This week, democracy had a big win in North Carolina, Trump got smacked down in court again, and Salt Lake City is cleverly defying Utah's Pride Flag ban. For those and more progressive victories, look no further: https://thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/week-progressive-wins-may-11

In-progress PCB pad and trace repair on a friend's rack-mount studio mic preamp (which fell victim to a a lightning strike).

Maybe we should strand him in space for a long while, too.

Basic biology eludes her.

This is a Coup https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHrsrMnCrFM&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

#mastodon user base growth seemingly beginning to grow. effect of #techbro takeover in usa?

Today I learned that on #android the stock keyboard app can harvest data on whatever you are typing as explained here https://support.signal.org/hc/en-us/articles/360055276112-Incognito-Keyboard

Reminder for users of #bluesky

1. Bluesky is privately owned backed by venture capital
2. Is a for-profit corporation
3. Has not yet revealed how it will monetize its users

So expect #ads or other #marketing tricks as soon as growth begins to flatten.. #enshittification

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Every move closer to their end goal further disconnects that imaginary number we call "money" from anything of real value (products and services that improve quality of life).

If they achieve their end goal, money will be 100% disconnected from reality, totally imaginary, and thus worthless. No one will be able to make or spend money, and the wishfully-envisioned "free income forever" will not materialize.

We will be at #EconomicAbsoluteZero. Paralyzed stasis, everyone loses.

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They try to eliminate all taxes so there are no ongoing costs to own their money.

They cram employees back into offices to try propping up real estate values so they resell/sublease without heavy losses.

They lay off employees to replace them with "A.I." to drive labor costs to zero.

All part of their insanely impossible end goal.

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Modern-day capitalists only own three primary "means of production" as ongoing costs:

1) money (pesky taxes!)
2) offices (unnecessary; thanks COVID!)
3) employees (sooo expensive!)

Their goal: eliminate all costs while more money keeps flowing in forever. Acolytes of #TheCultOfLateStageCapitalism genuinely can't see the absurdity in this plan.

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Anyone who moronically thinks "A.I.", GPT, LLMs, or "gen AI" (in anything resembling their current form) will ever be capable of true reasoning, problem solving, or creativity such that they can actually replace the human mind is WRONG and MUST be stopped. This lunacy is absolutely destroying the economy, the environment, and people's lives.

"A.I." won't be humankind's downfall. Our inability to distinguish between an imposter passing the Turing Test and real intelligence will be our downfall.

My latest parody masterpiece.

"...a new dispute on the tensions between LGBT rights and religious rights..."

WRONG! INCORRECT!! Let me fix that for you, NBC:

"...a centuries-old dispute on the tensions between factual reality and conservatives' desires to keep their children sheltered and ignorant..."

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Supreme Court takes up parents’ bid to opt out of LGBTQ content at elementary schools

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-takes-parents-bid-opt-lgbt-content-elementary-schools-rcna188205

I just made a response video on TikTok to someone who said that you shouldn't leave Meta because Zuckerberg WANTS the left to leave and because if you do then your voice will be snuffed out.

I replied that Meta IS NOT all of social media and that there is a BETTER social media out there and that everyone should look up "the fediverse". No ads. No corporate bullshit. All owned and operated by everyday people.

It amazes me how far people will go to stay on Meta. What a load of shit.

New theory: Google would rather you talk about all the shitty generative bullshit they're doing than how you cannot rely on any service they announce still existing in a couple of years.

#DavidLynch #inauguration2025

@DrOinFLA - Taxman (Beatles)

1. Fix portal gun.
2. Eat pancakes.
3. Remind Jerry that he's stupid.
4. Get balls licked.
5. Always. Be. Schwifty.
6. Check in on Squanchy.
7. Order more Real Fake Doors.

#FictionalCharactersBucketList
#HashTagGames