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No, the Far Side was popular the way The Simpsons was popular.

I think you're dramatically underestimating how big it was during its run.

> Have you ever laughed out loud at a cartoon?

I laughed out loud multiple times clicking on links in this very thread, reading comics I've read dozens (and dozens) of times before.

fknorangesiteon Code first. Be professional. Leave politics at the door

> Treat everybody fairly and equally.

Are you suggesting that this is apolitical?

fknorangesiteon I’ve removed Disqus. It was making my blog worse

Yeah. I know. That's what I was trying to explain to genewitch, but we're all just talking past each other.

fknorangesiteon Police Said They Surveilled Woman Who Had an Abortion for Her 'Safety.'

I hope, then, that you advocate for policies that actually reduce abortions, rather than attempting to ban them outright.

fknorangesiteon I’ve removed Disqus. It was making my blog worse

Right? I'm confused. Saying "oh the ads are in the audio file" is exactly like saying that "the ads are in the html file."

It's not like the client app is inserting them.

I mean, I guess I can imagine an exceptionally-scummy podcast app, but that's not what we're talking about here.

fknorangesiteon Imgur pulls out of UK as data watchdog threatens fine

Okay: Now define "adult content."

Sure, fine - we can agree on the hardcore porn. Maybe we can even agree on exposed female nipples?

What about sex education material? What about any content that includes an LGBT person? Because if you think I'm being hyperbolic, read page five of Project 2025.

fknorangesiteon I’ve removed Disqus. It was making my blog worse

I think we're converging on "loss leader."

fknorangesiteon Imgur pulls out of UK as data watchdog threatens fine

The search term you're looking for is "age verification laws".

fknorangesiteon I’ve removed Disqus. It was making my blog worse

My dude, Hacker News is the ad.

This forum doesn't exist to get you to comment on news stories; it exists to attract tech people to YC.

fknorangesiteon I’ve removed Disqus. It was making my blog worse

> all ads in podcasts are explicitly put into the audio file by the people making the podcast

Yes, but those are dynamic too: if you go back and download old episodes, for example, you'll get the current run of ads.

fknorangesiteon How has mathematics gotten so abstract?

It is not, of course.

fknorangesiteon California bans masks meant to hide law enforcement officers' identities

Friend, it doesn't take superpowers. It just takes being on the same team.

fknorangesiteon California bans masks meant to hide law enforcement officers' identities

Awesome now they know who I am, too.

This your first encounter with a chilling effect?

fknorangesiteon Rail travel is booming in America

I am skeptical that Amtrak is outright lying about this, but of course I can imagine the motivation: they get to blame delays on an external factor.

fknorangesiteon California bans masks meant to hide law enforcement officers' identities

How a I supposed to know that the masked person hauling off my neighbour is, in fact, actual law enforcement? How can I be sure they will ever even see that courtroom?

Did I just witness an arrest or a kidnapping? Who knows! And when the police become secret police, is there a difference?

fknorangesiteon ABC yanks Jimmy Kimmel’s show ‘indefinitely’ after threat from FCC chair

> He generally seems quite a neutral interviewer

Maybe (maybe) ten years ago you could get away with this opinion. I'm not sure how you could say this in 2025 in good faith.

fknorangesiteon How to motivate yourself to do a thing you don't want to do

It's funny you mention Veritasium in particular, since he hates the clickbait as much as anyone, and made a video specifically about it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2xHZPH5Sng

tldw You're basically forced to structure your thumbnails and titles that way if you want your videos to actually be seen. Blame YouTube's recommendation algorithm, not the creators.

fknorangesiteon Denmark close to wiping out cancer-causing HPV strains after vaccine roll-out

Don't worry; it was very obvious.

fknorangesiteon We regret but have to temporary suspend the shipments to USA

> Wow this administration is f*ing batshit insane.

You're allowed to say "fucking".

fknorangesiteon Do I not like Ruby anymore? (2024)

> Hipster

Is it 2007 again already?

fknorangesiteon The air is hissing out of the overinflated AI balloon

Or, similarly:

> I want AI to do my laundry and dishes so that I can do art and writing, not for AI to do my art and writing so that I can do laundry and dishes.

https://twitter.com/AuthorJMac/status/1773679197631701238?la...

fknorangesiteon Valve Software handbook for new employees [pdf] (2012)

> I can imagine a jet flighter simulation might be good for VR but I'm not even sure that's such a thing these days.

Oh people absolutely use it for this and it is an excellent use case - mainly because you stay seated.

But yeah. Pretty niche.

fknorangesiteon Is 4chan the perfect Pirate Bay poster child to justify wider UK site-blocking?

Today? No, maybe not yet. But you'd be a fool to look at the actions of the current admin and not see that that's where they're headed.

But here's something from today: "A lot of people are saying maybe we'd like a dictator." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koruWF1cfyc

fknorangesiteon The US Department of Agriculture Bans Support for Renewables

> bans support

fknorangesiteon The US Department of Agriculture Bans Support for Renewables

Because it's not about improving anyone's lives (other than maybe the fossil fuel execs). It's just about Fuck The Libs.

fknorangesiteon The US Department of Agriculture Bans Support for Renewables

Planned malice. There are plenty of sections in Project 2025 demonizing renewable energy.

fknorangesiteon "None of These Books Are Obscene": Judge Strikes Down Much of FL's Book Ban Bill

Where is the "corruption" here? Be specific.

fknorangesiteon "None of These Books Are Obscene": Judge Strikes Down Much of FL's Book Ban Bill

> remove materials from their collections that contain “sexual content,”

Where "sexual content" includes the mere existence of LGBTQ people at all.