duckCityComplex

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[–] duckCityComplex 71 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I have been watching Conan Without Borders and just coincidentally watched a 2019 episode where he goes to Greenland to arrange for its sale to the US. This was from the last time Trump was making noise about wanting Greenland during his first term.

It was pretty funny. Needless to say the people of Greenland were less than jazzed about the prospect of joining the US.

[–] duckCityComplex 2 points 2 months ago

No, that's fair. Annoying but not difficult.

[–] duckCityComplex 2 points 2 months ago

This is also 99% of Windows users

[–] duckCityComplex 1 points 2 months ago (2 children)

But then you have to wait 45 minutes for Windows update to spin, and potentially hang in the middle

[–] duckCityComplex 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Man, I had this on VHS and haven't thought about it in a long time! Such a fun movie with so many memorable scenes. The tree climbing, the tiger biting that guy's leg off... I need to see this again!

[–] duckCityComplex 2 points 4 months ago

One of the all-time great albums

[–] duckCityComplex 27 points 8 months ago (1 children)

The funny thing is AI is not really mentioned in the rest of the article. I don't think any of the new technology being introduced has anything to do with AI.

I guess "AI" is just a synonym for "new stuff" now.

[–] duckCityComplex 29 points 8 months ago (7 children)

They weren't standing for anything in the first place. They were trying to market their product in a way that they thought would make people buy it.

[–] duckCityComplex 19 points 8 months ago

The "to dispense" instructions are interesting. Put a tube 3/4 of the way into the water, pinch it, and then "pull downward 12 to 18 inches"... good way to create a vacuum and start the siphon action without putting your mouth on the tube.

[–] duckCityComplex 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I think you're mixing two different things here. Discussions about unions, working conditions, workplace policies, fairness, etc. have a direct bearing on the workplace and the people in it. Yes, these things are political but they also directly impact the workplace and the people in the organization. I think these topics are all fine.

That's different from Pam in HR reminding you that she Stands With Israel when you work in a company that has no connection at all to Israel, weapons manufacturing, etc. Or maybe they want to harass you for your own views or trade in conspiracy theories. Their co-workers are a captive audience for these rants because they have to deal with these people to do their jobs.

To me it's not about loving capitalism, it's about not wanting yet one more sphere of life to be a stage for performative displays of tribal affiliation.

[–] duckCityComplex 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Yeah this game was great... I must have played it after other Sonic games had come out. I never knew this was his first appearance. Such a cool piece of history!

Did the car have windshield wipers that you had to turn on when you got mud on the windshield or am I mixing this up with a different game?

[–] duckCityComplex 10 points 9 months ago

We have oil tycoons run our climate summits, so sure, why not.

Maybe we can get SBF and Bernie Madoff to put something together on fiscal responsibility.

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