Agreed. She has no frame of reference for what the overwhelming majority of the population calls work.

It’s not that I expected much. But it honestly feels like his picks are made up of people who elbowed their way to the front of the line to suck his dick and sing his praises. Not one seems to have merited the position they are now going to hold.

It makes me so disillusioned with the government. I used to feel like public office was held by intelligent, impressive people. I may have disagreed with them, but they at least laid out arguements and had some semblance of a strategy.

I never thought I was anywhere near capable of holding a position like that. Now though, I genuinely feel like if I just shouted the “right” things loudly enough, I could be in the inner circles of our nations government. That prospect is fucking terrifying.

Celebrities are out of touch. No matter if they were nepo babies or genuinely started off like the rest of us. After a few years in that world, they are convinced that the work they do merits millions of dollars. There is no way for that money to not warp the brain.

Her work with the St. Katherines Sisters Choir was very impressive. Doing God’s work.

Desperately wanted to watch Young Frankenstein in the week before Halloween. It’s just the right kind of relaxing spooky comedy. Tried to find it legally. Honestly tried for longer than I am willing to admit. For a few years, the subscriptions were just so convenient, and I didn’t have to worry about getting a virus or knowing which link to click. Well, no Young Frankenstein was the final straw. Bring on the high seas!

Wow, I remember riding this the first summer it was open. It felt like every other commercial was about Kingda Ka.

I don’t want the masses from Reddit to migrate to Lemmy. I want people currently on Lemmy to post and comment. More engagement is what we need. No one is going to move to Lemmy if they see the top posts are hours old with only 100 upvotes and no comments.

If they didn’t leave Reddit by now, they like the new Reddit experience.

I think people forget these talk radio shows are still a thing. A lot of us, especially Millenials and younger, are streaming our own music/audiobooks/podcasts in the car. But there are a lot of people who listen to talk radio.

Why is AI participating in human leisure activities? If it is so catastrophically energy dependant, AI shouldn’t be used to do things that brings us joy. It should be a tool to fix difficult things and make our lives easier.

Of course they escaped any repercussions for their shitty product. There is too much money invested in self driving vehicles to pull back on account of safety now. They will just continue to push them onto our streets and everyone will be an unwilling guinea pig for this flawed tech.

They actually argued that the car performed better than a human driver because it braked quicker than any human could respond. Trying to ignore the fact that it ran this woman over, and once she was under the car, the car no longer recognized her as a human and dragged her underneath. Taking the humanity from behind the wheel does not remove falibility. It just removes critical thinking and empathy for the obstacles on the side of the road that are human fucking beings.

“Some of you may die, but that is a risk I’m willing to take.” - Self Driving Car Companies

My great grandmother recently passed at the age of 100. Summers in her garden were something truly special. They had a small backyard, but the victory garden covered most of it. If I ever reach grandma status, I hope I will have an impeccable garden and carry on the tradition. Thanks for the story, it brought back so many memories. I would kill for a fresh tomato sandwich now.

Of course they are going to change the gesture used to minimize and exit the video with scrolling to the next video. Think of the views they will get! Make that big number go up at all costs.

I completely forgot about this game, god it was fun.

What the fuck did we just read?

Dark, the German sci-fi on Netflix that is super highly rated on a bunch of websites. It is incredible. From production value to writing quality to casting. Just such a good tv show. If you are at all into sci-fi thriller/mysteries, just watch it.

I find it interesting how many pieces of media have been inspired by the book Killer Angels. Firefly joins Gettysburg (perhaps that one is obvious), and even Ken Burns sprawling Civil War Documentary.

When IBM bought weather underground a few years ago, the enshitification happened in an instant. The useful features and nice layout were gone. And predatory ads were all over the interface. I remember deleting it in a fit of rage. Not surprised at all by this lawsuit. They want our data, they don’t give a shit about providing a useful service anymore.

The extremely wealthy have gotten their fingers so thoroughly in our politics through lobbying, campaign donations, and shady deals that it seems almost impossible to separate the money from power.

Yes! That is so annoying. Then again, I do think it’s better that more people from the small towns have the opportunity for public transportation, not just city to city. In Europe they manage to serve lots of locations and keep travel times short. It’s possible, just an expensive commitment.

TIL. Wow, that is even more aggravating.