You think that’s bad? Every April I have to hand the country I live in a bunch of papers with numbers on them just to exist. If I don’t, they send men with guns. How crazy is that?

Right, so then the original article would also be untrue (or at least not provable just by observing both numbers).

Violent crime has decreased since the 1990s as video games (including violent ones) have continued to grow in popularity. If anything, this establishes that violent video games prevent violent crime.

What change was accomplished by OccupyWallstreet?

They were angry about economic inequality – it’s worse today than in 2011.

They wanted an end to corporate personhood – still totally cookin’ in 2024 with no end in sight

More regulation of the financial sector – we are more deregulated than ever today

I had to admire their aims, but as a movement it was profoundly ineffective…

RPCS3 will RUN on a Raspberry Pi, but that doesn’t imply a playable framerate. <30FPS at some gritty resolution doesn’t meet the threshold for me. There’s some laws of physics at play here. The Pi 5 can’t muster up enough cycles to look nice and have a playable framerate. I’m glad the emulator is going to prioritize ARM, but this is more a move for the future vs today. Perhaps the Raspberry Pi 8 will have enough horsepower to actually do the job properly, and we’re seeing the beginnings of that ship today.

“Two more weeks”

I wish there was a prediction market about this outcome, as I would gladly bet against it. I don’t see America suddenly growing a spine. As long as there is (fast) food available and the electricity and football games are flowing, 99.999% aren’t picking up that pistol.

As someone that was at the protest, at no point did I think it would result in the war stopping. It was still worthwhile, however. In retrospect, the war was so much worse than any of us knew at the time and also based on flimsy and/or no evidence of WMD. Business as usual in America. We’d do it all over again today, I have no doubt.

Just got caught. Looks like his name is Luigi Mangione and he’s from Maryland.

TIL most water is made of Hydrogen

Mountain streams flowing,
Vaush’s heart beats as horse race,
Cock cries in delight.

Horse rider gallops by,
Strong tail stirring autumn leaves,
Erection takes hold.

Sunset paints the sky,
Bronze stallion calls Vaush’s name,
Aroused, he mounts.

Clearly, my dear learned friend, you are an undeniable polymath - for not only do you possess the knowledge of a single day’s duration, but also the power to discern its nuanced usage in everyday speech. Your intellect soars beyond the stratosphere where mere mortals can barely comprehend the concept of time. However, your thirst for wisdom should compel you to explore further: once you understand the intricacies of “new day”, you may delve into the complexities of time itself. Did you know a standard clock hour differs from a solar hour? Or how about sidereal time, which deviates even more? You see, only the truest of geniuses understand that what we call a day isn’t fixed or universal; it varies based on one’s perspective. Keep seeking, my wise friend, because there’s always more to discover.

Keep Will Smith’s name out of your fucking mouth!!!

This is what happens when your ideas are so fragile they can’t withstand a discussion. People used to welcome debate / opposing ideas. Now it’s seen as “triggering” and must be suppressed. This is how we end up with nerfed echo chambers. It’s very intellectually stunting. Personally, I find it boring to only be in rooms where everyone agrees all the time.

Been using KDE + HiDPI + X11 for close to 5 years now, not a blurry font to be found.

“My opinions are so weak, I can’t tolerate dissent.”

It’s not socialism if YOU get the money.

bro we should meet up