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Reading glasses can't be shipped from Amazon to my state due to local laws or Amazon policy. I can not even imagine a set of circumstances that would explain this!

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It's because reading is dangerous. The state wants to protect us from information which might upset us.

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Reading glasses can't be shipped from Amazon to my state due to local laws or Amazon policy. I can not even imagine a set of circumstances that would explain this!
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@FortyTwo™ I use a stick..
Acting as that Wonder guy singing stories and songs.
@FortyTwo™

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I don't think it's possible for this to be better than it is...

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2025-08-11 10:30:51

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Sometime in your life, you might encounter an entitled insufferable controlling and abusive busybody, who has to intrude with overly judgmental accusations and deranged attempts to punish you over simple disagreements or nothing at all

There's a number of ways to deal with them

Some terrible, some ok...

Some spectacular:

😂


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@benroyce The thing I can think of is a little break of the 4th wall…. “You getting all this? Is my beard okay? Is it over the top? No? Okay, hold on…”. Then going back to wailing and writhing on the ground.

I love doing this sort of thing when kids are being bratty or overly entitled. 😀 Behaving like a total idiot is the best way to snap back to reality sometimes.

@Ben Royce 🇺🇦

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Cacio e pepe: Good Food pasta recipe sparks fury in Italy

My inner Italian feels this pretty hard, but I have to say, this sounds a little self-diminishing...

"Our tradition is based on food. So if you touch the only thing that we have, in all over the world… that can make us feel a bit sad."

bbc.com/news/articles/crkz2jv5…

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Personally, I feel they are overreacting. It is not really a big deal. And the person that said it was an Alfredo because they added butter and substituted Parmesan for Pecorino does not understand Alfredo at all. They have no leave for comment after a statement like that. Though being French I do understand why they get so upset. I just do not agree with it. 😉

@Blaise

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I can't tell if I should be amused at the stupidity, or frustrated by, you know... The Stupidity...

"Key Trump allies from Upstate NY tell Canada its wildfire smoke is ‘unacceptable’"

newyorkupstate.com/news/2025/0…

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Not for nothing, but did anyone check Ginsburg for needle-marks or Polonium poisoning?

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ChatGPT users shocked to learn their chats were in Google search results
OpenAI scrambles to remove personal ChatGPT conversations from Google results.
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ChatGPT users shocked to learn their chats were in Google search results

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@edutooters if privacy in your education space is important, this is worth reading. This will continue to happen in various forms, since the core of a public LLM has no notion of private data. Privacy is an afterthought, not baked in to the design.
@EduTooters group
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"Accident Spills Hot Dogs Across Highway, Bystanders Begin Cleanup Efforts With Relish"

"Police Have Begun Grilling Driver For Details"


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4 injured after tractor-trailer crash spills thousands of hot dogs on I-83 in York County

A stretch of Interstate 83 was closed in both directions after a tractor-trailer crash left 1,000 pounds of frozen hot dogs along the highway.
Morrissey Walsh (WGAL)

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That feeling when your hometown makes the big-time, but only to be held up as an example of what not to do.

youtube.com/watch?v=LogoykSFjh…

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Harrassment, Wrongful arrest, Police brutality, and a victim who actually knew how to handle the confrontation. And *my* taxes will pay off the lawsuit...

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Welcome to actual totalitarianism...
gizmodo.com/fcc-to-appoint-a-b…

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"Our findings suggest a link between malevolent (aversive) personality and conservative political ideology... and that persons with malevolent personality dispositions view political figures with malevolent traits favorably"

psypost.org/trump-supporters-r…

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Our socials: fediverse.blog/~/ActaPopuli/fo…

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Holy crap! It took them 56 years and 7 live-action series, but they finally, officially identified Trelawney as a Q...

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How the hell did I miss this?!?!?

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Our socials: fediverse.blog/~/ActaPopuli/fo…

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Are you a head of state who doesn't want to release the evidence that you are a sexual predator? Try Throwshitatthewall, by Pfiser...

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Is there any company selling custom config Piholes? I have no idea if I could afford that, but I've just realized that the prospect of spending hundreds of hours reading howtos, debugging, being told how stupid I am on a reddit forum, and generally having to give it way more attention than I can spare sounds... Revolting. I'm too old for this shit!

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Is there any company selling custom config Piholes? I have no idea if I could afford that, but I've just realized that the prospect of spending hundreds of hours reading howtos, debugging, being told how stupid I am on a reddit forum, and generally having to give it way more attention than I can spare sounds... Revolting. I'm too old for this shit!
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@Blaise

This is not a pre configured Pi-Hole but are you aware that it really does not take much to setup a pi-hole?

If you cannot find a dealer that ships them pre-configured for your needs let me know and I can no doubt set one up for you.

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"Donald Trump makes perfect sense if you realize that sometime around 2012, he was captured by a foreign intelligence service and programmed to suddenly believe that..."

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Maybe Nothing Ever Really Changes

Concept: Donald Trump makes perfect sense if you realize that sometime around 2012, he was captured by a foreign intelligence service and programmed to suddenly believe that he could never be truly…
Blaise's Blatherings

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I feel like I need to reiterate:

Just because you *can* do a thing, doesn't mean you *should* do a thing. Even if it's the hottest new buzzword...

wired.com/story/mcdonalds-ai-h…

McDonald’s AI Hiring Bot Exposed Millions of Applicants’ Data to Hackers Who Tried the Password ‘123456’

Basic security flaws left the personal info of tens of millions of McDonald’s job-seekers vulnerable on the “McHire” site built by AI software firm Paradox.ai.
www.wired.com

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Belkin Is Ending Support for Most Wemo Smart Home Gadgets

So you know how a few of us have been yelling for years that buying "cloud-enabled" devices is buying constant uncertainty?

PCMag

2025-07-11 16:17:03

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Belkin is ending app and cloud support for most of the brand's Wemo products. Devices compatible with Apple HomeKit, however, can keep working if set up before Jan. 31, 2026. pcmag.com/news/belkin-is-endin…


Belkin Is Ending Support for Most Wemo Smart Home Gadgets

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Man Afraid to Ride Subway Named Head of NASA
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Trump Puts Sean Duffy, Ex ‘Real World’ Cast Member, in Charge of NASA

Trump has tapped Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy as NASA administrator.
Charisma Madarang (Rolling Stone)

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Grok is coming to Tesla vehicles ‘next week,’ says Elon Musk
"You're right, I was mistaken. How astute of you to notice! I've reviewed your prompt, and it does say 'try not to drive over any pedestrians'. I should have done a better job of keeping that in mind!"

TechCrunch (@techcrunch.com)

Grok is coming to Tesla vehicles ‘next week,’ says Elon Musk https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/10/grok-is-coming-to-tesla-vehicles-next-week-says-elon-musk/?utm_campaign=social&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=organic
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SPD Confident They Can Brutalize Minorities without Federal Help

After witnessing the mayor of Los Angeles have to order an unwelcome ICE and the National Guard brigade out of MacArthur Park today, the Seattle Police Department reminded feds that they’re more th…
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"Police at Milan Bergamo International Airport told Sky News the person appeared to run on to the runway before voluntarily entering the engine."

I can't even begin to imagine what is wrong with a society who won't just say the word 'suicide'. Are we worried Voldemort will hear us, or something?

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Flights suspended after man is sucked into plane engine on runway

Police at Milan Bergamo International Airport told Sky News the person appeared to run on to the runway before voluntarily entering the engine.
Sky News
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You know that meme about the ridiculous names of business productivity software? This is an actual notification I received at work this morning:
Pumble notifications enabled You can now receive clockify notifications directly in Pumble (by CAKE.com), so you never miss important updates from your workspace.
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The Four Horsemen of The Naming Soup Apocalypse are now complete.

(Spoiler: the fourth one is real - see thread)

This Is what every Twitter trending topic looks like to me now HuffPost Yesterday - Grimbo Schnarp Reveals Donkus Brim's Been Thirsting After His 'Stringer Tungs' Co-Star — And The Crimbler Isn’t Happy
Twitter screenshot, name "cancela lansbury", username @gossipbabies: Working at any office is like "OK we're transitioning to Salarya, but payroll is still in Bullfrog -- did you see my Noosecook post? Submit your timecard on Fireplayce then jizz me on Smackdog. Do NOT upload to Crackers without Yammer approval
Tweet screenshot, user "orcboxer" Have you seen the new show? It's on Tubu. It's literally on Heebee. It's on Poodee with ads. It's literally on Dippy. You can probably find it on Weeno. Dude it's on Gumpy. It's a Pheebo original. It's on Poob. You can watch it on Poob. You can go to Poob and watch it. Log onto Poob right now. Go to Poob. Dive into Poob. You can Poob it. It's on Poob. Poob has it for you. Poob has it for you. #orcspeak
NOTIFICATIONS TItle: Pumble notifications enabled You can now receive clockify notifications directly in Pumble (by CAKE.com), so you never miss important updates from your workspace. Link: Set preferences
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"In conclusion, we have investigated our own actions and discovered nothing untoward..."

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"No, no, komrade Starovoit, I did not say 'You are fired', I told *him* to fire..."

britanniadaily.co.uk/russian-e…


Russian Ex-Transport Minister Found Dead Hours After Putin Dismissal

Russia's former transport minister Roman Starovoit has been found dead with a gunshot wound in his personal car, just hours after being dismissed by President Vladimir Putin amid mounting corruption
Darren Smith (BritanniaDaily)
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TFW You lose 60 lbs (and 4 inches around the waist) in 18 months, and literally not one person can even tell the difference. Even when shown pictures for a side-by-side...

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TFW You lose 60 lbs (and 4 inches around the waist) in 18 months, and literally not one person can even tell the difference. Even when shown pictures for a side-by-side...

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2025-07-03 01:02:32

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If you ever want feel-good tears, go read the reviews of electric tricycles.

There are so many great stories and photos of people regaining mobility, reconnecting with their spouse/friends/family, and just having fun.

#cycling #biking

Picture of a man with a grey handlebar mustache and sunglasses on an e-trike. The review reads: Disabled Veteran And His Wife!! We Love Riding Our Trikes! We bought one for my husband (disabled Veteran) so I could get him out of the house as he can't walk but maybe 100 steps. We don't do much together because of that. Out neighbor got his dad to buy a trike so they could do more together. He showed it to us and we immediately bought one for Hubby. He loved it so I got one as well, so we can ride together!!! OMG!! It only took me 35 years to find something we could do together!!! WE LOVE OUR TRIKES BABY!!! We kid about "we got TRIKES" and we're "GOIN RIDIEN!!" I love my husband and am Sooo happy to ride with him!!! We are building up to ride around presque Isle!
Photo of an old man on an e-trike with the most amazing smile on his face. The photo has the text "Ramblin' Ralph" on it. The review reads: Great Ride For A Senior. I'm 91 years old, 92 next month. My trike lets me exercise my heart, lungs, and legs while having fun. You should see the looks I get from my neighbors when I ride by. Never planned to live this long, don't know how to act but me and my trike have fun every day.
A photo of an old man with a goatee on an e-trike next to his granddaughter on a pink bike. The review reads: I'm going to be 74 next month and have always wanted one. I took it out of box and put everything that needed done myself, except changing the seat out. My friend that is 82 loves it too. So easy to ride.
Photo of a woman on an e-trike on a nature trail by a lake. The review reads: My wife loves her trike, happiest I've ever seen her and we've been together for 44 years. She wants to ride constantly. We visited Niagara Falls and Niagara on the Lake and rode up there and we are going to Hilton Head in 10 days and taking them there. I have an xp3. LectricEbikes support has been outstanding and the bikes are trouble free.

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We could stop spending trillions on unnecessary military 'superiority', *or* we could save a few million by firing all the people who keep our nation at the forefront of research.

But hey, at least ICE is getting a $72,000,000,000 bump in funding...

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One upside of Trump being in office is how the left have suddenly rediscovered the 10th Amendment. Sadly, they already took the teeth out of it over the last few decades while they were in charge, so it's useless...

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Why old people should have to pass a "how shit invented in the last 50 years works" test before they're allowed to make government-level decisions...

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2025-06-30 20:38:13

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Supreme Court upholds childproofing porn sites theconversation.com/supreme-co…


Supreme Court upholds childproofing porn sites

Kids face risks online, but whether and how the law can protect them is a thorny issue. The Supreme Court weighed in to say states can try with age-gating – essentially requiring ID at the online door.
The Conversation

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Having to force people to use the product they don’t want is surely the litmus test for knowing you’ve created something of value
Screenshot of article headline about Microsoft forcing their employees to use AI
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Enjoy. #AI #CEO.

Source: "Internet" 🫣

Edit: Apparently, the original images are due to Allie Brosh at hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com… . Still don't know who added the text.

8 panels comic, alternating between a speaker shouting and the adience answering unisono: S: Who are we? A: CEOs! S: What do we want? A: AI! S: AI that does what? A: We don't know!!! S: When do we wabt it? A: NOW!!!

Hyperbole and a Half

hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com
#ai #ceo
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#Trump holding a torch, saying to his MAGAs: "She's a witch." He's pointing at Lady Liberty, who is tied to a stake that is anchored in a slate labelled democracy. Under her feet are some logs ready to be burned.
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Is the theory here that if you let a child know that a particular other kind of person exists, even if there is no overlap between what defines that kind of person and religion, even if that kind of person is statistically likely to be the same religion as the child, then somehow that teaches the child a different religion?!?!?

apnews.com/live/supreme-court-…

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@Blaise

Personally I hope for a day when societies can leave Mass Control Devices such as religion to our past and learn to grow as a people.

@Blaise

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Somebody didn't read the notes...

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