jx (ultraviolet)

Simplifier of Things. Healthcare IT Guru. Web technologist, hardware guru, singer, writer, dreamer. Vorsprung durch Technik. 🖖

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The first principle is that you must not fool yourself, and you are the easiest person to fool. - Richard P. Feynman

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@ChrisAvellone @ohwowfunny At least they quoted you somewhat accurately. Congrats on the new job, what a wild way to find out, eh?

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@Cooperstreaming That sure sounds like rape to me.

[Tom Celica™ @thetomcelica]

Secretary of DUInfluence has ordered testing testosterone levels of service members but won't release his test results

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@typesfast How would reporting a truck carrying an Evergreen shipping container crashed violate GDPR? Genuine question, I don't have to deal with it so I tend to ignore it.

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@s2_underground Hey @rahul I'll happily have a private, genuine conversation to help you see this perspective. DM me.

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They'll be eating by sunday. Gravy Seals Don't Miss Meals.

[The Halfway Post @HalfwayPost]

BREAKING: A group of 6 MAGA fans in Louisiana have just launched a hunger strike they vow will go on until E. Jean Carroll gives back the $5.6 million Donald Trump was forced to give her, or they starve to death.

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This'll get thrown out because Youtube doesn't control creator ads, doesn't restrict creator ads, and states clearly it's only about ads from Youtube. This is just someone trying to work the system.

Remember, you can sue anyone, anywhere, at any time, for anything, but that doesn't mean the courts will actually let the case proceed.

[Dexerto @Dexerto]

A class-action lawsuit has been filed against YouTube over its "ad-free" subscription claims

Plaintiffs argue YouTube Premium still shows ads because creators include sponsorship segments in their videos

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One nearish my house was mysteriously cut down this past weekend.

Anyway, the temp is down today but humidity is up!

[Shadow of Ezra @ShadowofEzra]

Truck drivers are now taking down Flock cameras in an Ohio town by ramming directly into the poles, and more people are starting to do the same.

The destruction has reportedly triggered a chain reaction, with other drivers following suit and leaving law enforcement scrambling.

Even people without vehicles are joining in, using baseball bats to smash the cameras.

"The vandalism is part of a trend across the country."

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Republicans immediately responded by putting in extra bright bulbs and pointing their headlights away from the road and into the faces of oncoming traffic. "Freedom Crashes" suddenly spike nationwide.

[Democrats Deliver @DemzDeliver]

🚨 Democrats have introduced a bill to ban ultra-bright headlights that blind drivers on the road.

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Agreed, needs a means test. And probably a size limit too. If you're 78 living in a 4k sqft home you've been in for 40 years because you used to have 6y kids, you don't need a tax break, you need to move and free up that real estate for people who can use it, or pay for it yourself.

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The very files Trump promised to release as part of his campaign is now just a hoax. It wasn't a hoax when it helped him, but now that it'll hurt him it's a hoax.

Jeff Epstein arrested, convicted, hung himself in prison over a "hoax".

Ghislane Maxwell is in federal detention over a "hoax".

He thinks you're dumber than he is.

[FactPost @factpostnews]

Karoline Leavitt calls the Epstein files a "classic Washington hoax"

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Just a side note, the USSR and Nazi Germany were neither socialist nor communist. They were both fascist totalitarian regimes. USSR claimed to be communist to get the support of people in Russia during the start of the 20th century. Hitler claimed to be socialist for the exact same reason. North Korea calls itself the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, but they literally never have elections so it can't actually be democratic. The USSR and Nazi Germany failed, and North Korea is a failed state too, as despotic dictatorships never last.

But socialism is actually quite alive and well in Europe. UK, Germany, Denmark, France, Spain, Norway, Sweden, and many more are all social democracies where the democratic government has social aspects to provide strong protections for all citizens and restrictions that prevent businesses from getting too much power.

Socialism isn't taking all your stuff and not letting anyone own businesses. That's communism, and that absolutely sucks. Social Democracy is actually almost exactly what the USA already has just with more social safety net programs and citizen-centric programs. Their tax money comes back to them in services rather than going to corporate welfare and trillion dollar defense budgets. That is what the USA needs, a government that is responsible to you and me, not Elon Musk or Jeff Bezos.

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Why are nosey people so butthurt when you politely ask them to stay in their lane? The nosier they are the more butthurt they get.

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I don't understand some salespeople. I scheduled a call with a telco provider (yep, I'm going to do another telco migration! I think this makes6 or 8 over the past 10 years.) and today, hours before the call, he tells me it'll be a discovery call and I need to provide him with lots of information so he can generate a quote. I said, "I think for this call we just want a demo, we need to determine if this platform even fits our needs."

He emailed back and told me that no, it'll be a discovery call and I need to get that information.

I replied again, saying "If there isn't a demo we don't need a meeting. We are not spending our time today to give you sales information before we even know if your platform is a viable option. Please just give us a demo."

He came back a third time, and I should have just canceled the meeting then but I didn't.

I called him up and said, "If you want a chance to sell us, we need a demo. Are we having a demo in an hour or not?"

He said no, so I said, "ok, then we can cancel the meeting. Thanks."

I guess Genesys Cloud doesn't really need customers!

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@AnnaBower It's how they do everything. Dishonest communication.

[Liam Nissan™ @theliamnissan]

Remember how the police would pull you over for having to tinted windows? Well ICE will pull you over for having tinted passengers.

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@whatkamisays A head injury isn't life threatening for Trump, there's nothing useful inside his melon.

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My paternal grandfather was hit and lamed by a tree in the 70s, and then killed by one in the 90s. He deserved both. So does Greg Abbott.

[Greg Abbott @GregAbbott_TX]

42 years ago today, I was out for a run in Houston. A tree fell on me, leaving me partially paralyzed.

My parents instilled in me the values that carried me through my darkest days: hard work, perseverance, and faith in God. Our lives are not defined by our challenges, but by how we respond to them.

Some say you need a spine of steel to lead. I actually have one. And I will never stop fighting for Texas.

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@jameygannon Actually we can easily, these models still exist.