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Daojoan, 7 months ago to random

There is only one form of “passive income” worth talking about.

It's a fucking UBI.

MeanwhileinCanada, 7 months ago to random

How fast was that duck going?

heidilifeldman, 7 months ago to random

Wow. How entitled do you have to be to keep arguing to a court that you are too busy to testify midweek because of childcare when a) your husband, the other parent of your child, is on the scene and b) you have plenty of money for a sitter and c) probably have a nanny? Ivanka, like her father, clearly thinks legal obligations are for other people. Appellate court didn’t buy it. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/nov/03/ivanka-trump-must-testify-trump-organization-fraud

ferrix, 7 months ago to random

@wendynather https://www.news-medical.net/news/20231031/Study-reveals-how-SARS-CoV-2-alters-mitochondria-leading-to-energy-outages-and-organ-failure.aspx

blitzcitydiy, 7 months ago (edited 7 months ago) to random

Looked out my slider door this morning and oh gawd 🎃 (for clarification i am in an apartment building so it isn't a private backyard)

annaleen, 7 months ago to random

Dear security people: Is there any good reason in this day and age that an online order form should force me to paste my email into two different fields as some kind of "check"?

Teri_Kanefield, 7 months ago to random

One more goofy post for tonight.

(I actually really like Halloween.)

This is a modern take on the witch and her cat.

shanselman, 7 months ago to random

I’m using this Anker Charger now for everything, full time. Charges my Surface Laptop Studio 2 at 100W, my iPhone, my Switch, my Steamdeck, and more. One charger for my whole bag. (Use good cables) https://amzn.to/3scYDVN #ref USB-C for the win

jerry, 7 months ago to random

“This breed barely sheds” they said when I took her in. Yes, I think that is correct. The word for this is not shedding.

(Note, this is from one side of her back end)

blitzcitydiy, 7 months ago to random

a bag of eurorack jacks and cat stickers arrived in the mail today

jerry, 7 months ago to random

Being a Bell dog is a very difficult life

TechConnectify, 7 months ago to random

Hi, I'm stuck waiting on laundry to finish and am bored, so why don't I come on here and write some hot takes about YouTube?

I mean, I can think of several reasons, but too bad I'll do it anyway.

Knowing the leanings of the folks on this particular platform this is likely to spark some debate, but note that I'm not trying to paint YouTube as a saint - in fact, the first thing I want to talk about is a strategy they've taken which puts me and all YT creators in a weird place:

kevinctofel, 7 months ago to random

Yes, this is surely “helpful content” from a posting farm that keeps pushing my site rankings into the tank.

At this point, I’m thinking of pulling the plug on About Chromebooks as soon as January 1 arrives.

Between #search algo updates, crappy sites gaming the system and a 60% drop in ad rates in 2 years, I’ve had enough.

Ad revenues this month: About $820.
Ad revenues the same period in 2021? Over $3,000.

The latter is more than enough for me to pay my bills. The former? Nope.

jerry, 7 months ago to random

Good night, friends. I am incredibly happy this week is (mostly) over

video/mp4

rebeccawatson, 7 months ago to random

just saw a medication commercial that listed a side effect of “uncontrollable body odor that may be permanent” and I’m crying

badastro, 7 months ago to random

I convinced Scientific American to publish a scholarly article on werewolves and space exploration.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-happens-to-a-werewolf-on-the-moon/

futurebird, 7 months ago to random

Bumblebees learn by observing other bees. Bumblebees, like ants, may even teach each other. In a University of London experiment a bee watched a "fake bee" (a fuzzy yellow & black orb on a stick) pushing a yellow ball into a circle for a sugar water reward. The bee copied this action.

When a nest mate was introduced, they learned by watching the bee trained in the previous experiment. I find the idea of a "fake bee" adorable.
https://www.popsci.com/brainy-bumblebees-can-push-balls-into-goal/

The bee watches the fake bee push the mini football into the circle.
Two bees shown from above with various balls.

heidilifeldman, 7 months ago to random

It will be sickening but not surprising if the House Republicans install as Speaker an active participant in the effort to overturn the lawful 2020 Presidential election. The majority of them who were in the House then voted to reject the electors submitted by Arizona or Pennsylvania, even though there was no evidence of any factual basis for doing so.

briankrebs, 7 months ago to random

I like Parallels for Mac, but I don't appreciate their refusal to ship security updates after a year unless I "upgrade" to their yearly subscription model.

Parallels' model seems to be that with every new version of macOS you should have to pay them again, or run a product with known vulnerabilities.

I'm really sick of how everything has to be a continuing revenue stream for software companies, and it steams me that we still don't have any basic rights or guarantees defined as buyers and users of software.

geekmomprojects, 7 months ago to random

It's my first morning back in Los Angeles after travelling London and Reykjavik, and I no longer have patience for the time it takes an electric kettle to boil at 110V.

Teri_Kanefield, 7 months ago to random

There is some confusion about Meadows "flipping."

https://abcnews.go.com/US/chief-staff-mark-meadows-granted-immunity-tells-special/story?id=104231281

Immunity is something else: This means essentially that he was forced to testify.

It works like this: If the DOJ gives use immunity, nothing he says can be used against him, so it's no longer possible to invoke the 5th Amendment.

(It's late so I'm not sure I explained it well.)

See:
https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution-conan/amendment-5/immunity#:~:text=“Transactional”%20immunity%20means%20that%20once,from%20or%20obtained%20because%20of

https://www.justice.gov/archives/jm/criminal-resource-manual-718-derivative-use-immunity

kevinctofel, 7 months ago to random

We’ve been smart and precautionary but… #COVID has visited our house for the first time. My wife just tested positive and took the day off from work to rest up. Bummer!

I suspect it’s only a matter of time before my symptoms appear. We both work from home and don’t get out much, so… 🤷‍♂️

At least I win the pool as the last family member to get it! 🤣

malwaretech, 7 months ago to random

I ended up modding my electric bike to add a surfboard rack. The throttle and back brake are on opposite sides so it was really sketchy trying to balance while holding a surfboard and braking with the front because it would shift the center of balance super far forward.

kevinctofel, 7 months ago (edited 7 months ago) to keyboard

Looks like I’m joining the #Moonlander #keyboard crew. A new one was just too expensive but I snagged this used one on eBay for $251. Stay tuned for future thoughts after I get it.

kevinctofel, 7 months ago to javascript

Curious how a #JavaScript JIT compiler speeds up performance? This is a prototype to get an idea. Slick! https://youtube.com/watch?v=8mxubNQC5O8&si=RlYsNVGNCRgoXkft