I am automatically suspicious of anyone who's a patriotic American. Either they're ignorant of our country's history and are idiots or they're proud of it and are psychopaths.
Edit: I just realized I'm paraphrasing Patrick O'Brien:
But you know as well as I, patriotism is a word; and one that generally comes to mean either my country, right or wrong, which is infamous, or my country is always right, which is imbecile.
I asked this question in another thread but didn't get a reply, and I'm interested to hear an answer because I don't really have one: What would people expect their personal situation to look like if the economy were doing well? What are they not seeing that they would expect if the economy was doing well?
I remember back in the 90s during the Macintosh-Windows flamewars people would frequently make early image edits of Bill Gates as a Borg. Now they're doing it unironically.
Despite seemingly having nothing else in the pipeline and the AI Pin being dead on arrival, Bloomberg reports the company is “seeking a price of between $750 million and $1 billion in a sale.”
I could see it being useful if it was an accessory to your phone. Not having to dig my phone out of my pocket to take a picture of something to look it up, or having a push-to-talk badge or pendant would make it more convenient, especially for folks like me who don't wear watches. And with Bluetooth it would have decent battery life.
“The reality is I think both candidates are trash, but I am going to vote in November and going to vote my best interest and I’m going to vote for who I think can preserve democracy, so if I think both candidates are trash and I don’t feel like endorsing one, would you rather me endorse an individual or endorse the fact...
The Biden administration is actually doing something about ludicrously expensive concert tickets (www.vox.com)
‘It's Important to Celebrate Your Accomplishments,' Says Woman Looking for Any Excuse to Buy a Cheesecake (reductress.com)
Moms for Liberty is coming for the swing states (www.motherjones.com)
Nearly 3 in 5 incorrectly believe US is in economic recession (fox59.com)
Fascinating little window...
Samsung’s smart fridges mistakenly warned users its free TV service was ending (www.theverge.com)
The economy is thriving under Biden. So why don’t Americans believe it? (www.dailykos.com)
Microsoft: "Greetings, fellow Trekkies." (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
cross-posted from: lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/12466174...
Meteor lights up the sky in Portugal (i.imgur.com)
(bonus opportunity to brush up on your Portuguese swear words)
Humane AI Pin is a disaster: Founders already want to sell the company (arstechnica.com)
Despite seemingly having nothing else in the pipeline and the AI Pin being dead on arrival, Bloomberg reports the company is “seeking a price of between $750 million and $1 billion in a sale.”
‘Both Candidates Are Trash!’ Charlamagne Pushes Back Hard On The View Hosts Pressing for Biden Endorsement (www.mediaite.com)
“The reality is I think both candidates are trash, but I am going to vote in November and going to vote my best interest and I’m going to vote for who I think can preserve democracy, so if I think both candidates are trash and I don’t feel like endorsing one, would you rather me endorse an individual or endorse the fact...