it would be “nonsensical to imagine the framers of the amendment, fearful of former Confederates returning to power, would bar them from low-level offices but not the highest one in the land” - commented the lawyer

Was there actually anything stopping them before, other than some traffic cops with a grenade launcher, and some excavator operators frantically digging up the motorway?

Based on human perception, based on water chemistry, based on physics.

"We don't infringe copyright; The model output is an emergent new thing and not just a recital of its inputs"

"so these questions won't reveal any copyrighted text then?"

(padme stare)

"right?"

Enough with these miniscule effects

• Fix the gas pipeline leaks in Turkmenistan
• Put more into fighting wildfires
• Actually do something with that satellite map monitoring of pollution
• Require sails and kites on cargo ships
• Help the people of Brazil keep the government that isn't burning the Amazon

He doesn't want a repeat of this image, huh?

oh no, all of Netherlands' F16s need to be disposed of to make room for the F35s - wherever shall we send them?

"The jury, he argued, was essentially allowed to conjure up damning evidence in their minds that may not have existed"

Well yes, that's exactly what the court will do if they find that you've been deleting evidence - they assume that whatever you deleted must have been damning to the case otherwise why would you have told employees to use "delete after 24h" communication channels?

Admin access needed to change the clock, which was wrong. Missed a train because of that.

Rage against the machine

easy to remember, as 9/11 was a couple of days ago.

https://xkcd.com/2146/

https://xkcd.com/528/

The reddit app is only marked PG and not 18+ in the Google Play store - maybe someone should let them know about the content that's not behind nsfw filters any more?

If you click on a news link, even here, you are likely to get:

• We "value" your privacy, please click "sure that sounds great" or spend some minutes in our opt-out game

• Sign up for the news letter or click on "no thanks, I prefer to be ignorant"

• How would you like to pay?

• Sorry this content is unavailable in your region because we won't follow the euro laws.

If click through rates from social media are dropping, it's not just due to the social media.

"After the verdict, Giuliani said he didn't testify because he was worried the judge would find him in contempt, and complained that he hadn't been allowed to enter evidence that his allegations were true, despite his not having turned over any such evidence before trial"

Just wow. Guess there's a difference between what you're willing to tell a reporter on the street and what you're willing to tell the judge in court?

R. Lee Ermey / Full Metal Jacket?

Average RimWorld player

As soon as the fuzzy "imagine anything you want" of the referendum collapsed into "you must pick one and come up with a plan to mitigate the consequences" of May's government!

Any specific result would always have had a minority - the 'majority' vote was made up of people wanting opposite things.