There are other search engines than google. I never even mentioned Google specifically in my responses, that was the top comment. I used the generic term. VPNs and anonymizing extensions also exist. “Appropriate forums” can and are infiltrated/monitored by fascist government agents all the time, so don’t pretend like it’s that much safer unless you’re also taking safety precautions.

Edit: I will add that your best bet is finding a local group initially and going analog from there. But again, those aren’t immune to fascist spies, so I’d recommend learning how civil rights groups of the past/present reduce(d) their risk against infiltration/spying.

It’s gotten worse, I won’t argue that. But basic stuff is still quite easy/straightforward to look up, and using search modifier tools is still incredibly useful in narrowing down results.

Man, it’s crazy how bad it’s gotten with people not knowing how to use search engines, let alone how to effectively use them. If it’s not on their social media platform of choice, it’s simply unattainable information.

What? Trump isn’t doing shit by himself. He’s got a plethora of zealots and other Nazis carrying out the entire Project 2025 plan. He’s got tens of millions of zealot voters rabidly defending everything their dictator is doing.

Most of those are in diverse packages, though. So yeah, millions of people add in once or twice a month, but it’s across tons of companies/industries. And it does move the market, but there’s also tens of trillions of dollars in the market so the amount moved isn’t super noticeable to anyone really but those that watch the market for a living.

Did you get a job there before moving? I’ve been contemplating emigrating from the US, but it’s such a steep upfront cost

Oh for sure. I dated a girl in high school that was pale as hell with vibrant red, curly hair. Both her parents were first generation Mexican immigrants.

That was not the problem in “almost all cases.” Seriously, look up the class action lawsuit regarding it.

You’re vastly downplaying the problem. There’s a reason a class action lawsuit went forward with tons of evidence backing up that it wasn’t simply the user’s error in properly maintaining the joycon. I’ve bought a joycon and had it started drifting within weeks before, even before I had kids. The sticks were just poorly designed, simple as that.

Thanks for the tip in your edit. I had 4 pairs of official joycons drift, I eventually just bought a pair of 3rd party ones to keep mounted on it and those have been working fine for over 3 years now. I still have the official joycons, actually had 2 of them serviced and repaired by Nintendo after that class action lawsuit (Nintendo said they’d repair any drifting joycon for free regardless if they’re out of warranty).

Agreed, he was a shit comic

Carlos Mencia is not white lol. He’s not Mexican though, that’s for sure. A quick search says Honduras descent.

I’m surprised it didn’t make a bigger hole in their bricks.

Discord has individual volume adjustor per person in chat. With my friends turning me up and me turning my mic volume setting in Windows all the way up, I’m able to talk quietly enough in the next room without bothering my wife if she’s sleeping. We also have a white noise sound machine we run at nigh in our bedroom, so I’m sure that helps. White noise is probably your best bet if you’re in a smaller living area.

Your example is too damn spot-on, haha, man I haven’t seen one so brazenly fake in a couple months. Then again, I only stick to the smaller subs on Reddit whenever I do use it, so bot activity is a lot less frequent on those.

TIL the etymology of goodbye is a contraction of “god be with you.”

If kids are dumb today, millennials are on the hook for it, boomers didn’t do this one.

The bulk of older teenagers/college kids are from Gen X, not so much from millennials.

Oh I don’t mind it as much; but, for an animated movie that’s somewhat geared towards a wider age demographic range, it felt a bit too long for younger viewers.

Those movies were already too long, IMO. The shortest of the two is 114 minutes. My son really liked them, but we had to break up each movie into more than one session.

That’s seriously missing how this is going to be horribly weaponized. Is it abused by some? Yes. Are there thousands of completely legitimate nonprofits around the country that do amazing work in their local communities? Absolutely yes. But those nonprofits also tend to be progressive advocates for those in poverty or minorities, aka the “political enemy” of the conservative extremists.