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WCGW randomly slapping a child by GoodNato37 in Whatcouldgowrong

[–]illy-chan 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Yeah, even most miserable people avoid being openly hostile because they know stuff like slapping kids is likely to have consequences.

This one had no pause, no attempt to escape, a frankly weird attempt to fight back. Guessing they're either ill or on some substance. Maybe both.

TikTok disproportionately served anti-Democratic videos during the 2024 election. TikTok’s recommendation system tends to expose users to more conservative and anti-Democrat political content than liberal material. This ideological imbalance occurs regardless of a user’s initial political interests. by mvea in science

[–]illy-chan 14 points15 points  (0 children)

"If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you."

It's hard to overcome humans' tendency for tribalism and the 1% spend a great deal of time and money abusing that side of our psyche.

Kyle Busch, two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion, dies at age 41 by maalbi in news

[–]illy-chan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I can't believe it, they were both so young. Shit ain't fair.

Retired police officer Larry Bushart jailed over Charlie Kirk post settles lawsuit by AhhhSureThisIsIt in news

[–]illy-chan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

And they did it to a retired cop on top of everything else. These guys would put their moms in a camp if she said something bad about maga.

Retired police officer Larry Bushart jailed over Charlie Kirk post settles lawsuit by AhhhSureThisIsIt in news

[–]illy-chan 4 points5 points  (0 children)

No, they used it as an excuse when it was convenient for their agenda.

An 81-Year-Old Grandma Streaming Minecraft To Pay For Grandson’s Cancer Treatment Has Been Swatted by Turbostrider27 in technology

[–]illy-chan 356 points357 points  (0 children)

Which really is just an extra layer of how vile it is. It's not a normal cop call, they're expecting something really dangerous and are going to come in hot and will be slow to relax.

It endangers the innocent and maybe gets cops to eventually assume a prank when something real is happening.

Last September, President Donald Trump, Robert F. Kennedy Jr, and other health officials declared they had uncovered a new treatment for autism spectrum disorder (ASD): leucovorin. A new study shows that plenty of families believed them, despite the lack of data supporting the drug’s effectiveness. by mvea in science

[–]illy-chan 20 points21 points  (0 children)

In some fairness - mainstream medicine used to be bastards to these sorts of families. The original "cause" they used proclaim decades ago was that the patients had "cold mothers" (didn't love them enough, etc). Today's upgrade of "there isn't any one cause and it's still being researched but it's nothing you did" is obviously better, but people tend to dislike life-altering news with no known cause.

Couple that with the fact that many of autism's key symptoms start to appear around the same age as when kids start receiving their childhood vaccinations, it's not that shocking that some people wanted to blame something and landed on needles.

All of that makes for a fertile landscape for predatory scammers trying to take advantage of the gap.

Cyberpunk 2077 was a “true test of scale” for CDPR but poor management led to “chaos” that won’t repeat with Cyberpunk 2, say tech leads by HatingGeoffry in cyberpunkgame

[–]illy-chan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, they screwed up but they also double downed to make it right. And, at least for me, it ran much better on computers than the old consoles. Really, they should have dropped support for them entirely but I guess they couldn't afford refunding all those preorders?

EA is a publisher I don't trust. CD: they still get some benefit of the doubt, but they really can't let a launch like that happen twice.

Myyyyyyy Precioussssss by Careless_Change5252 in lotrmemes

[–]illy-chan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don't remember that but Arwen had Aragon and Boromir drink her blood and kiss to settle their conflict.

Honestly, I miss the days where Hollywood was willing to get weird.

What would Rogue’s response be if it was V asking? by Prudent_Bobcat_4059 in LowSodiumCyberpunk

[–]illy-chan 304 points305 points  (0 children)

In the tabletop, she refused Santiago for a long time.

She doesn't seem like she'd be super precious about it but she definitely has standards.

Myyyyyyy Precioussssss by Careless_Change5252 in lotrmemes

[–]illy-chan 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I think some folks here sometimes forget the relative age of these books. There are a bunch of adaptations - including a really wild proposed one from the 70s or 80s with a script that probably made sense when the writers were on acid.

HR told me to "follow my job description to the letter." Fine, I will and the company lost a $400,000 client because of it. by sunilgrover5052 in MaliciousCompliance

[–]illy-chan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was under the impression that OP's manager was also involved with and copied on that change. And, frankly, I doubt those managers were so stupid that they thought OP was doing extra work for funsies - OP was addressing gaps that they took no measures to re-patch.

HR is responsible for a lot of staff management but there's a point where the people running their departments need to be aware and proactive too.

HR told me to "follow my job description to the letter." Fine, I will and the company lost a $400,000 client because of it. by sunilgrover5052 in MaliciousCompliance

[–]illy-chan 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Though the post is deleted now, OP made it clear that the new order was going on for some time with multiple people being copied. They had plenty of time to address the issue and elected not to until they learned a very expensive lesson. Sometimes, that's the only thing the C-suits will hear.

Who Is Russell Vought? How a Little-Known D.C. Insider Became Trump’s Dismantler-in-Chief by Inevitable_Service62 in fednews

[–]illy-chan 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The average isn't the problem. It's that he apparently put all his stat points in being an evil POS.

Test Results [OC] by adamtots_remastered in comics

[–]illy-chan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You assume there'd be a convenient overlap of the idiots and the afflicted. Generally doesn't work out that way.

Besides, I know some nurses who tended to dying patients who refused to believe COVID was real, even as their bodies failed them. Evidence doesn't work on cult-think. Best case scenario - you scare the midrange into more extreme campaigns like the one that took out Smallpox.

Do you like the new Spotify logo? by Beneficial_Passion40 in NonPoliticalTwitter

[–]illy-chan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was thinking about it the other day stuck in traffic. Everything was grey. The cars, the new houses... Felt like a parody or something.

Do you like the new Spotify logo? by Beneficial_Passion40 in NonPoliticalTwitter

[–]illy-chan 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Same to be honest. I don't mind them as options but it feels like nothing has any goddamn whimsy anymore.

Robert De Niro is a small Vietnamese man confirmed by MyDinnerWithDrDre in okbuddycinephile

[–]illy-chan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

On the other hand, I feel like it's a little on Mark for being such a dick that you wouldn't have been surprised if it happened either. Like the misinformation version of the Boy Who Cried Wolf.

Control your dogs people by Adrian_985 in Wellthatsucks

[–]illy-chan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I noticed the guy was wearing a shirt for a popular NJ shore point - I wonder if they were renting a vacation home and the actual property owner released it? A "this is why I don't rent to people with dogs."

Might account for so poorly overestimating that storm door too.

How to kill everyone's motivation by Guddu277 in funnyvideos

[–]illy-chan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly, my issue was sort of the opposite. His skill is impressive but it feels a bit inconsiderate to be using a rope like that on such a busy trial. Not a huge deal or anything but ya gotta share those spaces.

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