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Archnemysis

@Archnemysis@mastodon.social

Migrated off that other place after 14 years. Been here for a bit now and kind of like it. Still not sure what to put in the bio though. Primarily a lurker with a dash of replies on interesting topics. I repost / boost others frequently. To only see posts I write and not those I boost, click the setting on my profile and select Disable Reposts.

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thomasfuchs, to random
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Oh no, it’s over, NYPD found proof that it was trained terrorists behind the protests and showing the manual they found when raiding Columbia university

Archnemysis,
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@thomasfuchs New York City: you pay $11B a year for this level of policing. 👆Are you sure you know who the real criminals are?

scottsantens, to BasicIncome
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Two headlines, one truth. works. Those who want to ban experiments know the results will be positive. That's why they want to ban them.

They are scared. They are scared of a future where they wield less power over others, where freedom is real instead of just a marketing slogan.

Archnemysis,
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@scottsantens Headline from Gizmodo.com: Universal Basic Income Has Been Tried Over and Over Again. It Works Every Time.
Headline from ArizonaMirror.com: Arizona Republicans want to ban guaranteed basic income programs.

futurebird, to random
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“We see you haven’t voted yet. Your voting record is public,” a recent mailer to Texas Republicans says. “Your neighbors are watching and will know if you miss this critical runoff election. We will notify President Trump if you don’t vote. You can’t afford to have that on your record.”

The thing about a "strong" "leader"? Eventually you'll be the one targeted when things get desperate enough. No matter how much you think you are the kind of person who wouldn't be.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-supporters-are-now-sending-threatening-letters-to-get-people-to-vote-for-him/ar-BB1mV1XP

Archnemysis,
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@futurebird you’re not wrong, but this tactic didn’t start with Trump. I don’t know when the first research came out that social pressure was a strong GOTV motivator, but 20 years ago when I was still doing campaigns the big GOTV operations were sending similar letters.

arstechnica, to random
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Elon Musk’s X tried and failed to make its own copyright system, judge says

Judge rules copyright law governs public data scraping, not X’s terms.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/05/elon-musks-x-tried-and-failed-to-make-its-own-copyright-system-judge-says/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Archnemysis,
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@arstechnica If I was Stack Overflow I would be very worried about what this ruling means: "X Corp. wants it both ways: to keep its safe harbors yet exercise a copyright owner’s right to exclude, wresting fees from those who wish to extract and copy X users’ content," Alsup wrote.

If Stack Overflow wants to argue their terms of service override the copyright ownership of their users, then they better get ready to say goodbye to Section 230 protections.

spocko, to random
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My friends say:
"Too much info is already out there abt jurors.
Someone will be visiting a juror or 6.
With a big bag o’ money. And a drill."

THEY AREN'T ANONYMOUS ENOUGH!
I don't think THE MEDIA OR THE court system gets just how dangerous Trump's followers are.
Trump intimidated a jury member in court.
The MAGAts will find them & intimidation them FOR Trump OUTSIDE the court.

MAGA WILL THREATEN liberal jurors, not MAGA jurors. (COMPARE threats to Judge Engoron vs THREATS to Judge Cannon)

Archnemysis,
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@spocko wow! That is a lot of detailed information that doesn’t seem remotely relevant to the court or public.

Ten, to random
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Relatable.

Archnemysis,
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@Ten This makes me want an email extension that calculates the average time it takes me to respond to an email and then auto respond with: Your message is important. I am currently experiencing a large volume of email traffic. Your current wait time for a response is 19 days.

shoq, to random
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Only big pharma can get away with charging the same price for twice the product, proving the price has nothing to do with the cost of the product anyway. We’re all such suckers.

Archnemysis,
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@shoq the only way this would make sense is if the filler cost just as much as the active ingredient. In which case, burn the whole system down because that price per bottle is outrageous.

Green_Footballs, to random
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Going after the libertarians is a sign that Trump’s shit is getting very messy.

Archnemysis,
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@Green_Footballs The interesting thing is it gives permission for the media to cover the libertarian candidates just as much as they cover RFK. I doubt they will give them any oxygen, but it could end up undermining Trump.

Archnemysis, to Dodgers
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fans booing their own team in game 1. Is it too early to start using ? Well yes, but gonna chaos regardless.

StillIRise1963, to random
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“War” my ass.

Archnemysis,
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@StillIRise1963 pretty much how I feel every Memorial Day weekend. A holiday meant to remember those lost to war, and instead we use it to glorify and venerate. Somehow perpetuating that which we should be seeking to avoid.

darnell, to random
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😳 Dude was filming adults and kids in the airplane ✈️ bathroom 🚽 & American Airlines initially blamed the 9 year old girl‽

👉🏾 American Airlines backtracks after blaming child for being filmed in bathroom https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2024/05/23/american-airlines-flight-attendant-bathroom-camera/

Archnemysis,
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@darnell seriously, if any part of your job ever involves you having to write a sentence blaming a nine-year-old for anything other than getting their hand caught in a cookie jar, reevaluate your life choices.

atomicpoet, to random
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I think Activision has been just as consequential to gaming as Nintendo.

Perhaps more so, in fact. They popularized the notion of 3rd party publishing.

Archnemysis,
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@atomicpoet I’m curious, are pinball machines and their arcade game predecessors considered by the gaming community as part of the video game lineage? Or does the gaming community view the history of video games as only going back to the dawn of the computer age?

Archnemysis,
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@atomicpoet I guess I am asking as I don’t often see people who talk about retro gaming also talk about the pre-computer era.

Archnemysis,
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@atomicpoet I realize this is probably a lot like asking if games are sports. But growing up with video arcades that included space invaders, asteroids, pac man, and pinball machines, they all seem to be connected to me. Video game consoles were just an evolution from PC gaming, which were an evolution from arcades.

darnell, to random
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Girl with peanut allergy ‘thrown off flight by captain’ via @darnell (Flipboard) 📰 https://www.yahoo.com/news/girl-peanut-allergy-thrown-off-144929061.html

Archnemysis,
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@darnell @darnell That is messed up. Although I do question why the family needed to prevent everyone from eating anything that could have nuts instead of simply wearing a mask. An N95 can easily block peanut dust. We are not talking about some type of microscopic virus. Regardless, the captain was out of line.

Archnemysis, to random
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Amazing weather today in Phoenix. Cat and I lounging on the back patio in 79°F weather. Days like today are why I love living in AZ.

thenewsdesk, to random
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6 presumed dead after Baltimore bridge collapse
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/6-presumed-dead-after-baltimore-bridge-collapse?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into News @news

Archnemysis,
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@thenewsdesk @news This is what is wrong with the CEO class, his first instinct isn’t about his employees presumed dead, but making sure the right words are used to avoid liability: Jeffrey Pritzker, executive vice president of Brawner Builders:
“This was so completely unforeseen,” Pritzker said. “We don’t know what else to say. We take such great pride in safety, and we have cones and signs and lights and barriers and flaggers.”

jacqueline, to random
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whenever i see a new little open hardware thing, i immediately begin the game of "are you actually a little indie guy, or are you an established company pretending to be a little guy?"

always a true delight to discover it's truly the former

Archnemysis,
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@jacqueline ooh, I play this same game, but with craft beer.

Archnemysis, to random
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Donald Trump promised to free a major drug trafficker tonight. Think anyone in the media will bother to ask his bootlicker endorsers in the Fraternal Order of Police how they feel about this? Will the media even cover that Trump is promising to pardon a major drug and sex trafficker?

shoq, to random
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I missed the Lion’s game. Was it an impressive win, or just a win?

Archnemysis,
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@shoq gonna go with just a win. Mayfield throws an interception on the first play of their last possession. Game was relatively close throughout.

shoq, to random
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I’m skeptical, as I haven’t turned on the news, but good morning. What’s our latest national delusion?

Archnemysis,
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@shoq somehow we think we are any different than Putin’s Russia. Yes, on the surface we are, but I suspect we would be more than willing to acquiesce to a dictator with 70% turnout and 70% of the vote all without mass protests and riots in the street. Ugh, I am depressing this evening. Ignore this.

shoq, to random
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I mention D iscord once yesterday, and suddenly my notifies are drowning spam, or whatever this is. Related or coincidence?

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Archnemysis,
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@shoq sorry, I shouldn’t post a link without context. This is part of a thread dealing with your exact issue. https://grimgreenfo.rest/notes/9pttc1dveciy0282

shoq, to random
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@jeffjarvis While I agree with them in the short term, I wonder about the long. Suppose a well-funded activist group willfully disrupts multiple campuses for days, weeks, or months? Where is the line? This is not an academic question, as it may be the plan.

In reply to…
https://mastodon.social/@jeffjarvis/112309742862328721

Archnemysis,
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@shoq @Lady_Thistle @jeffjarvis I think the word “disrupts” here is too soft to be useful. Getting closer with “destructive disruption” but that still leaves plenty of room to excuse the in group while banning the out group. If you are keeping me from getting to class and exercising my academic freedom, then you have crossed the line. But merely making me uncomfortable while I am on my way to class? Too bad for me. Honestly, I would’ve thought we knew where the line was by this point.

Tengrain, to random
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Steve Garvey’s problem in the CA Senate debate is that the Republicans are MAGA, and independents are NOT.

This forces Garvey to avoid taking positions. He’s damned no matter what.

Wild Card: CA has a jungle primary and the result will probably be the Garvey will not make the top 2. So in the General Election it will be Schiff against Porter.

That’s where you put your wager. Garvey is not even a player.

Archnemysis,
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@Tengrain This the former Dodgers first baseman? I can’t imagine there is much name recognition left worth trying a vanity run.

shoq, to random
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I bet we’re not far from a new trend: serial killers who only target politically-outspoken media figures and celebrities. With the exception of house pets running for office, we’ve seen just about everything else. America is a hot mess.

Archnemysis,
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@shoq pretty sure I read about a town that elected a cat as Mayor. Somewhere in Alaska maybe? Could have been a dog. Regardless, there is not much left to instill more shock.

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