jaek

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[–] jaek 1 points 1 hour ago

They're not the only ones finding new ways to make money

[–] jaek 9 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

Up until last week, I think the argument could be made that unlike Zionism, no explicitly Nazi state exists. Furthermore, Zionism is explicitly not anti-jewish.

But after first lady musk's performance the other day, we now know:

  • The USA is a state run by Nazis
  • Zionists (such as the ADL, Netanyahu et. Al.) don't seem to care that the USA is run by Nazis. Therefore they must be anti-jewish, given the sizable Jewish population of the USA.

It seems to me that modern Nazism doesn't actually mind Jews all that much, as long as they're confined to their own ethnostate. And it seems that Zionists are okay with this.

So I guess at this point, I fail to see a difference between the two ideologies, flags aside.

[–] jaek 14 points 14 hours ago

I can't imagine how terrifying it must to be a Palestinian.

Living in an environment where you never know when the next attack is coming, never knowing if your family or friends are going to be indiscriminately murdered for the crime of being Palestinian.

It's just relentless.

[–] jaek 2 points 6 days ago

What leads you to that conclusion?

[–] jaek 19 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I was shooting heroin and reading “The Fountainhead” in the front seat of my privately owned police cruiser when a call came in. I put a quarter in the radio to activate it. It was the chief.

“Bad news, detective. We got a situation.”

“What? Is the mayor trying to ban trans fats again?”

“Worse. Somebody just stole four hundred and forty-seven million dollars’ worth of bitcoins.”

The heroin needle practically fell out of my arm. “What kind of monster would do something like that? Bitcoins are the ultimate currency: virtual, anonymous, stateless. They represent true economic freedom, not subject to arbitrary manipulation by any government. Do we have any leads?”

“Not yet. But mark my words: we’re going to figure out who did this and we’re going to take them down … provided someone pays us a fair market rate to do so.”

“Easy, chief,” I said. “Any rate the market offers is, by definition, fair.”

He laughed. “That’s why you’re the best I got, Lisowski. Now you get out there and find those bitcoins.”

“Don’t worry,” I said. “I’m on it.”

I put a quarter in the siren. Ten minutes later, I was on the scene. It was a normal office building, strangled on all sides by public sidewalks. I hopped over them and went inside.

“Home Depot™ Presents the Police!®” I said, flashing my badge and my gun and a small picture of Ron Paul. “Nobody move unless you want to!” They didn’t.

“Now, which one of you punks is going to pay me to investigate this crime?” No one spoke up.

“Come on,” I said. “Don’t you all understand that the protection of private property is the foundation of all personal liberty?”

It didn’t seem like they did.

“Seriously, guys. Without a strong economic motivator, I’m just going to stand here and not solve this case. Cash is fine, but I prefer being paid in gold bullion or autographed Penn Jillette posters.”

Nothing. These people were stonewalling me. It almost seemed like they didn’t care that a fortune in computer money invented to buy drugs was missing.

I figured I could wait them out. I lit several cigarettes indoors. A pregnant lady coughed, and I told her that secondhand smoke is a myth. Just then, a man in glasses made a break for it.

“Subway™ Eat Fresh and Freeze, Scumbag!®” I yelled.

Too late. He was already out the front door. I went after him.

“Stop right there!” I yelled as I ran. He was faster than me because I always try to avoid stepping on public sidewalks. Our country needs a private-sidewalk voucher system, but, thanks to the incestuous interplay between our corrupt federal government and the public-sidewalk lobby, it will never happen.

I was losing him. “Listen, I’ll pay you to stop!” I yelled. “What would you consider an appropriate price point for stopping? I’ll offer you a thirteenth of an ounce of gold and a gently worn ‘Bob Barr ‘08’ extra-large long-sleeved men’s T-shirt!”

He turned. In his hand was a revolver that the Constitution said he had every right to own. He fired at me and missed. I pulled my own gun, put a quarter in it, and fired back. The bullet lodged in a U.S.P.S. mailbox less than a foot from his head. I shot the mailbox again, on purpose.

“All right, all right!” the man yelled, throwing down his weapon. “I give up, cop! I confess: I took the bitcoins.”

“Why’d you do it?” I asked, as I slapped a pair of Oikos™ Greek Yogurt Presents Handcuffs® on the guy.

“Because I was afraid.”

“Afraid?”

“Afraid of an economic future free from the pernicious meddling of central bankers,” he said. “I’m a central banker.”

I wanted to coldcock the guy. Years ago, a central banker killed my partner. Instead, I shook my head.

“Let this be a message to all your central-banker friends out on the street,” I said. “No matter how many bitcoins you steal, you’ll never take away the dream of an open society based on the principles of personal and economic freedom.”

He nodded, because he knew I was right. Then he swiped his credit card to pay me.

[–] jaek 10 points 1 month ago

It is marketing though. It's on the box of a commercial product, what else is it?

[–] jaek 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

lesions

Mmm crispy

[–] jaek 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

C# didn't exist in the early 90s, perhaps you're thinking of another language?

Obligatory: 95% of paint splatters are valid perl programs

[–] jaek -1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Israel is in Asia, Israelis are european

[–] jaek -1 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Like it tracks, because they are European. But I'm not happy about it.

[–] jaek 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The western Australia one is soooo wrong. There's like 10 people in that side of the country and they're all billionaire miners lol.

too broke to afford itself

If western Australia were an independent nation it would be in the top 50 largest economies in the world.

https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/the-richest-and-the-poorest-states-of-australia.html

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Canon EOS RP with a 17-40 f4

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