The mental gymnastics that these people must go through.

“We could use the sun to replace fossil fuels with clean energy.”

“Nope, not on the table.”

“Ok, you know, we could just blot out the whole fucking sun and keep burning fossil fuels!”

“Fucking genius, tell me more!”

“Yeah, we keep drilling and drilling and when we run out of oil…umm…and the sun is blocked out too…ummm…you know, we’ll just kick that can down the road on that last part. Bill, deploy Operation Sunsceen. Gretchen, call Enron and tell to DRILL BABY!”

This isn’t usually a skill issue, it’s a knowledge issue, fixed by RTFM. Or Google.

I think “lazy” might be the wrong word to use here. “Lazy” is when you don’t feel like doing laundry.

Frustrated is a better description, I think.

Frustrated by an entitled company which packages invasive data collection into a product with a 70% market share of laptops and desktops.

Frustrated that manufacturers of these products don’t provide Linux options out of the box.

Frustrated that a person can’t just buy a USB stick loaded with Linux and install it.

Frustrated that they have to worry about bricking their laptop if they fuck it up.

Frustrated that streaming video stuttered and there didn’t seem to be any way to troubleshoot it.

At least, this describes my experience getting fed up with Windows and putting Ubuntu on my laptop. It was touch and go for a minute. A week actually. Pure frustration.

Now that it’s up and running, though, I fucking love it. But getting there was quite a bit of hassle, ngl.

It’s like a horror franchise.

Windows 13: The Semen Demon Rises

Just FYI: I just put Ubuntu on an older laptop. I had a problem with streaming video, they kept stuttering. The fix, as far as I can tell, is to run XORG instead of Weyland. (Select on bottom right of log-in screen, where it asks for password.)

But yeah, I’m almost there. Replaced Google with Proton (paid service, but worth it to be out of Google’s ecosystem, and there’s free options, too, I think). Just need to decide on a secure browser and phase out my existing accounts.

Feels good, man. Feels so fucking good to be moving in the right direction.

An interesting way to phrase “Iran doesn’t trust Trump administration after they fire bombed a bunch of kids and civilian infrastructure”.

But I guess brevity matters more than truth. Lemme try again…

“US can’t be trusted to honor ceasefire”

A bit better, maybe?

I think it’s for the international community as much as it is for the American people.

Alas, it’s lost on the people who most need to read it.

It’s not a Hitler bunker.

I promise you, someone on his staff got the idea from Rick and Morty. I bet it has levels with a bar and a McDonald’s and some other unmentionable rooms where the screams linger in the walls.

I know the writer of the article isn’t the subject matter expert, but he seems to put a LOT of faith in one man’s analysis of the situation.

Farmers are very much used to supply chain disruption and rolling with the punches. (Weather, fluctuating market prices, broken equipment, etc, etc.)

Many alternative fertilization methods exist. (Some might say better alternatives, since they can be domestically sourced.)

I think there’s some really good information here, but I’m not sure that the author fully supported his claim that a worldwide crop disaster is imminent. I guess we get to find out shortly, though!

Wow, I just went down a rabbit hole and read a bunch of her stuff.

I’m left to wonder why her ideas gained any traction at all? But I’ve had enough of Dworkin for one day, so maybe I’ll just stay morbidly curious and move on with my life. I feel like I need some chocolate and a fuzzy blanket now…safety…security…sanity.

I don’t understand why she feels so bad about taking the settlement money. I get why she’s angry about the situation, and I get why she’s worried about the future. But the money itself?

I mean, it is blood money, but to read the article, it’s her blood. Her sweat. Her tears. Why would she feel bad about being compensated for her work?

Thank you for posting this!

One the one hand, I’d love to see Rowling drop off the face of the earth. I don’t think she’s a great writer and, while I love the visuals in the Wizarding World, the story is absolute drivel. In short, I don’t think she’s a top-tier artist worthy of earning either the admiration or the hard-earned cash of her adoring fans. Her stance on transwomen is especially infuriating, because I came out as trans about the same time that she started her anti-trans campaign.

On the other hand, Rowling’s involvement in anti-trans organizations started after her long involvement with other charitable organizations, most of them dedicated to helping women and children.

• Lumos: Founded by Rowling in 2005, this charity works to end the systemic institutionalization of children in Europe and elsewhere. She has donated over £63 million to it.

• Volant Trust: Established to support projects that help women and children at risk, as well as fighting social deprivation.

• Beira’s Place: A women’s sexual assault support center in Edinburgh funded by Rowling.

• Gingerbread: She was an Ambassador (and later President) for seven years for this organization, which supports single-parent families.

• Multiple Sclerosis Society Scotland: She was a patron for nine years and heavily funded MS research.

The article stops short of sorting out the funding behind The J.K. Rowling Women’s Fund, Rowling’s anti-trans lobbyist group. It’s difficult to tell without knowing how much cash she’s pouring into her anti-trans charity, and how much of that flows to legislators.

In my mind, it comes down to whether she’s trying to be a net good for society or a net bad.

I kind of empathize with Rowling, in a twisted way. She reminds me of my mother. Involved in many solid charities, honestly trying to use her wealth for the greater good, but also misguided in a slightly evil way on certain issues. The good doesn’t wash out the bad, but we can’t ignore her good deeds. She seems to be trying to impact women’s lives in a positive way.

It’s kind of like a carbon tax - yeah, I hate seeing the super-rich climb into private jets and selfishly burn through resources. But I hate them a little bit less when they purchase carbon offsets or donate to environmental causes. So yeah, I hate Rowling, but there’s a lot of anti-trans artists that I hate more.

First, there’s a paywall so thank you but no thank you to reading this article and shame on you for not providing a synopsis. (Don’t worry, I still love you.)

But if we really want to have a discussion about “ethical consumption”, maybe start with listing something “ethical” about Hollywood? Isn’t it all tainted, in one way or another?

It seems to me that people can consume digital content and still do their best to minimize profit for the creator. Organize a large viewing party, for example, so that instead of 10 people streaming the show, only one person has to. Or watch a pirated version. Etc, etc.

Lastly, it might be too little too late. Has Rowling already been paid for the rights? Does she get residuals? How do we know that boycotting the show will actually affect her finances?

Have you seen Westworld, the HBO series? It has a major plotline which revolves around AI consciousness and the bicameral mind theory.

Ain’t no way pluperfect is used like that in a sentence

Talk to Shane Black about it. https://youtu.be/ChrLyuAOu-c?t=74

He’s not just a cameo he’s on the screen so much

My apologies to you. And to all of Lemmy. And most especially to BBT.

I thought you were being serious, on my first take. Had to google it. For those as gullible as me, the strike will last a full day.

“On May 1, on May Day, we are saying, ‘No business as usual,’” he said. “No work, no school, no shopping. We’re going to show up and say we’re putting workers over billionaires and kings.”

https://www.commondreams.org/news/no-kings-general-strike

I don’t disagree with your sentiment, though. The whole “No Kings” thing kind of puts the focus in the wrong place.

Seems like it’s an outlier. (I’m in the Houston metro.)

Gas prices have been steadily rising, but it’s possible that a business owner overreacted and overcharged customers in anticipation of a steep price hike.

And here’s a graph of prices in my area:

https://ycharts.com/indicators/houston_retail_price_of_gasoline

And here’s another:

https://www.gasbuddy.com/charts

Avg. price about $3.50 - $3.70 as of today, with no significant downturn in price for the last month. Of course, if you live in an outlying region rather than the city, your price will be cheaper.

The ending of that clip is infuriating. Talk about a cliffhanger…

Why in the pluperfect fuckass would you START with Bad Santa?! WHO TOLD YOU TO DO THIS?!

And Armegeddon? A Michael Bay movie? Please don’t judge BBT based on this movie. (His role was little more than a glorified cameo, to show off the “star-studded cast”, as was the norm in 90s blockbusters.)

Maybe take a look at Slingblade. Serious, powerful movie. Then watch Monster’s Ball. A Man Who Wasn’t There.

Those are his 3 best, IMHO. The rest of his filmography is hit or miss. Personally, I loved some of his fun, popcorn flicks like The Ice Harvest and Pushing Tin.

But, yeah, looking over his filmography, he really made some poor decisions at the top of his game. Took the paychecks and laughed all the way to the bank. Probably getting with Angie Jolie is what catapulted him into legendary status.

“Oh, no, I’m running out of people to sacrifice in my wars of choice.”