@Catfish_Man Yeah… as a reluctant landlord through inheritance, I have to say that this is an overly simplistic view of things in both cases.
The idea that gaining *any* equity is bad and purely extraction for its own sake is silly. Tenants are, in general, not going to choose to pay for upgrades and—honestly—I don't think that it is reasonable to expect them to save and plan for maintenance.
“All you did by unsubscribing from WaPo was get good journalists fired”
umm… didn't Bezos do that? Like… all of that? You want to tell me that someone who is cancelling what can't be more than a couple hundred dollars a year subscription is more responsible than the--checks notes—billionaire who
1. PERSONALLY bought the newspaper
2. Used that leverage to force a bad decision
3. used the response to that decision to justify laying off the staff that didn't quit in protest?
Sure.
People keep saying that the insults to Puerto Ricans at the nazi rally was an unforced error but…
I think it was exactly what it looked like. A hateful statement meant to signal a disregard for votes. It was “Don't you hate those people? That trash? You can say it! You can say that! See? Here I am at MSG saying it openly!”
Please don't pretend that they are trying to play the political game and not, you know, violently take over the country.
@inthehands @flippac I still haven’t seen the movie. I went and read the book because I was going to see the movie and then I just… didn’t watch the movie. Partly *because* I somehow divined that the book was entirely different from the movie.
Well… one reason that software requires maintenance is that we aren't allowed to keep the context that it runs in stable. If we don't have to update OS's or standards or whatever other vectors for instability, software *doesn't* require maintenance.
Old game cartridges are a good example. yes, batteries and other *physical* aspects wear out but an old NES could run fine today if it was kept in nice condition.
@skinnylatte I was going to ask how it should be made (I've never had/made it) but, when I looked it up, they straight up give different instructions (mix spices with noodles after draining) so… yeah. That *would* be a whole different thing
This is a clear example of what is wrong with The Democrats. Because they are playing this like a “game” they don’t even court the idea that principles and humanity might factor in to responding like this.
You don’t even fucking consider this response if you actually care about trans people, about queer people, about actual progress. You make no statement that can be construed as denying a gender identity because that’s exactly what you’re being pushed to do
I genuinely believe that Biden should—on every television outlet available—implore congress to reconvene. Do it in a way that is completely clear to regular people who don't completely understand politics. Highlight who has the power to call congress back in to session and why you are asking that they do so. https://mastodon.social/@Dhmspector/113266070674107492
@inthehands I forget how jarring the square brackets are for people LoL
@inthehands does it have to be reading? Apple had wwdc sessions about it that were solid
