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philip_cardella

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GenXer studying American and transnational history with a focus on de jure racism in housing and policing through the lens of illiberalism.

Married to an Engineering prof.

He/Him

#SacramentoKings fan way before it was cool.

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NASA will pay SpaceX nearly $1 billion to deorbit the International Space Station

The space agency did consider alternatives to splashing the station.

https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/06/nasa-will-pay-spacex-nearly-1-billion-to-deorbit-the-international-space-station/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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@arstechnica I'm just going to keep scrolling.

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Proton is taking its privacy-first apps to a nonprofit foundation model

Because of Swiss laws, there are no shareholders, and only one mission.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/06/proton-is-taking-its-privacy-first-apps-to-a-nonprofit-foundation-model/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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@arstechnica this seems good. I've been using proton for about a year now. Still get so much shit at Google and a lot of commerce sites block proton mail because it has alias options but I'm happy with it.

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It's your turn to be a political strategist.

If Trump is found guilty, should Biden emphasize the guilty verdict or focus on abortion and democracy instead?

philip_cardella ,
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@rbreich if I'm the Dems I flood every highway with billboards talking about the guilty verdict.

And abortion.

And that Trump is an authoritarian dictator like Castro, Pinochet, Chavez, Stalin, Hitler and Mao. It doesn't matter that some of these are from the right and some from the left. They're all authoritarians and he too is an authoritarian.

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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.

philip_cardella ,
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@rbreich wait. Isn't FedEx a competitor with the USPS the Trump loving Postmaster General is running into the ground?

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When I was a mere clerk for the 1st circuit appeals court, I wasn't allowed to have a political bumper sticker for fear of creating even the appearance of bias on the court.

How can Justice Alito be allowed to rule on Jan 6-related matters after flying a pro-insurrection flag?

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@rbreich answer: SCOTUS has no authority above them, save Congress' power of Impeachment. With Republicans consistently appointing people with no integrity or decency, the so called guardrails that guided the court since at least Warren was appointed, failed at that point.

Predictably, I might add.

It's not like SCOTUS had any moment of history outside of the Warren and Marshall Courts where it acted with a shred of integrity or decency.

I know you know I'm just venting.

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Google Search adds “web” filter as it pivots to AI-focused search results

Google Search now has an option to search the "web," which is not the default anymore.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/05/google-search-adds-web-filter-as-it-pivots-to-ai-focused-search-results/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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@arstechnica 🤣😆😂🤪😶

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Trump keeps telling the lie that he's being prosecuted "by Biden."

False.

Four different grand juries, made up of ordinary citizens, voted to indict him after reviewing substantial evidence that he had committed crimes. That's how the criminal justice system works.

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@rbreich and of course, President Biden has no jurisdiction or direct authority over the New York State Attorney General's Office nor the local District Attorney's Offices.

Sometimes, I wish Biden could fire the mayor of New York and then sit down with people of New York and help them learn how to stop electing the biggest shitheads in the world as mayor.

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You can now buy a flame-throwing robot dog for under $10,000

Thermonator, the first "flamethrower-wielding robot dog," is completely legal in 48 US states.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/04/you-can-now-buy-a-flame-throwing-robot-dog-for-under-10000/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

philip_cardella ,
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@arstechnica wait. Is that the Hound from Fahrenheit 451?!!!??

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Concern grows as bird flu spreads further in US cows: 32 herds in 8 states

Experts say the US is not sharing as much data on the outbreak as it should.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/04/concern-grows-as-bird-flu-spreads-further-in-us-cows-32-herds-in-8-states/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

philip_cardella ,
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@arstechnica holy cow. The dairy and beef industry is lying.

I'm. Shocked. Shocked.

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Closeout pricing? Meta’s aging Quest 2 headset now costs $199

Move comes as support winds down for the original Quest headset.

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/04/closeout-pricing-metas-aging-quest-2-headset-now-costs-199/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

philip_cardella ,
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@arstechnica I'll sell someone mine.

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Cops can force suspect to unlock phone with thumbprint, US court rules

Ruling: Thumbprint scan is like a "blood draw or fingerprint taken at booking."

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/04/cops-can-force-suspect-to-unlock-phone-with-thumbprint-us-court-rules/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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@arstechnica and I've been mocked on here for refusing to use biometric unlocks.

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All the pieces are in place for the first crew flight of Boeing’s Starliner

“This is a test flight, and a complicated one at that."

https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/04/all-the-pieces-are-in-place-for-the-first-crew-flight-of-boeings-starliner/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

philip_cardella ,
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@arstechnica legitimate question is: how many corners did they cut on this?

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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 I'd call it corporatism, a form of capitalism that, well, favors corporations and lets them run everything.

It's the system the Nazis and Fascist Italy used.

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News flash: If you outlaw abortions, dictate what educators can teach in schools, and stop people from voting, you're not the party of "limited government."

philip_cardella ,
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@rbreich of course the issue is they don't want to be the party of limited government anymore. That was the former Republican party. That party couldn't win so they invited in Christian nationalists. Those people let the power go to their heads and welcomed in fascist thinking and here we are.

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Elon Musk: AI will be smarter than any human around the end of next year

While Musk says superintelligence is coming soon, one critic says prediction is "batsh*t crazy."

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/04/elon-musk-ai-will-be-smarter-than-any-human-around-the-end-of-next-year/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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@arstechnica somebody is trying to boost his stock value.

This clown needs to be fined into oblivion. He's broken so many laws in so many countries it'd be hilarious if not so dangerous.

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