[-] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 66 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Four things went for Musk:

  • he was rich
  • he had a passing resemblance to Robert Downey Jr.
  • he ~~made~~ was closely associated with futuristic hardware (we don't seem to value revolutionary software the same way as hardware)
  • he was rich

In all honesty, a lot of solo developers who are directly responsible for the internet as we know it should be getting far more credit than rich ass holes but here we are.

Edit: correct

[-] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 67 points 3 months ago

"If you can't be handsome, be interesting. If you can't be interesting, be useful."

I can't remember who said it but it seems to fit here.

[-] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 67 points 4 months ago

Yeah but it's a corporation. They get more rights than us humans.

[-] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 67 points 5 months ago

Because the Democrats are trying to appease the center. I'm fucking tired of it.

[-] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 66 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

The Winamp Collaborative License is a free, copyleft license for software and other kinds of works. It is designed to ensure that you have the freedom to use, Modify, and study the software, but with certain restrictions on the distribution of modifications to maintain the integrity and collaboration of the project.

Oh god....

No Distribution of Modified Versions: You may not distribute modified versions of the software, whether in source or binary form. No Forking: You may not create, maintain, or distribute a forked version of the software. Official Distribution: Only the maintainers of the official repository are allowed to distribute the software and its modifications.

Copy left is not a protected term but yeah this is a shit license.

And how the fuck do you contribute code back without forking the project?!

EDIT: It looks like an issue has already been created and I absolutely love this thread where the license they are using is in violation of Github TOS.

They should have just kept the source closed! The speculation is that whomever purchased it wants to crowdsource contributions without adding any value themselves.

[-] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 65 points 11 months ago

"That dog is a DEI hire!"

  • Republicans, probably
[-] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 69 points 11 months ago

To be fair. His farming ventures have moved his opinion on climate in a positive direction.

Standard issue conservative. They only complain when it begins to affect them. If he didn't have a farm, would he still have moved in that direction?

Nope.

A common characteristic of conservatives is a lack of empathy.

Am I happy he did? Yes.

Am I holding my breath that he'll actually vote for change? Nope.

[-] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 64 points 11 months ago

Hillary, much like Trump, is a symptom of what is wrong with the Democrats. "It was her turn" spat in the face of people who were excited about a progressive candidate and made the whole primary a sham.

She was a terrible candidate. She was a bitter pill that many independents said "enough is enough" and voted third party or not voted at all.

I am deeply concerned that as the Republicans move more toward fascism, the left are not going to have great candidates. We're going to get established, wealthy-class friendly candidates who are willing to throw crumbs at the working class. They'll bitch and moan about how they are losing voters, never looking at themselves, never realizing that we are literally voting to just survive.

This election will be just like 2020. We aren't voting for Biden. We're voting against fascism.

And I'm personally getting fucking tired of Democrats seeing that as a win.

[-] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 68 points 1 year ago

Eh....

Bank of America, Comcast, Wells Fargo, Amazon, Google...

Just to name a few.

Ticketmaster is in the top 25 for sure.

I miss old-school Consumerist and their annual Worst Company in America brackets.

[-] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 65 points 1 year ago

People still do.

I can't find the study but people over estimate whether someone looks familiar, especially in stressful situations.

There are people in prison right now because they look like the perpetrator.

Imma give you a guess as to the races of these people.

The wikipedia article on eyewitness testimony goes into more detail.

[-] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 66 points 1 year ago

They got light sentences. And let's face it, the people that are going to organize yet another insurrection are going to be duped by the same logic that Trump will pardon them or that their acts are justified.

Trump is threatening our democracy. Again.

He's saying that if he doesn't win, there's going to be another insurrection.

The sad reality is that over the last four years, fascist states have put laws into place that make it legal to overturn elections for little to no reason. No oversight.

He won't need an insurrection because he has willing accomplices.

[-] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 66 points 1 year ago
  • That didn't happen.
  • And if it did, it wasn't that bad. <-- We are here
  • And if it was, that's not a big deal.
  • And if it is, that's not my fault.
  • And if it was, I didn't mean it.
  • And if I did You deserved it.
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