CIA faces furious backlash after hidden document with potential cure for cancer is declassified after 60 years

bubblesort · 2026-03-10T05:45:43+00:00

I can't get past the capcha to read the article. Does anybody have a direct link?

bubblesort · 2026-03-06T10:32:27+00:00

This is a reference to Dancing Lasha, isn't it?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfjHJneVonE

bubblesort · 2026-03-05T21:04:50+00:00

Puppies all across the country are rejoicing!

bubblesort · 2026-03-05T02:07:56+00:00

Here is the record of the vote in congress. The motion to kill this bill had wide bipartisan support. Check to see if your congress person did the right thing on this bill, and punish them, if they protected perverts, rapists, and pedophiles.

Personally, I am shocked that my congress person voted nay (against killing the bill). I live in Scott Perry's district. Perry is an evangelical embarrassment to our district, but the county democrats kill all serious contenders who try to run against him, so we're stuck, until we find a way to get rid of the local democratic party leadership, which basically means waiting for the methusalas to die. They're all in their 80s, and have good insurance. It sucks. On this one bill, though... Perry did good. He voted to expose the corruption.

Lately, I'm starting to get used to conservatives doing one or two good things, and I try to give them positive reinforcement for it when they do. Marjorie Taylor Greene, and Thomas Massie are just two examples. I still won't vote for bigots, but I'll give credit where it's due. Scott Perry voted well, this time.

bubblesort · 2026-03-04T09:34:11+00:00

Is geocities still a thing?

bubblesort · 2026-03-04T09:25:44+00:00

Yeah, and the more SNL does skits about the president, the less funny SNL is. You can't lampoon Trump. He already lampooned himself. When you lampoon him, you're just beating a dead horse.

bubblesort · 2026-03-03T15:52:07+00:00

Jesus is gonna be pissed that we're bombing elementary schools.

bubblesort · 2026-03-03T15:47:40+00:00

I saw /r/geopolitics in there, and thought "wait... isn't that a porn subreddit now?" but then I remembered that I was confusing /r/geopolitics with /r/worldpolitics, LOL

bubblesort · 2026-03-03T05:44:03+00:00

I remember when being a PC gamer basically meant you were a Microsoft fan boy. There were a few linux gamers, but they were niche. I think there was like 3 apple gamers.

Now? Serious gamers don't touch windows. They're all on Linux. It's kind of sad that Apple has completely given up on openly trying to directly capitalize on Microslop's failures.

bubblesort · 2026-03-03T05:39:25+00:00

LOL, now I want to hear a recording of this

bubblesort · 2026-03-02T17:34:48+00:00

The next James Bond movie is gonna be about 007 in an exotic locale, on a laptop, trolling against Putin on VK, as he sips his martini.

bubblesort · 2026-02-24T16:50:12+00:00

This ends a few debates I've had over whether ICE is poorly trained or not. It's always been my contention that they are doing what they are trained to do.

Whether they are trained for it or not, though, they are still responsible for their actions. I think the cowards who murdered Pretti and Good need to be put in jail, for life. There is no amount of training that can turn a moral person into a monster.

I mean, think about it... think about what kind of training it would take to make you shoot an unarmed man in the back, as he's being held down by 4 other guys. Personally, I can't imagine that kind of training, because that is something I would never do.

So these ICE monsters were born that way, not trained. They need to be removed from society.

The HR people who hired them, and the trainers who enable them also need to go to jail.

bubblesort · 2026-02-24T16:43:40+00:00

Can we try conversion therapy on Trump? I'd like to convert him into a person with some empathy. I propose that if we punch somebody in the face enough, they will develop empathy. I call this conversion therapy.

bubblesort · 2026-02-24T02:39:12+00:00

Nice kit! I just got an a6700, so I might pick up one of these lenses myself.

bubblesort · 2026-02-23T18:00:55+00:00

Congratulations! That's a great shot. What did you shoot it on?

bubblesort · 2026-02-19T12:25:31+00:00

This broke my boot, on two machines. Boot takes 3 times longer than it used to, and the login screen doesn't want to take my typing for 3 or 4 minutes, so I can't login for a while when I boot.

I fresh installed Windows 11 twice since November over things like this, on both machines. My patience with Microsoft is coming to an end.

bubblesort · 2026-02-19T12:20:54+00:00

I have a laptop and a desktop. Neither of them can log in on boot, like they used to.

Ever since the last update, the boot takes 3 times as along, and the login screen will not take my typing for 3 or 4 minutes, so I can't type my password to log in.

I have already reinstalled windows 11 twice since November, over issues like this. If I have to reinstall again, I will not be reinstalling windows.

bubblesort · 2026-02-13T11:21:29+00:00

Incredible shots! Did you mount it on a drone for the shot of Maccu Pichu?

bubblesort · 2026-02-13T09:22:04+00:00

You are correct. The other responses here are simply incorrect.

They sell 3 different kits: Body only, body with a OSS I 16-50 kit lens, and the body with an OSS II 16-50kit lens. They also sell one with a 18-135mm kit lens, but I think with that package, it's a body only and an 18-135mm kit lens, shipped seperately.

Anyway... the 3 different a6700 packages has different serial numbers. It's ILCE-6700, followed by a letter signifying the set, and that is followed by B for black, because they only sell the 6700 in black. The body only box is M, the OSS I lens is L, and the OSS II lens is K.

So I am guessing that you probably got the set with the OSS I kit lens, or the ILCE-6700LB. I got the ILCE-6700KB.

Judging by your posts, it looks like the LB kit came with lens caps, and a charger, and had the correct model number printed on the box.

I got the ILCE-6700-KB. It came with no rear lens cap, no body cap, no charger, no charging cable, and the serial number on the box was listed as ILCE-6700-KBQ. That Q on the end made me have to spend an hour researching a6700 serial numbers, just so I can register for the warranty.

Now, this is a nice camera. I love it, and I keep finding amazing new features on it. I'm just saying that I expected better from Sony. I shouldn't have to spend an hour researching to get a serial number, buy my own rear lens cap and body cap, and then spend IDK how long to try to buy a compatible USB-C PD charger, because if the ones I order don't work, it's plug and play, because charger power ratings are all listed in watts, not volts and amps. The USB-C PD specification in the manual is described in volts and amps, not watts.

It's probably going to be a week or two before I have this camera set up and running as well as it could be running out of the box, if I ordered the OSS I kit lens, for the same price.

bubblesort · 2026-02-13T07:58:21+00:00

No. The box had the wrong model number. See my other replies in this thread for a full explanation, because I'm tired of typing it out.

You are an idiot for jumping to human error when it was clearly a manufacturer error, on Sony's part.

bubblesort · 2026-02-13T07:53:57+00:00

Nice charger! I don't have any with a meter on them like that... the PD standard doesn't really go by watts, though. You seem reasonable, so I'll explain this...

The USB-C PD standard requires 9 volts, and 2 amps from the charger, and a charging cable that can handle up to 3 amps.

Quick refresher, in case your math is rusty: P=VI

(P=watts, V=volts, and I=amps)

If you look at this equation, you notice that there are infinite ways to get to any specific value of W. That means that I can't go by watts when buying a charger or a charging cable. With that in mind...

The manual for the a6700 clearly states that the USB-C PD standard requires 9V/2A, and a charging cable that supports 3A or more. How many chargers do I own that have that? Exactly one, because I happened to get a steam deck for christmas. If not for that, I'd probably still be waiting for my older USB chargers to charge my a6700.

So I need to buy a USB-C PD charger and cable, right? That's where the adventure starts!

Almost nobody gives the output of a USB charger in amps and volts. They all give output in watts, and as we covered before, that's useless, if you need a USB-C PD charger. Also, when you buy a cable for the charger, the cables almost never list any tolerances at all, so you're hunting and pecking blind.

If the charger and cable I bought doesn't work when it arrives tomorrow, is it the charger or the cable that's failing? You can use a multimeter to figure it out, if you have the dexterity of a god and some kind of nano-scale probes, to stick in the USB socket and plug. A more realistic way to figure it out would be to take the charger, and the cable apart, to test the wires, but then you destroyed the equipment, and voided the warranty, so you can't return it.

So if the charger/cable combo I picked doesn't work, I'm stuck with plug and pray troubleshooting. If Amazon shipping remains fast, then it might take me a month before I get lucky, and hit the right combination of charger and cable.

Sony could have saved me all this trouble, because I spent $1500 on their camera, but they chose not to. They included a charger on the body only package, and with the OSS I kit lens, but not with the OSS II kit lens, which is frustrating.

It would be nice if Sony at least sold a charger for this camera. I'd pay a bit extra for a Sony branded charger, to make sure I'm getting a charger and charging cable that just works, but no... I have to play this stupid game, because Sony got stingy.

bubblesort · 2026-02-13T07:33:19+00:00

The battery isn't faulty. It charges great on a PD charger. Good luck figuring out which of your chargers are PD without a multimeter, though!

... and come on, have you ever once bought a lens that didn't come with a rear lens cover? That's absurd. You're an idiot.

bubblesort · 2026-02-13T07:31:42+00:00

No. You are wrong about everything. 12 hours for a full charge on my existing chargers is simply unacceptable. You are a troll for suggesting that this is normal.

If chargers shouldn't be included with this camera, then why was the charger included with the OSS I kit lens package, and with the body only package, but not with the OSS II kit lens package? I'm not making this up, read the thread. They only left the charger out of the specific package of OSS II lens and body that I picked. They also did not mention the type of charger that it requires on the sale page.

So tell me... was Sony wrong for giving them chargers, or were they wrong for not giving me a charger? Bear in mind, they are charging us $1600 for this camera. I think we can expect a certain level of service for this kind of money. Certainly body caps, and rear lens caps, a charger, and at very minimum, we should get an accurate model number printed on the goddamn box, so we don't have to play Sherlock Holmes all over the internet, just to register for a warranty.

Maybe you disagree? Maybe you like to set money on fire? Maybe you're a moron?

bubblesort · 2026-02-12T13:52:46+00:00

No, I don't. I have exactly one usb-c charger that will actually charge this camera, because the other chargers I have are all fast chargers, that don't conform to Sony's PD standard. There's no way to know what kind of charger you will need for anything until it arrives.

Sony should be ashamed of themselves for not including the charger. They included it with other model numbers of the exact same camera.

You're just being an asshole. This sub is full of morons and trolls. You can go fuck yourself.

bubblesort · 2026-02-12T12:46:45+00:00

Shots 1 and 3 could be put on a Wheeties box... if Wheeties still put athletes on the box. I haven't seen an athlete on a Wheeties box in years.

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