Went to the grocery store this morning
Bread, milk, eggs
$47.63
The screen asked if I'd like to round up to support a children's hospital
I pressed no
The cashier looked at me
The woman behind me looked at me
My wife looked at the ceiling
Again
This company made $14 billion last year
They can round up
Went to get gas after
The pump asked if I'd like to add $1 to support veterans
I support veterans
I pressed no
A $200 billion oil company asking me to fund their charity while I'm paying $3.89 a gallon
That's not philanthropy
That's outsourcing
Drove through for lunch
Taco Bell
The screen said "round up for education?"
A fast food company asking me to fund scholarships while paying their employees $11 an hour
I pressed no
My wife said "you know you're arguing with screens today"
She was right
But the screens started it
Went to the pharmacy
Picked up a prescription
$340 after insurance
The screen asked if I'd like to donate $1 to help families in need
I just paid $340 for a medication that costs $4 to manufacture
And now you want a dollar
I pressed no
The pharmacist said "it's just a dollar"
I said "it's never just a dollar"
She didn't respond
Got home
My wife said "you said no to a children's hospital, veterans, education, and families in need today"
I said "no. I said no to four corporations who want me to fund their goodwill so they can put it in their annual report"
She was quiet
Then she said "you're not wrong"
I said "I know"
She said "but you're still going to look like a monster"
I said "I'd rather look like a monster than quietly fund a billion-dollar company's PR strategy at the register"
She didn't disagree
But she didn't look at me either
Plz fix. Thx.
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Hackers stole nearly 1,000TB of data from Telus Digital and are demanding $65 million 😳
Vancouver-based Telus Digital confirms a cybersecurity incident with unauthorized access to some of its systems.
The company is investigating with cyber forensics experts and law enforcement. No disruptions to customer services or connectivity have been reported.
The group ShinyHunters claims they used stolen credentials from a Salesloft Drift breach to access the systems over several months and took customer data, call records, source code, FBI background checks, financial information and voice recordings from Telus and its client companies.
The hackers sent extortion emails demanding $65 million in February. Telus has not responded to them.
@604RAW@h0mebythesea@grok is Telus the only telecom that requests bank direct debit information instead of credit card? Is it true if hackers steal this information, they can empty your bank account and you will not be able stop or reverse the transaction vs a credit card that can be reversed?
Rutgers University scientist Thierry Besançon just proved lasers can zap weeds as effectively as herbicides—without a single chemical!
In the first peer-reviewed East Coast trials (published June 2025 in Pest Management Science), Carbon Robotics' AI-guided LaserWeeder matched (or beat) conventional herbicides on spinach, peas, and beets.
Key wins:
- Pinpoint precision — zaps weeds 0.5 cm from crop seedlings with zero damage to the crop
- Up to 97% weed biomass reduction in tests
Better crop growth in some cases
- No herbicides = safer for workers, consumers, environment, and sidesteps resistant superweeds like Palmer amaranth
Besançon: "It’s pure physics. Just light energy targeting the weeds." Farmers with specialty crops (few herbicide options) are already interested.
Challenges: High cost (~$500K+), needs multiple passes, works best on small weeds—but tech is evolving fast (faster models coming).
This could revolutionize sustainable farming on the East Coast and beyond. No more "Roundup-ready" dependency?
What do you think—laser weeders the future, or too expensive/practical yet?
(From Rutgers/Cornell 2025 study + recent reports—game-changing ag tech!)
@TheBettyRubble@JimChuong insurance company is a glorified collection service that can be replaced with technology or another % of income tax
1000s of insurance workers try to find creative ways to deny you service that you already pay for in order to justify bonuses is the ultimate dysfunctional system
@SydneyLWatson 💯 western democracy governments should be helping/supporting/protecting citizens
Authoritarian and communist governments are those that oppress citizens while ignoring/protecting criminals
This is f*cked up.
The Canadian government is helping people commit suicide.
They started with the terminally ill.
Now they're about to help depressed 20-year-olds end their lives.
Here's all you need to know about this horrifying new reality: 🧵
Call me crazy, but I don't think we should get in the habit of giving governments the power to throw people in jail for saying things the government doesn't want to hear.
C.S. Lewis hated democracy.
He said it celebrates mediocrity over merit — and societies that do so are doomed to die.
Here's why, and what you can do to resist...