oatscoop

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[–] oatscoop@midwest.social 2 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Isn't census data used to determine availability and funding for social programs?

So the options are "disclosed personal information the government has no business knowing." or "cause services important to your [group] to be underfunded/cut".

Lose/lose.

[–] oatscoop@midwest.social 15 points 21 hours ago

cheating

We often forget some people do have lives before they "settle down" and get married.

[–] oatscoop@midwest.social 7 points 2 weeks ago

I drove through miles of a literal swarm of cicadas a few years ago and 99% of them didn't splat on the windshield. My roof rack was coated with bug guts, though.

[–] oatscoop@midwest.social 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I had a 9" HP mini 2140-- the keyboard was surprisingly good given its size.

It's just a shame the build quality matched the price and they fell apart in short order.

[–] oatscoop@midwest.social 12 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (7 children)

There is a male loneliness problem. The meme is making fun of the toxic dickheads that are part of the problem and lack the self awareness to realize it.

"Why don't the people I treat like shit like me?!"

[–] oatscoop@midwest.social 7 points 2 months ago

I contacted their customer support and had them delete my account. I also sent them an email as to why, and stated I'd be telling everyone I know not to shop at REI.

Fuck them.

[–] oatscoop@midwest.social 0 points 3 months ago

They're both gross.

[–] oatscoop@midwest.social 3 points 3 months ago

They make a lot more than car navigation systems. Their recreational gear and avionics are top of the line.

[–] oatscoop@midwest.social 20 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (5 children)

Pretty sure it's a joke/reminder about jury nullification. "Luigi Mangione obviously isn't guilty -- the guy they got on camera looks nothing like him."

[–] oatscoop@midwest.social 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I get the impression it disengages so that Tesla can legally say "self driving wasn't active when it crashed" to the media.

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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by oatscoop@midwest.social to c/antiquememesroadshow@lemmy.world
 

Daler Mehndi's 1998 music video, in which the singer performs with 4 "clones" of himself. "Mehndi claims his music was often criticized for only being popular due to the abundance of beautiful, dancing women in his videos The singer responded by creating a video that featured nobody but himself." Apparently he wasn't wrong and the song went on to become the "biggest indi-pop hit at the time".

The video caught the attention of the wider internet around 2006. The catchy song, dated visual effects, and absurdity of the "clones" fueled its spread.

On a less fun note: in 2018 the singer and his brother Shamsar were convicted of human trafficking, accused of "cheating people of large sums of money by falsely promising to take them to America" and "illegally sending people abroad as a part of their dance troupes."

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