i mean, who was born on April 20? just a coincidence? https://observer.com/2024/04/elon-musk-number-420-tesla-twitter/
an important precedent to set will be impeaching a Supreme Court justice for false and tendentious readings of the Constitution. it’s one of the few checks we have on them, since they arrogated to themselves the power of judicial review.
vibes are confected and promoted by pundits. they only shift in right-wing directions. they serve to promote preference falsification. just don’t.
will it ever be a vibecession under Trump?
(no shade to @kylascan of whom i am very fond. it’s just how the vibes of vibes have shaken out.)
@arthegall what’s the point of rules if you can’t break ‘em? i mean, they were rebels.
i’d feel more secure about Amendment 14, Section 1 if they hadn’t substantially nullified Amendment 14, Section 3, with very little pushback or complaint because even though their decision defied the text’s clear intent (Congress is supposed to cure, not find), it seemed advisable politically.
@selmins 🎵sometimes i feel like
AI is watching me! 🎶
donut holes are all around us, all the time.
the making of a donut simply reveals one.
melania is like david bowie incognito today.
acceptance of a preemptive pardon is a confession of original sin.
@brokengoose i did cancel. they’re offering one month free. i’ll end up having to renew before the end of subscription — i actually do need Excel — but i wanted to send a signal.
the price dynamics of $TRUMP / $MELANIA basically track Trump supporters' theory of gender dynamics.
you remember how the goose that lays the golden eggs dies when they get greedy and, um, try to clone it? https://bsky.app/profile/lowrhoufo.bsky.social/post/3lg4st45cy22l
@brendan (thanks! i've tried following these directions, and just searching for "Microsoft 365 Family Classic" but it seems not to exist at this point. i don't see any family plan for less that the new $129/year.)
thank you copilot. all i want is excel on my frigging desktop.
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unironically this. https://mastodon.social/@Migueldeicaza/113856024485003178
it would be funny if what happens is Trump baits firms like Oracle into violating the law and then fines them hundreds of billions and they're like we had assurances and the courts are like don't you have lawyers? the money would be enough to put a dent in a year's deficit!
@beccanalia they like having big net worth numbers attached to themselves, and Trump legit can make those smaller, or reduce their growth. say Trump, as he has threatened to, somehow exempted Meta from Sec 230 protection. it's not clear the business model can work without that. Zuck might be reduced to a mere single-digit billionaire!
@beccanalia i'm not wedded to the phrase. you do what you have to do. sometimes you shouldn't. but sometimes the cost of not doing legitimately outweighs any scruples. both Zuckerberg and Zelensky would face costs if they didn't. but i judge Zelensky's choice far more defensible than Zuckerberg's. the costs are of a different moral quality.
@beccanalia fair enough. but in addition to caution, diffidence, and courtesy, there was extreme praise. understandable, forgivable. but also factual.