When they released the M5 MacBook Pro, it was the same week that they introduced the Neo. I expected the MBP price to go up and I’d been planning to buy a new computer this year, so I was mad at Sam Altman for fucking the supply chain. But the Neo happened the same week and they obviously had a price-point planned. They couldn’t raise prices on any of them or the Neo’s marketing splash would be sullied by price increases. I couldn’t believe my luck.

I got my new MBP at last year’s pricing because I knew it wouldn’t last. Lucky me.

The kids are alright. (I don’t use that word in the real world because it’s improper spelling. It’s a music reference, all right?)

Fuck dumbass tech {m/b}illionaires.

Jerry Seinfeld can eat a back of dicks for being a zionist shitbag.

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Politicians who don’t understand technology (and some that do) will continue advocating for a break in encryption “so they can catch the bad guys.”

No, you fuck. Either it’s protected or it’s not. I’ve just been listening to the latest podcast from 404 Media (you should check them out; print and audio). One of their primary stories is about cops accessing Flock cameras to stalk their ex-partners. AUTHORITY NEEDS LIMITS.

Cops Keep Getting Arrested for Using Flock to Stalk People

The best part about getting old with a beer belly is being in a loving relationship with someone who can see past that and not caring at all. The last time I smashed my face with a hammer was never.

Sucks to be young people these days, though.

EFF is the only org where I’d throw away any job to join them.

Ted Cruz can’t because he has only culture war and lies. Ron Wyden has real experience drafting laws and policy (Section 230). Wyden needed a republican turd to join up for a bi-partisan bill. He found a sucker who put his name on it (for all the wrong reasons, but right-wing dipshits don’t look into anything, so it still works). Sometimes, you take what you can get to advance your cause.

Once Again, Ron Wyden Had To Stop Bad “Protect The Children” Internet Bills From Moving Forward

Ron Wyden Wants To Know Why The DEA Still Has On-Demand Access To Trillions Of Phone Records

Letter From Sen. Wyden To The DOJ Says Governments Are Gathering Push Notification Data From Google, Apple

Ted Cruz Proudly Pledges To Kill Last Ditch Funding Effort For Popular Low-Income Broadband Program

Ted Cruz Roasted for Pretending Paris Climate Accord Is Only for Parisians (Mother fucker went to Princeton. I know that doesn’t mean he’s intelligent, you can buy your way in, but he sure as shit understood why this was a lie. It shows his contempt for his supporters (deserved, earned, they are stupid as a rock). Which is why this happened:)

Ted Cruz Responds to Photo of Him Leaving Texas Before Winter Storm

Ted Cruz says leaving Texas during winter disaster was “obviously a mistake” as he returns from Cancún

Critics may chastise me for pulling all my pro-Wyden links from a single source (TechDirt). You can find the same info on his policies pretty much anywhere. I just like TechDirt’s tone in calling things what they are. Any other serious (as in, not right-wing propaganda) reporters will agree on the facts of what he’s done, but they are often coy / timid about calling out those acting in bad faith.

You know what you need to get a bill through? Bi-partisanship. We had it for the Epstein Files Transparency Act. Not that it did all that much in the long run, but at least it passed. You think we’re gonna pass laws to (attempt to) hold this admin accountable without a repub putting their name on it? Fat chance. Use one of the dumb idiots to launder your message for their audience. Again, they’re too stupid / thoughtless / disinterested to actually look into anything. It’s a win.

The best part is when they listen to their constituents. Wait… they don’t?! I’m shocked!

Also, as Trump said, nobody cares about the Epstein files. It’s a hoax!

Only because the hype has lasted longer than expected. Now that IPOs have been filed, the AI companies (Anthropic, OpenAI) released statements about slowing down to protect us. They’re setting the stage for lower growth. But I think you should invest every penny you have into “SpaceXMegaTwitterSuperCarAI”.

And I have no problem with that. I sort of found out who they were by accident cause they had a trend of good stories getting posted here and at some point I auditioned their podcast where they mention that.

I will take this opportunity to recommend a podcast ep about him from the QAA podcast:

https://soundcloud.com/qanonanonymous/episode-43-scott-adams

I hope I found the right ep. The ep number is so low that it makes me wonder if the one I wanted was a later ep? Too many total to go through and verify.)

And Behind the Bastards:

Part 1, Part 2

He became pretty unhinged later in life. He put some bizarre content into the world.

Ron Wyden co-authored Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act in 1996, which protects internet platforms from being held liable for user-generated content. It’s a big reason that the internet exploded in popularity. We may need to revisit and increase regulation since seeing what social media became, but he’s had a pretty great track record.

How do you know they didn’t spin up a factory here and create jobs? /s

The bovine is the natural enemy of the shark. That’s why they deployed a herd of cows to save the day in Jaws.

Scott Adams is dead! I didn’t know. He died in January of this year. A shitty fucking person with a horrible world view is no longer putting content on the internet. Happy to learn this.

(I liked Dilbert as a kid and owned a couple of his non-Dilbert books. It’s sad how he went full-rightwing-nuttter later in life.)

I don’t self-host email but I don’t use my own domain to have control over it. Look into FastMail and a custom domain. That’s the happy path.

We called it a “doob tube.”

I can’t imagine a better way to ensure people don’t donate land ever again.

404 Media is journalist-founded and supported by reader subscriptions. They are four high quality investigators doing amazing work (they work with a couple of other people on some stories).

If you can’t afford it, I understand. I share archive links all the time. For anyone with a few extra bucks who cares about quality reporting by people with integrity, this is easily one of the best options around. I’ve been extremely happy knowing they exist. (Gets you extra content from their podcast, too.)