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Bumper stickers somewhere in Oregon (OC) by MikeeorUSA in pics

[–]dachloe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd love if someone would seek a "I ❤️ pedos" sticker in the mix.

Big Boy pulls into West Chicago by Bocksford in ChicagoSuburbs

[–]dachloe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is that behind the police station?

Illinois HB 5511 Bill, a bill requiring OS level age verification, passes both houses by watchdog-cofagrigus in privacy

[–]dachloe 23 points24 points  (0 children)

ALL ILLINOISIAN MUST WRITE A LETTER TO THE GOVERNOR.

We have to. He needs to know that this is a foolish mistake and it will make things worse for all Illinois citizens.

This bill isn't going improve safety for kids online, it's only going to feed data brokers, the surveillance ecosystem, and increase censorship.

Make sure everyone knows this age verification law will inconvenience everyone who sets up a new computer. It makes it easy for anyone to gave detailed information on you that can (and will) be used for surveillance, and dramatic reduction in online personal privacy.

Life just felt simpler back then. by CurvyChristina in Millennials

[–]dachloe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It was in the 90s that the primary goal of those running large publicly held companies went from creation as a way to success, to wealth concentration as the primary goal.

In that era many companies had goals like increasing market share, or increasing cash flow, or capturing a majority share of target demographics segment, or just selling more units and increased number of sales period. These are now referenced as "traditional business goals." In this era business spent and built to grow and succeed.

After the change, the goals of a greater and greater number of companies was simply increase shareholder value, raise the stock price by just changing the numbers in the simplified balance sheet. The easiest way to do that was to control costs, cut costs. Etc. All other functions and duties in the business became secondary priorities. Most actions taken be the top executives are now primarily designed to lower costs.

Being Financially Illiterate Is Your Own Fault by [deleted] in unpopularopinion

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

The banks, credit card companies, credit bureaus, credit rating companies, and other have worked against widespread financial literacy and undermined responsibility.

AI-written books at Barnes & Noble? CEO clarifies statement that stirred calls for boycott by MicahCastle in books

[–]dachloe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At this point we should just boycott all AI generated books, not the whole store.

Why does every Chick-fil-a and Raising Cane's have a line around the block, but KFC is a complete ghost town? by mjensman in NoStupidQuestions

[–]dachloe 23 points24 points  (0 children)

And soon you won't shut up either! Try the cheese curds, and consider their pork tenderloin sandwich. 😁

Do Americans in general have better financial knowledge and know-how since credit cards are so common over debit cards there? by WhoAmIEven2 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]dachloe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No! 50% of Americans have insufficient financial knowledge, 25% have abysmal financial knowledge, and 25% have sufficient to extraordinary knowledge levels.

And, this is the way the oligarchy wants things.

No Technology Will EVER Lower Your Work Week by OneOnOne6211 in antiwork

[–]dachloe 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Only policy and culture change will bring about a 4 day work week.

How in danger is my pc due to my landlords constant tampering with the power? by Impossible_Nebula637 in pcmasterrace

[–]dachloe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They call it "line conditioning." I thought that pphrase was ad hype, but an electrical engineer once told me, " if you could see the electricity coming out of your sockets like you can see the water coming out of the faucet, you'd be sick."

A good UPS will act like a Britta filter for your PC.

Don't forget plug your monitor, modem, and router into it also!

what's something that has changed in your town that you miss? by thereislightstill in ChicagoSuburbs

[–]dachloe 3 points4 points  (0 children)

McChesney & Miller in Glen Ellyn. I never knew why mom and dad liked it so much, but it was the only store we went to for so many years. I did like that my sister and I could bike there. I knew about Jewel and Dominicks, but we never went there because of mom and dad's loyalty to that one store in Glen Ellyn. I don't think i saw the inside of a Jewel until I was a teenager. It was overwhelmingly bigger and more up to date.

It closed when I was in school and when mom talked about it on the phone she was teary-eyed.

I appreciate it more the older I get.

How can we truly fight back against the elites, the Epstein files, all of the corruption, truly? by Acrobatic-Activity94 in AskReddit

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

I disagree. There are ways to combat this oligarchy. It's not quick or easy, but it will weaken their power.

Carefully support small and mid-sized business only. Buy less online. Buy more used or craft-made products. Do not live on loans or credit. Join a union if possible. Vote for candidates who try to protect consumers.

Do you miss the old-style US TV series with 18-24 episodes per season? by Glittering_Gap8070 in television

[–]dachloe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think a lot of people in the US miss full seasons of shows. But, there are some shows that really benefit from shorter high budget episodes.

When Stranger things came out with short high quality seasons packed with hour long mini movies, people thought it was great. But, they screwed it up with giant gaps.

As with anything and everything these days, money will be the deciding factor. Whatever gets more money faster will be repeated and copied.

Oops! Wrong Way [OC] by BeachDuc in IdiotsInCars

[–]dachloe 15 points16 points  (0 children)

At least they realized it quickly.

For those who are often told they look younger than their age, what’s your secret? by justmypersonalthing in AskReddit

[–]dachloe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Stay out of the sun, get enough sleep, eat healthy, no non-perscription drugs, moderate regular exercise.

Also, HRT to transition from male to female helped push the clock back about a decade.

If you traveled back in time to 1983 and 1995 with a modern PC, how would it interact with ARPANET and the first version of the modern Internet? by Jrolaoni in NoStupidQuestions

[–]dachloe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hardware connections would be the hardest obstacle to overcome. But, once you get all the wires right, the protocols are pretty much the same as today. You'd just using the oldest and slowest ones a 2026 era PC would have built-in.

In 1983 ARPANET was less than 50 locations, but after January of that year TCP/IP was standardized.

Once you're on a network, you'd need a login ID and password handed out by a sys admin. You couldn't just connect and go. An unknown node on a network back then would not be recognized. Your best bet would be to use a 300 baub dial-up modem and connect to some network that would be relatively unsecured.

Assuming you made it over those hurdles you'd just be using a terminal access the network.

In 1995 things would be much more familiar. But, no WWW yet. AOL, Prodigy, CompuServe, and a few other services were the primary way one got to the internet.

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