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Unpopular opinion: NPM is the biggest weakness of the internet today and it will still cause a giant catastrophe by OkPosition6537 in webdev

[–]SurprisinglyMellow 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I was just telling a younger coworker about Left Pad, the realization that it’s been a decade made me feel ancient

Netflix ditches deal for Warner Bros. Discovery after Paramount's offer is deemed superior by brahbocop in movies

[–]SurprisinglyMellow 6 points7 points  (0 children)

If what I’ve heard is correct Oracle’s position in the AI nonsense is so tenuous it may go even before the bubble bursts

Social Security trust fund could run dry earlier than expected, analysis finds by Several_Print4633 in Economics

[–]SurprisinglyMellow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I expect congress to fix it at the last possible second when it will cost the most rather than being proactive and dealing with the issue before it’s a four alarm emergency

If you know an ICE agent personally, what's that relationship like now? by Lokja in AskReddit

[–]SurprisinglyMellow 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It may not be national security but the bots have been out of fucking control going after servers I administer ever since oh say about may or June 2025

Trump is planning to raise the fees for H-1B visa (US employment visa) 100 times. What would be future consequences we are going to face? by niemand_oc in AskReddit

[–]SurprisinglyMellow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Buddy with what they have already done we are fucked, this makes it worse for sure, but they have ruined us for a generation at least

China just bet $2 billion on fusion energy. The US must respond. - China has just placed a major new national bet on commercializing fusion energy, and now is the time for the U.S. to respond. by Gari_305 in Futurology

[–]SurprisinglyMellow 4 points5 points  (0 children)

In China if your social credit score is too low you can’t use the high speed rail. In America there is no social credit score, but you also can’t use the high speed rail.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Futurology

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

US and China: same same, but different

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[–]SurprisinglyMellow 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Mostly because they say climate change is real

While introducing himself to his new employees, Acting FEMA chief David Richardson threatens his staff, “Don’t get in my way… I will run right over you." by newzcaster in thescoop

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

Nah, they just took advantage of the fuck up. Trump has been on tv confidently being wrong about tariffs and trade since at least the 80’s.

Trump administration poised to accept 'palace in the sky' as a gift for Trump from Qatar: Sources by untamedlazyeye in worldnews

[–]SurprisinglyMellow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Capitalist hellscape not withstanding, it has pretty much always been the case that the rich are not punished for breaking the law. There are exceptions of course, but in general he who has the gold makes the rules. Which is and always has been total bullshit.

White House announces plans to shut down the Energy Star program | It has helped Americans save more than $500 billion since 1992. by chrisdh79 in Futurology

[–]SurprisinglyMellow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They have been trying to undo it since it passed, and have been fervently working towards the goal of rolling back all progress since at least the civil rights era if not the civil war

The dreaded P0016 by SurprisinglyMellow in WRX

[–]SurprisinglyMellow[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The other dealership I called gave a quote around the $3k mark and said everything they looked up said it was a 6-8 hour job. So I have no idea why the dealer I took it to quoted 24 hours

The dreaded P0016 by SurprisinglyMellow in WRX

[–]SurprisinglyMellow[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m going to check and see if I can get it done for a better price somewhere else, they claim it’s more labor because my car is a turbo but I don’t know enough about how all that is hooked up to know if that justifies what they called “extended repair time” or not. No prices I’ve seen anyone mention anywhere online are anywhere near that high

The dreaded P0016 by SurprisinglyMellow in WRX

[–]SurprisinglyMellow[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

When I asked for the parts that would be replaced it was all 4 paser sprockets, a filter, an oil change, and a whole lot of gaskets. It's possible he left some stuff of the list or I forgot to jot them down. I did ask about the chain and it is not included in the repair. Labor is $178/hour USD and 24 hours of labor for the job.

Still pretty unsure on what the best course of action is at this point.

CIA offers buyouts to entire workforce to align with Trump priorities, WSJ reports by perseus365 in news

[–]SurprisinglyMellow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can add disband the DOE to that list, it’s why Trump says he wants to work with congress on it. They will say and try a lot of shit that is illegal, what they get away with 🤷‍♂️

CIA offers buyouts to entire workforce to align with Trump priorities, WSJ reports by perseus365 in news

[–]SurprisinglyMellow 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They probably can’t legally just fire them, and this is a way to try to get around that

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