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[–] yarr@feddit.nl 3 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Something in me refuses to believe that these people knowingly and intentionally harm women.

One thing I think that goes too far is people either think misogynists represent 0% of 100% of men. It's neither. There are some men that are extremely prejudiced against women and will cross the street just to bother them, and then there's a huge slice of men that support women as best they can.

I mean, if nothing else, incels definitely exist and they would treat the women in this situation wrongly. Do you think no one is an incel?

[–] yarr@feddit.nl 9 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (2 children)

My favorite phenomonon is anti-vaxers and the like saying "Science is hogwash! Ever notice how they just say 'Trust the science!'? That means it requires faith!" Sure, that's all well and good, except an actual scientist will NEVER say "Trust the science!" The foundations of science are NOT built on blind trust. It's built on truth which is established experimentally, which is the opposite of blind trust. It's very telling that people saying science is flawed are the same folks that don't understand it.

It's largely the same thing as someone saying "Evolution is hogwash. I've never seen a monkey turn into a human!" (except evolution doesn't say that it will either...)

[–] yarr@feddit.nl 1 points 17 hours ago

https://www.newsweek.com/tim-pool-critics-white-house-clothing-206306

Is this revenge for him mocking Obama for him wearing a brown suit? Glad to see them squabbling over dress code instead of further degrading our republic...

[–] yarr@feddit.nl 5 points 18 hours ago

I mean, this is a level too generic. They aren't going after 60 year old women with the Rolling Stones logo tattoo'd on their thigh. However, if you are heavily tattoo'd and from a certain part of the world and a certain race, you should be pretty jittery. There's been some collateral damage in all the ICE sweeps. The current administration is far from highly competent, and their error rate is carrying over to these arrests and deportations. I don't trust Trump and co. with the smallest of operations, so I definitely don't trust them with life-or-death, potentially citizenship-violating mass arrests.

[–] yarr@feddit.nl 2 points 1 day ago

Despite the scale of the incident, Russian officials have offered limited information, with regional governor Aleksandr Avdeev confirming a “blast” but threatening penalties for spreading unofficial reports.

Man, the USA can be a shit show, but at least we can spread unofficial reports whenever we like.

[–] yarr@feddit.nl 1 points 2 days ago

It's funny, I was on the phone today with my Uncle who works at Nintendo and he was telling me about some secret cheat codes. He said that his girlfriend that lives in Canada had the EXACT same thing happen to her, except everyone clapped.

[–] yarr@feddit.nl 4 points 2 days ago

Now China won't be able to destroy the US with their uh... affordable consumer goods! That'll show 'em!

[–] yarr@feddit.nl 1 points 2 days ago

Has he actually explained a plan to even “cut our taxes” because if I recall every tax proposal that’s come up raises the taxes on people living paycheck to paycheck.

That's all Biden's fault..... uhhhh.... somehow!

[–] yarr@feddit.nl 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Keep track, we have too many of some immigrants, but not enough of some other immigrants. We have a tariffs on some stuff, but other stuff you don't need to worry about. We support babies and infants sometimes, but not other times, but we ALWAYS hate China. That's 2025!

[–] yarr@feddit.nl 2 points 2 days ago

Yeah, that's cool but, handing out some medal is like 900% easier than the stuff you just said. This way Trump can do some pointless gesture and say how he loves women without doing any work. That's the real goal.

[–] yarr@feddit.nl 2 points 2 days ago

In a groundbreaking move that has left statisticians baffled and motorists excited, California announces the introduction of two entirely new numbers to be used on license plates: Zebra-Stripe 9.3 and Cosmic Ray 7.8. These unprecedented figures are set to join the traditional numeric lineup, promising to solve the impending crisis just in time for 2025.

The concept of Zebra-Stripe 9.3 was inspired by the natural beauty of California's diverse wildlife. The alternating pattern is said to mimic the striking stripes of local zebras found roaming the Golden State’s safari parks. Meanwhile, Cosmic Ray 7.8 pays homage to the state's storied aerospace history, symbolizing its connection with the stars and infinite possibilities.

California Department of Motor Vehicles officials have confirmed that these new numbers will seamlessly integrate into existing license plate formats while ensuring a fresh wave of combinations for years to come. They also hinted at potential future collaborations with local artists and scientists to explore more creative numerals.

Residents are buzzing with excitement, as plates featuring Zebra-Stripe 9.3 and Cosmic Ray 7.8 are expected to become instant collector's items. The DMV assures that these numbers will add a touch of whimsy and innovation to the state’s roads, reinforcing California’s reputation for breaking boundaries—both on land and beyond.

[–] yarr@feddit.nl 1 points 2 days ago

Is this the same fatigue that Trump feels when fact checkers are present? He's always annoyed because the fact checkers frequently pipe up to correct him, but apparently it hasn't occurred to him they would be silent if he told the truth.

 
 

For those of you that haven't seen, 4chan was hacked:

https://boingboing.net/2025/04/17/4chan-hacked-obliterated-and-unlikely-to-be-back-soon.html

A deadly blow? Will a copycat spring up? Where are the users going in the meantime? Does any of this really matter?

 

YOU CAN PROVE TO YOURSELF ITS NOT A GLOBE

 

I’ve been wondering about something that probably resonates with many of us who still use our phones for calls and not just texting or apps. What percentage of phone calls are actually legitimate?

Even with my carrier's "junk call" blocking, I find myself receiving 4 to 5 calls daily with no caller ID. It’s become second nature now to reject these unknown callers. But if I do answer, it often turns into a choice between being pitched a Medicare scam, a car insurance scam, a social security scam, or even a utility scam.

It makes me curious -- how much of our call traffic is just a relentless barrage of marketing ploys and fraudulent schemes? The few times I still get a phone call, they either have caller ID and it's someone I know, or it's just a phone number and there's a 99% chance it's junk.

 

don't give in!

 
 

Why are sites forcing us to deal with features we explicitly don’t want? Take YouTube Shorts for instance. I’ve made it clear I hate these things, but they keep popping up on my homepage every other week. Every time, I have to click the “Temporarily Hide” button like a damn whiner.

I can just picture the internal YouTube meetings:

Manager: “We’re not getting enough engagement on Shorts.”

Developer: “Maybe our audience doesn’t like them?”

Manager: “I’ve got an idea! Let’s force Shorts onto everyone’s homepage for a week or two each time!”

Then, later, they celebrate like they’ve invented the internet.

Is this really how it’s supposed to work? Why else are companies shoving features down our throats we clearly don’t want? Is there no better way than to just keep throwing stuff at us and hoping we’ll stick around long enough to click “Hide This Annoying Feature” again?

🤔 What’s the deal with this endless pushing of features we hate? Are they just ignoring user feedback entirely, or is there some secret strategy I’m not seeing?

 

With all the talk of tariffs, I've seen more or less this argument:

"Once the tariffs go in place, companies will start manufacturing in the USA and that's good thing."

However, when I think about being able to manufacture something like a laptop computer, or a car, these are both operations that require a lot of things:

  1. the input components to build the thing
  2. skilled labor that can manufacture the thing
  3. supply-chains that are in place from initial build all the way to retail

The premise seems to be: "OK, tariffs go in, someone INSTANTLY sets up a company that manufactures X, then USA wins".

However, for someone to want to take the "bet" on setting up a really expensive factory, they'd have to believe that the tariff will be in place a long time, because if it is NOT... then they have made a terrible investment and the new factory will be instantly non-viable.

Am I crazy? Am I missing something? I understand that it would be great if we had domestic manufacturing but it seems like the people that are behind tariffs think you just snap your fingers and there is a factory cranking out laptops, when in my understanding this is a process that requires a huge amount of money and time.

My thinking is that the amount of people / companies in the USA that have enough capital to start up a manufacturing company like this want to make sure it's a relatively safe bet before pulling the trigger, and if past tariff behavior from Mr. Trump is any indication, we can't count on these tariffs being present for a long time.

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