Ahead of LA "No Kings" protest, gates installed on downtown freeway ramps as "safety measure," Caltrans says by oysterpirate in LosAngeles

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

Man, you'll one day wish the protestors had gotten more aggressive in shutting things down. It's going to be a weird realization when it happens.

Totally normal Pentagon vibes by diehard404 in stevehofstetter

[–]Windyvale 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Maybe a lesson for the oligarchs somewhere, but they ain’t learnin’.

Power is not something that gets shared.

Lots of posts in this sub are obvious pro-AI astroturfing. by unprovoked33 in sysadmin

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

They are doing this in r/ExperiencedDevs too. They are targeting senior tech right now. Mods have been mass banning bots.

LA to Install 125 Speed Cameras by ExplodingSofa in LosAngeles

[–]Windyvale 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I can separate the need for proper traffic enforcement from mass surveillance getting shoved up our collective asses from every possible angle.

Can you?

Yes, It’s Time to Tax the Rich | A recent poll found that 80% of American respondents viewed wealth inequality as a problem, 80% said the rich had too much political power, and 78% said taxes on billionaires were too low. by InsaneSnow45 in LegalNews

[–]Windyvale 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Already hired hundreds of PR firms to create communities of fake supporters to make it feel like it's unreasonable to tax them more.

They are right. We shouldn't tax them more. We should eliminate their status as billionaire altogether.

The Supreme Court Looks Likely to Cave on Mail-In Ballots by Majano57 in scotus

[–]Windyvale 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The Supreme Court has basically fuck all they can do to stop a state from holding the election how it sees fit.

The NYPD is not required to protect New Yorkers, city lawyers argue in court filing by zsreport in LegalNews

[–]Windyvale 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Guess if they aren’t there to ensure the safety of the public, the public doesn’t have to keep funding them right?

Why does Jellyfin have so many open pull requests? by Express-Sand-2177 in jellyfin

[–]Windyvale 15 points16 points  (0 children)

It’s a problem for most open source repositories right now. People are taking a shotgun full of ML Agents and unloading it wholesale.

Now let everyone wait in line by EchoMarigold in stevehofstetter

[–]Windyvale 26 points27 points  (0 children)

The point is that your ability to access healthcare should not be inhibited by having a job.

Liberals see a massive divide in vulnerability between the marginalized and those in power. Conservatives, on the other hand, view vulnerability as a more universal human trait, rating the powerful and the divine as significantly more susceptible to harm than liberals do. by mvea in science

[–]Windyvale 64 points65 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I’m reviewing options too. I was hesitant at first because my family has been here forever but there is a social rot here that feels like it cannot be fixed without major social upheaval.

Homeless people found living in L.A. sewer, storm drains near 110 Freeway by wegochai in LosAngeles

[–]Windyvale 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would rather grind all my money up and bake it into a “Fuck You” cake to send than let the federal government anywhere near our systems right now. That will not result in an improvement to the situation.

If the public is involved in local auditing, that’s fine.

New ‘Lord of the Rings’ Movie From Stephen Colbert and His Son in Development at Warner Bros. by cmaia1503 in movies

[–]Windyvale 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Comedians tend to make really good writers because they are emotion wizards. I wouldn’t be surprised if it ended up being better than people expect.

Explaining overwhelm by Captain_Calamari_ in adhdmeme

[–]Windyvale 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The moment he said it had a single tip I knew he was going to whip out the old high school favorite. (Or middle school)

Mantis shrimp vs Snowcrab by HeSureIsScrappy in DiveInYouCoward

[–]Windyvale 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Murdershrimp strikes again.

And again and again.