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georgetakei , to Random
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Study up, folks!

CStamp ,
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@georgetakei Well, FAX is back? :)

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Roku owners face the grimmest indignity yet: Stuck-on motion smoothing

Software updates strike again, leaving interpolated frames in unwanted places.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/06/roku-owners-face-the-grimmest-indignity-yet-stuck-on-motion-smoothing/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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@arstechnica Oh, the humanity!

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Ancient Maya sacrificed male twins at Chichén Itzá to appease the gods

Twins play an auspicious role in Maya mythology, most notably in the Popol Vuh .

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/06/ancient-maya-sacrificed-male-twins-at-chichen-itza-to-appease-the-gods/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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@arstechnica "Maya custom of throwing men alive into the sinkhole during droughts"

Maybe we can toss in some billionaires to see if it will help with climate change? ;)

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People are seizing, being intubated after eating microdose chocolates

"Extreme caution" urged as at least 8 people in 4 states sickened, 6 hospitalized.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/06/people-are-seizing-being-intubated-after-eating-microdose-chocolates/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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@arstechnica Who micro doses chocolate?! If I am eating chocolate, it is European dark chocolate and it is not in a micro dose.

"The candy, said to be infused with mushrooms, has been linked to severe illnesses, including seizures, loss of consciousness, confusion, sleepiness, agitation, abnormal heart rates, hyper/hypotension, nausea, and vomiting, according to an outbreak alert released by the Food and Drug Administration on Friday."

Oh.

Micro dosing chocolate was never a good idea.

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Report: New “Apple Intelligence” AI features will be opt-in by default

Apple reportedly plans to announce its first big wave of AI features at WWDC.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/06/report-new-apple-intelligence-ai-features-will-be-opt-in-by-default/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

CStamp ,
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@arstechnica They learned from the backlash Windows got. 😃

georgetakei , to Random
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Umm, you sure you wanna do that...? 😬 https://www.comicsands.com/ohio-billionaire-titanic-submersible-trip-2668403503.html?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=infeed&utm_campaign=linkprogram

CStamp ,
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@georgetakei The comments...

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Nvidia denies pirate e-book sites are “shadow libraries” to shut down lawsuit

Will quibbling over the meaning of "shadow libraries" help Nvidia's case?

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/05/nvidia-denies-pirate-e-book-sites-are-shadow-libraries-to-shut-down-lawsuit/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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@arstechnica Pay authors. No money? Libraries are free and they pay authors.

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Impeach Justice Samuel Alito https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuHFFkezgVs&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

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@rbreich "At stake." At this point, does anyone trust it? Two of them lied under oath about Roe vs Wade being settled law, then did what they wanted, with no repercussions for having lied to get their jobs. One has a wife who was actively part of J6. And now this. They have turned the office into something unworthy of respect.

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Effective tax rates before and after the Trump tax law:

Verizon
Before: 21%
After: 8%

Walmart
Before: 31%
After: 17%

AT&T
Before: 13%
After: 3%

Walt Disney
Before: 26%
After: 8%

FedEx
Before: 18%
After: 1%

This is what a corporate giveaway looks like.

CStamp ,
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@rbreich And isn't the FEDEX guy now destroying the public mail?

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Completely unacceptable. https://www.comicsands.com/blind-man-seattle-restaurant-tiktok-2668246884.html?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=infeed&utm_campaign=linkprogram

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@georgetakei A classy way to handle it after having been embarrassed in public.

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Google Cloud accidentally nukes customer account, causes two weeks of downtime

UniSuper, a $135 billion pension account, details its cloud compute nightmare.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/05/google-cloud-accidentally-nukes-customer-account-causes-two-weeks-of-downtime/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

CStamp ,
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@arstechnica No one should ever only have data in a cloud. :(

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Call me crazy, but maybe presidents who get themselves indicted shouldn't have their criminal trials presided over by judges they themselves appointed.

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@rbreich Yeah, it's surprising that she didn't have to immediately recuse herself.

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Oh, what a shame. https://www.comicsands.com/chris-pratt-katherine-schwarzenegger-demolish-2667861272.html?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=infeed&utm_campaign=linkprogram

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@georgetakei One person's "stunning" is another person's "ugly." They bought it, not as a museum of 1950s architecture.

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Boeing is Maximizing Profits https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nerOKaykOY&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

CStamp ,
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@rbreich Short term. Long term, they will lose sales and brand reputation.

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People sure do have opinions... https://www.comicsands.com/simone-biles-jonathan-owens-comments-2667814258.html?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=infeed&utm_campaign=linkprogram

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@georgetakei The only thing I take exception to is "we, the men, are always the catch."

Any man who thinks that is...suspicious as a "catch." I guess now that he knows more people might know who she is than he, he might toe the line and consider her a catch, but geesh.

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Always focused on the pressing issues of the day 🙄 https://www.comicsands.com/fox-news-libraries-sex-dens-2667801192.html?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=infeed&utm_campaign=linkprogram

CStamp ,
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@georgetakei They really are fixated on violence and sex. During Spanky's impeachment stuff, Fox covered sex-crazed pandas.

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Boeing's outgoing CEO could get a "golden parachute" worth as much as $45 million.

The CEO before him got one worth $62 million on his way out the door in 2019.

America has socialism for the rich, harsh capitalism for everyone else.

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@rbreich Imagine being terrible at a job, destroying your company's reputation and being handed tens of millions as a bonus...

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I still hear people arguing that prosecuting a former president sets a “dangerous precedent.”

The truly dangerous precedent would be to establish that presidents are above the law.

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@rbreich Also, it was unprecedented to have allowed a man like that into the White House.

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Today’s CPI report shows meat & poultry are among the highest items pushing inflation.

Maybe that's because just 4 companies now control processing of 80% of beef, nearly 70% of pork, and almost 60% of chicken.

Without competition, corporations can get away with price gouging.

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@rbreich Olive oil, canned tomatoes, pasta, eggs, cheese, a lot of things are a LOT more than what they were a year or two ago. :(

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