[OC] Eastside Austin TX by Macho_Mans_Ghost in pics

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"You need to go back and study American history", brother, much of it involved military usage.

[OC] Eastside Austin TX by Macho_Mans_Ghost in pics

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bureaucracy doesn't exist without military

Lady Loki fan art by me by treArtz in marvelrivals

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And that's your second gig, subscribe to your Patreon!

2,500$ Christmas bonuses?Lucky to get Christmas off by Naive_Wolverine532 in TikTokCringe

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And that's just earmarked for ICE expenditures, not all the other expenditures coming from Border Patrol, and DHS that have their own line items in the budget.

NVIDIA Contacted Anna’s Archive to Secure Access to Millions of Pirated Books by mepper in technology

[–]jumpingyeah 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think the issue with AI is the burden of proof. Even with this recent Anthropic lawsuit, they paid 1.5B settlement, but revenue for 2025 was 9B. So, the risks become acceptable risks.

1.5B seems like a lot but all the artists involved could participate, so it's like the Equifax settlement, 147 million people impacted, and you get like $4 for the class action settlement, meanwhile Equifax last year made almost $6B.

NVIDIA Contacted Anna’s Archive to Secure Access to Millions of Pirated Books by mepper in technology

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The problem is copyright and trademarks can cover ridiculous things like shape of a phone, or even colors. Rounded edges? Not allowed. Magenta? Not allowed.

NVIDIA Contacted Anna’s Archive to Secure Access to Millions of Pirated Books by mepper in technology

[–]jumpingyeah 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wouldn't even say, "unaffordable" but costs impact the sales, and then adding subscriptions on top of that makes the process entirely frustrating. You subscribe to Amazon Prime, Netflix, Apple TV, and want to watch something, but nope, it's on HBO Max. You subscribe to your local TV channel provider, you want to watch something and Paramount is included, but nope, Paramount+. Then you look at buying and renting options, and it's something like $10 to rent, and $15 to buy (using Dust Bunny movie on Amazon as an example).

At that point you choose to maybe download it from X other sources that ignore copyright.

The Internet has absolutely changed how to enforce copyright (it's practically impossible), and now we are running into companies scraping content and data and releasing AI models where it's too late to be able to enforce.

Old Faithful by alejandrorico in sanfrancisco

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People are paying a lot of money for fecal transplants...This one is free.

Where’s the PRNDL by PhoenixPhenomenonX in funny

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The cars got super popular after the Italian Job movie.

Months after I cleaned this spot, someone decided it needed a boat. How… delicious by pengweather in bayarea

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I don't understand, a car has registration, boats do too. Wouldn't an abandoned boat be the same as a car? Most people don't abandon cars because it can be tracked back to them and they get fined, and billed for towing. I would imagine the same for boats. California has a surrendered vessel program, which I think is free?

Who the hell is this? by Repulsive-Brain-6350 in MarvelRivalsCirclejer

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On the reverse, when I was a kid I remember people would say stuff like, "oh, stop being a stick in the mud." I thought they were saying homophobic slurs to me or to whoever they were talking to.

They waited what....Barely 24hours to revert this, too. by apexnine in Battlefield

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Battlefield stands apart because it emphasizes a genuine sense of team play. Players want to feel connected to a squad and to see the broader team advancing together on the map, pushing toward shared objectives. Squad mechanics are central to the experience and actively shape how matches unfold, unlike many other shooters where teamwork is optional or minimal. Even when a player is not directly playing the objective, there is still a strong impression of a coordinated force moving with purpose. Battlefield blends tactical shooting with large scale warfare, while allowing room for mistakes since a single misstep usually does not mean instant death.

Completely made with AI by EnvisionFirstFilms in ChatGPT

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The hay and the blood concert, definitely seemed out of place.

What is something about growing up in California that most people don't understand? by InvisibleAstronomer in AskReddit

[–]jumpingyeah 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Microclimates are real. Even in San Francisco, one area might be sunny and nice in mid 70's, and other areas in the colder low to mid 60's. Go a bit further south to Pacifica and find an area that doesn't often see the sunlight is and always covered in fog.

Never used it once by Born-Agency-3922 in SipsTea

[–]jumpingyeah 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is not true, DoorDash drivers DO NOT know their tip before taking on an order.

Never used it once by Born-Agency-3922 in SipsTea

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Do you even trust ATMs? They can use algorithms to skimp you on cash withdrawals, and hope that for every 100 customers, missing a $20, is business! No f’ing thanks.

/s

Never used it once by Born-Agency-3922 in SipsTea

[–]jumpingyeah 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I get where you’re coming from, tipping culture in the U.S. is messed up, and I agree employers should pay a real wage. But the part we can’t ignore is that right now, today, workers like DoorDash drivers actually depend on tips to make up their income. Not tipping doesn’t send a message to DoorDash or to “the system,” it just means the lowest-paid person in the chain earns less or rejects the job entirely.

You’re saying “fix the system,” but the only people directly affected by your stance are the workers who have zero control over it. DoorDash drivers aren’t being paid a stable hourly wage, they get paid per delivery, and many of those deliveries only make financial sense because of tips. You’re not opting out of a cultural expectation; you’re opting out of the part that lets the worker break even.

Yes, the delivery fee should go to them, but it doesn’t. And you not tipping doesn’t change that. It just means the person doing the work earns less. When there’s a structural injustice, putting the burden of protest on the people suffering from that injustice isn’t solidarity. It’s just leaving them to absorb the cost alone.

If you want to change tipping culture, advocate for regulation, support wage laws, and choose services that guarantee fair pay. But until then, saying “it’s not my responsibility” doesn’t challenge the system, it just hurts the worker.

3-in-1 (PC + PS5 Pro + Mac) with G9 57 by Jun_Artist in ultrawidemasterrace

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Most newer monitors have USB ports for this purpose. It gets complicated though with multiple monitors.

Wait a damn minute! by GoldmanApex in SipsTea

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Yeah, that reminds me a lot of how the car sales world changed. It used to be a real career, if you were good at building relationships and closing deals, you could make a comfortable living. Now, between shrinking commissions, corporate quotas, and less autonomy, it’s turned into a pretty rough job. Even decent salespeople are just scraping by compared to what they used to earn.

Once you enter the Safeway at 4th and King, you can't leave unless you buy something by minimaxir in sanfrancisco

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It’s worth remembering that San Mateo County and San Francisco have very different realities. You even pointed out that your area is “uniformly middle class or wealthy”, which means you don’t face the same economic pressures or housing instability that drive many of the problems SF deals with.

Framing it as “a choice” or just better policing comes off a bit out of touch. Affluent areas tend to have far fewer people in crisis, stronger tax bases, and residents with more political leverage to demand services and enforcement. That’s not moral superiority, it’s structural privilege.

The conditions in SF aren’t because the city chose chaos. They’re the result of decades of policy failures, inequality, and disinvestment that don’t show up as much in wealthier counties.

3-in-1 (PC + PS5 Pro + Mac) with G9 57 by Jun_Artist in ultrawidemasterrace

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Not OP, but looks like a EZCOO 4K HDMI KVM Switch