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aSithLordon US wants to un-fire nuclear safety workers can't figure out how to reach them

So the biden administration had no way to contact them except by showing up at their job? lol

aSithLordon NIH is deleting grant applications from review based on keywords

Examples of Keywords?

aSithLordon NASA freezes Starliner missions

divide et impera.

aSithLordon Hasbro's CEO Thinks D&D's Adoption of AI Is Inevitable

If AI can produce some good dungeon crawls, I will be happy. recent wotc offerings have been weak. Meanwhile Paizo and DCC continue to be awesome.

aSithLordon The US finally takes aim at truck bloat

large suvs are to protect the occupants. people jumping in front of it should not even factor in. I don't drive on sidewalks.

aSithLordon The US finally takes aim at truck bloat

nanny state.

aSithLordon Twitter Runs on Hate – But Its Users Don't Reflect Real Life

the whining about twitter is an endless fountain of tiresome. everyone should know by now they can join mastodon if twitter is too strong for their tummies. I get it, people miss old twitter. I miss Toys R Us. Live with it and move on.

aSithLordon Python Bans Prominent Dev for Enjoying the Wrong Old SNL Sketch

So glad I webscrape with Swift now.

aSithLordon Doom on Playdate

the Playdate is the Mastodon of handhelds.

aSithLordon Apple has rejected UTM SE from the iOS and third party App Stores

Now we know what is holding up iDOS 3. It does not use JIT but it falls under Apple's ridiculous "A PC is not a Console" malicious compliance.

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This is why everyone needs to show up on election DAY and cast their vote. Can't make it to the polls? try again in 4 years.

aSithLordon Hertz Charged Member $277 for Not Filling Gas Tank on a Tesla, Won't Remove Fees

This just sounds like a typical DEI interraction. Get used to it.

aSithLordon Ask HN: Books that gave you different perspective on religion

Uncanny X-Men 141-142

aSithLordon Duolingo Sucks, Now What?

Immersion school is the only way to learn another language. tutors, apps, classes are all garbage in the real world.

aSithLordon The Amiga as a computer built to last 50 years (2022)

My original Amiga (1000), Amiga 500, and Amiga 2000 all still work like I just took them out the box.

aSithLordon Amazon plans to charge for Alexa in June–unless internal conflict delays revamp

"by the way"... is why I will be glad to have an excuse to cancel in June.

aSithLordon Sports Illustrated's Publisher Lays Off Entire Staff. Future Unclear

https://frontofficesports.com/sports-illustrateds-publisher-...

aSithLordon NFL accounted for 93 of 100 most-watched TV broadcasts in 2023

Bread and Circuses is a real thing.

aSithLordon Study: Carbon offsets aren’t doing their job, overstate impact

Good luck trying to offset Popocatepetl...

aSithLordon Trademark “X” for social media owned by Meta

you ruined it by explaining.. learn the george costanza "just walk away"

aSithLordon Time is running out on the Climate Clock

I read this same article in 1995...

aSithLordon Red Hat ends the RHEL clones’ free lunch

infoworld on the RH payroll now?

aSithLordon 1,626 Books Were Banned Across America Last Year We Reviewed All of Them

nothing is being "banned". every one of these books can be purchased.

aSithLordon ‘The Force has left Lucasfilm’: how Disney can salvage its $4B investment

Even the parks are getting sucked down into the mire.. They stupidly made Ride of the Resistance based on the new trilogy.. teaming up with the worst characters in Star Wars is not a winning ride..

aSithLordon Ask HN: You, a programmer, teleported to 1960's. how would you be a millionaire?

Wait around until Woz and Jobs grow up. Then hang out with them.

aSithLordon Twitter Sued for Nonpayment of Rent on San Francisco Office

If only people becoming millionaires on a $180k/year salary would actually write laws and read them before passing.

aSithLordon Apple changed how reading books works in iOS 16

As good as apple hardware devs are its software devs are the same in the other direction.

aSithLordon 'TrumpIsDead' trending on Twitter; verified user testing moderation under Musk

yawn... the salt is delicious though.

aSithLordon Wind Turbine Blades Can’t Be Recycled, So They’re Piling Up in Landfills (2020)

I still see bird remains dripping from some of them..

aSithLordon Apple says they're removing my game because it's more than 2 years old

only a user having the choice to sideload or not can solve the issues of the AppStore.