Thanks for continuing to put in the volunteer hours to keep this little corner of the internet running and keeping it from being used for harm where possible.

I get that in the world we live in, many people are going to be primed to react harshly to "monitoring" wrapped in language about how it will help us. But considering the source, the public context, and the motivations involved, nah.

USian here, and it's as sad as it is scary. So many people like this lead a lazy passive existence where they put so little thought into their lives that they can be led to vote for Trump for over a decade and only today be surprised like this. And those are the "good" ones who are merely ignorant and self-centered, that aren't just proud to be nazis.

Here on Lemmy we talk about problems like controlled opposition and implicit support of genocide on the other side of the world. But compared with the median american voter we are like those geologists in the meme about how experts in a field wildly over estimate the general public's knowledge of their field. And I am NOT saying we Lemmings are policy experts -- I'm saying the average schmuck is that far behind our internet "discourse" bullshit.

I finally splurged last year and got an electric pole chainsaw, plus a hedge trimmer head that swaps on to it.

Clearing brush with a hedge trimmer on a stick is next-level satisfying.

Lord of the clamps, teach us your ways!

Oh yeah, having a reciprocating saw can really come in handy, but having a circular saw and an impact driver is absolutely worth it for building stuff.

My son's pediatrician hates RFK Jr with the fire of a thousand suns, and I love him for it.

At multiple appointments I've intentionally made humorous references to stupid health/rfk stuff from the news. He stays totally professional, but he is also obviously relieved that he can safely roll his eyes and let off some steam about the level of stupid in the world.

Somebody got snu-snu on the mind!

For only $299 you can get the premium model that has a gold ring on one of the fingers.

My wife has Schrödinger's ears.

We are in the same room:

me: "hey hon" ... "honeyyy" ... "sweetie the house is on fire" ... "the dog invented a time machine" ...

But when she is on the other side of the house:

me to kid: "here's your cereal, buddy" wife: "WHAAAAAT?"

I get to have some fun with it, at least.

That's the fun side effect of NOTHING mattering except revenue and engagement.

They don't care what's right or how their companies will look in the history books. They just care about finding the path of least risk to shareholder value.

Well at least the photographer probably had plenty of time to get shots of that indecisive asshole.

Back 'round the turn of the century I had an ancient car with a dying starter.

It was a manual, so sure I could start it on a hill. But sometimes you just have to whack the starter itself and it will work!

I think I went months with a straight wooden axe/sledgehammer handle in the trunk as my starter starter until I replaced it.