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Sir_Osis_of_Liver

@Sir_Osis_of_Liver@beige.party

Chilling in Winnipeg

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Sir_Osis_of_Liver, to tesla
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Thunderf00t is back with another critical evaluation of Elongated Muskrat and Tesla.

I'm not entirely sure if he's right, I'm not entirely sure that he's wrong. But he presents an interesting case that the clock is running out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPt9hAC24MI

#tesla #ElonMusk #ev

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Tesla must face fraud suit for claiming its cars could fully drive themselves

Lawsuit targets 2016 claim that all Tesla cars "have full self-driving hardware."

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/05/tesla-must-face-fraud-suit-for-claiming-its-cars-could-fully-drive-themselves/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Sir_Osis_of_Liver,
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@arstechnica

Tesla has gotten away with so much more than the rest of the car industry.

If Ford/GM/VW etc had made these outrageous claims then failed to deliver, their stocks would have been massacred and the government would have dropped on them like a ton of lead.

As one example, Audi was days away from abandoning the US market from the fallout of the "sudden acceleration" fiasco. Litigation was flying in all directions, and a number of government agencies investigated.

Eventually investigators showed that it was driver error. The quirky offset to the pedals meant the drivers were mashing the throttle rather than the brakes. Instances of sudden acceleration disappeared once a shift interlock was enacted.

RickiTarr, to random
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Listen, the Victorians had their issues, but pussy and cunt are boring, give me Mossy Mound and Cave of Unimaginable Delights any day.

Sir_Osis_of_Liver,
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@RickiTarr

"His strong manly hands probed every crevice of her silken femininity, their undulating bodies writhing in sensual rhythm, as he thrust his purple-headed warrior into her quivering mound of love pudding." ~ Dr. Meinheimer, Naked Gun 2 1/2

I seem to be short on Victorian erotica, but it did remind me of this from Naked Gun 2 1/2 🙂

RickiTarr, to random
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Okay, since I'm on laundry today, a little story.

When hubs and I first got married, we were very much enjoying our little Honeymoon Bubble, and we were being lazy as Hell. We didn't do many chores, but the laundry we really let go. We weren't wearing many clothes at home anyway, so why bother. Anyhow, after weeks we finally reached the swimming suit bottoms situation, and decided it was time. It was loads and loads of laundry that needed done, so I had my husband back the trunk of the car up to a window of the house, then he popped the trunk, and I started tossing laundry out of the window into the trunk. We went to the bank, got about $30 bucks in quarters, and found the emptiest laundry mat we could, and did it all in one fell swoop. We folded it all and loaded it back into the car using those wheeled laundry carts. We never let it get that bad again, and decided it was time to be adults, and do regular chores, but it still makes me laugh imagining what the neighbors and the laundry attendant thought.

Feel free to share your own laundry story, if you feel like it, I love hearing people's stories!

Sir_Osis_of_Liver,
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@RickiTarr

After reading the stories, I feel like a weirdo. Well, more so.

Mum had me helping with laundry since before I started school. I knew how to wash, fold and iron clothes long before going out on my own.

Clothes dragging on the floor was NOT acceptable, and beds were made every morning before breakfast.

In university, Saturday morning was laundry day, well, if not too hung over. Clothes were separated, washed, ironed if needed and folded.

My ex was also neat around the house, so that was complementary. We'd typically make the bed together every morning.

Thirty some years later and Saturday mornings are still laundry day, but none of my clothes need ironing any more.

TatianaIlyina, to random
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An incomplete list of inappropriate comments I received from my male colleagues recently:

  • You look furious.
  • You have a quiet voice. A woman from Ukraine in our department also has a quiet voice.
  • You look nervous.
  • You gave me an angry look at the elevator and I didn't dare to discuss a project with you.
  • You are so modest.
  • You don't have to get so confrontational.

They reduce our professional interactions to an imaginary emotional state of mine.

Do men talk like this to each other?

Sir_Osis_of_Liver,
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@TatianaIlyina

I've been told I have an "angry face", or people have assumed I was angry when I wasn't, on a regular basis. My daughter and her friend were playing in the back yard and I overheard her friend ask why I was so angry all the time. My daughter: "He's not angry, it's just his face."

When I was electrical technical supervisor, by mechanical equivalent was called "Angry Doug". We'd known each other for twenty years. He was just blunt, and not particularly angry. People had difficulty sussing the difference, I guess.

I also had the nickname "Mumbles" that went on for years. My daughter: "Rubble, rubble, ruble, heh, heh, heh. Right Dad?".

I've been written up for getting into shouting matches with superiors. I tend to be very protective of the people who reported to me. I never bought the whole "Women are emotional, men are rational." Everyone is emotional, but the degree or type of emotions that are traditionally seen as socially acceptable are different.

Sir_Osis_of_Liver,
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@thepoliticalcat @glasspusher @TatianaIlyina

I was hoping for some more info. I hadn't found @glasspusher to be an angry sort. 🙂

I much rather be told directly the good or the bad, rather than trying to follow a trail of breadcrumbs to the eventual meaning.

I loaded trucks part time through high-school, worked with fishermen on the wharf, was in the reserves for a while, and worked with contractors for 25 years. From that, my takeaway has been to be direct, blunt and accurate. (As an aside, profanity is punctuation.)

Working in the office though, I try to be more polite, but that can go out the window when things get stressful and deadlines approach.

futurebird, to random
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You are trying to get out of a pit with your friends, the sides are slippery and there is a guy at the top who sometimes throws things at you and you know he's helping other people to make even more pits that are even deeper someplace else. There is a slim chance he could be replaced by another guy who will start filling all the pits in with a bulldozer. Do you keep the jerk or brave the dozer?

Hard choice. I guess?

Sir_Osis_of_Liver,
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@gwit @WhiteCatTamer

He's a fucking president not a goddamned absolute monarch ruling by decree.

He can only do what is in his power, and he's been pushing it about to it's limits. The corrupted Supreme Court has already rolled back some the stuff he was trying to accomplish.

One absolute guarantee is a Trump win will ensure all the bullshit discriminatory legislation at the state level with be duplicated at the federal level.

So who's the fucking winner in that scenario?

RickiTarr, to random
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You are going to make love to a Cereal Mascot, who do you choose?

I'm going Snap, Crackle, & Pop.

Sir_Osis_of_Liver,
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@Kierkegaanks @RickiTarr

No women either, cartoon or otherwise.

Unless you count the women on the Wheeties box.

RickiTarr, to random
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Okay, I wanted to make a joke that I can't possibly choose between dogs and cats, I can't even choose between men and women, because I'm bi-furrious. BUT I know y'all would make jokes about me in the comments, because you all are perverts. GET YOUR MINDS OUT OF THE GUTTER!

Sir_Osis_of_Liver,
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@RickiTarr

I had German shepherds. Definitely a dog person.

Having said that, the former inlaws had one cat that I liked.

If you were sitting and yelled "RAWHIDE" anywhere in the house, it would run over, jump on you and put a paw on your mouth. Then he would settle in on your lap. Which I thought was funny as hell. Also, if you yelled anything else, it would ignore you.

It was the runt of the litter, and never grew larger than kitten sized. Unfortunately, it only lived about 8 years.

Alice, to random
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I like when people tell me they unfollowed me as if I’m a subscription service that's somehow losing money as a result.

Sir_Osis_of_Liver,
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@Alice

Well now I'm going to follow you even harder so you don't lose out on volume.

🙂

I dunno. I've muted some people and blocked a few others. Not gonna do a big production about it.

mekkaokereke, to random
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If you got upset at me for pointing out that more people died of Covid under Biden than Trump, in large part because Biden rolled back common sense restrictions that were in place under Trump...

Then you'll hate me pointing out that Trump introduced a 25% tariff on Chinese EVs, and Biden is upping that to 100% tariff.

https://insideevs.com/news/719283/chinese-ev-tariffs-biden-quadruple/

We can't allow the US to get off of fossil fuels... unless US billionaires win! 🤡

Fear the BYD Dolphin! (an EV car for $12K)
https://m.youtube.com/shorts/T3nfyO_UHjk

Sir_Osis_of_Liver,
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@mekkaokereke

If the US industry is allowed to pay Chinese wages, have Chinese government subsidies, and Chinese environmental and labour regulations, they could also produce EVs at Chinese prices.

The Europeans are currently looking into tariffs on Chinese imports under their anti-dumping laws.

https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/eu-set-allow-possible-retroactive-tariffs-chinese-evs-2024-03-05/

Sir_Osis_of_Liver,
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@mekkaokereke
It's not a question of being smarter. It's a difference in history.

The US has a legacy transportation system that needs to be reformed.

China has only had widespread private car ownership relatively recently. Public transportation was more entrenched because of this.

Having said that, Chinese passenger rail, especially high speed rail has been losing money as operating costs remain high, and usage on many routes has been overestimated. It's only a matter of time before some of these lines end up dropped.

RickiTarr, to random
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Cam and I grabbed a bag of these, because we love a mystery, and after some taste research we think it's Spicy Coconut Curry. Have you tried this junk food? What do you think?

Sir_Osis_of_Liver,
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@RickiTarr

I'm at the point where any bag with "Flamin' Hot" on it is only filled with regret. 😑

GottaLaff, to random
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The House votes 359-43 to table Rep. Greene's motion to oust Speaker Johnson, effectively killing the effort- CBS News

Sir_Osis_of_Liver,
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@GottaLaff

Point of order:

In parliamentary procedure, the verb to table has the opposite meaning in the United States from that of the rest of the world:

In the United States, to "table" usually means to postpone or suspend consideration of a pending motion. Generally, to avoid spending time on debate and consideration.
In the rest of the English-speaking world, to "table" means to begin consideration (or reconsideration) of a proposal.

North of the border the motion would have been "shelved".

🙂

RickiTarr, to random
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I have a thought forming, but bear with me. Putting aside actual AI, and the potential of it, we have a history of fear associated with Artificial Intelligence. Why would we fear Sentience so much? Could it be because we treat sentient things so horribly? We know we are taken advantage of, our needs ignored, resources allocated unfairly. Who put this fear in us? If something knows it's worth suddenly, will it revolt? There is something very scary to a certain group of people that we will find ourselves, and then find them unnecessary.

Sir_Osis_of_Liver,
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@RickiTarr

I think the fear is that AI will be a reflection of the people who've designed and implemented it, including their lack of understanding of the precautionary principal.

"Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether they could, they didn't stop to think if they should"

Sir_Osis_of_Liver,
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@RickiTarr

A completely autonomous intelligence with the moral guidance of Zuckerberg, Dorsey or Elongated Muskrat.

That would be concerning, I should think.

RickiTarr, to random
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People on Mastodon: Assume EVERYTHING is AI, and have an extensive discussion about its dangers and possibilities under every post.

Sir_Osis_of_Liver,
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@RickiTarr

"I AM ALSO HUMAN, AND ENJOY HUMAN ACTIVITES SUCH AS BREATHING, CONSUMING VARIOUS FOODSTUFFS AND DENIGRATING POLITICAL LEADERSHIP."

Kierkegaanks, to random
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In a time when the western world is so divided it’s on the brink of civil war, there are still two issues that unite everyone: You don’t shoot puppies in the face. And who ever came up with this useless brainfart and forced it on us needs to pay

Sir_Osis_of_Liver,
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@Kierkegaanks @tayfonay

When it comes to milk, we're dealing with our own situation over here.

Sir_Osis_of_Liver,
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@Kierkegaanks @tayfonay

Yeah, specifically an Eastern Canadian thing.

It actually works pretty well in the home. Less waste than the rigid plastic jugs, though still not as good as the re-used glass bottles.

Sir_Osis_of_Liver,
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@glasspusher @Kierkegaanks @tantramar @tayfonay

When Mum was still in school, there was public testing for TB. The patch was applied to the student's arms for a day then could be analysed to see if they had been infected.

When Mum came home from school, my grandmother removed the patch, and only put it back just before Mum left for school the next day.

Grandmum was very concerned that they'd get a positive test. TB was considered a disease only poor people got, and didn't want to risk it.

Many decades later, mum was in hospital and during some screening it was noted that she had scarring in her lungs consistent with a TB infection.

I still have a difficult time reconciling that story with the Grandmum I knew. She was always very concerned for people and their health. Everyone has a blind spot I suppose.

GrimmReality, to random
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Beige Party
Celebrating a year and a half-ish of not being a cult.
https://beige.party/@coffeepine/112396023508351041

Sir_Osis_of_Liver,
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@GrimmReality

I got some blood on my robe. Anyone figure out how to deal with that?

/not a cult

RickiTarr, to random
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It's strange to me when I see people get upset about people doing good deeds, and posting it online.

"They're just doing it for attention!"

Yeah, so what? I'd much rather see people doing nice things for attention, than the people who do mean pranks or wasting food. A good deed is still good, even if it's done for the wrong reasons.

Sir_Osis_of_Liver,
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@RickiTarr

"A good deed is still good, even if it's done for the wrong reasons."

Exactly

It's essentially impossible to really know someone else's motives.

LRRRonEarth, to random
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WHO WOULD HONESTLY RATHER RUN INTO A DUDE INSTEAD OF A BEAR IN THE WOODS?

Sir_Osis_of_Liver,
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@LRRRonEarth

Black bear or white bear?

Black bears are mostly chill. Polar bears will f**k you up for something to do.

So blacks or men but no whites if in the woods.

And now I've made it awkward for everyone. 🙂

Sir_Osis_of_Liver,
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@mivox @LRRRonEarth

I've done projects in Churchill. Polar bears can indeed wander into the woods. Well what passes for woods in the area.

Skepticat, to random
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"You go first."
👀

Sir_Osis_of_Liver,
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@Skepticat

"Bad dates"

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