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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago (2 children)

And Mel Gibson. When they were lobbying to get rid of the regulations, the supplement industry did commercials that had Mel's home getting raided by SWAT-looking guys for having supplements.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I keep hearing about Niagara and everyone says the same thing, it's different.

Could you describe how it's different? Just the setup, or is it different when you're using it?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Yeah, this is easy. Find a house, airplane, or mega yacht that costs just over 100mm, offer 100mm cash today, then wait 29-30 days for your billion.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I want to know what this is, but I'm not sure how to Google it. Can you give me a couple keywords to include with the name?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

The thing these arguments never take into account is a fate worse than death.

That's the point you're missing.

Think about why someone would prefer the much more likely bear mauling to the much less likely worst case scenario with a man. If you can wrap your head around that, then consider why these women had that answer ready to go with very little thought. Considerations of a fate worse than death is something that women live with from the age where they first notice grown men noticing them. That averages 11 or 12 years old by the way. Maybe younger if their parents were a little more candid with them than the generic "stranger danger."

[–] [email protected] 44 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (4 children)

Even if Tesla somehow managed to de-Elon themselves and address the quality issues, those cars look so dated compared to other EVs that are available and what's coming soon.

They gave the model 3 a facelift but they really need a major bodystyle update across the whole line. Nothing in the entire line looks much different than the 2009 prototype model S.

They went from being futuristic to boring as fuck.

Edit: Except for the truck, of course. But that's just something else entirely and I don't feel like writing an essay.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I wonder about that. During the deepest part of sleep does your brain have enough activity to maintain a continuous stream of consciousness? If you go through two sleep cycles in a night does yesterday you die, and you from the first sleep cycle who only dreamed die, and you're a new consciousness in the morning?

[–] [email protected] 27 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Regulatory capture, it's a problem through the government. Decades ago U.S. regulatory agencies were well respected around the world, to the point where if a U.S. body approved something, many other countries automatically followed. Now they're a joke, taking orders from the industries they are supposed to oversee.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

It's not even just cheapo stuff anymore. They've really stepped up their game in the last several years, with ICE and a good range of EVs. I know a few people that have Hyundai EVs, and they all love them.

Their Genesis badge is also legit luxury. I would say they might be the best value in luxury cars right now because they can't yet command the price the more established brands can.

These aren't the shitty tin cans from when I was younger. If you're looking for a new car don't dismiss KIA/Hyundai/Genesis without checking them out.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago

I think part of the difficulty discussing this is the discussions usually combine two different things. The production and distribution.

I was informed elsewhere in this thread people can already produce these images/videos on their own machines with no third parties involved or remote processing. I can't think of a single thing that can be done about that so acceptance is all we've got.

Nonconsensual sharing, on the other hand, we can and should do something about. The legal system won't be able to stop it altogether but it can push it to the fringes and stop it from becoming mainstream so any victims wouldn't see fake images/videos of themselves proliferating everywhere.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Well...shit. It seems like any new laws are already too little too late then.

 

I apologize in advance of this is too basic a question for this community.

I just learned about lexisnexis and went to their website to request my report, opt out of everything I could, and request my information be deleted.

Are there any other companies like this I should be aware of so I can make the same requests there?

If it matters, I'm in California and it's my understanding that I have a few more rights concerning this sort of thing than some others do.

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