Damn American units

No publisher is going to pay a professional to narrate their audiobooks when they can have AI do a shitty job for much less.

A shitty narrator can get me to hate a book I like. A great narrator can bring the characters to life, enhance the experience, and turn me from a listener to a fan. I've searched for books by narrators like Nick Podehl and Jeff Hayes and bought audiobooks I wouldn't have otherwise.

Kinda wish people were this angry before the election. Please remember to vote in the midterms so we can at least drop the Republican majorities in congress. They're rushing all this crazy shit first, hoping we forget everything by 2026 and 2028. It's not like we didn't have 4 years of this asshole, then after a 4-year break and it's like people from 2020 forgot to vote in 2024. Voter turnout dropped.

I hope that doesn't pass, but if it does they should remove the "Ted" part off the next ballot. His constituents will be like "Who tf is Rafael?"

Edit: spelling

This was published in 2018. They publish prophecies.

Can NYT or someone sue for libel? That's defamation with false information. I'm not looking for a fine, but an order requiring them to say they were wrong and published false information. Then NYT can publish that tweet in their headline.

I think more people need to approach it like this. Human's minds are designed to think with their group and resistant to change. If you actually want to change minds, insults and accusations will immediately put them into fight mode and they will defend their ideology. But if you don't attack their ideals and approach in a friendly kind of way, it will lead them to questioning their leader's choices. It's hard, I know. Their leader has made some shoot-themselves-in-the-foot choices and makes their conviction an easy target to attack. Insults and attacks may even be a way of letting off steam, but if you actually want change, it has to be a smart and kinder approach. It won't be an immediate change, but it will be gradual and large over time.

We have a deployed branch. It doesn't get merged into master until it gets reviewed... the technical debt got too big so it never gets reviewed and we just keep branching off deployed

"It's for the safety of the consumer." is such a bullshit excuse to strongarm people into a subscription model.

Only two legs and too many houses. Slimy, yes.

That's a safety hazard... Which means the brake subscription plan isn't optional. It's mandatory. And you can only use the Mercedes authorized brake pads, as third party brakes would present a safety hazard and are thus illegal. Failure to remain on the Mercedes Safe Subscription package will result in the forfeiture of you vehicle.

Edit: put a brake on breaks

I like to think the vendors resell them around their connections. Like this guy bought them at 5 gold each. He sells them to a distributor for 7 gold. The distributor sells them to cheese vendors and chefs for 10 gold.

And that's why you only get half the price when you resell your items.

"Adultery is when you have sex with someone you are not married to." *(Bible's definition)

8yr old: "What is sex?"

Teacher: "Ask your parents."

Other 8 year old: "Is that what dad does with the babysitter?"

Teacher: "Ask your mom."

Piglet couldn't censor the mirror.

A bounty has been placed. The lawyers have been made aware of your presence.

Headline 3 years from now: "Huffing Steam Deck vent fumes linked to increased risk of cancer" (Only when done habitually)

Ads: "Have you or a loved one huffed Steam Deck fumes? You may be entitled to compensation."

Valve: Goddamnit. You fucking addicts couldn't stop huffing the vents. WE FUCKING TOLD YOU! It's safe for normal usage. NORMAL usage. Not heroine addict levels of usage!

You're providing a thought (and a bonus thought)

"In the beginning the Universe was created. This had made many people very angry and has been widely regarded as a bad move." - Douglas Adams

That last one is dead. Very dead. Not edible. Leave it alone. Says on their medical record DNR (Do not ressessitate). Leave alone. Will die again. Tastes bad anyway. Won worst actor in drama class. Kept dying on stage. Is dead now. Best to leave them be. Can't eat dead snec. Tastes bad. Eat fresh smol-eye snec instead. This one is dead though. mhm.

For anyone unfamiliar, that's the Anarcho-capitalism flag. It's basically libertarianism, the biggest difference is that they call themselves anarcho-capitalist instead of libertarians. Maybe because the American libertarian party is bat-shit crazy, and I can see not wanting to be associated with that despite having similar beliefs.