I don’t care who “leads” clean tech. This isn’t a dick swinging, nor measuring contest. We need to stop emitting greenhouse gasses and even remove some from the atmosphere, as well as deacidify the oceans of possible. It won’t matter who had the biggest gangrene dick if we all cook to death, it just needs to get done. Holy fucking shit, if there’s a perfect argument against intelligent design, the existence of humans is it.

TELL ME ABOUT THE OVARIES! I MUST KNOW ABOUT THE OVARIES!

It would. They could over a discount with the turn in of a d-link device and roll in some nonsense about reducing e-waste. They will probably get a nice little sales boost and tax breaks while helping the decline of a competitor.

I can respect that, but also respect that people will find it empty and confusing, especially because it isn’t corporate, so there is no funnel to get the rolling. They have to be motivated enough to seek all of that information out and as much as people use social media, it isn’t that important to them.

I don’t use mastodon, but yes, people are use to social media doing everything for you. Youtube is probably the greatest example of a service that will spoonfeed you content with little to no input from the user. My understanding of mastodon is that you have to know what you’re looking for to find content.

Somebody promote that driver! They’re thinking outside the box to increase demand and brand awareness!

This country really fucking sucks.

Valid, though in some cases dark, points. The US is one of, if not the largest, per capita emitters on the planet, though. Our military alone is a top emitter. I just find the outlook for meaningful change in this country grim and the effects we’ve already begone to see from climate change are pretty severe.

So…uh…is everyone ready to join those of us slandered as “doomers” in reality now? Nothing of significance has been done or is being done, and this problem is not going away. It is only going to get worse. Unless everyone joins us in reality, it is over. I’m not exactly hopeful, as the “I hate all science” party just swept both houses, along with the presidency and they already had the courts.

Gonna take a two month breather?

Most places in the US are in addition to the bill, it’s just that many people who don’t carry cash, so you can add it to your debit/credit on a separate line, but leaving cash is always an option. Some places that deal with a lot of non-tippers have mandatory gratuity or make it mandatory for groups above a certain size. Either way, I think it’s bullshit that the employees’ wages are not accounted for in menu pricing, and I’m expected to figure it out.

Ya’ll tip over there? I thought the US was the only place with that assbackward practice.

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There should be a name for this. “The constituent letter” or “The Pelosi kiss” or maybe “The MAGA crayon.”

I didn’t say it would happen. Just that’s what it should be. These fucking pigs are out of control.

It really should be legal to fire upon police actively engaging in torture/attempted murder.

It would be prudent for a sentient species with such long lifespans to practice planned procreation rather than multiplying exponentially like a culture on a petri dish.

Or the people who are determined to discuss bullshit at length that is completely unrelated while there is an extended line behind them. I’m empathetic if you’re lonely, but this isn’t the time or place. Take your ass to a bar (you can order food/non-alcoholic drinks if you like), and you can run your mouth to the patrons there. You can also go to parks, live sports, live music, hobbie/enthusiast events, etc. All these events have people you can mingle with, but fucking lines with captive employees and other people tattooed behind you trying to conduct business isn’t the place.

It’s fucking sickening they are trying to portray themselves as victims for participating in a genocide. I only wish all of life’s misery on this human trash.

What hairnet to this young man is unfortunate, and I know the mother is grieving, but the chatbots did not kill her son. Her negligence around the firearm is more to blame, honestly. Regardless, he was unwell, and this was likely going to surface in one way or another. With more time for therapy and no access to a firearm, he may have been here with us today. I do agree, though, that sexual/romantic chatbots are not for minors. They are for adult weirdos.

I don’t get it, as a straight guy. I’m trying to imagine jeopardizing my career for some elderly woman twice my age with a fondness for bushmeat and the consequential brainworm… and I just can’t imagine her being charismatic enough for me to be like "Eh, fuck everything I’ve worked for, I’m going to have a ‘personal relationship’ with her. "