Its insane to me how the US thinks its OK to tax lottery winnings like this and yet actual they dont think its OK to figure out how to tax actual billionaires.
The jackpot has been growing since June 27.
Nearly $1 Billion Winning Mega Millions Ticket Sold In Georgia—Here’s What The Winner Takes Home After Taxes
The jackpot has been growing since June 27.
www.forbes.com
November 16, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Its insane to me how the US thinks its OK to tax lottery winnings like this and yet actual they dont think its OK to figure out how to tax actual billionaires.
GenA slang is so nonsensical. Chopping something invariably makes it better. So instead let's use it to mean its worse.
November 12, 2025 at 8:05 PM
GenA slang is so nonsensical. Chopping something invariably makes it better. So instead let's use it to mean its worse.
If youre a doctor or dentist or simmilar professional in 2025 and don't allow your patients to manage their own appointments online, lets be frank - you're straight up flushing money down the toilet. These systems are cheap - even free - to deploy. Get with the times.
November 10, 2025 at 1:08 PM
If youre a doctor or dentist or simmilar professional in 2025 and don't allow your patients to manage their own appointments online, lets be frank - you're straight up flushing money down the toilet. These systems are cheap - even free - to deploy. Get with the times.
Politics is not team sports.
Good policy is good policy regardless of the source.
Please for the love of all holy, teach your children this. The goal of politics is not supposed to be to "beat the other team no matter what", its supposed to be to improve quality of life for you and your neighbors.
Good policy is good policy regardless of the source.
Please for the love of all holy, teach your children this. The goal of politics is not supposed to be to "beat the other team no matter what", its supposed to be to improve quality of life for you and your neighbors.
November 5, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Politics is not team sports.
Good policy is good policy regardless of the source.
Please for the love of all holy, teach your children this. The goal of politics is not supposed to be to "beat the other team no matter what", its supposed to be to improve quality of life for you and your neighbors.
Good policy is good policy regardless of the source.
Please for the love of all holy, teach your children this. The goal of politics is not supposed to be to "beat the other team no matter what", its supposed to be to improve quality of life for you and your neighbors.
Why does @cbcgem.bsky.social require me to log into it just to watch live TV that I pay for with my tax dollars?
November 5, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Why does @cbcgem.bsky.social require me to log into it just to watch live TV that I pay for with my tax dollars?
If the Liberals were smart they would have pre-created an AI chatbot where you could go and ask questions about the budget. They could have even used it to showcase Cohere
November 5, 2025 at 12:32 AM
If the Liberals were smart they would have pre-created an AI chatbot where you could go and ask questions about the budget. They could have even used it to showcase Cohere
If I was still a bachelor I am quite sure that my diet would consist entirely of costco rotisserie chickens, potatoes, rice, Dominos pizza, and a smattering of random fruit.
November 4, 2025 at 3:58 PM
If I was still a bachelor I am quite sure that my diet would consist entirely of costco rotisserie chickens, potatoes, rice, Dominos pizza, and a smattering of random fruit.
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It's now time for the Edit Button.
October 31, 2025 at 6:37 PM
It's now time for the Edit Button.
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The German company that makes the mechanical ladder used in the Louvre heist has used the image to advertise, with the text 'When you need to move fast'
10/10 response, no notes
10/10 response, no notes
October 24, 2025 at 8:27 AM
The German company that makes the mechanical ladder used in the Louvre heist has used the image to advertise, with the text 'When you need to move fast'
10/10 response, no notes
10/10 response, no notes
One of the amazing side-effects of the AI revolution is that we are FINALLY going back to sharing information by text instead of the needless time-sucking YouTube videos for every topic. This is something I very much appreciate.
October 23, 2025 at 9:15 PM
One of the amazing side-effects of the AI revolution is that we are FINALLY going back to sharing information by text instead of the needless time-sucking YouTube videos for every topic. This is something I very much appreciate.
"Perplexity is down right now. The root cause is an AWS issue. We're working on resolving it," Perplexity CEO" - false, the root cause is a poor architecture that doesn't have multi-region fails very sufficiently tested.
October 20, 2025 at 10:46 AM
"Perplexity is down right now. The root cause is an AWS issue. We're working on resolving it," Perplexity CEO" - false, the root cause is a poor architecture that doesn't have multi-region fails very sufficiently tested.
Interesting facts about the louvre heist: "The robbery took between six to seven minutes and was carried out by four people who were unarmed but who threatened the guards with angle grinders, the Paris prosecutor has said."
So much for the"only criminals will have guns" arguments on gun control
So much for the"only criminals will have guns" arguments on gun control
October 20, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Interesting facts about the louvre heist: "The robbery took between six to seven minutes and was carried out by four people who were unarmed but who threatened the guards with angle grinders, the Paris prosecutor has said."
So much for the"only criminals will have guns" arguments on gun control
So much for the"only criminals will have guns" arguments on gun control
The illusion that Roblox is "free" is one of the greatest scams ever pulled on man. My kid spends more on Roblox a month than I spend on Gamepass Ultimate... its nuts
October 18, 2025 at 11:49 AM
The illusion that Roblox is "free" is one of the greatest scams ever pulled on man. My kid spends more on Roblox a month than I spend on Gamepass Ultimate... its nuts
Its funny how you can get AI to generate a photo realistic movie from scratch and yet I am struggling for an hour with it to just make a simple graphic for a powerpoint.
October 17, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Its funny how you can get AI to generate a photo realistic movie from scratch and yet I am struggling for an hour with it to just make a simple graphic for a powerpoint.
The GMail widget on Android is abhorrent - tons of wasted white space, lack of configuration, other issues - and hasn't been updated in many many years. Frustrating.
October 10, 2025 at 2:42 PM
The GMail widget on Android is abhorrent - tons of wasted white space, lack of configuration, other issues - and hasn't been updated in many many years. Frustrating.
Something has changed in GMail. Almost every email I received the past week has gone to spam.
Be aware, check your spam bucket for important emails.
Be aware, check your spam bucket for important emails.
October 10, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Something has changed in GMail. Almost every email I received the past week has gone to spam.
Be aware, check your spam bucket for important emails.
Be aware, check your spam bucket for important emails.
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Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
October 5, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
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We are alarmed by reports that Germany is on the verge of a catastrophic about-face, reversing its longstanding and principled opposition to the EU’s Chat Control proposal which, if passed, could spell the end of the right to privacy in Europe. signal.org/blog/pdfs/ge...
signal.org
October 3, 2025 at 4:14 PM
We are alarmed by reports that Germany is on the verge of a catastrophic about-face, reversing its longstanding and principled opposition to the EU’s Chat Control proposal which, if passed, could spell the end of the right to privacy in Europe. signal.org/blog/pdfs/ge...
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PortSec Cyber Social Meetup!
📅 Date: Oct 2nd, 2025
⏰ Time: 7pm
📍 Location: Picaroon's Saint John
#SaintJohnMeetup #Cybersecurity #ProfessionalNetworking #CybersecurityCommunity
📅 Date: Oct 2nd, 2025
⏰ Time: 7pm
📍 Location: Picaroon's Saint John
#SaintJohnMeetup #Cybersecurity #ProfessionalNetworking #CybersecurityCommunity
October 1, 2025 at 12:10 PM
PortSec Cyber Social Meetup!
📅 Date: Oct 2nd, 2025
⏰ Time: 7pm
📍 Location: Picaroon's Saint John
#SaintJohnMeetup #Cybersecurity #ProfessionalNetworking #CybersecurityCommunity
📅 Date: Oct 2nd, 2025
⏰ Time: 7pm
📍 Location: Picaroon's Saint John
#SaintJohnMeetup #Cybersecurity #ProfessionalNetworking #CybersecurityCommunity
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It's October, so that means it's Cybersecurity Awareness Month.
Please be aware of cybersecurity. Thank you.
Please be aware of cybersecurity. Thank you.
October 1, 2025 at 8:16 AM
It's October, so that means it's Cybersecurity Awareness Month.
Please be aware of cybersecurity. Thank you.
Please be aware of cybersecurity. Thank you.
"We're destroying words—scores of them, hundreds of them, every day... the whole aim of Newspeak is to narrow the range of thought. In the end we shall make thoughtcrime literally impossible, because there will be no words in which to express it"
www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
Energy Dept. adds ‘climate change’ and ‘emissions’ to banned words list
It is the latest in a series of Trump administration efforts to dispute, silence or downplay climate change.
www.politico.com
September 29, 2025 at 2:08 PM
"We're destroying words—scores of them, hundreds of them, every day... the whole aim of Newspeak is to narrow the range of thought. In the end we shall make thoughtcrime literally impossible, because there will be no words in which to express it"
www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
Shot in the dark - does anyone know what IP reputation service Comcast / XFinity Xfi uses for their "Safebrowse" service? I know it is outsourced to a third party provider, but I can not figure out from my research exactly what provider. I just need to figure out who exactly to report this issue to
September 28, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Shot in the dark - does anyone know what IP reputation service Comcast / XFinity Xfi uses for their "Safebrowse" service? I know it is outsourced to a third party provider, but I can not figure out from my research exactly what provider. I just need to figure out who exactly to report this issue to