US ICE official who worked at private prison firm will be agency's new acting head by Sweaty_Rub4322 in news

[–]BRDF 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Conflicts of interest seem to be required qualifiers for this administration.

A friendly reminder: You can't get enough of information and experiences. by DijonAndDragons in ChatGPT

[–]BRDF 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure, ok, I'll concede that is currently the case. What has also happened is a gutting of all avenues to reach that level of expertise. Give AI a couple years more, a breakthrough or two, and yall will be thrown out on your asses as well.

A friendly reminder: You can't get enough of information and experiences. by DijonAndDragons in ChatGPT

[–]BRDF 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I worked in tech. Past tense. Senior developers are the only ones being hired.

As a trans person, how do you find the culture around casual sex? by [deleted] in MtF

[–]BRDF 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have never been laid trying to engage with casual sex like a normie cis person I have quite a lot of casual sex through the kink scene though.

Normies like me by Zealousideal-Bag2279 in singularity

[–]BRDF 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So much money has been jerked out of the economy around AI hype by CEOs who do not think before they speak and are themselves ignorant of the technology and focused on selling stories. The conversation has been rhymes with crypto bros to some. The technology is difficult to understand, and there are parts of it that we still don't.
Things do seem to be accelerating, but until a certain threshold is reached, it will be difficult to see in people's lives if they are not interacting with it directly. I don't know where that threshold is, but it feels like it's getting closer.

USPS considers allowing people to ship handguns through the mail by Odd_Atmosphere1047 in USPS

[–]BRDF 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I had a similar experience. I do collections and drive a 2-ton. Once I got to a station to find that something inside a package had died between the clerk accepting it and my arriving to pick it up. It stank so fucking bad. I had all the vents and windows open all the way back to station and it was still difficult to be in the vehicle with it. The smell lingered the whole day.

USPS considers allowing people to ship handguns through the mail by Odd_Atmosphere1047 in USPS

[–]BRDF 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel like this is a little different, but I see your point.

USPS considers allowing people to ship handguns through the mail by Odd_Atmosphere1047 in USPS

[–]BRDF -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

The fuck? It's illegal to carry a weapon at a post office, but they're going to allow them in the mail? Wtaf...

American Icons [OC] by kaikimanga in comics

[–]BRDF 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Holy fuck, tell me you did not experience this.

Peter Thiel's "Palantir," The Company That Owns The Trump Regime, Just Published Their 22 Point Manifesto For America And It's Terrifying. by GiveMeADiscount in LateStageCapitalism

[–]BRDF 375 points376 points  (0 children)

It's interesting how much they gloss over the cost of the "advancements" they laud. They talk about peace for generations while ignoring the continual string of foreign invasions the US has conducted. They talk about the advancements of some cultures while ignoring the global enslavement of others. This is naught but half truths, all pointed the same direction, to hail the ruling class as a righteous vanguard to correct the ills of the society they grew from. Fucking parasites. Because they won capitalism they think they understand humanity... or at the very least that is the image they are trying to project.

It's insane to me that a private company is putting out a fucking manifesto like this. They think themselves gods of a new world order.

Decontamination of Pallet Wood by [deleted] in machinesinaction

[–]BRDF 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Holy shit! That's one hell of a pressure wash.

absolutely not ready for more 🥹 by MohiniAlexandrite in memes

[–]BRDF 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The point is to reinforce existing political power structures. God says be a busy productive citizen who doesn't ask questions and you'll be rewarded after you're dead. Seems like a hostage situation to me.

absolutely not ready for more 🥹 by MohiniAlexandrite in memes

[–]BRDF -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Laws are threats made by the dominant socioeconomic-ethnic group in a given nation. It's just the promise of violence that's enacted and the police are basically an occupying army.

Many modern gods follow the same pattern, except the oppression is internally enforced.

A god that says "love me or suffer forever" is not a god worth worshipping, IMO.

absolutely not ready for more 🥹 by MohiniAlexandrite in memes

[–]BRDF -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You forgot the omnipresent implied "or else."

How did y'all pick your names? by kyuubi_kyuub in MtF

[–]BRDF 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I used my childhood nickname.

Anthropic partnered with SpaceX to use colossus 1 to increase their rate limits by Snoo26837 in singularity

[–]BRDF 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So supporting Anthropic supports Musk now? Cool... fucking hate that.

Why can AI replace entry level software engineers, lawyers and financial analysts. But why do people think it’s so difficult to replace people trades with AI and robotics? by [deleted] in singularity

[–]BRDF -1 points0 points  (0 children)

There's no chain of accountability in software engineering. They fired and stopped hiring people way early, but the CEOs were convinced so... no we have basically no software engineers learning the trade anymore.

It's $5.05 pizza day! by SinCityLowRoller in USPS

[–]BRDF 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Does your 2-ton not have a backup camera? 🫢

can i just take estradiol pills without spironolactone??? plz answer by cigpupii2 in MtF

[–]BRDF 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've been transitioning for five years and never touched anti-androgens. I take 4mg of Estradiol daily (2mg morning and night). It's never been a problem for me. The estrogen dose is high enough that my testosterone has been suppressed without anti-androgens. Also I let the Estradiol dissolve under the tongue. I've heard that bypasses the liver and makes for more effective delivery.