burgerdrome

burgerdrome, 8 months ago to random

I love my smart TV. I love the way it takes a long time to boot up because it's trying to refresh the advertisements on the home screen. I delight in the way it randomly restarts because it's downloaded an update without asking me, each of which makes the TV slower and slower with every subsequent install. I adore the way it buries the apps that I want to use, and that I use without fail every single time, below the apps that it's being paid to promote and which I have never touched in my life and would never use without the cold metal of a glock pressed hard against my sweating temple. I am infinitely thrilled by the way the interface lags constantly, due to the need to have one thousand unnecessary animations rendered on hardware ripped wholesale from a ten year old phone. I feel myself borne aloft on wings of pure joy when I am notified that my data will be collected and analysed to determine my useage patterns. Even now I am writing this from a field of beautiful flowers and soft luscious grass as I lie and look up happily at the bright blue sky, smiling happily to know that this is the future of technology

burgerdrome, 3 months ago to random

Tumblr's moderators falsely flagged a trans woman's completely clothed and non-sexual pre- and post-transition photos as 'explicit content' and refused to rescind the ban, so she posted that she hopes the CEO "dies a painful death involving a car covered in hammers that explodes multiple times and the hammers go everywhere". The CEO of Tumblr is currently having a very public and extended meltdown about this, and is claiming that the Wile E. Coyote ass scenario of CEO Car Hammer Explosion was a "credible death threat" which required the intervention of the FBI and has banned the woman in question. He has spent the last few hours being Definitely Not Mad Online in all of the comments and replies. Truly incredible next levels of Silicon Valley Bro brain

burgerdrome, 1 month ago to random

What's YOUR favourite capitalist innovation from the last 10 years? There are so many to choose from!

a) Renting someone else's computer while commodifying your data for advertising purposes

b) Renting someone's music while commodifying your data for advertising purposes

c) Renting someone else's movies and TV while commodifying your data for advertising purposes

d) Renting someone else's house while commodifying your data for advertising purposes

e) Renting someone else's car while commodifying your data for advertising purposes

f) Renting someone else's scooter while commodifying your data for advertising purposes

g) Renting a poor person's body while commodifying your data for advertising purposes

Sound off in the comments!*

*Don't reply to me

burgerdrome, 4 months ago to random

ME: I think I might become one of those grim, taciturn old men who speak only in foreboding, ominous sentences

MY WIFE: I do not want this. I cannot stress enough that I will divorce you if you do this

ME: Hm. So it begins

burgerdrome, 2 months ago to random

"we were previously wasting shit-tons of energy blasting cold air into the world, but money is no longer free so we've re-discovered 'fridges with doors on them'. hopefully this big sign reduces the amount of sheer bafflement you experience at having to open a door"

burgerdrome, 11 months ago to random

you claim to support openness, and yet you refuse to open your doors to the Proprietary Surveillance Capitalism Private Data Harvesting Network Owned By A Global Megacorporation With A Verifiable Track Record Of Nightmarish Activities Up To And Including Enabling Genocide? How Curious

the guy from the We Should Improve Society Somewhat comic (ref https://knowyourmeme.com/photos/1259257-we-should-improve-society-somewhat)

burgerdrome, 10 months ago to random

yes please give me "twitter by the company who made facebook". I wish to learn "no lessons from the past". what is my login details please

burgerdrome, 6 months ago to random

Black Friday! That wonderful time of year when you learn just how many companies have your email address

burgerdrome, 1 year ago to random

I don't think news needs to be more complicated than this. If you're sending me information which is harder to understand than this, I simply won't process it

burgerdrome, 1 year ago to random

I will never post an introduction. I will never outline my interests or my hobbies. If I'm still discovering myself in my late 30's then the rest of you have to as well

burgerdrome, 4 months ago to random

thrilled to announce that I've shut down my substack as well. hm? did I ever launch my substack? great question. well, going through a tunnel now

burgerdrome, 7 days ago to random

here's the team of experts who review all of my posts before they go live by the way. if you even care

burgerdrome, 3 months ago to random

the tumblr CEO losing his mind over Operation Car Hammer Explosion has reminded me of the time on Twitter that I said "Oh, fuck offff" to famous fantasy author RA Salvatore and he was so offended that he sent a DM to the other person in the conversation to check if my account had been hacked because there was no other reason for using such language

burgerdrome, 8 months ago to random

corporations are so fucking needy. "hi Tim, we want your feedback on a recent purchase" lol get a life. I've moved on

burgerdrome, 1 month ago to random

everyday life in 2024 is looking out the window and seeing that something is happening, then turning on the news and being told that not only is the thing not happening, but if you think it is happening you are a piece of shit. a few minutes later a company bills you for $400

burgerdrome, 29 days ago to random

what about this: Supertramp's "Dreamer" but instead it's "Streamer" to indicate that the person is a content creator. a seamless modern update? much to think about

burgerdrome, 22 days ago to random

coining the term 'enshittifishittification' to refer to the phenomenon of the term 'enshittification' being so widely and quickly adopted that you are becoming increasingly tired of seeing it everywhere online

burgerdrome, 13 days ago to random

our Environment Minister has successfully argued that she's not legally required to consider the climate change impact of her decisions, and our Prime Minister is busy evicting tenants from one of his (many) rental properties. at this point if you vote for the Australian Labor Party I am going to actively shout at you

A man says he was blindsided when his landlord, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, sent him an eviction notice. Mr Albanese says he is within his rights to sell the property, and was a good owner. What's next? The tenant has asked the prime minister to be more considerate of renters during a cost of living crisis. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has defended his record as a landlord after a man renting from Mr Albanese says he was caught out by an eviction notice he says does not match the government’s rhetoric on renting. Sydney man Jim Flanagan says he has lived in Mr Albanese's Dulwich Hill property for four years but received a termination letter last week saying the property could soon be sold. Speaking on ABC Radio Melbourne, Mr Flanagan accepted his landlord Mr Albanese had the right to do as he pleased, but questioned whether Mr Albanese had considered his position. He said he was not seeking to ambush the prime minister but had privately sought clarification after receiving the termination letter and not receiving a response.

burgerdrome, 6 days ago to random

having a good time in Baldur's Gate 3

a muscular half-orc's impressive junk and bright red underpants are visible out of focus in the background of this scene. he is standing behind a leather-clad, blood-stained man who is on his knees.
a nude, muscular half-orc's with fantastic musculature and bright red underpants kneels on the floor in front of an evil priestess. he is wearing a fucked-up rumpled old wizards hat.

burgerdrome, 5 days ago to random

Been smashing out some models for D&D lately using quick and dirty contrast paint jobs, which has been fun! We’ve got a Reaper Bones giant (terrible model. shithouse), a 3D printed troll, and a squad of WHFB ogres which I have kitbashed together to all have unique weapon options for better D&D games. Stay tuned!

5 different beefy ogres with brutish weapons and bad attitude!!
A blue-skinned giant in gleaming gold armour holding a large pale blue sword

burgerdrome, 19 days ago to random

Notion crowbarring AI into my workspace is going well so far