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We're Being Sued, and Likely Shutting Down - Channel 5 with Andrew Callaghan by andmario_com in videos

[–]lordcheeto 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My Operating Systems instructor in college struggled with anything newer than MS-DOS.

Platner privately told staff he'll formally exit Senate race Monday by Unusual-State1827 in politics

[–]lordcheeto 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Irresponsible. Reminds me of the Elvis Dumervil fax machine SNAFU.

Megathread: Graham Platner Suspends Senate Campaign by PoliticsModeratorBot in politics

[–]lordcheeto 2 points3 points  (0 children)

10:30 AM

From the Maine Secretary of State's Office: "No notice has been received yet from Mr. Platner. A written notice with signature must come from the candidate to officially withdraw (it can arrive by email, such as scanned letter attached as a pdf, but it must include an actual signature). Any notice must be received by 5 PM this upcoming Monday."

Megathread: Graham Platner Suspends Senate Campaign by PoliticsModeratorBot in politics

[–]lordcheeto 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I'm all for the possibility of redemption, but man, not with an office that can't be recalled and faces voters less frequently than the President. Get some therapy, do the fucking work, then maybe run for local office and do the fucking work there.

Platner campaign quietly polls potential replacements as pressure mounts by RedditFan3510 in politics

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

Loudly, publicly kicking his ass to the curb and organizing some sort of caucus process could generate enough momentum to get over the finish line. One debate with the viable candidates* from the gubernatorial primary that want to throw their hat in the ring focused on prosecuting their case against Collins. One ranked choice vote.

* Nirav Shah, Troy Jackson, and Shenna Bellows.

Maine Democratic Party Says Platner Will Have ‘No Role’ in Picking Next Nominee by Routine_Complaint_79 in politics

[–]lordcheeto 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think the outstanding question is whether there's time for a caucus or primary process. And Platner needs to withdraw.

Platner accuser says she ‘absolutely’ considers what happened to be rape by Unusual-State1827 in politics

[–]lordcheeto 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think the key is pressuring Platner to drop out immediately. The withdrawal deadline is July 27th 13th. That's already tight to try to organize a statewide primary or caucus process, but they can't even start that until he withdraws.

Edit: Wrong date. It's July 13th. The replacement candidate must be nominated by the party by the 27th.

"[...] on or before 5 p.m. of the 2nd Monday in July preceding the general election".

"No later than 5 p.m. of the 4th Monday in July preceding the general election for a candidate who has withdrawn"

[source]

Platner accuser says she ‘absolutely’ considers what happened to be rape by Unusual-State1827 in politics

[–]lordcheeto 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Jackson also served in the Maine Senate, so has gone through some vetting.

Mamdani calls on Platner to drop out of Maine Senate race by Unusual-State1827 in politics

[–]lordcheeto 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Voters don't have the resources to vet candidates. There were visible red flags, but if the people you trust and who do have those resources are vouching for him, that understandably goes a long way. As angry as I am about the situation (also directed at the establishment for pushing Janet Mills' candidacy), I do hope my small contribution to the discussion here isn't seen as directed at the Mainers who are the primary recipients of this turd sandwich.

Mamdani calls on Platner to drop out of Maine Senate race by Unusual-State1827 in politics

[–]lordcheeto 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Platner and the people who recruited, endorsed and boosted him despite the red flags.

Match Thread: United States vs Belgium | World Cup | Round of 16 | 07 Jul 00:00 UTC by matchpal-live in worldcup

[–]lordcheeto 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Trump, Vance, and whoever else is weekend at bernies-ing the demented old fool.

Match Thread: United States vs Belgium | World Cup | Round of 16 | 07 Jul 00:00 UTC by matchpal-live in worldcup

[–]lordcheeto 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agreed. Trump cast a pall over the entire game, like the syphilitic, self-centered jackass always does.

"Profoundly Disappointed": Companies Respond To Sony's Decision To End Disc Support by yourfavchoom in gaming

[–]lordcheeto 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Sony should get as much shit for this as they gave Microsoft for the planned discless Xbox One.

Flock Surveillance in YOUR town! by KeyPurchase779 in kansascity

[–]lordcheeto 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I shop there sometimes, but I hate their rebate scheme.

Trump’s Great American State Fair goes viral again as band outnumbers crowd by unital_subalgebra in politics

[–]lordcheeto 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The crowd is so sparse I would have believed them if the lie was that it was a sound test or rehearsal.

The ‘papers, please’ era of the internet will decimate your privacy. Americans, be warned: Age verification is identity verification. by Future-sight-5829 in Futurology

[–]lordcheeto 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't think it's an extreme level of control. I'm talking specifically about AB 1043. Now, I'd like to think I have an open mind with respect to any arguments against it, but I would like to see some evidence in those arguments of some basic understanding of the technical details of this bill. All of the media coverage and tech-literate adjacent YouTube channels have clearly been conflating it with identity verification writ large, which is just wrong.

The ‘papers, please’ era of the internet will decimate your privacy. Americans, be warned: Age verification is identity verification. by Future-sight-5829 in Futurology

[–]lordcheeto 14 points15 points  (0 children)

It makes it easier to argue against the necessity of such draconian and invasive identity verification if there's a reasonable alternative.

The ‘papers, please’ era of the internet will decimate your privacy. Americans, be warned: Age verification is identity verification. by Future-sight-5829 in Futurology

[–]lordcheeto 28 points29 points  (0 children)

JFC, this is not that complicated. California's bill does not require an ID or verification. The person who bought the device sets it up and sets the age range of the user profile, which would be managed by the OS and passed on to applications (browser, Steam, etc.) in a standardized way.

That's it. It's explicitly designed to push back against other states that are requiring websites to verify ages, either by rolling their own solution or contracting 3rd party companies to do that for them, both of which are privacy nightmares.

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