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Porch pirates know what's coming via FedEx: AT&T iPhones

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Dunnage guzzling sparklebaggers doormat trap donuts shinykin nest thieves boxtruck slowgloaters boxshakes (anyone doing boxing gym...
Dunnage guzzling sparklebaggers doormat trap donuts shinykin nest thieves boxtruck slowgloaters boxshakes (anyone doing boxing gym this month to tell?) AT&Told? Drop long-term care | Drop memory care institutes | Droptables PorchContents. Lassoes to launch (scooter lassoes to launch?)
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German airline Lufthansa given record $4m fine after refusing to board Jews on Frankfurt flight

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This topic seems very fraught and I don’t have a comment on it other than a...
This topic seems very fraught and I don’t have a comment on it other than a German airline should be really frigging careful in a situation like this. BUT. I’m reminded of a flight I was on many years ago. I was traveling domestically in the US for work and approximately half the passengers on my flight were dressed in full Hasidic garb. At...
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Society of the spectacle? Discussions on the Mass media

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The Conversation ‘Suicide for democracy.’ What is ‘bothsidesism’ – and how is it different... Treating both...
The Conversation ‘Suicide for democracy.’ What is ‘bothsidesism’ – and how is it different... Treating both sides equally can seriously distort the facts, if the evidence is weighted to one side. Looking at the US election, climate change denial and more, a journalism expert explains why.
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Parents sue school that gave low grade to student's AI-generated work

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I can empathize with the kid… He’s probably under a lot of pressure. It seems like...
I can empathize with the kid… He’s probably under a lot of pressure. It seems like he probably has assholes for parents, too. That doesn’t help. But the generative AI thing is totally besides the point. He cheated. It doesn’t really matter how. AI can be a good tool and if he used it to help create a work of his own, I see...
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Odd Stuff (Part 5)

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jwz.org – 30 Sep 24 Bop Spotter Perfect web design, no notes: https://walzr.com/bop-spotter
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Stan Lee's house is for sale, including the Spider-Men inside

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Grey_Devil: Why so many bathrooms? Handy when you have a bunch of superheroes over and they...
Grey_Devil: Why so many bathrooms? Handy when you have a bunch of superheroes over and they all need a discreet place to change out of their secret identity outfits at the same time.
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Fucking NY Times (and WaPo assholes)

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Because it would be unseemly to have a news organization suggest a candidate was avoiding answering...
Because it would be unseemly to have a news organization suggest a candidate was avoiding answering questions.
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"You were hiding in a supply closet" on Jan 6 — Allred humiliates Cruz on debate stage

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soimless: The specific unfair advantage given in drawing a district in a way that either packs...
soimless: The specific unfair advantage given in drawing a district in a way that either packs or cracks voters does not apply to the state wide races the same way as the district races do. [ citation needed ] Preferably from somebody with actual experience in the field and including sources.
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"You were hiding in a supply closet" on Jan 6 — Allred humiliates Cruz on debate stage

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soimless: The specific unfair advantage given in drawing a district in a way that either packs...
soimless: The specific unfair advantage given in drawing a district in a way that either packs or cracks voters does not apply to the state wide races the same way as the district races do. Which is only made possible when one party controls the legislature and executive and courts for a long time in the state - thus, Gerrymandering.
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Trump the Chump (Part 2)

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Maddow’s bombshell reporting: Trump trying to pay Stormy Daniels to be quiet again
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Enshittification: The Thread

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Retail Brew We checked out CVS’s pilot program that lets shoppers unlock display cases... The chain...
Retail Brew We checked out CVS’s pilot program that lets shoppers unlock display cases... The chain declined to name the pilot stores. We found one.
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Odd Stuff (Part 5)

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I have questions.
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Melizmatic's Memeversation 6: the Memeing of Life

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"You were hiding in a supply closet" on Jan 6 — Allred humiliates Cruz on debate stage

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Mindysan33: Um… no, that’s not the case at all. There is certainly knock-on effects from gerrymandering,...
Mindysan33: Um… no, that’s not the case at all. There is certainly knock-on effects from gerrymandering, especially of the kind found in Texas, which was highly aggressive in nature (and implemented with veiled threats to Democratic voters). People who don’t believe that their vote will have any impact locally, will often not come out to vote at all, meaning that they are less likely...
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Fuck Elon Musk (Part 2)

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Bluesky Social – 16 Oct 24 Comfortably Zomb(ie) (@numb.comfortab.ly) Dude shoots his Cybertruck, and is shocked...
Bluesky Social – 16 Oct 24 Comfortably Zomb(ie) (@numb.comfortab.ly) Dude shoots his Cybertruck, and is shocked to find out it's not bulletproof (via @FAFO_TV on Twitter) ETA: Video at link.
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AI chatbots spawn shock meme cult, birth $258 million crypto empire

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"a study in memetic contagion and the tail risks of unsupervised infinite idea generation in the...
"a study in memetic contagion and the tail risks of unsupervised infinite idea generation in the age of [large language models] Memetic contagion…I suppose that’s a more modern way to describe the dopamine addicted rush that the internet fuels. But this is really no different than a hype man, a huckster, a charlatan / almost con artist. It’s the modern equivalent of the super...
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Melizmatic's Memeversation 6: the Memeing of Life

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Whatcha Playin'? Continue?

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I don’t know anything about Warframe, and don’t play any games on my phone (if it...
I don’t know anything about Warframe, and don’t play any games on my phone (if it even can handle them…?), but all that said I do know that Vampire Survivors has a mobile version. If you haven’t tried it, and are ready to lose some hours, I’d recommend giving it a go. It’s really fun.
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Ouch! Man in Speedos finds out the hard way why a park warns NOT to pet the wild horses (video)

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A friend who was a very serious weight lifter and martial artist, big guy, told me...
A friend who was a very serious weight lifter and martial artist, big guy, told me once about being kicked by a cow. He said he saw it coming, and got his arms/body in place against the incoming leg for a perfect block. That would have worked perfectly against the vast majority of humans, but had absolutely zero effect on the cow. Her kick...
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German airline Lufthansa given record $4m fine after refusing to board Jews on Frankfurt flight

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A lot of religious people can be quite rich/powerful, and have the ears of power brokers...
A lot of religious people can be quite rich/powerful, and have the ears of power brokers and lawmakers.
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Stan Lee's house is for sale, including the Spider-Men inside

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I thought Pee Wee Herman’s house had better location for only 3.8 mil final selling price....
I thought Pee Wee Herman’s house had better location for only 3.8 mil final selling price. This house is almost twice the size. But Pee Wee’s views were awesome! Boing Boing – 3 Jun 24 Pee-wee Herman's real life playhouse The home of Paul Reubens, the man behind Pee-wee Herman who died last summer, is now on the market, and it looks absolutely stunning...
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Whatcha Playin'? Continue?

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So my iPhone 8 suddenly decided there were no networks. The repair guy in the next...
So my iPhone 8 suddenly decided there were no networks. The repair guy in the next town over couldn’t fix it. So even though I am unemployed and facing massive medical debt I had to buy a new phone! Yeah mandatory upgrade! I now have a 13! So of course I installed Warframe. I’ve played a little Genshin Impact and Tower of Fantasy, but...
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UK Political Thread, part the second

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the Guardian – 15 Oct 24 Call it the Great Welsh Train Robbery – a £4bn...
the Guardian – 15 Oct 24 Call it the Great Welsh Train Robbery – a £4bn HS2 scandal happening in plain... Thanks to a ministerial sleight of hand, the cost to Wales, already plagued by poor rail services, has been huge, says Guardian columnist Will Hayward
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Elections 2023 and 2024

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Oh my gosh, not seasonal allergies. That should disqualify her immediately and we shouldn’t even have...
Oh my gosh, not seasonal allergies. That should disqualify her immediately and we shouldn’t even have an election. …As to her completely desperate request for my Medical Statements, she is dying to see my Cholesterol (which is 180!), I have already provided them, many times, including quite recently, and they were flawless. However, I have just seen Kamala’s Report, and it is not good....
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