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EndOfLine, 1 month ago

Panhandling is just asking for money. Every celebrity, politician, school, charity, church, library, little league sports team, etc I can think of has done that at one point or another. I have worked in office environments where people have come around looking for donations for this thing or that.

How are you defining panhandling and why would it be any different than other forms of soliciting for donations? Because it sounds like your question is about policing a group of people and not an action.

EndOfLine, 1 month ago

A simplified summary: The donor is accused of fraud and of using the proceeds of a scam (stolen money) to make a $100,000 donation Giuliani’s legal defense funds. The lawsuit is trying to claw back that donation to help pay restitution to the victims of the donors alleged scam.

EndOfLine, 1 month ago

From the article:

At first, it appeared the bread exemption applied to Panera Bread restaurants. Bloomberg News reported the change would benefit Greg Flynn, a wealthy campaign donor to Newsom. But the Newsom administration said the wage increase law does apply to Panera Bread because the restaurant does not make dough on-site. Also, Flynn has announced he would pay his workers at least $20 per hour.

EndOfLine, 2 months ago

Reddit CEO Steve Huffman sold 500,000 shares on Monday at an average $32.30

On Monday the 25th, Reddit shares were trading between ~$49 and ~$59. The stock has not yet dropped below the initial price of $34.

Can somebody explain why these shares may have been sold below market value?

EndOfLine, 2 months ago

The intentional injection, release, or dispersion, by any means, of chemicals, chemical compounds, substances, or apparatus within the borders of this state into the atmosphere with the express purpose of affecting temperature, weather, or the intensity of the sunlight is prohibited,

So just bring a camera to film it and say the express purpose is to make art, educational videos, documentaries, study dispersal patterns, etc.

It’s totally cool to affect the environment accidentally or as a biproduct of another activity.

EndOfLine, 2 months ago

The difference is the US government believes that TikTok is beholden to the Chinese government. When a corporation acts this way it is an invasion of privacy. When a foreign government acts this way it is espionage.

If TikTok is sold to an entity the US government thinks is sufficiently independent from a foreign government, then they can continue spying on users.

Alternatively, they may be able to registers under the Foreign Agents Registration Act. I don’t know how that would impact TikTok’s ability to operate though.

EndOfLine, 2 months ago

They look like Firethorn berries.

EndOfLine, 2 months ago

The general take away is “Surveillance is oppression and it is the responsibility of the people to stand up against oppression”.

A few other quotes I like that fit the theme.

“People shouldn’t be afraid of their government. Governments should be afraid of their people.”

— V (V for Vendetta)

“Without privacy, you can’t have anything for yourself. Saying you don’t care about privacy because you have nothing to hide is like saying you don’t care about free speech because you have nothing to say.”

— Edward Snowden

EndOfLine, 2 months ago

I feel like this applies to all social media. Why single out Lemmy? Do you feel it is more toxic than other social media sites? Do you have any examples of the type of toxicity you feel are most prevelant, along with where (community / instance)?

EndOfLine, 2 months ago

In my opinion, the most important aspect of a healthy and strong relationship (romantic or platonic) is communication.

Talk to him. Mention it as an observation, ask him about why he thinks he does this, tell him your thoughts or concerns about it, whatever. It might be one conversation or multiple conversations over a period of time. The point is to bring up the topic and harbor a safe space to discuss anything with little to no judgement.

EndOfLine, 2 months ago (edited 2 months ago)

Toyota already admits that they are behind on their battery technology, despite having decades of opportunities to improve and innovate with their hybrid models.

Now they want to double down on their atrophy by effectively throwing their money away instead of investing in the future?

On the surface, this does not sound like a good plan for long term growth and profitability.

EndOfLine, 2 months ago

Am I expected to pay or be paid the $800?

EndOfLine, 2 months ago

HB4002

WHAT THE MEASURE DOES:

The measure removes barriers and establishes programs and policies aimed at improving access to substance use disorder (SUD) treatment. It also establishes a criminal justice framework for possession or delivery of controlled substances designed to encourage treatment over penalties such as jail or probation.

That sounds pretty inline with my understanding M110. Am I missing something?

EndOfLine, 2 months ago

Thank you. That was a very insightful read.

EndOfLine, 3 months ago

Would you be okay with non-smoked marijuana usage like vapes, edibles, tinctures, drinks, etc?

EndOfLine, 3 months ago

The month is Compuary, which is a new cyber-month they added just for doing hacker stuff.

A what now? To do what again?

And they do sex stuff up there as well.

Reeeeealy?

There’s Baltimore Airport, lab-grown to be a swimsuit model but programmed to kill.

Obviously a complex character with depth.

There’s Crusty Silverware…

Say no more … please.

Infiltrate the dome and take out Harvard Pubence, the president of cops.

You son of a bitch, I’m in!

Tonight, Pubence is guest of honor at the 9th annual Rich Perverts’ Ball.

OMG! Stop I already said I was in!

My team jacked up on Tums 2

Seriously, I need to read this book or my life may never feel complete!

EndOfLine, 3 months ago

Nooooo! 😭 I so badly wanted this to be real. I had even looked it up by ISBN to try and order it. The ISBN is for a book titled Brute Orbit, if anybody is curious.

EndOfLine, 3 months ago

There are 54 pages of risk factors, which, after reading many S-1 filings over the years, seems pretty long. One of the most notable is the sentence, “We have incurred substantial losses during our history and may never achieve profitability.”

Well that doesn’t sound very promising for them.

EndOfLine, 3 months ago

I’ve got my Plex server running on an Intel NUC 8 with 2 USB 2TB solid state drives serving as local storage for my media.

EndOfLine, 3 months ago

One method was the use of candle clocks.

EndOfLine, 3 months ago

The bill pushed by former prosecuting attorney Republican Sen. Ryan Weld

Well that was unexpected.

EndOfLine, 3 months ago

I did this when I was younger through a couple of staffing agencies. Jobs ranging anywhere from 1 day to 2 weeks with various rates of pay. I cleaned stores and their parking lots, parked cars, performed data entry, emptied trucks, performed inventories, etc.

I haven’t used these agencies in many years, but I assume that they are still around and providing the same services.

EndOfLine, 3 months ago

… violated the Constitution’s ban on taking of private property for public use.

Do they think that regulating the usage of private property is the same as having it taken away? Was their argument really “As long as it’s on my property, I should be able to do whatever I want, whenever I want, to whomever I want. Anything else is a violation of my rights!”

EndOfLine, 3 months ago

20 year shelf life, but looks like it went out of stock in 2019 😭

www.delish.com/…/costco-giant-mac-and-cheese/