I think the tiktok fiasco is just another wrong solution to a problem. The problem is data collection and mismanagement of it; and no one is getting ‘royalties’ for their data being sold or used.
Constitutional right to free expression? Lies. So many get this wrong and they don’t understand its limited jurisdiction. And most of the time it’s all about their narrative and suppressing the opposing view.
Started watching this show because I saw a bunch of buzz about it. The show gave me a starship troopers type of show/movie vibes, goofy and silly, except the execution was awful. I like the aesthetic, but that’s about it. Maybe I didn’t like it because I’m not a fallout fan, or maybe because I read the Hiroshima book which tells a completely different definition of ‘fallout’. I’m also on the side that Bethesda hasn’t made a good game ever, but I was too young to play their earlier titles, and Todd Howard is a weasely little liar and a face of crap; my opinion based on the games he paraded at those advertising/award shows.
Anyways, one of the YouTube reviews recommended the show ‘Silo’, which has a similar premise. It’s much better even though it has some crazy foundational lore that sets up the story.
How is the size of Lemmy’s userbase changing? Is it growing or shrinking? How diverse is it? What do the current trendlines look like as we approach a year since Rexxit?...
My take on this is no they don’t. As long as they are truthful they only report on the quality of the product and prevent many people of spending a lot of money from losing it by buying something that doesn’t work....
Tesla, a future case study for securities law classes across America, had to stop delivering Cybertrucks this past weekend. No, not because the hundred-thousand–dollar medium-duty pickup, which is only any of those things in the loosest interpretive sense, tends to brick when it gets rained on; nor because its stainless steel...
Used a couple of US recipes recently and most of the ingredients are in cups, or spoons, not by weight. This is a nightmare to convert. Do Americans not own scales or something? What’s the reason for measuring everything by volume?
Almost everything sold in USA is measured in metric and imperial units (technically wrong name, US customary units). You can get by with either.
Also, the measuring by volume can be bad for salts, because different types take up different volume amounts. A tale of two salts by Chef John (foodwishes channel on YouTube) has a nice little video about this: youtube.com/watch?v=XGCY9Cpia_A
Per this source, a 25 mile radius includes 585,000 people. That means (before lawyer fees so imagine half in actuality), Norfolk-Southern wants to give $1,000 per person for permanently poisoning not only their property but their body which is now forever scarred. This was filed for approval by the Plaintiff (people hurt) but as...
My dad owns stock in some train companies. I was looking at their voting stuff recently, and the two I looked at had a vote for safety measures/committees. Both recommended against it. One was voting on raising the worker limit of 2, also recommended against.
If you didn’t know, votes are weight by how much stock you own, so if you own the majority, your vote is counted as such. The companies themselves and the major stakeholders (rich people and other companies) are basically voting on themselves, mostly the rich and powerful. The system is straight up corrupt even though it sounds okay on the surface.
ToS and the like are legal documents that people/customers ‘sign’ or agree to before using a service or product, usually agreed or signed AFTER a purchase has been made. Arbitration causes in these documents mean that you agree to not sue the company for any reason, like a class action lawsuit. Basically if you feel like you have been scammed or taken advantage of by that company, you cannot sue for damages. ToS are not the law though and can be superceded by legal means, like a lawsuit ironically. Correct me if I’m not 100% correct, as I’m not a lawyer and this is just my understanding of this.
This question popped into my head after an ADHD moment of deconstructing the concept that humans willingly drink cow milk on an industrial scale. Would you drink milk if it was human women pumping the milk themselves?
I’m a tea drinker and have been looking for a good pot that’s easy to clean for ages. I have hard water, which leaves a lot of residue behind. And I would like to avoid chinese manufacturing. Currently I just boil water in a small sauce pot on the stove, which doesn’t have the ability to stop heating at certain temps needed for certain loose leaf teas.
The entrati armcannon doesn’t really seem to live up to its hype - the normal fire is just slow rifle-like fire with no aoe or punch through and the incarnon mode seems to be a big short lived beam with low damage, short range and width, and can only fire a few times before running out of charge....
It’s okay. I don’t mind the fire rate after putting on 2 fire rate mods and the incarnon fire rate increase. The DPS is a little too low for me to use all the time.
The biggest problem is the aiming. The arm is in the way of the reticle.
President Biden vowed Tuesday to rebuild Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge after it collapsed into the water when a cargo ship rammed into it, echoing what some Maryland officials said earlier but adding that he expects the federal government to foot the bill....
I’ll never forget what he did to the railroad workers. Then he goes to a different union rally to pretend he cares about the working class. I guess the good thing was he made me see how powerless unions are in america, where there are extra harmful fees to going on strike.
I would love most of these to be implemented. But I wouldn’t want the Senate to be merged because of separation of powers. Better to have a mandatory retirement age or term length for all politicians.
Also, I would like every law that has been and will be enacted by the Senate, that only affects the Senate and other positions of power, to be voted by the people in a popular vote. This way corruption by conflict of interest wouldn’t happen so blatantly like it has in the past.
All I think of is the movie, The Time Machine. Spoiler, the main character goes forward in time and sees the moon breaking apart, causing a collapse of civilisation.
U.S. Rep. Katie Porter became a social media celebrity by brandishing a white board at congressional hearings to dissect CEOs and break down complex figures into assaults on corporate greed, a signature image that propelled the Democrat’s U.S. Senate candidacy in California....
I don’t understand how this is allowed. Why are they being allowed to manipulate ballots to push someone out? Paying to prop up a dummy candidate to manipulate ballots is extremely corrupt to me, unless I’m missing something.
TikTok's CEO is feeling the pressure and users are freaking out (www.businessinsider.com)
TikTok Ban Bill Becomes Law, Gives TikTok 9 Months To Sell (www.entrepreneur.com)
The Man Who Killed Google Search (www.wheresyoured.at)
Edward Zitron has been reading all of google’s internal emails that have been released as evidence in the DOJ’s antitrust case against google....
Skifree (sopuli.xyz)
Also all the other windows 95 games: Hover, Chip’s Challenge, pipedream, that one with the lion and the mouse....
Apple AirPods are designed to die: Here’s what you should know (pirg.org)
Kroger, Albertsons to sell 166 more stores seeking approval of $25 billion merger
reuters.com/…/kroger-albertsons-amend-asset-sale-…
Columbia faculty members walk out after pro-Palestinian protesters arrested (www.theguardian.com)
Hundreds of members of teaching staff demonstrate in solidarity with arrested students as protest tents put back up on campus...
Ukraine is ignoring US warnings to end drone operations inside Russia (www.economist.com)
I don’t blame them. Ukraine needs to take the war to Russia to win.
Amazon’s Fallout has been renewed for season 2 (www.theverge.com)
The wasteland is going get even bigger.
Is Lemmy growing or shrinking?
How is the size of Lemmy’s userbase changing? Is it growing or shrinking? How diverse is it? What do the current trendlines look like as we approach a year since Rexxit?...
MKBHD - Do Bad Reviews Kill Companies? (www.youtube.com)
My take on this is no they don’t. As long as they are truthful they only report on the quality of the product and prevent many people of spending a lot of money from losing it by buying something that doesn’t work....
Cybertruck Deliveries Halted Due To Car Being A Big Piece Of Shit That Doesn't Work (defector.com)
Tesla, a future case study for securities law classes across America, had to stop delivering Cybertrucks this past weekend. No, not because the hundred-thousand–dollar medium-duty pickup, which is only any of those things in the loosest interpretive sense, tends to brick when it gets rained on; nor because its stainless steel...
Biden urged to ban China-made electric vehicles from the US - BBC News (www.bbc.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/14367035...
Why do Americans measure everything in cups?
Used a couple of US recipes recently and most of the ingredients are in cups, or spoons, not by weight. This is a nightmare to convert. Do Americans not own scales or something? What’s the reason for measuring everything by volume?
Railroad agrees to $600 million settlement for fiery Ohio derailment, residents fear it’s not enough (www.opb.org)
Per this source, a 25 mile radius includes 585,000 people. That means (before lawyer fees so imagine half in actuality), Norfolk-Southern wants to give $1,000 per person for permanently poisoning not only their property but their body which is now forever scarred. This was filed for approval by the Plaintiff (people hurt) but as...
New Discord TOS binds you to forced arbitration - Opt-Out Now (discord.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/17618684...
Would you drink breast milk if it was commercially available?
This question popped into my head after an ADHD moment of deconstructing the concept that humans willingly drink cow milk on an industrial scale. Would you drink milk if it was human women pumping the milk themselves?
Why don't Americans use electric kettles? | Technology Connections [24:54] (www.youtube.com)
Onos thoughts?
The entrati armcannon doesn’t really seem to live up to its hype - the normal fire is just slow rifle-like fire with no aoe or punch through and the incarnon mode seems to be a big short lived beam with low damage, short range and width, and can only fire a few times before running out of charge....
Biden vows to reopen Baltimore port, rebuild collapsed Key Bridge (thehill.com)
President Biden vowed Tuesday to rebuild Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge after it collapsed into the water when a cargo ship rammed into it, echoing what some Maryland officials said earlier but adding that he expects the federal government to foot the bill....
Does this plan make sense? v3 (lemmy.world)
The US government seems serious about developing a lunar economy (arstechnica.com)
Boeing whistleblower found dead in US (www.bbc.com)
John Barnett had worked for Boeing for 32 years, until his retirement in 2017....
Katie Porter's star dims in failed US Senate bid, leaving the Californian facing an uncertain future (apnews.com)
U.S. Rep. Katie Porter became a social media celebrity by brandishing a white board at congressional hearings to dissect CEOs and break down complex figures into assaults on corporate greed, a signature image that propelled the Democrat’s U.S. Senate candidacy in California....