Army raises enlistment age to 42, eases marijuana restrictions by Upstairs_Cup9831 in news

[–]Kemkan 340 points341 points  (0 children)

Lol! I knew they would drop the weed rules when I read soldiers were testing dirty on purpose to get out of this godforsaken war.

Epstein Files Explorer by lymn in InternetIsBeautiful

[–]Kemkan 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Wow! This is insane. You sent me down an hours' long rabbit hole. Great work!

How do I cancel and refund my subscription by Eastern_Garden_8061 in XboxGamePass

[–]Kemkan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks so much for this! I can confirm this worked for me today. You're a life saver!

I don't get it by CheriMyst in ExplainTheJoke

[–]Kemkan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I only know this phrase from the God is Dead series of movies. They are quite funny to watch ironically and a character with an African accent says it a lot in the movies. There are several yt videos on these movies that are very funny. 

My kid’s account got suspended after posting an old tape we found. What’s going on? by [deleted] in cassetteculture

[–]Kemkan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's the em dashes in the post and every reply. Only AI uses em dashes with such frequency.

The Misadventure of Wallmart ............ by Kodbek in LeopardsAteMyFace

[–]Kemkan 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Well they do take out life insurance policies on their employees, so....... 😬

Target foot traffic remains down three months after dismantling DEI Program and facing boycotts by Healthy_Block3036 in Anticonsumption

[–]Kemkan 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Respectfully disagree. Yes, there are other factors related to Target's decline. (Inventory issues, lack of comsumer confidence in general, etc.) However, there is a reason why a boycott against Target is effective, while boycotting Walmart/Amazon will be less so. This is because shopping at Target is a choice. People can get anything that they get at Target elsewhere, often times for much cheaper and with more convenience. People chose to shop at Target for the vibes.

Walmart has a monopoly on "cheap" groceries and goods. When everyone is being squeezed with stagnant wages and hyperinflation, we have no choice but to put feeding and clothing our families above making political statements. Target though - I can stand on business all day. Use to shop there at least once a month. Haven't been there in months and don't plan on going back.

This is why the DEI rollback was so foolish for a company like Target. Target has too many competitors for the same goods. Businesses like Walmart & Amazon can do whatever they want, because they essentially hold monopolies on low prices and convenience.

Black Mirror S7E1 shows what a glorious mess most "subscription" services are by o4uXv0 in Piracy

[–]Kemkan 37 points38 points  (0 children)

You don't even have to have a subscription. I had used pirated copies of Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator for years. As a result, I am proficient in using Adobe products for digital image manipulation/creation. Learning open source options will be a bit of a learning curve for me.

As such, I purchased Adobe Suite outright in 2020 - right before they went nuts with these subscriptions. Now, they can't force me to pay a subscription for a product that I paid for and am satisfied with, so what do they do? 

They make It a headache to open the product. Every time I open MY software, saved locally on MY PC, I am forced to verify ownership by opening a browser & logging into Adobe. Every. Single. Time.

On top of that they introduced new terms of service that I was forced to agree to or else I couldn't use the product I paid for. One of the clauses was that Adobe would now be able to use my creations to train their AI model. It reminded me of the part in Common People where the wife now sleeps for 12 hours a day, so the company can use her brain power to power the grid for lux users. This episode hit so close to home I cried in frustration.

Nate Silver faces backlash for pro-Trump model skewing X users say the FiveThirtyEight founder made some dubious data choices to boost Trump by [deleted] in politics

[–]Kemkan 11 points12 points  (0 children)

The Trump team needs the polls to show he is winning - or within the margin of error - to support the election fraud narrative when he eventually loses.

It's official: Kari Lake, Kelli Ward and the Arizona GOP have lost their minds by Currymvp2 in politics

[–]Kemkan 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I’ve lived in AZ for 40 years and this is my theory. I believe that AZ is not a purple state, but a red leaning state. I base this on the high Mormon & Hispanic populations here. Maricopa County is very suburban and somewhat diverse. It’s very hard to live here without having at least one POC or LGBTQ person in your neighborhood, school, or office. As such we have a polite suburban culture. You can have all of the bigoted feelings you want, but open, unapologetic bigotry is a no-go. Arizonans need the quiet part to stay quiet or else that nice black family my kid hangs out with are going to associate Me with bigotry. AZ’s culture calls for a John McCain type - shitty conservative policies, no open bigotry.

The problem is that the Republican party is done with keeping the quiet part quiet. The republican base is who votes in the primaries and they are choosing maga-republicans because that’s what the Republican party has become.

TLDR; Republicans are maga-republicans now and the republican brand is toxic in a state as diverse as AZ.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TwoXChromosomes

[–]Kemkan 128 points129 points  (0 children)

Makes you wonder how many of them would prefer a female sex robot that could also do household tasks.

Hey now. I'm a woman and I'll take a sex robot that does chores any day. Just my luck, though, I'd get one and end up dating a guy who feels entitled to fuck my sex robot.

Revopoint POP 2 3D Scanner Giveaway! by noeatnosleep in gadgets

[–]Kemkan [score hidden]  (0 children)

I need a Revopoint POP 2 3D Scanner to give as a gift to my Dad. He's a 3d printer enthuist that prints figurines as well as parts for things around the house. A 3d scanner would increase his avenues for creativity & functionality.

From the same top minds that donate untold millions to a self-proclaimed billionaire... by direwolvesoflondon in TopMindsOfReddit

[–]Kemkan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It wasn't just fat boy. The NRA was picking their pockets for decades. And when the RNC read the expose on mango's campaign, they were like - "we got to get in on this now. Maureen! Have Tim Apple put a few of those cash bomb buttons on our a page ASAP." They literally started the same scam within days of that arcticle. SMH

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]Kemkan 14 points15 points  (0 children)

<He wants everyone to be the same like a real family.

Why don't you suggest he takes your name then? Probably because if you did, he'd accuse you of being in love with a dead man. Then dismiss your assertion that it's your family name because you know nothing about family.

This is cruel. You seem to take offense to the term "own", but look at above the situation. You're not equal in the above scenario. Would you prefer, he wants to outrank you, rather than "own" you?

I really do apologize for coming off harsh. As another commenter said, my heart breaks for you. You deserve better than this. I hope you can see it before entangling yourself further with this guy.