Frezik
@wumpus-cave.net
Programmer, handpan enthusiast, failed amateur race car driver. Writer of "Programming the Raspberry Pi with Perl".
https://wumpus-cave.net
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Maybe the gun was planted, maybe it wasn't. Either way, he wasn't a threat with six ICE agents piling on him.
January 24, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Maybe the gun was planted, maybe it wasn't. Either way, he wasn't a threat with six ICE agents piling on him.
Courts are small-C conservative. They don't like changing in either direction. For the situation we're in right now, that's useful.
January 24, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Courts are small-C conservative. They don't like changing in either direction. For the situation we're in right now, that's useful.
I think many expected this to divide over classic American religious divisions, like Catholics being "not real Christians", but that's not necessarily the case. They can come up with brand new rules about who counts.
January 24, 2026 at 4:37 PM
I think many expected this to divide over classic American religious divisions, like Catholics being "not real Christians", but that's not necessarily the case. They can come up with brand new rules about who counts.
A random person shooting another would be arrested. Even in self defense. They can get a lawyer and work out the details in front of a judge. Don't let a federal badge charge anything.
January 24, 2026 at 4:22 PM
A random person shooting another would be arrested. Even in self defense. They can get a lawyer and work out the details in front of a judge. Don't let a federal badge charge anything.
What if we give them more training so they can murder better?
January 24, 2026 at 3:52 PM
What if we give them more training so they can murder better?
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First they came for the furry artists, and I did not speak up, because I was not a furry artist.
Then they came for the graphics cards and RAM. And I did not speak up because I was a console player.
Then they came for the trains, and I had to stop wonder if this was just a war on autists.
Then they came for the graphics cards and RAM. And I did not speak up because I was a console player.
Then they came for the trains, and I had to stop wonder if this was just a war on autists.
January 23, 2026 at 9:48 PM
First they came for the furry artists, and I did not speak up, because I was not a furry artist.
Then they came for the graphics cards and RAM. And I did not speak up because I was a console player.
Then they came for the trains, and I had to stop wonder if this was just a war on autists.
Then they came for the graphics cards and RAM. And I did not speak up because I was a console player.
Then they came for the trains, and I had to stop wonder if this was just a war on autists.
Brightline West, the high speed rail project between LA and Vegas, is delayed and overbudget. Not for the reasons that train projects usually get delayed and overbudget in the US. It's because AI datacenter builds are taking all the concrete and other resources.
www.railwayage.com/passenger/hi...
www.railwayage.com/passenger/hi...
Report: Brightline West Costs Balloon to $21.5B
Brightline West’s 218-mile railroad from Southern California to Las Vegas will now cost $21.5 billion, $5.5 billion more than the initial projection of $16 billion, according to a Bloomberg report.
www.railwayage.com
January 23, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Brightline West, the high speed rail project between LA and Vegas, is delayed and overbudget. Not for the reasons that train projects usually get delayed and overbudget in the US. It's because AI datacenter builds are taking all the concrete and other resources.
www.railwayage.com/passenger/hi...
www.railwayage.com/passenger/hi...
We can always point to specific people who were genuinely trying to make things better. That matters. Maybe they weren't as successful as we wanted them to be (or else we probably wouldn't be here right now), but they tried, and we can look to them for examples of people being actual patriots.
January 23, 2026 at 6:33 PM
We can always point to specific people who were genuinely trying to make things better. That matters. Maybe they weren't as successful as we wanted them to be (or else we probably wouldn't be here right now), but they tried, and we can look to them for examples of people being actual patriots.
What pushback there is in leftist spaces goes to the equal and opposite position. The Founding Fathers were all slave owners and everything they did was to uphold slavery. Which is pure myth, as well. Adams and Franklin would be shocked at that idea.
January 23, 2026 at 6:31 PM
What pushback there is in leftist spaces goes to the equal and opposite position. The Founding Fathers were all slave owners and everything they did was to uphold slavery. Which is pure myth, as well. Adams and Franklin would be shocked at that idea.
One thing I'll add is that narratives matter. Conservatives uphold the Founding Fathers as a group as if they had identical and good opinions on everything. This is pure myth making, but it's a myth that's wrapped itself around the spinal cord of America. It's incredibly hard to dislodge.
January 23, 2026 at 6:28 PM
One thing I'll add is that narratives matter. Conservatives uphold the Founding Fathers as a group as if they had identical and good opinions on everything. This is pure myth making, but it's a myth that's wrapped itself around the spinal cord of America. It's incredibly hard to dislodge.
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That’s what I keep hoping, the boys from El Paso step out of their motel, take one breath and instantly feel their alveoli deep freeze.
January 23, 2026 at 4:36 PM
That’s what I keep hoping, the boys from El Paso step out of their motel, take one breath and instantly feel their alveoli deep freeze.
Is God going to get another girl pregnant, or did he learn to wear a condom?
January 23, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Is God going to get another girl pregnant, or did he learn to wear a condom?
FWIW, I left Lemmy recently, and one of the reasons was widespread doomerism. Every goddam thread about anything political is full of "it doesn't matter", "protests do nothing", etc. Blusky has been comparatively *much* better.
But maybe that's due to the specific accounts I follow here.
But maybe that's due to the specific accounts I follow here.
January 23, 2026 at 5:11 PM
FWIW, I left Lemmy recently, and one of the reasons was widespread doomerism. Every goddam thread about anything political is full of "it doesn't matter", "protests do nothing", etc. Blusky has been comparatively *much* better.
But maybe that's due to the specific accounts I follow here.
But maybe that's due to the specific accounts I follow here.
The conflict this thread points out is between people who only focus on the first paragraph, but ignore the second.
January 23, 2026 at 2:52 PM
The conflict this thread points out is between people who only focus on the first paragraph, but ignore the second.
Part of knowing US history is knowing about the genocide of native peoples, the slave trade, the failure of reconstruction, etc.
Another part is knowing about John Brown, the IWW, the 1934 San Fransisco General Strike, and others who worked against the above.
Another part is knowing about John Brown, the IWW, the 1934 San Fransisco General Strike, and others who worked against the above.
January 23, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Part of knowing US history is knowing about the genocide of native peoples, the slave trade, the failure of reconstruction, etc.
Another part is knowing about John Brown, the IWW, the 1934 San Fransisco General Strike, and others who worked against the above.
Another part is knowing about John Brown, the IWW, the 1934 San Fransisco General Strike, and others who worked against the above.
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I am starting to lose patience with "America was founded on white supremacy and it is core to its culture" side when they choose to ignore all of the things our ancestors did to chip away at that fact.
Many of those ancestors are still with us. I feel like their legacy is being disrespected.
Many of those ancestors are still with us. I feel like their legacy is being disrespected.
January 23, 2026 at 1:52 PM
I am starting to lose patience with "America was founded on white supremacy and it is core to its culture" side when they choose to ignore all of the things our ancestors did to chip away at that fact.
Many of those ancestors are still with us. I feel like their legacy is being disrespected.
Many of those ancestors are still with us. I feel like their legacy is being disrespected.
I certainly hope it's not the military who does that. Militaries in that situation tend not to give back power.
January 23, 2026 at 9:52 AM
I certainly hope it's not the military who does that. Militaries in that situation tend not to give back power.
Excuse me, size 638 and a half.
January 22, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Excuse me, size 638 and a half.
Minnesota has a size 877
January 22, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Minnesota has a size 877
Tuskegee. This shit has been done in the US before.
January 22, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Tuskegee. This shit has been done in the US before.
There's lots of games and new hardware being developed for old machines. They aren't going to make anyone a billionaire. At best, they might let you pay your bills if you manage your finances well. But it's still done because people enjoy it for its own sake.
January 22, 2026 at 6:01 PM
There's lots of games and new hardware being developed for old machines. They aren't going to make anyone a billionaire. At best, they might let you pay your bills if you manage your finances well. But it's still done because people enjoy it for its own sake.
I think part of the problem is that while there are many potentially innovative uses for computers that we haven't dreamed of yet, Big Tech is running out of ways that they can monetize.
January 22, 2026 at 5:59 PM
I think part of the problem is that while there are many potentially innovative uses for computers that we haven't dreamed of yet, Big Tech is running out of ways that they can monetize.