This mentality makes sense in 1952, but with benefit of hindsight and all the consequences, is pretty obtuse to say today.

I’m not going to apologize for American imperialism, but will point out that its benevolent compared to Japanese empire.

In Korea, the Japanese imposed a factory-farm system for rape. Unit 731 did things in China that would make an IDF officer puke in his boots.

I read yesterday that her boyfriend got life with the possibility of parole for the same crime. He was 17. I know our justice system isn’t a precision machine and two trials are likely to vary wildly in procedure and outcome. But still… that’s got so sting.

opening the door won’t improve that situation very much.

Competition from Japanese car manufacturers was the best thing that ever happened to American car buyers. Even if you’ve never owned a foreign car, the domestic car you drove was better because of it.

Hamburger helper is bullshit. They give you some dry noodles and a “spice” pack of dubious powder, you have to provide the beef and milk. That’s not helping very much.

The police kill an average of 3 American citizens every day. No weekends, no holidays. https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/investigations/police-shootings-database/

ICE are obviously more violent, stupid, and incompetent than your neighborhood Jake. I’m saying that Jake is more competitive than you might think.

We should quietly celebrate when MAGA gets hung up on the symbolic. Celebrate because they’re not doing any actual harm, and quietly so as not to interrupt them.

Attacking the military or police isn’t terrorism, that’s warfare, original recipe.

Double-tap bombing of elementary schools is terrorism.

But of course I’m stupid and pedantic. Terrorist is something you are, not something you did.

This wasn’t luck. His choice of victims made him invisible.

This is fucking funny. The AI space finally has a product that I’d want to use, and it’s a “man behind the curtain” mirage. I also love it as an admission that a poor call-center employee in the Global South takes over when the ‘super intelligence’ can’t handle it.

How can “AI” destroy the world when it can’t even cancel a Netflix subscription without calling in tech support?

YSK: If you have mobility problems, you can call ahead or just ask for assistance and the airline will provide a wheelchair and an escort to/ from the gate.

Edit: this is a free service AFAIK, but handing your escort a five or ten bucks is polite.

Now all the people who believe in brain/body dualism are going to have to decide which brain is the cockpit for our homoucli. The good news is that cryogenics is going to get cheaper now that we only have to freeze half of the brain.

Most of those wall-warts are reducing everything down to like 3volts. Compared to the suspicious extension chords/ power strips I’ve seen all energized with full 120v main power this is safe.

Lemmy reminds me of 2001 because you get to watch the pictures load from the top down.

Jurors do not have to “follow the law”. If it was that simple, we would just let the judge decide innocence and guilt.

Jurors can acquit people they know are guilty, so it stands to reason they can convict someone they know are innocent. It’s not ideal, just superior to the alternative.

I remember dropping off a girlfriend at the airport back in the 90s. The security desk asked me to leave my pocket knife at the security station before preceding to the gate. When I came back, the security guy was gone but there was a plastic box full of knifes and stuff to be retrieved on the honor system.

It’s a tragedy that pop country music has become Republican radio.

Now it’s all jean-shorts, parting, and trucks. Bring back the alcoholism, divorce, and murder please.