This is why i think there’s still such a strong push for AI from the major tech companies–it’s not just about developing a product for consumers to use–it’s a product to use against consumers too

At this point, I’ll take any justice 🫠

I’ve been wondering what the endgame is for Russia if they can’t defeat Ukraine. You know they won’t accept defeat without some scorched earth sorta business first…dirtier and dirtier tricks etc. This is gonna get a lot worse before it ends…

Hopefully this post will also continue rising, it’s exactly what i needed to break my cycle of doomscrolling and get to action. Thank you! I am also going to make it a point to pick up some fresh bread today 🍞 ✨

Don’t forget the 4th one: you 🤡

Edit: fr though, where are the good jokes online? Fair enough if you aren’t finding them here.

I wonder if blind people would have an advantage playing this

^But I’m seeing more and more bikes with great tech, don’t get me wrong, but they have a very limited lifespan and almost no longevity in the coming decades.

I honestly think they could be said about most tech nowadays. I always took for granted that newer technology would replace older tech but have even greater longevity… But at least when it comes to consumer-level products, i believe very few things are ‘buy-it-for-life’ anymore. Proprietary tech is ridiculously abundant, seems everything has to have a custom digital brain, wi-fi, bluetooth, DRM, subscriptions, etc. and all that comes with the adoption of cheap tech to make it affordable enough for the average person.

Once that company has moved onto the next thing though, how long will they support their previous products? If proprietary circuitry or a website is involved, it’s a near-guarantee you’ll be unable to use it in a matter of time–whether due to the website/server going dark or the product itself getting borked due to cheap manufacturing/design/etc. If there is to be any long-term support, it may actually come in the form of hobbyist groups willing to design and build their own circuitry, 3D print replacement/upgrade parts…stuff that often requires a very skilled and dedicated group. It’s pretty cool when you can find a bunch of like-minded individuals sharing info and working together to keep something going or take it to the next level, but that’s not a substitute for long-term product support. Companies used to be held to some sort of standard–or at least i was led to think so when i was younger. It’s weird to think back to the days when long-term reliability was a genuine selling point. The Maytag man bored in the shop, lol. Those days are long gone

I wake up earlier than that these days yet i somehow manage to stay far less smug about it. Though i will gladly fuck off, it’s a ridiculous time to be waking up

I was also delighted by the little bonus “a” in that spelling! I’ve been trying to remember to use the æ symbol in those cases though i don’t get to use it nearly as fræquently as I’d like… At least not properlæ 😉

All going according to plan, I’m sure

Just watch, they’re gonna start sending JD Vance sperm samples to the donut shop as retribution

Exactly! Don’t turn off the cameras, just audibly proclaim the footage will be edited not to include her.

…So anyway, here’s the footage including her

Recently? I can’t recall a speech he’s given since he started running for president where he didn’t whine about perceived mistreatment

Ha!! As an appliance repair guy i learned about reversing the door hinges+handles a long time ago. It never occurred to me to use it for a prank until i was living in my apartment for a few years, and realized it really would make more sense to reverse the hinges to open the door the other way. I moved the hinges, but then it occurred to me that i can leave the handles where they were and prank all my friends when they came over. Unsurprisingly, it works! People usually would figure it out eventually but sometimes we had to intervene if they were getting too rough with it.

I got so used to having it set up that way that once in a blue moon I’d go to open other people’s refrigerators the wrong way (not the best look for a repair tech, LOL)

They probably won’t vote for Harris, but they won’t vote for Trump either.

This is actually possible. There’s a “don’t tread on me” type that has been using their yard as a political billboard for years and i just recently noticed that while they’re still anti- our current Democrat governer, they took down their pro-Trump stuff as well. Now there’s some sign about Jill Stein that’s up but seems a lot less flamboyant.

¯\_(ツ)__🤌

Easily one of the best Dreamcast games imo 🙌 i loved the bowling stage where you try to drift into the pins for a strike… I don’t remember how you got there but it was so much fun. That game was also a blast in the arcade in the sit-down style cabinet.

They still working though? Battery damage? I can’t imagine the next scandal, lol

I found a couple of my old VMUs a while back… Luckily the batteries didn’t leak and they worked once i found batteries to try em with! The Dreamcast really was awesome 😌

I still remember how exciting it was to see/hear the boot-up screen 😄

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rHmwksG_98Y

I just have a garbage disposal at the bottom of my toilet. I turn it on before flushing for the “bigger deposits” 🌀