wildncrazyguy138

You gotta give a hand to the tenacity of these ICE agents, you can point them out anytime and everywhere.

I’ve heard they’ve even gone digital.

What’s wrong with mastadon.social?

I’m gonna need to ask the people tied to the tracks some questions about themselves…

I formally propose that June be dedicated as A/V jack awareness month.

Where’s Japan?

Had the uno reverse of this the other day. I don’t want to respond to this to justify myself, but damned if I’m gonna let this mf have the last word.

I agree. Lots of “blame the victim” going on in this thread.

I grew up poor in a poor area of the country. I also moved around a lot. I went to public schools throughout. While there were certainly a few subpar circumstances in the education system, on the whole, I got a good education, one that equipped me well once I got out of my “young adult with a chip on my shoulder” phase.

What astounds me is that it appears that a vast majority of the country did not receive an education that equipped them for adulthood. That we would even need to consider that we have to lower our standards and write at a 4th grade level. To me it’s like argumentum ad absurdum.

There was a podcast that I listened to recently, where the islanders mentioned that they knew of the white plantation owners progeny as the dumb and lazy ones - resting on their laurels over generations had made them stupid and ill equipped.

So perhaps this is the circle of life, the meek shall inherit the Earth. All I can think is that the system has failed us, or maybe we have failed ourselves. I dunno.

Hey transistor!

Doug: “Hey Vince you really know how to put the “D” in R&D”

Vince “Thisfugginguy, you used that joke last year ya dunce”

Doug: “And did it get a RISE outta ya then?”

Vince: “The balls on this guy! Go back to sellin boner pills, it’s whatcha good at.”

Donnie: “Alright, alright, adjourn?

Rest: “Adjurn”

Donnie: stumbles “Motherfuckers! Who tied my shoelaces to the swivel chair! Ya all fired!”

I-is that Levi? Aka “Gothamchess” Rozman?

I know a guy who saw rook A4 when I see one.

It’s ok to call them strippers, no need to get all fancy.

I’m gonna try and nip this in the bud real quick. You sir, are not abreast with the times. Tit loans has its perks, Ass World is where it gets messy.

If you’re wealth is in stock that have voting rights and you founded the company, getting rid of the stock is risky as it reduces your control over the company. In that case, if you sell you stock to lower your wealth, a bad faith actor could come in and depose you. If you’re a “good millionaire” then this could then have the effect of lowering your charitable giving potential.

Stocks are essentially people putting bets on you and your company. Most billionaires don’t just become billionaires by themselves…the public anoints them.

And I think the public should be able to rescind that if the person does more public harm than good.

Hone your inner Jimmy.

Mozilla is a not-for-profit. Like hospitals, that doesn’t mean they don’t make profits, it’s just that they have to reinvest most of them into the company and it’s employees. Speaking of which, those activities are not free and they’re not necessarily done just out of the goodness of their hearts. In these trying times in particular, I think we should start realizing that we have to be advocates and supporters for the things we believe in, or else they’ll die on the vine. And when they do, we’ll be left with the lowest common denominators that simply treat us all like a product.

Mozilla is the best of the big 4 browsers, it also isn’t pushing the whole Manifest 3 crap down our throats. At this point I’m sticking with them until I’m convinced otherwise. I’ve changed before and I absolutely would again.

As for losing the advocacy group, it sucks, but if I were in a tough position where I had to choose between advocacy and development, I would stick with my core mission - a stable browser with the features that users want. There are other great Internet advocacy groups out there that do great work (and we need them more than ever). Of course, EFF is one.

The ROC, Tibet, India and Mongolia at a minimum would like to have a word.

Well, considering I live in a mountain community that celebrates those activities, I will! Thanks!

Well I don’t live in NJ/NY so I’d map it out.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/vr7jaMhtuywupgAP8?g_st=i

Funnyish story though, this no bikes thing has happened to me thrice on my bicycle adventures.

• In Norfolk, VA I went straight instead of making a right and promptly landed on 64, with no way to go backwards, I hopped a fence and landed in an industrial park with a decent coffee shop, remapped my route and then gave it another go.
• In trying to flee hurricane Irene on a particularly long road trip, I ended up having to cross the St John’s river bridge because the ferries by that time of night were closed and I had to get into Newport News to stay at my friend’s for the night. It was a shitty situation all around. I feel it was the closest to death I have ever been in my life and I have had a few doozies. I do not recommend ever ever doing this and will never do it again, ever.
• Recently from El Escorial to Madrid with limited cell service, I landed myself on M-503 for a stretch. While this kind of road with broad shoulders in the US permits bikes, they do not in Spain. I was able to pull off onto a finca road and then eventually a greenway, but not before crossing a beautiful large rust colored bridge (with a decent shoulder).

I’ve been long distance biking for 20 years now and have had some excellent adventures, so fortunately these kind of wrong turn experiences have been few and far between.

There is a really great documentary on PBS right now about a group of kids who crossed the entire US on bike for charity in the early 80s, I highly recommend it. https://www.pbs.org/video/once-in-a-lifetime-qtroq8/

That I’m actually for, let the people who use these roads pay for them. All the while, I’ll be laughing at them as I bike on through.