MerryJaneDoe [none/use name]

The mental gymnastics that these people must go through.

“We could use the sun to replace fossil fuels with clean energy.”

“Nope, not on the table.”

“Ok, you know, we could just blot out the whole fucking sun and keep burning fossil fuels!”

“Fucking genius, tell me more!”

“Yeah, we keep drilling and drilling and when we run out of oil…umm…and the sun is blocked out too…ummm…you know, we’ll just kick that can down the road on that last part. Bill, deploy Operation Sunsceen. Gretchen, call Enron and tell to DRILL BABY!”

This isn’t usually a skill issue, it’s a knowledge issue, fixed by RTFM. Or Google.

I think “lazy” might be the wrong word to use here. “Lazy” is when you don’t feel like doing laundry.

Frustrated is a better description, I think.

Frustrated by an entitled company which packages invasive data collection into a product with a 70% market share of laptops and desktops.

Frustrated that manufacturers of these products don’t provide Linux options out of the box.

Frustrated that a person can’t just buy a USB stick loaded with Linux and install it.

Frustrated that they have to worry about bricking their laptop if they fuck it up.

Frustrated that streaming video stuttered and there didn’t seem to be any way to troubleshoot it.

At least, this describes my experience getting fed up with Windows and putting Ubuntu on my laptop. It was touch and go for a minute. A week actually. Pure frustration.

Now that it’s up and running, though, I fucking love it. But getting there was quite a bit of hassle, ngl.

It’s like a horror franchise.

Windows 13: The Semen Demon Rises

Just FYI: I just put Ubuntu on an older laptop. I had a problem with streaming video, they kept stuttering. The fix, as far as I can tell, is to run XORG instead of Weyland. (Select on bottom right of log-in screen, where it asks for password.)

But yeah, I’m almost there. Replaced Google with Proton (paid service, but worth it to be out of Google’s ecosystem, and there’s free options, too, I think). Just need to decide on a secure browser and phase out my existing accounts.

Feels good, man. Feels so fucking good to be moving in the right direction.

An interesting way to phrase “Iran doesn’t trust Trump administration after they fire bombed a bunch of kids and civilian infrastructure”.

But I guess brevity matters more than truth. Lemme try again…

“US can’t be trusted to honor ceasefire”

A bit better, maybe?

Have you tried talking to a healthcare professional? Not counseling, but a medical doctor. It seems like you might have long-term depression.

Booze and pot can dull the pain but don’t treat the underlying cause(s).

But, ofc, you know all of this already. And you know that you don’t even need to make a phone call. You can schedule online.

So do it. Make a change.

Debt ballooning. Economy crashing. War erupting. Nazis policing. Epstein files epsteining.

“WON’T SOMEBODY PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO THE ALEINS!”

I swear, Joe Rogan is more like Trump than any of Trump’s progeny.

This seems like either bullshit or REALLY bad judgement on the part of OP.

Why would you tie your personal Google account to your business?

I think it’s for the international community as much as it is for the American people.

Alas, it’s lost on the people who most need to read it.

If this annoys you, there are clamps available. Masking tape works too.

Seconded! The first shitpost was good for a giggle, but now I smell a coverup! Let Yuri speak!

Sensationalist headline. The bullet fragmented, so - USING BALLISTICS there’s no way to conclusively prove that it was fired from that particular gun. This is because ballistics uses rifling marks on the bullet to identify the gun from whence it was shot. This is not a new or unexpected development. Same thing happens with a shotgun.

The case doesn’t hinge on ballistic evidence, though. There’s still a mountain of other evidence.

The expert will testify that the bullet fragments are a match for the shell casing type (same caliber, manufacturer, etc). The expert will then testify that the strike marks on the casing match the firing pin from the gun. If the gun was registered, then the registration will be submitted as further evidence. Then witnesses will testify that they saw the defendant with the gun, etc, etc, etc.

Hijack the bus. Take the kids to a park.

^Fucking legal disclaimer and shit. It’s a joke.^

It’s not a Hitler bunker.

I promise you, someone on his staff got the idea from Rick and Morty. I bet it has levels with a bar and a McDonald’s and some other unmentionable rooms where the screams linger in the walls.

JFC. He really does want the entire world to hate us.

I don’t want to deny being American while I’m abroad, but maybe I’ll just act a little stupid.

“Trump who? Oh, THAT guy is the president again?! Whoa, that IS crazy, had no idea!”

I know the writer of the article isn’t the subject matter expert, but he seems to put a LOT of faith in one man’s analysis of the situation.

Farmers are very much used to supply chain disruption and rolling with the punches. (Weather, fluctuating market prices, broken equipment, etc, etc.)

Many alternative fertilization methods exist. (Some might say better alternatives, since they can be domestically sourced.)

I think there’s some really good information here, but I’m not sure that the author fully supported his claim that a worldwide crop disaster is imminent. I guess we get to find out shortly, though!

Wow, I just went down a rabbit hole and read a bunch of her stuff.

I’m left to wonder why her ideas gained any traction at all? But I’ve had enough of Dworkin for one day, so maybe I’ll just stay morbidly curious and move on with my life. I feel like I need some chocolate and a fuzzy blanket now…safety…security…sanity.

Two days later, the alchemist is found dead in her lab. Police say she shot herself 8 times in the back before throwing herself out the window and running over herself with an SUV.

Headline: “Disgraced alchemist kills herself in shame after being exposed as fraud”

(This response is about general fuckery and has nothing to do with diamonds. I just hate to see a story without a proper ending.)

I don’t understand why she feels so bad about taking the settlement money. I get why she’s angry about the situation, and I get why she’s worried about the future. But the money itself?

I mean, it is blood money, but to read the article, it’s her blood. Her sweat. Her tears. Why would she feel bad about being compensated for her work?