Woah, woah, woah. Yes, the G20 is basically the Legion of Doom (if it was made entirely of Lex Luthor clones), but they usually at least try to slap a smiley face on their atrocities. Bulldozing homes is a little too on the nose, isn’t it, Modi?
Authorities say they have also deployed several dozen people to mimic the sounds made by langurs so that the rhesus monkeys will be further convinced the cardboard animals are real.
So… they hired people to walk around making langur noises? I want a detailed story specifically about this job. First, though, I need to hit Wikipedia and find out what a langur is.
Grindr Inc. has lost about 45% of its staff as it enforces a strict return-to-office policy that was introduced after a majority of employees announced a plan to unionize.
Well, that was a shitty thing for the company to do. I’m glad they’re short staffed. Fuck ‘em.
Yeah, “What Killed Capitalism” is an attention-getting subtitle, but I’m pretty sure Wall Street still exists… and will continue to exist for quite a while.
I was annoyed when I found out the phone I was considering didn’t have a headphone jack, but after checking the prices of Bluetooth headphones, I wasn’t as concerned. The battery charge for the headphones lasted longer than I was expecting, too. Now I’ve grown to prefer them, and wouldn’t go back even if I had the option.
I think what you’re talking about is called a meritocracy.
Another good criticism about choosing a democratically elected president goes something like “anyone who wants that kind of power shouldn’t be allowed to have it.”
This is beside the main point, but it jumped out at me and bothered me the instant I read it:
One blue-check user responded…
Who cares if they have a check or not? Any asshole can just buy one. Blue checks haven’t been “special” for a while now.
The article raises some important issues, but it’s undermining its own tone. Since the article is driven by moral indignation, why make special emphasis of a quote from someone who’s helping support Musk’s cesspool of hate?
Agreed. Having an enormous user base isn’t inherently a good thing. We’re used to thinking that it is, though, because most of our experience is with for-profit websites. For them, that’s how success is measured.
It’s great if you’re selling advertising space on your site, or if you want the maximum amount of potential customers for other products or services… but for sites like Beehaw, too much is simply too much. Constant growth isn’t worth the trouble.
The concept people need to adjust to is that we’re interested in quality over quantity. We need enough users to keep the site active and interesting, but beyond that, things just get more complex and harder to moderate.
This brings to mind an interesting parallel. One of the ideas behind American democracy was an informed electorate - not just a bunch of ignorant rubes casting impulsive, careless votes. (Ensuring the existence of an informed electorate is also one of the reasons the first amendment was adopted, but that’s another topic.)
Gaywallet, you are more informed than most of us, and you’ve demonstrated your qualifications. Even if this was a democracy, I’d trust you to vote on my behalf.
I want to emphasize the “on those that deserve it” bit. That’s the part angry commenters will misinterpret or pretend to forget.
Anyway…
I have an account on kbin. It can be interesting to compare a thread when viewed here vs. being viewed there.
Usually, a thread viewed on kbin has more comments - but many of them are crude, stupid, and antagonistic. The same thread viewed on Beehaw has a much more readable comment section, because of thoughtful defederating.
Ideally, we wouldn’t have to defederate from anyone, but I don’t think we’re losing anything of value.
Somebody was ignorantly making fun of Beehaw recently. I responded that I only want civil, mature conversations instead of arguments with trolls. I like the idea of a well-moderated instance that has a general guideline of “be(e) nice”. I want mods to have the flexibility to do their jobs effectively.
You can attach a suction cup dildo, or any sex toy you choose, to a fridge
Although fridges are completely neutral when it comes to honor and morality, I suspect they have a more tolerable personality
Refrigerators are available in many styles. You can pick one that you find “handsome”, or just tape a poster to it.
In a pinch, you can hide inside a refrigerator for protection
Refrigerators excel at providing resources. As for “coverture”, I’m still not completely sure what it is (even after looking it up) but it sounds like an outdated kind of marriage arrangement. That’s not something a refrigerator can provide, but I’m not sure someone would want it anyway.
Refrigerators have no stance when it comes to children, but since time out of mind, they have been encouraging the creativity of children by proudly displaying their artwork. The value of OPs influence on children is… questionable.
Most refrigerators cannot cook, and none can do the prep work. This is the only clear win for OP.
Most refrigerators can float if you tie the door shut. You may have to remove the compressor, though, because those things are heavy.
Refrigerators will silently watch any show you choose, or no shows at all. Same goes for music.