windows\win10.txt and you navigate to the that file and hit paste and it just types out the FCKGW- nonsense for you

ralfmaximus,
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@foone

Right next to the Bee Movie Script macro?

GottaLaff, to random
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Grrr. My thread got messed up again. I absolutely hate using my phone for live posting

ralfmaximus,
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@GottaLaff

One thing you can do that might help when you're forced to do phone-posting: plug a computer mouse & keyboard into it. Works exactly as you'd expect.
https://support.apple.com/en-us/111775

GottaLaff, to random
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My connection is gone again on my laptop. Sigh.

ralfmaximus,
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@GottaLaff

Sorry this is happening to you. Does your phone support tethering?

ralfmaximus,
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@GottaLaff

Sometimes called a hot spot. Allows your phone to host other wi-fi devices like a laptop or another phone. It's slower than broadband but better than nothing. 5G is pretty quick if you have that.

GottaLaff, to random
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🤢Oh geez. Sorry for TMI, but Meiselas is reporting this:

Meiselas: What I’m hearing from credible sources is that Donald is actually farting in the courtroom… I’m hearing it from actual credible people that as he’s kind of falling asleep, he’s actually passing gas and that his lawyers are really struggling with the smell.

ralfmaximus,
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@GottaLaff @gtconway3

It may not be flatulence if the adult diaper rumors are true. This is gonna be a long trial for those poor courtroom people.

GottaLaff, to random
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I’ve been on phone w Verizon all this time. Mr. Laffy’s been on with them for 2 1/2 hours on his phone, been disconnected 2x, being sent to diff numbers which lead him back to the original. We were JUST told that oops! They don’t cover the Internet connection! Frontier does! Wrong number, folks! So Mr. Laffy called Frontier. Guess what? Frontier’s tech support is not working today! GAAAAA!

He’s now calling again & trying a different extension. So, covering is, well, on hold. 🤬🤦🏻‍♀️

ralfmaximus,
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@GottaLaff

Looks like it's pretty widespread.
https://downdetector.com/status/frontier/

GottaLaff, to legal
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NEW 🧵STARTS HERE
I CANNOT READ REPLIES. "NFL" (NotForLaffy) appreciated

1/...McBrien:

At 2:35 p.m. we have audio again, but still no video, and we hear Merchan say "Thank you, please be seated."

Merchan welcomes the jurors and starts by apologizing for how chilly it is in the courtroom.

Video is back on, and both sides are seated in the same seats as this morning

Merchan proceeds to read the boilerplate instructions for voir dire. Reminder: 30 mins per side

ralfmaximus,
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@GottaLaff NFL

She probably still does?

GottaLaff, (edited ) to legal
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1/... Klasfeld:

News

In 's NY criminal case, prosecutors file so-called "Sandoval" notice—disclosing unchged prior bad acts they intend to use at trial to impeach his credibility.

The list rattles off NYAG civil fraud case, case, & more.
"If the defendant chooses to testify, the People intend to inquire regarding the following"

Full list of litigation prosecutors intend to confront Trump w, if given the green light by judge: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24554324-peoples-sandoval-notice-filed

ralfmaximus,
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@GottaLaff

He'll WANT to though. There will come a moment during the trial when they have to tackle & restrain him trying to reach the witness stand.

GottaLaff, to Ukraine
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Saturday evening. 📌

“ announced Wednesday he is sticking with his plan to put a series of foreign aid bills on the floor, including funding for , after facing significant pressure from hardliners.”

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/17/politics/mike-johnson-ukraine-aid?cid=ios_app

ralfmaximus,
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@GottaLaff

Has he finally realized that catering to the unhinged elements in his party doesn't work?

GottaLaff, to random
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Via Digby:

It's where the crime took place. Bragg is the Manhattan DA. And Alina is a very stable genius.

Habba: We’re seeing a painful selection because we’re in the state of New York which is definitely by design. There is no question that Bragg bringing this in New York… these venues are selected exactly for this reason

ralfmaximus,
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@TerpieCat @GottaLaff NFL

Habba knows exactly what she's saying. She knows she's lying. Her audience is the MAGA base which is why it sounds utterly batshit.

ernie, to random
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I’ve had trouble conveying this, but I guess I’ve now figured out a way: My problem with the modern Billboard 200 is that it is predicated too heavily on what gets played repeatedly, at the cost of new releases.

As a result, new albums barely make a dent, but a decade-old Hozier album still charts.

ralfmaximus,
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@ernie

HOW does one discover new music nowadays?

And if anyone suggests Spotify I'm coming over to your house and rearranging all your keycaps.

GottaLaff, to random
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🙄Articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Sec. Alejandro Mayorkas, over his handling of the border, were officially transmitted to the Senate on Tuesday https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/historic-impeachment-articles-alejandro-mayorkas-senate-trial/story?id=109316174&cid=social_twitter_abcn

ralfmaximus,
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@GottaLaff NFL

Preeeeety sure Democrat controlled Senate is going to transmit those straight into the trash.

GottaLaff, to legal
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Starting a new thread 🧵 1/...

Via Inner City Press (I call him Press):

Trump's lawyer Blanche: There are a number of the jurors that we have social media posts for very much contrary to what they said. We don't want to confront them openly

Judge: They were not told it is an anonymous jury.
Trump's lawyer Blanche: Juror number 1 has a series of extraordinarily hostile Facebook posts-
Judge: Can I see them?... Was I handed the right thing? The sheet has 2 screen grabs

ralfmaximus,
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@GottaLaff NFL

> Just based on name?

Would not be surprised to learn Trump's crack legal team googled a juror's name and clicked on the first result.

GottaLaff, to random
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Via dan pfeiffer 1/...

NEW: Even though jury selection has just begun, defeatism is already infecting the coverage of Trump’s trial. No matter the verdict, will suffer no meaningful political damage. I could not disagree more. Trump’s trial is a huge political problem for him. https://messageboxnews.com/p/why-trumps-trial-is-a-big-political

The general tone of 2024 political coverage is that everything is bad news for Biden and nothing hurts Trump. This is asinine.

More...

ralfmaximus,
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@GottaLaff NFL

^^This. He needs INDEPENDENT voters to win, and those guys aren't likely to embrace Trump after the last 8 years of his bullshit & crime. They didn't in 2020 and they're certainly not gonna change their minds now.

aeva, to random
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you ever think about how "copy" and "paste" don't have dedicated keys on most keyboards

ralfmaximus,
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@JoshJers @aeva

Copilot is great! Press the Copilot key, then type "insert text from clipboard" or "copy highlighted text to clipboard" and watch Copilot delete your file!

GottaLaff, to legal
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🧵NEW THREAD for here. 1/...

Apparently Trump woke up.

Via Orden:

Trump has re-entered the courtroom, per pool, but the video feed hasn't yet been turned on in the overflow room.

ralfmaximus,
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@GottaLaff NFL

Any word on what he smells like?

ralfmaximus,
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@GottaLaff NFL

Maybe consider this a red flag? Democrats are going to almost universally loathe Trump and play by the rules. MAGA weirdos will lie and say they can be impartial.

GottaLaff, to random
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lol

ralfmaximus,
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@GottaLaff @lolgop @mastodonmigration

Isn't sleeping in court a contempt charge? I can't imagine a judge tolerating that, especially from the defendant.

GottaLaff, to legal
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👀Aaaand we're off!

Via Lisa Rubin:

NEW: While arguing for the admission of tweets and social media posts evocative of ’s pressure campaign on witnesses, the DA’s office drops this: “Shortly, we will be seeking an order to show cause why Defendant should not be held in contempt” for violating the .

ralfmaximus,
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@GottaLaff

"tell us why he shouldn't be in jail right now"?

mastodonmigration, to random
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So. Not entirely clear... Is this some kind of backdoor way around the six month lockout?

"The company also seeks to offer the resale of up to 146.1 million shares of stock from 'selling securityholders,' 114.8 million of which are held by Trump himself. Trump owns 78.8 million shares of the company, and stands to obtain 36 million “earnout shares” if the stock stays above a certain price for enough trading days," the report added.

https://www.rawstory.com/truth-social-stock-2667775024/

https://s3.amazonaws.com/sec.irpass.cc/2660/0001140361-24-019745.htm

ralfmaximus,
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@mastodonmigration

Tangential to this, I'm curious how the thing was valued so highly at initial IPO. What entity looked at a money-losing bad fork of Mastodon and said, "we value it at $11 billion bucks"?

GottaLaff, to tesla
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has halted Cybertruck deliveries, according to social media chatter, possibly to address a problem with the accelerator pedal.

https://www.investors.com/news/tesla-cybertruck-deliveries-reportedly-halted/

ralfmaximus,
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@GottaLaff

Some deliveries not just halted/delayed, but canceled. Whoa.

adwright, to StarTrek
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Well, good news and bad news for Star Trek fans.

Strange New Worlds is renewed for Season 4.

Lower Decks is cancelled with its final 10 episode season this fall.

An unspecified Star Trek origin movie is scheduled for 2025 release.

ralfmaximus,
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@adwright

> Strange New Worlds is renewed for Season 4.

UNMITIGATED JOY

> Lower Decks is cancelled with its final 10 episode season this fall.

DESPAIR

> An unspecified Star Trek origin movie is scheduled for 2025 release.

CONFUSION

uh...another origin thing? Origin of what?? How many times are we going to revisit the Birth of the Federation?

ralfmaximus,
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@adwright

Damn straight. I was expecting LD to keep riffing on new Trek content as it's produced, potentially forever. What a boldly stupid move.

Snowshadow, to random
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@GottaLaff

Look at the profile page.
Russian troll alert:
Trolling Biden on threads.

ICUlUCI
@ICUlUCI

ralfmaximus,
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@Snowshadow @GottaLaff

When reporting, which option best applies in this case?

ralfmaximus,
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@GottaLaff @Snowshadow

I went with server rules / misinfo then checked off all the Biden posts. Then in comments, cited spamming potus/threads. cited the age of the account, and the sheer volume of bullshit posted in ~72 hours, capped it off with "does not post anything else, only biden attacks"

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