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pennybanks··on Joe Biden stands down as Democratic candidate
many people that age have been in actual wars. not saying which is more intense or which causes more stress on your body it definitely matters context of what you went through. although id say most vets that went through vietnam or korea probably been through a lot.

at least i know my korean gpa has. man is crippled and vocal cords basically non existent due to his job there. but man is so sharp and smart mentally its actually shocking.

but bidens has had serious brain surgeries. that alone should have disqualified him from even running imo regardless of how his term went

pennybanks··on AI paid for by Ads – the GPT-4o mini inflection point
really? the latest gemini for me is by far my favorite "search"
pennybanks··on Houston-area residents enter sixth day without power, air conditioning
its funny people comment and act like they know how strong a hurricane and how much damage it should do like theyre all the same. or that they know how much infrastructure is supposed to break or not break.

if you were there during beryl you know the winds were strong enough to take trees out yes? trust me houston is not a stranger to hurricanes we all went through a cat 4 harvey years back. which well funnily enough didnt have any huge power problems. more so a house and car totally flooded problem. or 10in of water in the house for weeks problem. mold problem.

tropical storm ike before that took out power for weeks causing $30b in damages in the states

wish people would put their energy into helping or something instead of just thinking about their own agenda. or talking crap i dont know i wouldnt wish this on anyone its hell

pennybanks··on Houston Is on a Path to an All-Out Power Crisis
i read from some people in that field that it was basically unreasonable to try to fund for something like that. and that it wouldnt completely stop power outage.

unreasonable for houston i think it was. houston is i think the largest or second largest city in america besides a city in alaska.

pennybanks··on Houston Is on a Path to an All-Out Power Crisis
its expected forsure. happens every time but i think the outrage and noise is because a few reason. Houstonians have had many natural disasters in a row now people are just tired and frustrated first and foremost and have been bottling that up.

they want to outrage and have someone take responsibility. the city is blue but texas is red. many democrats have been upset at leadership and sees this as another failure. whether theres truth to it im not sure im not too knowledgeable in politics but to me it seems a lot of people outside the state has been calling out texas as well. i can see that influence with local democrats here.

also the rain was very weak, usually power wont go out for this long. but it kind of felt more like a strong tornado that ran through the city.

it kind of makes me sad to see people using this for politics, and outraging and what not. i mean i dont think we really know if centerpoint was negligent and at fault yet. but again im not too knowledgeable about the company i just pay them monthly. compare this to harvey where everyone was so eager to help someone. but i understand im so tired too. really am

pennybanks··on Houston Is on a Path to an All-Out Power Crisis
but the wind was crazy. rain only lasted but a few hours. but that wind was pretty intense. a lot more so then anything iv experienced
pennybanks··on Houston Is on a Path to an All-Out Power Crisis
really? how so. i feel like the people are really nice for such a big city. or do you mean geography wise
pennybanks··on Houston Is on a Path to an All-Out Power Crisis
night number 6 here. really sucks. slept one or two nights this week hopefuly three soon. https://gisoutagetracker.azurewebsites.net/ most have power now though
pennybanks··on Satisfaction with Democracy Has Declined in Recent Years in High-Income Nations
years of online propaganda/brain washing from foreign entities. domestic as well
pennybanks··on South Korean telecom company attacks torrent users with malware
wouldnt competition naturally produce better products if there are 3 providers? from what i remember services from companies, or really any type of services were top notch in korea. due to culture, competition, etc. also noting pricing in general is very high in korea
pennybanks··on New Research Finds Differences Between Male and Female Brains
stanford research
pennybanks··on Firefox 3rd Party Installer Campaign – Mozilla Community Portal
I couldnt do something like this in good conscience. It just feels too much like im snitching haha. Not that i know any of these sites
pennybanks··on Sei pays out $2M bug bounty
congrats. take your mama out for a nice dinner. get some flowers as well you know she deserves it
pennybanks··on Sei pays out $2M bug bounty
it really shouldnt be referred to as currency as a whole anymore.

well i guess anything can be a currency but its too misleading even though that was by design.

if its designed to be a stock then should be called so. poker chips? in game currency? money laundering token? reward points? purchase receipt? jpeg? just think it would help

pennybanks··on What does it feel like to read RSS feeds?
can anyone recommend an rss they like? im currently using inoreader but iv been looking for better
pennybanks··on PSA: How to keep using adblockers on Chrome and Chromium
why do you think that? mozilla is not without its controversies and google basically owns them
pennybanks··on Microsoft AI spying scandal: time to rethink privacy standards
i agree. people just dont care. and if everyone did we would be paying cash for the online products we use for free
pennybanks··on Microsoft AI spying scandal: time to rethink privacy standards
is it such a problem if people dont care? its not like they arent aware.

i mean its not too complicated to get to a desired privacy standard for the most part so it seems like the privacy conscious in general get angry for other people, who dont even care.

its because of those people that we can even use these products for free. i mean they arent making ad revenue off of us....

pennybanks··on Google to shut down Google One VPN on June 20
i disagree. im sure they have an idea about how much they will lose on constantly trying stuff out.

i always glad companies, people are willing to try, test, risk, create, things because thats how progression and innovation works. the more the merrier, the crazier the better.

ill never criticize people/companies/ceos that are willing to try/create new things but it seems like people are the opposite and are very quick to do so. but i get it.

pennybanks··on Google to shut down Google One VPN on June 20
i believe initially the vpn had something to do with google fi either integrated or a feature or something. so the vpn could be a leftover after they decided to go a different route, just a guess
pennybanks··on Cybertruck: The Embarrassing Beginning of Teslas Demise
all these youtubers calling elon this or that for making this truck. what does it make them then, i mean they bought it and couldnt wait to record it right? i bet they still showing off the car to all they friends still instead of hiding it and actually being embarrassed
pennybanks··on CEOs could easily be replaced with AI, experts argue
its useless because its potentially confusing and misleading. the author did not put this together for any other reason then to get some clicks or push some agenda. i would try to dive into the poll data they used but id rather not give them my business email
pennybanks··on CEOs could easily be replaced with AI, experts argue
i mean you might as well get rid of the middle class workers as well. Japanese robotics is advanced enough right? might as well slap some ai in there and start the inevitable. besides my girlfriend aint getting any younger im not sure how many quality years shes got left
pennybanks··on CEOs could easily be replaced with AI, experts argue
okay but using AI as a tool isnt the same as replacing right. i have a feeling no one actually thinks that not the author or even the ceos that answered it could.
pennybanks··on Loss of nearly a full decade of information from early days of Chinese internet
one link of jack ma between that time period on badu? bro that cant be no accident. if the chinese govt didnt do this id be more surprised i mean there already censoring most of the internet
pennybanks··on Seoul authorities find Shein products contain high levels of toxic chemicals
ok but this isnt phthalates related like whats in the article. but if your talking about just in general then i would say america is pretty strict at inspections in many fields especially compared to china. would say standards are just different
pennybanks··on De-googling, so far
okay but you do realize they give you there products to use right. and you probably use them or at least use products that need them to function. thats the deal and i doubt anyone would rather it be for cash instead. i mean would you rather pay monthly for chrome or firefox? pay per google search. pay monthy for youtube. pay for android os. monthly for maps. hell google can stare at my naked ass all day for all i care id rather not pay for any of these things
pennybanks··on De-googling, so far
for me its not about losing anything important or practicing safety with backups. i just dont want bloat and activity everywhere. too many connections too many extra features suggested or mandatory etc etc. i guess im a minimalist in that sense. just want cleaner faster everything even if its a bit more inconvenient.
pennybanks··on Trump found guilty on all charges related to the hush money case
does intelligence and voting have some sort of correlation? should a vote from an unintelligent person count less in an hypothetical better system?
pennybanks··on Tesla Owners Get Only 64% of EPA Range After Just Three Years: Study
why would you expect a tesla owner to pass a CDL? or why would they even want one. and what does diesel owners and tesla owners have anything to do with each other lol. and wouldnt having a ev then make it more comfortable or more efficient to drive if americans have tendencies that youre describing?
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