…the sad part is that perhaps half those MAGAs aren’t necessarily bad people, but they’re so profoundly indoctrinated by its disinformation sphere that they legitimately believe their support serves a greater good…

…the other half are outright evil, though…

…beOS wasn’t really a POSIX system, but NeXTstep might fit alongside the others…

…among many policies already in effect…

…not in fifth-edition dungeons + dragons: knowledge checks are intelligence, judgement is wisdom…

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…you know, now that i’m really thinking about it, there may be a token 12"x18" privacy screen set on the table between displays, but it doesn’t impede adjacent displays from your field of view at all: it’s more about the suggestion of privacy than actual functionality…

…here we just have touchscreen kiosks set side-by-side along open tables, no privacy other than the LCD field-of-view…

…you ever take it off any sweet jumps?..

…the sad fact is that fascists won a mostly-free-and-fair election, so i think many of us are sitting tight until midterms lest we give them ammunition to rationslise martial law; if midterm elections aren’t proprietous, though, that ammunition’s f*cking coming out…

…large-language models do not comport with lossless data reconstruction in my experience; quite the opposite…

…plus they have to add these little armored balls which can eject personnel into new york their for own safety, provided an escort arrives to facilitate their ultimate escape…

…nah man, that’s on the domestic dealers + automakers choosing not to market small affordable cars in favor of big profitable road-tanks, and it’s not the first time they’ve priced themselves out of the market like this…

…disappointed to see alarums + excursions end so close to the gold mark but by that same measure its run is nothing short of a triumph by modern standards; lee gold’s shadow looms large and well-earned…

…will someone just drop this guy into an industrial shredder already?..

…there’s no trying, man, it’s already undone…

…meanwhile stateside, the executive branch are planning auctions of federal land to corporate developers…

…that’s okay; some folks drive BMWs…

…software is next…

…nah man, you vastly underestimate the potency of their disinformation sphere and vastly overestimate the critical thought of the US population: a slim but growing majority will cheer on the train-wreck as they scapegoat minority after minority after minority, eating themselves to fuel their fury…

…that’s how fascism works…

…the most you’d ever need would be five; six offers a spare in case one’s lost…