This platform kinda sucks
People are more hostile here than on Reddit. I barely participate anymore and any time I do my inbox gets filled with horrible responses. It's like the worst people from Reddit have decided to be here permanently.
Jesse Watters was invited to speak before a group of executives. His remarks led to an 'epic meltdown' | CNN Business
"I never thought the leopards would eat MY face!"
How is METI not a capital crime?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Active_SETI
Even if you don't subscribe to the Dark Forest Hypothesis it's extraordinarily unethical to violate the cosmic privacy of the entire human race without their consent- at worst it's essentially summoning the obliteration of all life on Earth; at best it's scientifically experimenting on the entire human race present and future without our consent.
We should be locking up people who do this or conspire to do this for life so they don't do any more damage.
NYC's Congestion Pricing is being watered down to irrelevance
It's the same old story- a good regulation is proposed, the worst offenders get exempted, and ordinary folks have to follow pointless rules just for them.
"Nobody wants to work anymore!"
::: spoiler Image Description Always Sunny screenshot where Charlie and Mac are making mock crying gestures in suits and tophats. Caption: "Oh, I'm sorry, did someone get addicted to a low-wage undocumented workforce that they could abuse with impunity?" :::
Texas and Other Southern States Without Power
::: spoiler Image Description Map of the US with the following caption and data table, which reflects its content. Electric customers without power: 0+ 10k+ 50k+ 100k+ States and territories by customers out Texas 86,667 Oklahoma 66,319 Louisiana 23,780 Florida 5,010 Virginia 4,564 Last Updated: 2023-06-22 07:31:30 AM EDT :::
When will Texans admit their government is so corrupt that they're having rolling blackouts?
Things that keep me up at night
A four panel comic.
Panel 1 A brain asks, "Hey, you goin' to sleep?"
Panel 2 A person in bed replies, "Yes, now shut up," and closes their eyes.
Panel 3 The brain says "There's a version of Nelly's 'Hot In Here' re-recorded by Nelly in Simlish."
Panel 4 The person in bed is wide awake.