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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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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

Account created April 9th. Hmmm

(blocked em)

GottaLaff, to random
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I won’t link to Twitter, but I had to screen grab it for you:

Via @potus:

ralfmaximus,
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@GottaLaff @potus

Well done. More of this please!

GottaLaff, to random
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Good.

campaign unveils ‘’ video linking Johnson, Trump on https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4589941-biden-campaign-unveils-maga-mike-video-linking-johnson-trump-on-abortion/

Here’s the video: https://youtu.be/meOBn7axUCQ?si=WTGWgrHqIQbtQEB9

ralfmaximus,
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@GottaLaff

Damnnn

samhainnight, to random
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I’d really like to have words with the person who decided that all power cords should either be black or white instead of different colors, so we could easily tell which cord goes to which object. 😡

ralfmaximus,
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@samhainnight

Cable Labels! About $6 for 270 of these.

GottaLaff, to legal
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👀 “Corcoran’s quiet exit from ’s orbit could pose a significant issue for the former president, with the potential for prosecutors to call him as a key witness if the case goes to trial. He also was one of the last attorneys on Trump’s defense team to have handled his federal investigations from the beginning, as his peril skyrocketed.”

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/11/politics/evan-corcoran-trump-legal?cid=ios_app

ralfmaximus,
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@GottaLaff

> if the case goes to trial

if? Really, CNN? The whole thing is interesting but that part leaps out.

maddad, to random
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OMG... what a waste.😡

Bezos' Bunker? Amazon Founder Buys Third Indian Creek Mansion for $90 Million

This is Bezos' third purchase on the island, which has become a haven for the rich and famous, including Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner, NFL legend Tom Brady, and investor Carl Icahn.

People are literally dying of starvation and genocide around the world, and this is what the rich sobs do...😡 😡 😡

https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/jeff-bezos-buys-miami-mansion-his-third-indian-creek-home-19444583

ralfmaximus,
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@maddad

In case you were wondering what it looked like, here's Indian Creek.

sjvn, to random
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Or, was it? When translated, the first message read: “We’ve been trying to contact you about the extended warranty on your starship.”

ralfmaximus,
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@sjvn @cstross

Reminds me of Accelerando.

harrymccracken, to random
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I really wanted this to be good. Maybe someone else has the opportunity to make a device that is to the AI Pin as the first PalmPilot was to the Newton. https://www.theverge.com/24126502/humane-ai-pin-review

ralfmaximus,
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@harrymccracken

It's bad enough that my phone is always listening. But now we have a wearable that's always watching too? Or at least, positioned to watch everything when activated.

This is gonna be Google Glass all over again; people do not want to be observed/recorded in public. Or are we being trained to accept that violation as normal now?

GottaLaff, to Georgia
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“’s Lieutenant Governor to Face Inquiry for Role as Fake Elector

, the district attorney of Fulton County, Ga., had been disqualified from pursuing the case against Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, but another prosecutor said he would now take it over.”

Gift: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/11/us/burt-jones-trump-georgia.html?unlocked_article_code=1.jk0.Z4qb.NG0j11vuZDzc&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

ralfmaximus,
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@GottaLaff

The new prosecuting attorney, Pete Skandalakis, is a Republican. Which, uh oh.

However. Georgia Republicans are not a monobloc and many MANY of them are pissed at Trump for his 2021 Perfect Phone Call bullying Raffensperger for more votes.

The fact Skandalakis took the case instead of letting it die is interesting.

ralfmaximus,
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@GottaLaff

Exactly so.

GottaLaff, to legal
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Via Lisa Rubin: 🧵 1/

NEW: Even after oral argumt on 's request to stay Manhattan DA's criminal trial to rule on Trump's venue change request & his appeal, actual motion papers not available online

There is legal presumption of pub access to judicial docs & while that access not required to be online, it's also not clear that ct file is avail thru in-person visit. W trial sched for Mon, these proceedings are too important to leave under seal w/o explanation or justific

ralfmaximus,
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@GottaLaff

Implied technical issues at the court, or something more sinister?

shoq, to random
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This new @TeamBiden ad about abortion is the kind of aim-for-the-head tactics I’ve been waiting over a year for. Please share with every person you know. Immediately.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0BVeL_jzKE

ralfmaximus,
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@shoq

Holy shit that's an effective ad.

GottaLaff, (edited ) to random
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Via Emptywheel:

Jordan & Comer will sue & under McGahn they'll be held up for maybe several yrs

Scott MacFarlane:

NEW: DOJ DECLINES to turn over audio of Spec Couns Hur's interview w/ Pres Biden to House Oversight Committee Republicans

In letter to Committee, DOJ says, "The Committees’ interests may not be in receiving info in service of legitimate oversight or investigatory functions, but to serve political purposes that should have no role in the treatment of law enforcement files.."

ralfmaximus,
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@GottaLaff

> Jordan & Comer will sue & under McGahn they'll be held up for maybe several yrs

Oh goodie. A few more years of "what is the Biden crime family hiding??" shrillness.

arstechnica, to random
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Elon Musk just gave another Mars speech—this time the vision seems tangible

"These are unthinkable numbers, but we’re not breaking any physics to achieve this."

https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/04/elon-musk-just-gave-another-mars-speech-this-time-the-vision-seems-tangible/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

ralfmaximus,
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@arstechnica

"This will require an absurd amount of launches, 10 per day, and the dispatch of a fleet of hundreds of vehicles to Mars during the short-trip trajectory window that opens between Earth and the red planet every 26 months. Ultimately, while it is challenging, Musk believes that humans could terraform a 'fixer-upper' planet like Mars."

Please, you're KILLING me here. The guy's been snorting his own date rape drug supply far too long.

noondlyt, to random
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It is not going to be JUST the 737 Max or 737s. Think about it. The policies were in place for all aircraft.

Southwest Airlines Plane Loses Engine Cover During Takeoff | HuffPost Latest News https://www.huffpost.com/entry/southwest-flight-engine-cover-emergency-landing_n_6612f8b6e4b0d81853f99d9a

ralfmaximus,
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@Eka_FOOF_A @olav @noondlyt

Thank you. Very true. But also, SW is supported and informed by Boeing maintenance engineers. It's not like they are operating in a vacuum. Did SW ignore safety bulletins? Or did Boeing fail to issue a warning? Everything is interconnected.

GottaLaff, to random
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There are a ton of posts about Trump's video, which I won't watch, but the posts alone are chilling.

Via Ben Meiselas:

Pres shared a video praising hardworking American families & how his job is to help all American families

MeidasTouch:

shared an article & video calling anyone who doesn't support him "America's enemies" who need to be taken care of & saying that fear that he is "another Hitler" is a "reason for hope." [+ "his MAGA followers are on standby to “fight for him"]

ralfmaximus,
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@GottaLaff

Same. I cannot stand to watch him, and have been relying on 2nd hand accounts lately. Occasionally I'll force myself if it seems warranted.

ralfmaximus,
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@GottaLaff

Fair. The only reason I feel compelled lately is to gauge his cognitive decline.

GottaLaff, (edited ) to random
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Fixed.

Angry Staffer did his Q & A last night.

Q: ..posts abt Trump’s calls to MBS, Kushner calls to Bibi. How concerned r u Trump's conducting shadow govt interfer in MidEast that works directly against Biden policy & war efforts in region?

Angry:

I’m pretty concerned abt it..also par for course w Trump-He started doing it b4 he was elected the first time, & he’s doing it now. It completely shreds precedent but I do worry that he’s trying to enflame tensions to make things worse for Biden

ralfmaximus,
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@GottaLaff @Wileymiller @JoCzechowska

^^This. But also voters who don't like Trump and WERE going to vote for Biden but now think he needs to be punished for Gaza.

eff, to random
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Police used DNA and probability software to invent a likely face for a subject and then put that fake face through face recognition software. This is policing done by pure chance and it's beyond dangerous. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/03/cops-running-dna-manufactured-faces-through-face-recognition-tornado-bad-ideas

ralfmaximus,
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@eff

It's like Minority Report but somehow worse.

ralfmaximus, to random
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Experiment: who is awake now?

Green_Footballs, to random
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Trying to post any link to my blog at Threads results in this. Won’t even let me paste it in.

“Link not allowed.”

I’ve been canceled.

ralfmaximus,
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@isagalaev @Green_Footballs

antisocial media

arstechnica, to random
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Tesla scraps its plan for a $25,000 Model 2 EV

Musk says that "Reuters is lying (again)" over reports that the Model 2 is dead.

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/04/tesla-scraps-its-plan-for-a-25000-model-2-ev/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

ralfmaximus,
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@arstechnica

Who to believe, who to believe?

  • respected news agency established in 1851

  • guy who sexually harassed an employee, offered to buy her a horse, then tried to make it all go away with a $250K severance package?

hmmmmMMMmmmm

ernie, to random
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OK, trivia time: What is this object?

ralfmaximus,
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@ernie

Early navigational/routing device, kind of like google maps. Intended to be mounted in a vehicle.

GayDeceiver, to random
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This sales engineer will say anything to sell the product. Anything. Any-thing.

ralfmaximus,
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@GayDeceiver

What's the difference between a used car salesman and a software salesman?

The used car salesman knows they're lying.

mekkaokereke, to random
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Honest question for white people that don't consider themselves racist:

White nationalists have been vocal about their attacks on DEI. These are literally the same people that talk about Charlottesville, Jan 6th, and ethnic cleansing.

They've laid out exactly how they plan to destroy DEI.

  1. Make false claims that DEI is about giving unqualified Black people an unfair advantage

  2. Work with racist politicians to use this as a pretext to make all DEI programs illegal.

1/n

ralfmaximus,
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@_L1vY_ @MylesRyden @mekkaokereke

^^This. Anti-DEI is racist. Full stop.

I thought it was obvious? Every time I see somebody rant about DEI as a problem I think, "wow that person REALLY wants to use the n-word".

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