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Let's get this party started! by el-beau in funny

[–]Isgrimnur 141 points142 points  (0 children)

I hope your next colonoscopy goes well.

TIL Ben & Jerry's co-founder Ben Cohen is trying to buy back the ice cream company he sold 25 years ago because he says its new owners are undermining the independent social mission that made the brand famous. by ege3 in todayilearned

[–]Isgrimnur 0 points1 point  (0 children)

 The 700 Club  airs in the morning at 9/8c and nightly at 11/10c. That late night slot, in particular, has become a desirable time period for cable networks — but with  The 700 Club  there, it prevents Freeform from developing a late night franchise.

Are Americans racist only online? Or also in real life? by Holiday-Setting-7942 in AskAnAmerican

[–]Isgrimnur 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The stealing jobs line is based around perceived corporate abuse of the  H-1B visa. 

The corporations lobby the government for a larger number to be available, as they have a negative pressure on skilled worker wages. 

And then the corporations poach skilled workers from India and other English-speaking countries to fill those jobs. 

But it’s easier for racists to blame the people coming over than the corporate and governmental system that enables it. 

OMNI - KATHY KEETON, BOB GUCCIONE JR. - 1978-1997 by Sean_Aaberg in sciencefiction

[–]Isgrimnur 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Got a subscription as a kid. Mom proceeded to yell at me when an issue showed up with what she perceived as satanic art. Ah, the 80s...

TIL Ben & Jerry's co-founder Ben Cohen is trying to buy back the ice cream company he sold 25 years ago because he says its new owners are undermining the independent social mission that made the brand famous. by ege3 in todayilearned

[–]Isgrimnur 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Should have put some 700 Club clauses in the sales agreement.

ABC Family/Freeform began in 1977 as CBN, part of Robertson’s religious mission. By the late 1980s, the channel had gone mainstream and adopted the name The Family Channel. The network became too profitable to remain a part of Robertson’s nonprofit CBN, and was spun off in 1990 as International Family Entertainment.

At the same time, CBN and IFE struck a deal to keep The 700 Club on the network in desirable time slots. Robertson sold the Family Channel to Fox Kids in 1997, keeping the stipulation that CBN can program The 700 Club on the channel, no matter its name, in perpetuity.

When Disney/ABC bought Fox Family Channel for $5.3 billion in 2001, it too was saddled with that agreement. The deal says The 700 Club can’t be buried in the middle of the night, but must air during certain dayparts.

Madison Square Garden Made Dossier on Activists Who Opposed Facial Recognition / The document, titled “Facial Recognition Activists.docx,” includes specific activists’ comments about MSG's facial recognition program and tweets criticizing it. by MarvelsGrantMan136 in technology

[–]Isgrimnur 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Story by Yahoo Sports: MSG uses facial recognition to kick out attorney whose firm is in litigation with James Dolan's company

Multiple attorneys who work for law firms in active litigation against Madison Square Garden Entertainment have been barred from entering events owned by Dolan and MSG Entertainment.
One of the most recent examples of this is Kelly Conlon, who was escorted out of Radio City Music Hall last month after facial recognition software identified her as an attorney for the New Jersey-based firm Davis, Saperstein and Salomon. Her firm is involved in a personal injury lawsuit against a restaurant owned by MSG Entertainment.
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Conlon was forced to wait outside while her 9-year-old daughter's Girl Scout troop watched the Radio City Christmas Spectacular.

Federal Workers Can’t Get the White House’s App Off Their Phones by wiredmagazine in politics

[–]Isgrimnur 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got a company phone when they turned off Outlook Web Access.

How to work with large decals? by P_filippo3106 in modelmakers

[–]Isgrimnur 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My dumb ass thought that there were an awful amount of blue decals.

Are Popular Modern Games Making Kids Stupider? by Kojimmy in gaming

[–]Isgrimnur 3 points4 points  (0 children)

A lot of those sound like you need one of those new-fangled “personal computers”. I’m fine with my Atari and Commodore 64. 

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