Worked for a company that had a similar policy against free software, but simultaneously encouraged employees to use open-source software to save money. I don’t think upper management was talking to the IT department.

Matterhorney

Bonus points if you do it while wearing Braveheart face paint and yelling “FREEDOM!”

Rats with tight black leather get laid the most. I’m calling it now.

I have a friend who’s a volunteer EMT and has basically the same story. Lots of repeat customers, and some people get all pissy after Narcan because it killed their high.

If e-readers evolved from books, then why are there still books?

Checkmark, atheists

Neuromancer intensifies

No, that’s Sabrina Ionescu. You’re thinking of the WNBA basketball player.

What the fuck is that?

It’s me Bren gun!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yQeyi2Fc40&t=81

Some of the reason is indeed due to fuckery such as companies intentionally making things difficult or illegal to repair, however part of it is also due to economic reasons. If you’re trying to assemble something in the most economical way possible, you’re probably not going to go out of your way to also make it more repairable. You’re going to use single-use fasteners like rivets, glue, tack-welds, etc. - all things that are cheap to assemble the first time, but at the expense of more difficult disassembly later on.

In addition, diagnosing problems may be expensive depending on the appliance or machine. Would you spend four hours of your time repairing a dishwasher that could be replaced for $300? For some people it may be worth it; for some, not. I personally will spend quite a bit of time trying to repair something rather than replace it, however that’s more of an ideological choice rather than an economic one.

You idiots! These are not them… You’ve captured their stunt doubles!

This is peak copypasta.

However, for now, this is just a theory

😠

For those not familiar, this is a spoof on a quote from the book Dune by Frank Herbert: https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/3634639-dune

Because it’s got what plants crave. It’s got electrolytes.

Here’s the methodology according to the YouGov website:

Methodology: This article includes findings from two U.S. News surveys conducted by YouGov on two nationally representative samples of 1,000 U.S. adult citizens interviewed online from January 14-20, 2022. The first survey included questions on groups involving race, education, income, family, gender, and sexuality, while the second survey included questions on religion, politics, and other miscellaneous groups. The samples were weighted according to gender, age, race, and education based on the 2018 American Community Survey, conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau, as well as 2016 and 2020 Presidential votes (or non-votes). Respondents were selected from YouGov’s opt-in panel to be representative of all U.S. citizens. Real proportions were taken from a variety of sources, including the U.S. Census Bureau, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, YouGov’s internal poll results, and the results of other well-established polling firms. Most estimates were collected within the past three years; the oldest is from 2009. Because the real estimates presented cover a range of time periods, they may differ from actual population sizes at the time our survey was conducted.

Soos would never be a Trumper.

We’ve had one fascist party, yes. But what about second fascist party?

There’s also the M1 Abrams, 105mm M1 artillery shell, and M1 propellant. Probably more, too.