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GoofSchmoofer

@ GoofSchmoofer @lemmy.world

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  • Judge scolds Mark Zuckerberg's team for wearing Meta glasses to social media trial

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  • This feels like gorilla marketing to me. They knew the judge would tell them to take them off and it would be just enough of a sensational story to make it to press. Now more people know that Meta has these glasses.

    Edit: I'm not changing it. The responses to my mistake are too funny

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  • Humans can have unconditional love for cats, but the opposite is not true

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  • Nature is just going to nature sometimes.

  • House Speaker welcomes Trump call to ‘take over’ elections, claims Dem wins appear ‘fraudulent’

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  • I think Obama not pursuing charges against those in the Bush administration was another, more recent, bit of bullshit.

  • How come residential power lines aren't buried underground still?

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  • There is moisture above ground too and ground movement can affect the poles as well. I would think that there is more exposure to damages above ground with cars hitting them, tree limbs, strong winds, animals chewing through wires, etc. While it's easier to repair damages above ground I believe there would be less of them with buried lines.

  • 'Sense of betrayal' driving 'big shift' in Trump support that could sink GOP

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  • You know whats crazy is how much shit that trump has done during his time as president - how outrageous and what-the-fuckness of it all and some how we have to believe that he didn't even attempt to try to rig the election? That the statement you made is just too crazy and out there for it to be real. That you had to call out that you may be living in crazy land conspiracy theory land just in case.

    I don't think it's in any way crazy to believe that with all the other shit that he has done, including leading an insurrection against this country. I'm with you I think he did indeed rig the election with the help of musk and others and I'm not going to apologize about that belief.

  • Democrats go all in on affordability in bid to turn voters against Trump

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  • On the right side candidates can't not be perfect - so it's always easy for them to vote for their candidate

    On the left side candidates will never be perfect - so it's always easy to not vote for their candidate.

  • Democratic National Committee blocks release of its 2024 election autopsy

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  • The Comprehensive 2024 Election Theft Fact Check is a well researched take on all of this. Have to admit that sharing it feels like a blue-Q type thing (Trump and the MAGAgats have done a great job poisoning the well when it comes to questioning election integrity) but if you can get through it all, it does line up with a valid take on the 2024 election.

  • Congrats on living long enough to complain about it

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  • well they've always been know as the "Me" generation so it makes sense they would say that about themselves

  • Congrats on living long enough to complain about it

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  • They experienced the beginning of the internet and computers becoming a main part of people's lives

    They experienced the height of the cold war and experienced genuine concern for nuclear armageddon

    They experienced the end of the cold war and a few years of peace

    They experienced the beginning of grunge, hip hop music, heavy metal, MTV , and the peak of Michael Jackson

    They experienced 9/11, the dot com bubble burst, the housing crash of 2008, the pandemic of 2020

    They lived under the thumb of the silent generation and the boomer generation dominating politics for their entire life (as we all still do today) so there voice was never really heard.

  • Zohran Mamdani Provoked a Bipartisan Meltdown

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  • How dare the people get a say in OUR government

    • those in power

  • If you could travel back 50 to 60 years and introduce one piece of modern music to a band or a musician of the time, who would you choose and what song would you expose them to?

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  • yes. I specifically chose that time because it was still modern enough to "get" the music of today

  • What are your thoughts on giving money to beggars?

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  • That's kind of an impossible question to answer because the "they" is unknowable in your question.

    But maybe they buy alcohol and drugs with it

    Maybe they buy some medication they need to survive

    Maybe they have a dog they want to buy food for

    Maybe they have a family that could use the $50

    Maybe they go to a thrift store and get newer shoes and socks for the winter

    Who knows what they do with it but really $50 can help a great deal and unless you know the person well it's difficult to know what they need it for. This isn't to take away from what you and your wife have done, that is admirable and needed help too

  • What are your thoughts on giving money to beggars?

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  • I had a lady come up to me in the grocery store with her child and ask very quietly in very broken spanish/english to help her buy food for her and her daughter - who looked to be about 2. My first reaction that I acted on was to say sorry and walk away. Then it hit how cold and callous that was. Even if she was a scammer, that is not an easy way to make money. So I found her gave her $20 and walked away. A few minutes later I saw her with a cart and some food with a smile on her face.

    My opinion is that if I have a bit of money that I can do without there is someone that could do with it I'll let them have it. The money may go to a scammer from time to time and I know in the past it has, but if I can help one genuinely needy person I do what I can, not going to let the shit bags (both scammers and politicians) keep me from trying to help

  • Why are you so happy?

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  • I think it's more that Buddhism states that because we suffer (attach ourselves to emotions, feelings and stuff) that we can be Content. That when we no longer attach to these hindrances then you've reached Nirvana (Contentment)

  • Why are you so happy?

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  • isn't this Buddhism in a nutshell?

  • When you have the attention span of a fly and the constipation of a sloth

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  • this actually terrifies me.

    School isn't supposed to be "won" it's supposed to teach you shit you'll need later in life. Getting stuff wrong is part of the learning process. If all students do anymore is type LLM prompts they are fucking themselves up in the future. And they are fucking up other people's future as well.

    But honestly I could be completely wrong - LLM prompt writers may become a big salary job and actually knowing anything will be passe and not necessary. I just don't want to live in that world.

    Sincerely

    Grumpy old fuck

  • Without mentioning smartphones or social media, what societal changes have you noticed over the course of your lifetime?

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  • I've noticed that as well, most cities in the States are all different shades of brown and grey. It's kinda sad to see.

    I always assumed that bland colors were easier to maintain and appealed to more people. But by God let's not have any color in the world because of resale value...

  • "I Voted for Trump" — Now My Industry's Down 23% and Collapsing Fast: Freight CEO’s Heartbreaking Realization

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  • remember until it affects them personally in a negative way they don't care about what this administration does. This is what make it so difficult to change a large population of trump supporter's minds, because they seem to not have much empathy for anyone but themselves.