geekworking

geekworking, 2 hours ago

Covid and the remote work change likely contributed. Not having to commute every day has saved a lot of miles on people’s cars.

geekworking, 1 day ago

Just wait until they start scraping the chans

I expect it to create the next Qanon.

geekworking, 2 days ago

They intentionally planned it for when he was not even in the state.

I’m no assassin, but I am pretty sure if you are gunning for somebody, you don’t make sure the target is somewhere else where there is zero possibility of them showing up while you are there.

geekworking, 9 days ago

Actually, if you just embrace ignorance, the answer is simple.

Everything you don’t like is the thing that you don’t really understand.

geekworking, 14 days ago

Our problem is that too many of the working class see themselves as down on their luck billionaires just waiting for someone to get rid of the strawman that is blocking their ascension.

geekworking, 16 days ago

You mean Fxctory

geekworking, 16 days ago

Looks like Bill The Cat from Doonsbury. ACK.

geekworking, 15 days ago

I suspect that it’s because they are marketed to be as much of a tech gadget as transportation. An iPad on wheels. So they figure that they can slip in this crap.

geekworking, 18 days ago

It depends on the exact nature of the failure. Controller errors are usually a complete failure. Media failure (magnetic spots on the disk or failed cells in ssd) are often sporadic and only impact data stored in those spots.

Regardless, drives rarely give you any warning. Look at any warning as a gift and get everything off and replace it ASAP.

geekworking, 25 days ago

And don’t forget about all of the other “news” outlets that get away with echoing every lie by reporting, “OAN said…”.

These guys don’t have to run a retraction at all if they phrase it as a story about what someone else is reporting.

geekworking, 28 days ago

A real bacon, pork roll, or other pork fat + salt processed meat sandwich needs to use waffles instead of bread. Don’t forget the Mrs Butterworth syrup because you need your daily dose of high fructose corn syrup too.

geekworking, 28 days ago

Without all of the other stickers, one might assume “Life Is Better With Pig” was referring to their dating preferences.

geekworking, 29 days ago

Bonus for the toilet right there in the bathroom with no door.

geekworking, 29 days ago

self employed handyman pretrial release for a pending child-solicitation case

Jan 6th aside, The Dude works in people’s homes, and there’s at least enough evidence to change him with solicitation of a child.

Everybody has the right of innocent until proven guilty, but surely scary for any of his clients. Hope none of them have kids in the house.

geekworking, 29 days ago

And even then, despite mountains of evidence and hundreds of witnesses that come forward, there will be a scary number of people who will still not accept what happened and call it fake news.

geekworking, 29 days ago

risk that future sufficiency cases

This seems to be the real issue. The goal is to suppress minority voters because if they all vote republican are done.

Cases of long prison terms amplify the other voter suppression efforts. Here’s a complex process, and if you make a mistake, you go to prison. That’ll keep many people from voting.