Jogger was a direct replacement for the word criminal (or possibly burglar).
We used to say a guy who breaks into someone's house is a criminal (race is irrelevant). But black apologists refuse to accept THIS guy was a criminal (bringing race into it) and instead say, he was "jogging".
So we laughed and said, okay fine, he's a jogger, and turned it into a meme. If some white meth-head broke into a truck and got caught, the exact same "he was just out for a jog!" joke would still apply.
It's the Left that is being racist here. Saying "jogger" is only a reference to black people is basically saying these kinds of criminals are only black. Shame on them.
Tech Pede here.
I know Apple is a pretty cucked company in most regards (inclusivity bullshit, woke gay CEO, green energy nonsense) but there is one thing that Apple does do right:
Privacy
Apple is the only major tech company that routinely tells the FBI to fuck right off. "No we will not unlock phones for you, no we will not put in backdoors for you, no we will not develop cracking tools for you. If you got a warrant and someone uploaded it to our servers, we will comply, otherwise... pound sand."
Apple also does not sell their customers information (like Google, Microsoft, etc) because their primary business is making a killing by selling overpriced hardware. So for them, they have no problem making poor business decisions and even losing money if it supports their idea of privacy, which in turn sells more hardware.
Case in point: Apple tried to create their own iAd network and sell ads. But they refused to track demographic information on the people viewing the ads. That's literally all companies care about knowing and tracking. Consequently no companies bought those iAds and the program folded.
The cucked part of Apple wants to go along with this COVID-19 bullshit, but the privacy-oriented part of Apple wants to make sure it's as private as possible. The end result is everything has been pretty thoroughly anonymized. Every phone makes up a completely random code. Phones store a list of random codes they've been near for 14 days but have no idea who they belong to. If the owner of one of those random codes announces an alert, your phone sees their random code on a public list and lets you know. Not when, where, who, or anything else just, "Hey buddy, sometime in the last 14 days you may have been exposed, so heads up."
That's a fairly sane way to offer governments a way to track the rate of spread for a disease without giving over our personal information.
The final thing to note is that some authoritarian governments are refusing to use Apple's new system precisely because it doesn't turn over personal information. They are instead suing Apple to force them to let their government app read the user's name and other information and track that all centrally on government servers. Good fucking luck making Apple go along with that.
So, while I am generally unhappy with Apple as a company, if I had to choose any company to trust not to fuck me over for a dollar and a pat on the head from the Gestapo, it would probably still be Apple.
They will most likely plead "No Contest" which is the equivalent of "I'm not guilty but want to pay the fine to make the issue go away."
There's always the risk that you get to be the poor unlucky person that the government decides to make a public example of so they throw everything at you. In that situation you need a lot more than $1,000 in donations to hire a decent lawyer.
Tech Pede here.
I know Apple is a pretty cucked company in most regards (inclusivity bullshit, woke gay CEO, green energy nonsense) but there is one thing that Apple does do right:
Privacy
Apple is the only major tech company that routinely tells the FBI to fuck right off. "No we will not unlock phones for you, no we will not put in backdoors for you, no we will not develop cracking tools for you. If you got a warrant and someone uploaded it to our servers, we will comply, otherwise... best of luck."
Apple does not sell their customers information because they already make a killing selling overpriced hardware. So for them, they have no problem making poor business decisions and even losing money if it supports their idea of privacy.
Case in point: Apple tried to create their own ad network and sell ads. But they refused to track demographic information on the people viewing the ads. Consequently no companies bought those ads and the program folded.
The cucked part of Apple wants to go along with this COVID-19 bullshit, but the privacy-oriented part of Apple wants to make sure it's as private as possible. The end result is everything has been pretty thoroughly anonymized. Phones store a list of random codes for 14 days and have no idea who they belong to. If the owner of one of those random codes announces an alert, your phone sees the random code in the list of contacts and lets you know. Not when, where, who, or anything else just, sometime in the last 14 days you may have been exposed.
That's a fairly sane way to offer governments a way to track a disease without giving over personal information.
The final thing to note is that some authoritarian governments are refusing to use Apple's new system precisely because it doesn't turn over personal information. They are instead suing Apple to force them to let their government app read the user's name and other information and track that all centrally on government servers. Good fucking luck making Apple go along with that.
So, while I am generally unhappy with Apple as a company, if I had to choose any company to trust not to fuck me over for a dollar and a pat on the head from the Gestapo, it would probably still be Apple.
"By the book, everyone. Is that clear? I want everything done by the book. Susan, you be sure to record that I said that."
::nods at Comey then shreds paper with FRAME FLYNN written on it::
is like let the cat guard the fish
The Chinese version of "fox guarding the henhouse" lol
My favorite line from the article:
Beijing has cut off ties with Tsai’s government over her refusal to accept its demand that she recognize the island as a part of China to be unified with eventually under the “one country, two systems" policy enacted in Hong Kong.
Yeah because that policy has proven to work SO WELL. I mean, who wouldn't want what has been happening in Hong Kong for the past two+ years to happen to their country? ::eyeroll::
If you look at the history/timeline of most powermod accounts, you will see activity nearly 24 hours a day, which means that it's not a single person.
This has been a long-time used tactic, going back to the earliest karma farmers and powermods who would milk the separate waves of upvotes that happened as each region woke up.
Haven't had that happen
It is happening in many places across in California. Stores have been ordered to prevent people from entering without a mask or they will be shut down, thus they have become the privatized police force to enforce orders that the real police and sheriffs won't enforce.
I know of no one that has been "trespassed off a store property" what ever that means
I mean, it happened to me in California. I refused to wear a mask, I was told I need to leave the store and would not be allow to shop there, nor would they ring up my purchases. If you are on private property and they ask you to leave and you do not, then you are breaking the law (trespassing) regardless of the reasoning. You have to go or the police will make you go.
As far as "ambulance chasers"? I guess you mean lawyers, Those law suits have already been happening with pretty much a 100% win rate
Business closings have been overturned in some states but not others. Administrative orders have been overturned in some states but not others. No state has had orders requiring masks successfully challenged. I believe a couple law firms have sued over the issue, but they have not been resolved in court. So what you seem to think applies country-wide based on your experience is clearly not accurate.
While you may assume I live in England, I assure you that the restrictions we have in California are very real and very much impossible to get around. Until there's a Federal order that spanks Newsom, he and other Dem governors are going to push their control as far as they can.
I just want to point out something I mention in another reply.
I've had overweight pets, and one thing the vets have always stressed is not to try and arbitrarily follow the "feed less calories than they burn in a day" type of formula. Many times the pets are older, or neutered, which gives them very sedentary lifestyles. In essence, almost a single serving of food might be more calories that a lazy cat who sleeps 20 hours a day ever burns.
But if you try to starve them thin, you can end up ruining their livers because their organs go into panic survival mode and start to cannibalize themselves and dump all kinds of toxic byproducts into the bloodstream. You give them reduced calorie food, you give them a set amount based on their current weight, but you never stop all food intake.
I'd imagine some people "have" to be fat because the alternative is to be skinny with failing organs. If you've ever watch the behind the scenes videos of the show Survivor (where people are going without food sometimes for days at a time), they get IV treatments of necessary nutrients and sometimes even "food" in order to keep their bodies from breaking down during the show.
For most people, that kind of medical oversight isn't possible on a day-to-day basis so they might have no choice but to consume food that has starch/fat/protein they don't need because it contains the lysine or whatever their body DOES need.
You know what's interesting too is that sometimes people fall into the trap of thinking that there's always a way to eat less so nobody should ever be fat.
But if you take that to an extreme, you can cause a whole raft of other serious health problems. Setting aside the issue of starch/fat fuel, your body still needs raw materials like chemicals and minerals to rebuild key parts. If you starve yourself you cut off the supply lines.
I know for example with housecats if you try to starve them thin, you can end up ruining their livers because their organs go into panic survival mode and start to cannibalize themselves. You give them reduced calorie food, you give them a set amount based on their current weight, but you don't just stop all food intake.
I'd imagine some people "have" to be fat because the alternative is skinny with failing organs.
That title was incredibly difficult to parse. I think I finally figured it out:
Candace Owens tweet: "Crazy this doesn't have more views." Dinesh D'souza explains that Dems created the KKK while R's ended it, but Media says the opposite. What a wonderful American asset.
Important points to notice:
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This is a "certificate program" NOT a degree. You know who also earns certificates? Fast food workers when they demonstrate they've learned not to shit and piss on their hands and then prepare your food.
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It's distinctly branded "eCornell" in an attempt to keep from watering down the premium attached to the actual Cornell. In other words, it's like the guy who buys the Porsche branded hat/jacket/keyfob but doesn't own the actual car.
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There is no professional accreditation. There is no recognized legal body responsible for testing and licensing "Diversity" (thank God). So, even in some absurd situation where having a Diversity Certificate was a requirement, anyone could print one on their home computer and it would have as much standing.
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This is no doubt a scam designed to get some SJW sucker to fork over thousands of dollars of student loans for the privilege of watching a bunch of pre-recorded videos and answering some online quizzes.
Oh man, this is like those ITTech and University of Phoenix diploma mill scams all over again, and this time run under the auspices of The Ivy League itself.
Interesting. I certainly am no expert. I just seem to recall trying it once at a relative's house and thinking it was very dry and rubbery, and dry meat I typically associate with lack of fat like the aforementioned luncheon meat. Maybe it was some kind of turkey Spam or "Lite" version?
I'm sorry, why is there even any discussion of 2024 uncertainty? Of course it will be Pence. He's clearly being groomed for leadership as the centerpiece of the Wuhan Flu task force. And it's practically a given in politics that the VP gets the next shot at the nomination. Biden only broke that pattern because of the prearranged "Her Turn" deal Obama made.
He's probably got more visibility and more familiarity with voters than any Vice-President in memory. And for anyone who finds Trump brash and abrasive, the gentle soothing tones of Pence are like a sweet lullaby. And you know, I don't think any of Never-Trumper Republicans are actually at all unhappy with Mike Pence, in fact they probably wish every day for reason to rush him in early.
The Left, on the other hand, will shit solid bricks at the thought of a truly devout Christian in the highest office of the land. That's not to say others like Trump or Bush Jr aren't Christian, but they had a lot of scandals throughout their early years that never quite went away. I'm pretty sure Pence is so clean he squeaks.
Spam itself is actually pretty lean, from what I can recall. Basically the same as Oscar Meyer lunchmeats. Pig lips and anuses and whatever else is cheap enough to grind together and press into a form. Yummy!
But I do I agree with poor eating, but isn't most of it because of shit like no greens and everything is fried? Fried rice, fried chicken, fried fish, and yes, fried Spam.
Deep breath, my brother. :)
Next time Doggos posts a TDw update, let's both agree to suggest a new type of thread: image+link
If that becomes a regular thing it might solve both the problem of 1) memory-holed Tweet links vanishing and 2) the lack of a convenient place to put a source in an image post.
Even when people post the source, a lot of times it ends up buried at the bottom of the thread because there's no sticky-comment equivalent for a submitter.
Make police pension funds liable for any settlements from officer lawsuits.
Boom.
Watch the entire profession clean up their act overnight. Otherwise you can bet there would be about a thousand retired cops with decades of forensics training to make the bad apples disappear without a trace.
...did anyone else try to click the Play button on this original post when it made the front page, and then immediately feel stupid?
::raises hand::
I think the "muh genetics" excuses Americans give for their obesity are generally bullshit...
But I think there is a definite case that some of those Pacific Island races are just really, really unhealthy from inbreeding and poor genetic diversity. And culturally, if you were fat it meant you were successful because you could afford to eat, a lot. So imagine that carrying on for centuries and what the result would be. Biologically there would have to be some definite differences.
So I'm much more understanding of a hyper obese Hawaiian or Samoan than the typical North American Caucasian or African-American landwhale.
I once made the call for any lawyer Pedes willing to explore some kind of lawsuit over these mask "laws" and I renew my call in this thread. I don't care how thin the pretext for a case might be.
Major corporations live and die by risk management tables. There's no chart that tells them the potential legal downside to getting sued over these mask orders. That means they will settle because they can't quantify what the cost might be based on thousands of similar cases.
They will fold because the most they risk if they disobey the city/state orders is like a thousand dollar fine. If they are shown to have discriminated, that's mega-millions in damages.
Stores will refuse to serve you, which means they trespass you off the property. The police in 99% of places won't arrest you for not wearing a mask, but if the store tells you to go they will enforce that.
So there's no way to currently get around the mask requirement other than purely curbside/online shopping.
Where are all the ambulance chasers who are hungry for quick settlements???
They should be dying to take a swing at deep pockets like Costco, Target and Wal-Mart over these issues. There's no way any company's insurance would risk a multi-million dollar settlement over this untested Emergency Order bullshit. Threaten a lawsuit and watch how quick they cut a check.
Don't forget to ticket them for evacuating in a rush without masks on!
Tech Pede here.
I know Apple is a pretty cucked company in most regards (inclusivity bullshit, woke gay CEO, green energy nonsense) but there is one thing that Apple does do right:
Privacy
Apple is the only major tech company that routinely tells the FBI to fuck right off. "No we will not unlock phones for you, no we will not put in backdoors for you, no we will not develop cracking tools for you. If you got a warrant and someone uploaded it to our servers, we will comply, otherwise... pound sand."
Apple also does not sell their customers information (like Google, Microsoft, etc) because their primary business is making a killing by selling overpriced hardware. So for them, they have no problem making poor business decisions and even losing money if it supports their idea of privacy, which in turn sells more hardware.
Case in point: Apple tried to create their own iAd network and sell ads. But they refused to track demographic information on the people viewing the ads. That's literally all companies care about knowing and tracking. Consequently no companies bought those iAds and the program folded.
The cucked part of Apple wants to go along with this COVID-19 bullshit, but the privacy-oriented part of Apple wants to make sure it's as private as possible. The end result is everything has been pretty thoroughly anonymized:
Every phone makes up a completely random code. Phones store a list of random codes they've been near for 14 days but have no idea who they belong to. If the owner of one of those random codes announces an alert, your phone sees their random code on a public list and lets you know. Not when, where, who, or anything else just, "Hey buddy, sometime in the last 14 days you may have been exposed, so heads up."
That's a fairly sane way to offer governments a method to track the rate of spread for a disease without giving over our personal information.
The final thing to note is that some authoritarian governments are refusing to use Apple's new system precisely because it doesn't turn over personal information. They are instead suing Apple to force them to let their government app read the user's name and other information and track that all centrally on government servers. Good fucking luck making Apple go along with that.
So, while I am generally unhappy with Apple as a company, if I had to choose any company to trust not to fuck me over for a dollar and a pat on the head from the Gestapo, it would probably still be Apple.