It sounds like IRL loot boxes.

I’m sure that user is real and definitely not a way for Amazon to get someone throw money at them /s

999 Letsbe Avenue

I certainly don’t want spending on AI data centers to pay off, but something about IBM CEO quotes got me thinking

“I think there is a world market for maybe five computers.” Thomas Watson, president of IBM, 1943

We demand, a shrubbery!

US debt reaches $37, a trillion years before expected. FIFY

Benjamin felt a nose nuzzling at his shoulder. He looked round. It was Clover. Her old eyes looked dimmer than ever. Without saying anything, she tugged gently at his mane and led him round to the end of the big barn, where the Seven Commandments were written. For a minute or two they stood gazing at the tatted wall with its white lettering.

“My sight is failing,” she said finally. “Even when I was young I could not have read what was written there. But it appears to me that that wall looks different. Are the Seven Commandments the same as they used to be, Benjamin?”

For once Benjamin consented to break his rule, and he read out to her what was written on the wall. There was nothing there now except a single Commandment. It ran:

ALL ANIMALS ARE EQUAL

BUT SOME ANIMALS ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS

About 10% of the hardware in my 2016 MacBook Pro. Twice I’ve tried to install Debian on that Satan spawn using various gists online, and each time I ended up deciding it wasn’t worth the time

Every other piece of hardware I’ve tried in the past works without fail, that MacBook irks me.

In German, Vader means father.

https://translate.google.com/?sl=de&tl=en&text=Vader&op=translate

Cock Womble

Why did I do read that like it was lyrics from Bohemian Rhapsody?

Is Apple™️? I really hope not.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984_(advertisement)

The Fourteenth Amendment covers birthright citizenship, but also covers whether or not someone can be disqualified from office if they have “… engaged in insurrection or rebellion…”.

Wonder who would benefit if the 14th was repealed?

Section 3. No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any State, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any State legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any State, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. But Congress may, by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution

Reminds me of this classic https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/hack-127001

The President is very much a figurehead - he wields no real power whatsoever. He is apparently chosen by the government, but the qualities he is required to display are not those of leadership but those of finely judged outrage. For this reason the President is always a controversial choice, always an infuriating but fascinating character. His job is not to wield power but to draw attention away from it.

https://hitchhikersguidetoearth.fandom.com/wiki/President_of_the_Imperial_Galactic_Government

They were not related, just happened to have a similar name.

Car culture is really something else. Everything seems to revolve around the fact you can just drive somewhere.

Unfortunately the victim is public transport. In small towns it is just a service provided like it’s an after thought for the poor. Back in the UK I would take the bus and train everywhere and you’d rub shoulders with all types. In the US, there’s something off about taking the bus.

The United States of America. Where the inmates run the asylum, but still have to pay for healthcare.

The thing that gets me is that the US and Australia have huge open spaces that are (at the moment) rather unlivable.

I know this will never happen, but what if these barren spaces were opened up for people to build lives and communities… Wait I forgot, no one will want to fund that, even if it would pay for itself on the long run.

As long as there is money in politics, democracy will be undermined by the interests of the rich

It doesn’t mean that it’s all bad, but it really helps if you are a white European English speaking male. But if you check all those boxes and also happen to be poor, good luck.

First you’ll find yourself craving burgers and chicken wings

You’re not wrong, I found that you must also crave taco’s and random cultural imports depending on your region. There’s a lot of people with central European heritage where I live, so there’s some odd dishes that come up.

Some time after you’ll choose a favorite football team, based solely on the color of their uniforms.

I had to inherit supporting the Green Bay Packers from my in-laws. The only other option would be the Chicago Bears based on the regional juxtaposition.

Then you’ll find yourself either completely engaged with politics, or completely ignorant of the entire process, except the general election.

Or be thrust underground because you live in a small town with every third house having a political sign for the other guy. Also, gotta make sure you pick a religion, just in case.

Car culture may tempt you. Be wary of motorcycle interests. Be prepared to drive long distances during quick trips out.

The US is well known for the trope of hopping in the car to visit a neighbor a few streets away, I’ve done it myself living 6 streets from my in-laws.

Also, being in a small town the roar of truck exhausts and Harley Davidsons is a constant. Coming from the UK, seeing the shape of some vehicles on the street is shocking, rusting trucks held together with duct tape and prayer.

Yeah, it might have been a joke comment, but there’s a lot of truth to it.