The U.S. state of Nebraska has socialized electricity. It's just called "public power" because ... well ... Nebraska.

So many roofing companies are just a white guy driving a $95,000 tax write-off pickup who will sell you the labor of 5 brown guys doing the actual hard work of roofing and they roll in a 2003 Econoline.

No I do not want to sign into software. 90% of software should just run on your computer and do the thing it's built to do. Not everything needs to be signed into. There's no reason I should have to sign into Adobe Acrobat reader!

The USA in a better alternative universe would be well under way at sending people back to the moon or building coast-to-coast high speed rail, not letting a carnival barker sell autism "cures." JFK believed in great things for this nation. Now we're using the White House like a car dealership.

Consumer inkjet printers have remained consistently shitty over the past 30 years. Quite an impressive accomplishment by the Unicorn Blood mongers!

I've seen several Enron ads on Facebook like this. Are they actually back or is this a marketing stunt?

It's a scam to see new computers still sold with 8gb of RAM in 2025, especially if they have no way to add a new RAM card.

"Actual malice" means ya' really don't like my client. As opposed to ... "funzie malace" where we all pretend to be mad to get standing in court? (Job security increases.)

The modern world just seems to be increasingly frustrating to deal with in those quotidian, day-to-day things. - Need to pay fine to city? No sorry, those payments are on another floor. - Need to hire a contractor to fix your house? Never responds, gotta borderline stalk them to get any response.

Damn, the shooter of Charlie Kirk scrawled a furry meme (OWO what's this one) on the gun or bullet casings.

I was wondering which of the court cases I read today were written by hand, which by typewriter, and which by computer.

If you were in a car accident and didn't have insurance for the vehicle, don't whip out your phone and buy an insurance plan after the fact. You're going to have a baaadd time for a lonnggg time.

After several tries one of our secretaries has now passed the bar. A joyous day indeed for the office. I remember the sense of relief myself now 7 years ago, theirs must be even more intense.

Which team are you ?

The neighbors we share a mower with got an ICE mower after the electric mower died. Using it this weekend felt very strange - like a step back in time, and not a happy one. This must be how EV drivers feel when going back to an ICE vehicle.

I see so much casual disrespect for women in our fandom. Men, just cause you CAN say a thing, doesn't mean you SHOULD, or that everyone will AGREE with it. And no, you weren't joking - you decided you were after the reaction fell flat.

"The fun must stop at 60 years old."

Awful Silicon Valley business idea #852: Air bag (SRS) subscriptions paid by the seat and by the ride. Drivers get a 15% discount if they do a monthly ABaaS plan.

Awful Silicon Valley business idea #594: Mobile pet abortion vans that come to your house. Powered by AI for optimal deployment to the most lucrative areas of your city! Recorded on the block chain for anonymous proof!

Remember what I was saying earlier about the importance of showing up for jury service when you're summoned? Stunning example here. This is not a common occurrence. Federal grand juries are also done under *very* tight secrecy - I couldn't see one as an intern at my local U.S. Attorney's Office.

Whether it's Donald Trump declaring martial law in our cities or Barack Obama wearing tan suits at our press conferences, both presidents have done great damage to the rule of law in the United States.

Look what they did to Notepad. Shut the fuck up. This is Notepad. You are not welcome here. Oh yeah "Let me use Copilot for Notepad". "I'm going to sign into my account for Notepad". What the fuck are you talking about. It's Notepad.

Psychology pro tip. We're not in a world where it's easy to thrive, even with effort now. Do whatever you need to do to survive. And accept you're probably not at your best. It's okay. If you make it through another day, that's excellent. Let's keep surviving.

And thus the internet will continue to be fragmented depending on your IP address. This is the new reality. 😔

The weirdest kinkster you know with the most bizarre, nonsensical fantasy that turns them on, the sort of strangeness beyond your rational mind, is a more well-adjusted member of a functioning society than a grown-ass white man throwing a tantrum about Cracker Barrel's logo.

youtu.be/kOnIyPG2EsA?... "But I'm an AAAGEEEE!" If I ever acted like this in public, I would expect to be shit-canned the very next morning, and deservedly so.

You're not pulling a fast one on "the system" by trying to squirm out of the jury service you've been summoned for. You're just screwing the kid who is facing 25-to-life this week. You're screwing the person who has a shot at justice through the vote of the common citizen.

Was the world always this grimey and falling apart and I overlooked all that as a kid or is it just shabbier now? (Speaking in terms of buildings, housing, infrastructure, roads - the whole built world humans create.)

The ones clamoring for war weren't willing to fight when it was easy (by voting), so it's highly unlikely they'll suddenly be willing to when it's hard (when ppl are being killed). They want others to fight & die but think they'll be the ones to pick up the mantle when all is said & done.

"It's only $5.00 to join FedSoc for law students." Me in law school: *Ignores them and proceeds to eat at least $5.00 worth of their free pizza/sandwiches/pasta for each lunch event.* Fuck you FedSoc, I knew you were charlatans back in 2015.

Phew, uh ... dodged a bullet with this one.

Vaccines save lives. They are safe and effective. And no, they do not cause autism.

No big deal "It's just till we get in office ..." "It's just sports," "It's just restrooms." "It's just your pronouns." "It's just your name." "It's just your medications." "It's just your job." "It's just your kids." "It's just you."

🌿 Restful Bobcat 🌿

Talk about a cheap date

And our criminal justice system largely reflects this as well.

While Trump fucks around with DC, the place that could actually use more federal law enforcement officers goes without. www.kotatv.com/2025/01/25/w...

This sums up a lot of angry online whataboutism energy. From Reddit /r/AreTheStraightsOk

Some Leftists being big mad at defense lawyers in general and public defenders in particular and comparing them to Nazis for defending bad people and it’s the sort of thing I’d really worry about if there were any chance they’d ever have any power or influence or credibility or a current bus pass

The world might be a super fucked place with no signs of improving anytime soon but its giving me an emphasis on enjoying time with friends that much more. When things get crazy all we have is each other

The men who previously joined the Boy Scouts to do this a generation ago are now flocking to churches where very little if any background investigation is done and there are fewer safeguards than the BSA has now. www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/ne...

The problem, as always, simply remains that there is not enough supply and we need to build a lot more. But of course a lot of people, of various political persuasions, don't like that answer, so we continue to do these absurd dances about corporations, gentrification, immigration, etc.

Obergefell v. Hodges made me believe in the whole "arc of history bends towards justice." In the 90s, I didn't think gay marriage would be legalized in my lifetime because homophobia was so deeply ingrained. We would have never gotten here without the decision and now it may be overturned.

Don't do meth kids. It may seem fun at first, but holy cow is the long-term trajectory an ugly one.

Based on the bluejeans I purchased today at JCPenney (please try to avoid laughing at me openly, I'm old) I believe the colors of the 1970s have rotated back to being in fashion again. (Dark olive green and burnt orange.)

I dislike the term "generator" for anything that is an electric battery.

I'm impressed dial-up is still offered in 2025.

Bias!

Wait ... is it the lifted $80,000 pickup trucks or beating the girlfriend that we're defending here? I'm lost and confused as to what is my culture.

A house is meant to be lived in. It is not a museum to the dead.