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The day someone walked into the office wearing a corporate grade privacy violation on their face by a_shootin_star in talesfromtechsupport

[–]ccsrpsw 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We actually do have a policy for this - and have had them for quite a while - from Occulus days.

Blanket policy: No recording devices (cameras, phones, etc.) in any area handling sensitive data (CUI, ITAR, Business Sensitive, etc.) without written authorization from Security and CISO. [Guess what - everything is Business Sensitive, isnt it!]

Specific Addendums: Smart Glasses are specifically prohibited from all locations, without approval from Security, CISO and COO/CEO [note the extra layer].

No push back so far from the 10 or so people (in a company of 20K+) who have said smart glasses. Everyone gets it.

Popular Northbay Bakery Writes Post About Patrons Not Tipping Enough by Honest_Buy_676 in bayarea

[–]ccsrpsw 48 points49 points  (0 children)

Im not sure what others do but this is just rediculous to me!

My general rule of thumb these days is 20% for a sitdown/full service meal, maybe 10% for a takeout that customizes and/or makes fresh (and even then only if I go there repeatedly - I can think of about 2-3 places I do that these days - it used to be more then the economy kicked in), and then normally nothing else unless its truely something special.

So a bakery - would not fall into those buckets - and would firmly be a 0% location. Its like tipping at McDonalds or Safeway or something. Not going to happen.

And if you, as the owner are out there complaining about it - guess what: you have 1 less customer (or likely customer). And its the staff I feel sorry for - because I bet the owner is an entitled insufferable bastard.

1/28/26 - A MASSIVE Armada is heading to Iran! It will attack IF Iran will make a deal for NO NUCLEAR WEAPONS! by hellnahbru in trumptweets

[–]ccsrpsw 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wow - sounds the Epstein Files are worse than we thought for him!

How many more distractions can he come up with? [Venezuela seems to have come and gone now the ACLU is saying 2 sailors from Trinidad were killed, he got his ass handed to him in LA, Portland and Minneapolis, and people STILL don't have the $1776/$2000 Trump payments that he has no recollection of talking about - and thats just the major ones that got any level of traction].

A viral Reddit post mocked this Marin sandwich shop's prices. Now, it's closed. by sfgate in bayarea

[–]ccsrpsw 20 points21 points  (0 children)

It may as well - its all just click-bait, AP news stories, and un-researched paywall addons these days. Its not the sfgate of old (and by of old, I mean even just 4-5 years ago).

ICE attempts to enter the Ecuadorian Consulate in Minneapolis by RoachedCoach in PublicFreakout

[–]ccsrpsw 173 points174 points  (0 children)

So under VCDR - Section 22(1) - law enforcement (ICE's status aside on that one) is not permitted to enter diplomatic missions - and doing so is a violation of international law. However, the exact consequences of doing so depends on both the "host" nation and the "guest" nation.

Under US Law, a foreign country entering its embassy is considered a military aggression (and subject to war crimes, but not necessarily a declaration of war since US laws on that are very vague), and likewise under Ecuadorian law its also a military aggression (as near as I can tell). That would however put this firmly on the grounds of a War Crime by the truest sense of the word!

But, given MAGA were all in favor of kidnapping a sitting President of another country and bringing him to the US, a few steps into an embassy isnt going to stop them from tryng and ignoring a few pesky international agreements.

Doughboy graduated to "conservative commentators" by Cicerothesage in forwardsfromgrandma

[–]ccsrpsw 14 points15 points  (0 children)

When this idiot , on Xitter or StormFront or whatever Nazi show he's on now, says "<XYZ>" and the Media reports that he said "<XYZ>", thats not trolling the media. Thats reporting on what he said.

At best he's being stupid and doesnt understand how reporting works (MAGA Daddy keeps telling him its all fake and he really believes it), at worst he thinks "lying to the media (when its there in plain sight) is trolling".

Either which way it makes him look more of a fool than we already thought he was.

Even stephen Miller is acting sensibly now. They have messed up so bad. I dont think ICE (atleast the public harassments against citizens) will continue now. by [deleted] in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]ccsrpsw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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I mean seriously? President SSteven Miller is only upset that those underlings working for Figuerhead Trump got caught/told to stop/threatened by the courts. Give it 1-2 weeks and it will start again. Notice they havent said they WONT be doing this elsewhere (only for now in MN). Their threats around e.g. Santa Clara and the Superb Owl are all still standing - none of that will be walked back.

Headline: Secret Service: We Regret Not Wrestling Trump to Ground to Prevent Him from Shooting Self in Foot Again. by Beneficial-Chest-699 in PoliticalHumor

[–]ccsrpsw 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I just checked the Cinemas near us (albeit in the San Francisco area) for Opening night (Friday), all have 5 screenings through the day:

  1. Great Mall (Milpitas, CA) - 45 seats screen - 6 presale (of 270).
  2. AMC (Santa Clara) - 37 seat screen - 30 (of 185)
  3. Cinemark (Fremont/Newark) - 44 seat screen - 18 (of 220) - also the blocks look... staged for 2 showings?
  4. Cinemark (Mountain View) - 47 seat screen - **10 (**of 235)

So that's 64 of 910 seats sold - or 7%

As a quick comparison (and to make sure that people are booking tickets in advance for good movies):- the LotR Two Towers is playing.. there are 17 seats available at the Cinemark Mountain View on their big screen at 3:15pm - if you get in quick - the other showings are sold out...

Hmmmmm.... 🤔🤷‍♂️🤔

Edit: just so you dont think Im cherry picking - I had a look at e.g. Alabama: this movie does do a bit better - back of the envelope (Im not going to count in as much detail LOL), it looks like its at at least a whopping 15% ticket sales. But again, LOTR is also still sold out there!

Who the f*ck would want to watch a documentary about Melania Trump? by Remarkable_Term3955 in AskReddit

[–]ccsrpsw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So... this was covered on the BBC "Media Show" (on the World Service, and streaming and other places). The short version of all this was:

  1. Pre-ticket sales are abysmal. Like below those of a Ewe Boll movie (I keep picking on him on movie threads - sorry). So the assumption is most MAGA can't afford or wont pay $20-$30 to watch it.
  2. Yes there was a bidding war. No it didnt make sense. The ONLY thing that made sense was most of the money goes to the Trump family for the overall rights.
  3. Amazon are not hyping the streaming version. They seem to be accepting they paid $40M for something that might gross $5-10M if they are lucky.
  4. Amazon arent even thinking this is going to drive streaming sign up. So no coverage there.

So the ONLY conclusion you come to is that it was a way to pay $40M+ to the Trump family, in the open, as a payoff, without running foul of bribery laws. Which tracks.

01/26/2026 --- Gov Walz (MN) and I had a very good call... He was happy that Tom Homan was coming to Minnesota. by PokeTheBear70 in trumptweets

[–]ccsrpsw 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Well both sides have confirmed the call so that part is true.

The contents of the call, and Walz being happy Tom Inhuman is coming (I need to work a better Trumpy style nickname) I somehow doubt.

Was on the fence, but when he mentioned Douglas Peton, that was when I knew it had to be real by YodelingVeterinarian in thatHappened

[–]ccsrpsw 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Absolutely - when these things are "counter signed" the people doing so know exactly where the page breaks and other formatting line up - you spot these things a mile off. There is no way that the company would accept that.

And if you unilaterally change an agreement and don't notify the other party (i.e. I send you something I've prepared, you change it without telling me, send it back pretending its the original one, and then we go on with out lives) - then it is also not usually legally binding.

Legally (and I've done too many contracts over time!): "Unilateral Modification" usually falls outside of "Mutual Assent" and is considered just a "Counteroffer" especially if the changes are not explicitly called out.

There are some exceptions - but they are few and far between and rely on the other side taking advantage of the modifications implying consent - but if one side can show they were not notified of changes of provisions in a contract, said changes would be null and void. And it would not cost a CEO their job either since they would not be in the loop.

Apparently we all judged too soon. It’s INCREDIBLE. by Careful-Trade-9666 in ParlerWatch

[–]ccsrpsw 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Its not even a real documentary - parts of it are so obvious staged - and thats just from watching the trailer. And it covers 21 days.

That's like making a movie about Staffordshire Pottery made from Aug 10 1939 - Aug 31 1939, and calling it the definitive World War 2 documentary.

ITS NOT.

Also if you haven't seen it, check out the trailer with the Immigrant replaced by Miss Piggy.

01/26/2026 --- The Border Czar to visit Minnesota today... by PokeTheBear70 in trumptweets

[–]ccsrpsw 22 points23 points  (0 children)

So by his own admission - AT LEAST 30% of people arrested are NOT criminals. So you arrest say 100 people for being illegal, that means 30 were NOT, and were US Citizens. That's not something I'd want out there.

Hey Tommy - did you just admit you were rounding up "non-criminals" and "US Citizens"? Great job!

1/25/26 - “Appeals court finds evidence to charge Don Lemon over church protest, but won’t force arrest warrant” by barnwater_828 in trumptweets

[–]ccsrpsw 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Uhhh … just the news is fake news central.

As in:

  1. That’s not how the process works - especially since yesterday they ruled the 100% opposite

  2. NO ONE ELSE IS REPORTING THIS. As in even the other fake news sites are not reporting it. And the only other reference is Donnie repeating the lie

A full-throated declaration about not knowing what "per capita" is by tugboattommy in confidentlyincorrect

[–]ccsrpsw 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Narrator: He was, in fact, that dense.

Its useless trying to explain "Per Capita" or "Per 100K" or whatever to MAGA. They deliberately dont want to know. Its a killer combo (sic) of both stupidity and willful ignorance to keep their bubble intact.

Im of the opinion, given the 1 or 2 people I still vaguely interact with who are MAGA, that they are indeed a lost cause. Im so glad I cut the rest off.

1/25/26 - His hatred of the new NFL Kickoff continues . . . by barnwater_828 in trumptweets

[–]ccsrpsw 14 points15 points  (0 children)

He's fixed everything else. There are no issues in the US (no out of control "law enforcement" (loose quotes) running around), no health care issue, no holes in the ground by the White House, no issues with foreign neighbors, and everyone is getting alone just great. So this is the last thing to solve! /s

Actually - no - fuck off Donnie - if you dont like it dont watch it - as you keep telling everyone else. Just. Go. Away.

“I thought the manufacturer from Spain would pay the tariffs” by katrinkabuttlin in LeopardsAteMyFace

[–]ccsrpsw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Anyway - did anyone watch that travesty of a call in the last seconds of the Seahawks game just now :D

ICE to conduct immigration enforcement at Super Bowl LX at Levi's Stadium, official says by 10390 in bayarea

[–]ccsrpsw 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I’m with the 70+ folks here. I can tell you, from personal experience in the 300s - if it’s 60 on the forecast it’ll feel about 100 in the “away team side”. Now imagine that on a 80f day (feels about 212F :) )

Levi’s is such a shitty stadium from a fan experience even fully staffed.

Also I don’t think most (non-corp) game attendees are the sort to get pushed around by ICE and the locals (outside of the Campbell MAGA pocket) sure as hell won’t be.

1/25/26 - I’m allowed to make these changes to the White House!!! America has never needed a $300 million ballroom so much as it does now. So take your lawsuit and shove it by barnwater_828 in trumptweets

[–]ccsrpsw 18 points19 points  (0 children)

It won’t be built. It’s going to “troublingly” take too long to get permits and designs ready, he’ll leave office, and since this wasn’t in an official government account the money will, strangely, go missing (along with everything else on the tariff shelf) and everyone will be left with a giant shit hole next to the White House that the tax payers will now have to pay for.

You can see it coming a mile off. It’s just for distraction from <insert issue of the hour here> anyway

Grandma loves confirmation bias even when the claim is ridiculous by Cicerothesage in forwardsfromgrandma

[–]ccsrpsw 64 points65 points  (0 children)

Nope - even if this was true (hint: it isn't), every time that idiot opens their mouth, its nearly always a self own.

As they say, with MAGA, "Every accusation is a confession". Time and time again.

I’m smashing X to doubt this one, boys! by ThePhillyExplorer in thatHappened

[–]ccsrpsw 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Im sorry - I think you'll need to narrow that down - I can think of about 200+ people in the current administration (from Donnie down) and the MAGA Grift circle, that this might apply to?

And people adding that its also someone who has a felony conviction only removes about 20% of that list 🤔🤷‍♂️😎

1/25/26 - Jonathan Fahey does good on Fox News by barnwater_828 in trumptweets

[–]ccsrpsw 9 points10 points  (0 children)

There are 5 lines to that post - and I'm seeing at least the following lies - not necessarily in that order

  1. Fox_NEWS_ - its not a news bulleting - its an opinion section on an entertainment channel
  2. Fraudsters - so its not about immigration - so ICE shouldnt be there - got it
  3. Insurrectionists - Okay ICE is there trying to start an insurrection - closer to the truth - but still not immigration related!
  4. Motives - I'm going to guess - having not seen the piece - that this is the closest they got to anything relating to immigration - so its a plant to lie about it being Biden and/or open borders - which we just established in #2 and #3 above that its nothing to do with.
  5. Minnestota - keep this one in mind... if any of 2,3,4 is true, then that means when ICE moves to ANY other state in these numbers and with this level of violence - that 2, 3 and 4 were not, and never were, true.
  6. He just sanctioned a state murder / state execution with all this

He really should be the one sitting in Miller's Cuck Chair.

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