I’ll take shitstorm for $100, Alex.

Elections are still coming. “Inflation” hasn’t been tamed. We’re also waiting for the next pandemic. Planetary thermal events are in progress. Mega drought in the American Southwest threatens to cripple hydroelectric power generation and agriculture for millions.

Normal? That’s just what they want you to think.

Don’t take it seriously. Don’t put up with toxicity. Don’t be afraid to do without.

With a side of hallucinations.

In a term? Dominion mentality. Add a little master/servant hierarchy, a pinch of patriarchy and stir well.

55” infotainment screen, in a fucking vehicle? That’s what I have in my living room. 🤯

So banning the word will eliminate the behavior?

That’s some epic magnitude magical thinking there, for damn sure.

That’s a pretty broad generalization there.

What lead you to this conclusion?

Pretty much. They deliver a couple of sponsored entries per search, but even those have been occasionally productive. No harm in trying for a while, you can always change if it’s not working. GL&HF!

Ridding the world’s oceans of plastic.

Anyone have recommendations on a vanilla server?

Steel leveling jacks, manual, center screw variety, used extensively for leveling mobile homes back in the day.

First time I used DDG to look for them, BOOM, half way down the page a manufacturer in Enid, OK. G? Literally for years kept serving me up pneumatic, expensive, industrial gear or services.

Reddit won…a reputation Pol Pot would be proud of.

Also, Elon emulation should be considered suspect behavior by now.

Caveat emptor, says the ADA:

“There may be challenges involved in controlling the shape, location and number of regrown teeth. Because the research was conducted on animal models, its applicability to humans remains uncertain, as stressed by Dr. Erinne Kennedy from the American Dental Association.”

Waiting for the first reports of unicorn spirals and Paleolithic grade protuberances from the clinical trials.

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ddg.gg for the win.

Started using them when I confronted the Google filter bubble for the first time.

But what totally sold me? DDG provided me link for a product I had searched for in vain on Google for years at that point, using the exact same query.

A majority of Republicans will be nodding their heads in agreement with this bullshit.

Amazon requires DRM, which Doctorow considers anathema. Since the author won’t allow DRM on his works, Amazon refuses to sell them.

In fact, the author, in order to be found in Audible search results, penned an essay explaining how Audible rips off writers and readers. It’s called “Why None of My Audiobooks Are For Sale on Audible”.

You can read via the link following:

https://pluralistic.net/2022/07/25/can-you-hear-me-now/#acx-ripoff

Remember Kashogi.

Funny how services that used to work transparently, no longer do.

VPN? Works with some sites, not others. Same with email. Can just see the big G wading into that and the waters being royally roiled.

Just like Trickle Down, “Don’t be evil” has aged well and deserves to be repackaged. /s