TimLovesTech

TimLovesTech, 1 day ago

At what point is it more “work” to just do the wrong thing instead of what people are paying for? Also if people were already embalmed, why wouldn’t you just put the body in the casket (since you don’t embalm ppl for cremation)? Or do the “cremate everything” route I’ve read of other places getting in trouble for? At least it’s not having to stack bodies in a room that the article describes as basically hell on earth.

TimLovesTech, 1 day ago

If convicted he would (plebs would anyway) start serving his time while his appeals process works its way to be heard by the appellate court. And if he does time at all, he would probably be out before his case made it for review, which would then only serve to strike the felony/felonies conviction(s) from his record (if he wins of course).

TimLovesTech, 1 day ago

They have facilities that are used to keep “protected” inmates (ex. - informants, flippers) out of general population prisons that they could put him in and have him be the only inmate in the building.

TimLovesTech, 1 day ago

His CFO is also doing his 2nd round at Rikers because he would rather purger himself then snitch on the crime boss. And also something to do with his “don’t flip” NDA he has with Trump that gives him a bonus for not cooperating with law enforcement that came to light during this current trial.

TimLovesTech, 2 days ago

Two of my favorite consoles of all time. If they could do an updated retro console based on the Intellivision II and allow playing Atari 2600 games without buying a separate adapter I would be in heaven.

I have bins of games, but my controllers did not age 40+ years all that well. 😞

TimLovesTech, 2 days ago

Maybe all these religious groups should put some of their tax free slush funds towards an insurance system that doesn’t have to respect people’s rights, and instead dictates their followers health care based on their own interpretation of what the Sky Wizard may have said.

TimLovesTech, 2 days ago

Water also destroys magnets! Get them wet, BOOM, no more magnet! /s

TimLovesTech, 2 days ago

I wish more musicians had joined Pearl Jam back in the day, but instead they were left to stand up for fans alone. And now Ticketmaster has only gotten bigger/worse since. 😩

TimLovesTech, 27 days ago

The last line sounds like a threat from a country that has had State sponsored hackers take over a great deal of the US infrastructure.

TimLovesTech, 27 days ago

Who votes for the dictator because of losing TikTok?

TimLovesTech, 27 days ago

Which is the same as a vote for a dictator. And that is super cool if you are looking forward to Project 2025, and selling out loved ones so they can be put in camps as political prisoners.

TimLovesTech, 27 days ago

It had votes/support from both sides. And giving away democracy because you’re upset about a social media site seems like a bad take. Imagine telling future generations you traded the country’s democracy because you were mad at them because they took away your short video sites.

TimLovesTech, 27 days ago

I’m not following your logic here. Not voting, or actually voting for Trump both work in his favor because his base is going to vote for him no matter what. You would only be hurting the side that wants us to continue to have future elections. But at the end of the day if you can look in the mirror and be ok with selling out democracy more power to ya.

TimLovesTech, 27 days ago

Ugh, I HATE making plans that far out because who knows how I’m going to feel, what the weather is going to be like, etc.

TimLovesTech, 1 month ago

Imagine waiting underground for years just finally emerge to find your mate and turns out you have some fungus that makes you into a sexual monster and then …

Once the cicadas emerge from the ground, they molt into adults, and within a week to 10 days, the fungus causes the backside of their abdomens open up. A chalky, white plug erupts out, taking over their bodies and making their genitals fall off.

TimLovesTech, 1 month ago

So their plan to deescalate a kid making threats is to expel the kid for a year (or forever), and then also taking away their license (for a year)?

I’m sure “ruining” a kids life instead of listening to them and getting them help wouldn’t speed up an unstable kids time-table for revenge at all. Probably best to not even try and understand why a kid is making the threat in the first place, that might require addressing issues and make people uncomfortable.

TimLovesTech, 1 month ago

I think the issue here is that you no longer can have “balanced” political discussion when one side cannot help but regurgitate conspiracy theories, disinformation, and just 100% proven false statements in bad faith. The minute you platform these people any meaningful “debate” evaporates and you’re left with discussion not based on anything in reality. And trying to only works to drag the Overton Window to the right.

TimLovesTech, 1 month ago

I think if he is made to leave he is either 1) jailed or 2) fined and reprimanded and back again the next day. Leaving the state to campaign would almost certainly get him found in contempt and jailed for at least a little while.

TimLovesTech, 1 month ago

So the way I have heard it explained by lawyers is that people can still have feelings one way or the other, but if they can put them aside and listen to facts and come to a decision based on those facts, NOT feelings, then they would be “qualified”.

And with millions of people in Manhattan to draw upon, it should be possible.

TimLovesTech, 1 month ago

I’m not a woman, but the choice also comes with emotional baggage that if forced to travel for these procedures, must also come along on the trip. It may not be a case of just get in the car and go. Because, if you pack it up and bring it along, you (ie. women) have to unpack that at some point, and doing it on a road trip may not be the best setting.

TimLovesTech, 1 month ago (edited 1 month ago)

The whole idea of the bond is that it covered the full amount of the judgment and is held in escrow, and would be turned over to the state when Trump loses his appeal. And it’s up to the bond issuer to make sure they have collateral enough from Trump to cover that bond (and full judgement ) should they need to pay up.

The bond issuer not having the collateral to even cover the $175m, let alone the nearly $500m that would be due if he loses his appeal is the whole issue James raised with this bond to begin with (well and the fact that they didn’t have the right certification to even issue a bond in NY).

EDIT - extra words 😩

TimLovesTech, 1 month ago

In that video they already had guns out and pointed at him. A group of unmarked “cops” shouldn’t be allowed to draw weapons and surround your car on a seatbelt violation. The second they all showed up with weapons drawn I would consider his shot self defense.

They shouldn’t even be approaching the car until a uniformed officer is on scene to vouch that these aren’t just some Proud Boys (or any similar group of wanna be paramilitary out LARPing) playing cops.

TimLovesTech, 1 month ago

He was surrounded by unmarked people with guns drawn and pointed at him as soon as he rolled down his window. Plain clothes officers should not be surrounding people with guns drawn for a “seatbelt” violation. I would say he felt like his life was at risk, and use of force was completely justified here.

These cops murdered him, and should be charged as such.

TimLovesTech, 1 month ago

Trump also gives zero F’s about any of it. He cares about 1 person on earth, himself (and kinda Ivanka - until he no longer finds her attractive /shudder). He only makes statements like this because someone in his ear is telling him he needs to for the votes.

TimLovesTech, 1 month ago

Just saw an article where he hasn’t “looked into the details” but “smart” people have said to him that Jan. 6th might not have actually been an insurrection, just a riot (that started as a “protest”).