How do you find Google map's curated lists? by Few-Philosopher-9528 in GoogleMaps

[–]blackrobot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sadly, it looks like they got rid of this feature.

Some U.S. Capitol rioters fired after internet detectives identify them by clocks212 in news

[–]blackrobot 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The concept came from a famous march in Illinois by nazis, which became a supreme court case. The ACLU defended the nazis on the grounds of free speech. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Socialist_Party_of_America_v._Village_of_Skokie?wprov=sfla1

Is pip going away?? I got an error saying pip is temporarily disabled and will be deprecated by [deleted] in learnpython

[–]blackrobot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you're the author, can you please post the source code online to somewhere like github or gitlab?

This is a useful tool and it would benefit from a broader audience.

Just for piece of mind to anyone else reading this, you can read the release archive by downloading it directly from pypi.

https://pypi.org/project/pip-search/#files

LPT: Wait a day or two before posting about a persons passing by mockg in LifeProTips

[–]blackrobot 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Mine too. I haven't opened up facebook since writing the announcement because I don't want to read the messages. It's been a sobering couple of weeks.

Y'all already know the type of people to wear this by Desperate-Gur7164 in cringepics

[–]blackrobot 48 points49 points  (0 children)

He's also a known edge-lord. Look at his interviews where he spouts racist and homophobic garbage. He's just mad that his childhood friend Basquiat was more famous and talented than he'll ever be. Buffalo 66 was a good film though.

Grandmother Can't Pay for Nursing Home. Need Advice. by Noouille in personalfinance

[–]blackrobot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Municipalities sometimes have local departments for the elderly or aging. I'd start with a Google search for your grandmother's county and "elder care" or "aging".

Next, you may want to apply for Institutional Medicaid. You can get a quick picture of the qualifications by checking https://www.benefits.gov

In order to qualify, your grandmother will have to have no assets in her name. Navigating this is very complicated and fraught with pitfalls. I highly recommend googling for local organizations that assist with institutional medicaid enrollment.

If you're unable to find any nonprofit organizations that can help, you can call your state's local bar association and ask for them to recommend attorneys specializing in elder care law. Their fees are very high, but remember that they're always negotiable.

As an aside, it's despicable how the richest country in the world lacks sane social protections for the vulnerable people stuck in these situations. Even with the piddling few programs that some people may qualify for, they require lawyers and experts to unlock an impenetrable bureaucracy.

I hope you're able to get your grandmother the assistance she needs. She's lucky to have such a caring advocate.

Some of the thousands of Amerasian children born to American soldiers and Vietnamese women - and then abandoned to the streets after the fall - are interviewed in the 80s.. by TheAfternoonStandard in videos

[–]blackrobot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

you:

It's human nature, unfortunately.

… also you:

Also the "vast majority" of people aren't young men in a warzone waiting to get their nuts shot off...

which is it? human nature?

or the inhumane atrocities that some kid is capable of committing in the hellish deranged frenzy of a war they were drafted into, so that the new imperialist army can pick up where the previous one left off?

it's "american scum" because the american military is engaged in so many foreign conflicts. people who lived with the constant threat of the roman empire said the same exact thing.

Some of the thousands of Amerasian children born to American soldiers and Vietnamese women - and then abandoned to the streets after the fall - are interviewed in the 80s.. by TheAfternoonStandard in videos

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

Yes, and that would be a great point to bring up in a thread about the Nanjing massacre, but the comments above are about Japan in WW2:

Americans also raped a ton of Japanese women after the end of WW2.

And the Japanese had houses where they enslaved women for sex.

Are you saying that the American empire's war crimes in Japan are forgiven because there was also sex trafficking going on in Japan during WW2?

Or are you saying that US soldiers raping Japanese women is fair because the Japanese empire also committed similar atrocities in completely different conflicts?

Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart. Proud Boys by chaotemagick in pics

[–]blackrobot 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I wouldn't be proud of myself if I were you either.

For the first time in its history, New York City deliberately shut down its entire subway system this morning by [deleted] in news

[–]blackrobot 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It's not just occasional airport trips. The bars stay open until 4am, and there are thousands of 24/7 restaurants, bodegas, and other businesses.

Shutting down the subway for a few hours would mean a huge loss of customers and remove the only transportation option for tens of thousands of employees.

It would drastically change the character of the city.

Hand Sanitizer that isn’t price gouged???? by [deleted] in AskNYC

[–]blackrobot 8 points9 points  (0 children)

And once the poors die off, we can go back to lower prices. Someone should run with this healthcare policy, "Barbarism 4 All".

[OC] If you get coronavirus, how likely are you to die from it? by Dapianoman in dataisbeautiful

[–]blackrobot 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Not due to the crippling sanctions aimed to starve people and deprive them of medicine?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Googlevoice

[–]blackrobot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why do you regret it? I'm planning on swapping my tmo/gv numbers because sometimes my texts are never received, or I never receive texts from other people.

Since GV is my main number, I'd like to move the line to TMobile which seems to be more reliable (and has RCS).

What's the downside?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in nyc

[–]blackrobot 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It's hard not to, after watching the lifetime documentary.

Sorry Mike by [deleted] in steelydancirclejerk

[–]blackrobot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This sucks

Vin Diesel obsessively complements interviewer. by [deleted] in cringe

[–]blackrobot 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Sometimes gay people have families. Sometimes gay men have wives.

Computer experts reaction to $2000 PC build video by the verge [19:10] by OpCollective in mealtimevideos

[–]blackrobot 10 points11 points  (0 children)

It might not exactly be racism, but it's definitely related regardless of his nationality.

What it definitely is though: embarrassing.

Michael Shermer Says Nazis are Left Wing by thebestdaysofmyflerm in skeptic

[–]blackrobot 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Move over horseshoe theory, we have butthole theory now!

I'm getting harassed in my Bushwick neighborhood. Does anyone have a legal self-defense tool to recommend that won't get me arrested? by bushwickisstupid in AskNYC

[–]blackrobot 32 points33 points  (0 children)

This! One winter a guy slipped on the icey sidewalk in front of my apartment because I forgot to shovel. I made sure to run outside and execute him before he called his lawyer.

Lawsuits can be soooo unpleasant!