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jaaake@lemmy.worldto Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world•This was the original control for cable TV. And if you bribed the install guy with cash he would set it to give you premium channels you didn't pay for18·1 month agoThe one in my yard was inside a green plastic dome with a lock connecting the dome to a collar around the base… only the entire thing was connected to the ground with a thin wooden stake. We just lifted the entire covering out of the ground, still locked. Unscrew the filter, free HBO!
jaaake@lemmy.worldto Technology@lemmy.world•Trump says a 25% tariff "must be paid by Apple" on iPhones not made in the US, says he told Tim Cook long ago that iPhones sold in the US must be made in the USEnglish6·2 months agoThey didn’t make “back” money, they’re just making money. His friends are the ones telling him to say insane shit that drives the market (or specific targeted stocks like Apple) down, then they buy while it’s low. After a few days/weeks, he changes his mind/can’t enforce his nonsense and the stock goes back up, his friends sell and have nothing but profit. The majority of the shit he does is market manipulation to benefit himself and anyone riding his coattails.
Which one? There have been a few duds, but this is my favorite:
jaaake@lemmy.worldto Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world•What would this list look like for your generation?20·2 months agoSaying it, or howling it?
If you see two Batmen kissing, I’ve got good news for you.
Btw, these were both originally by the same artist, Olly Moss.
https://ollymoss.com/optical-illusion-1/ https://ollymoss.com/optical-illusion-2/
This makes more sense than my interpretation. I thought it was saying we survived the end times and Jesus was returning as his second coming.
Current evidence suggests we’re only at the beginning of Armageddon.
I’m 43 years old and this is the first time I’ve seen an explanation of these numbers. Thank you!
jaaake@lemmy.worldto Games@sh.itjust.works•No One Lives Forever 1 and 2 Revival EditionEnglish3·5 months agoSuch a good series. It continues to weird me out that this is the same studio that went on to make Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor/War.
jaaake@lemmy.worldto Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•What was the largest Lego set you've ever built and would you do it again?2·5 months agoYeah, the warp pipe Easter Egg was was sold me on this type of build. I really hope we get to see more non-minifig scale mocs that do this type of fan service. As I was putting it together I was trying to figure out what the hell I was building, and when it clicked? Oh man! I love showing the secret to guests.
On a similar note, the 25th anniversary Millennium Falcon has a few Easter eggs, but you only get to appreciate them during the build. Opening the Falcon up to take a peek isn’t an option.
I feel like people are massively downplaying the mission statement and potential impact of this organization because they’re caught up on the mental image they’ve conjured of a prisoner being forced to grow marijuana while being imprisoned for selling marijuana. That’s not at all what is happening.
As you mention, a decommissioned prison is being used as a legal grow site. The non-profit organization running the operation has the intention of using the income generated from this to free people that are were imprisoned for doing this very same thing before a legal pathway was possible.
It’s crazy to me that people were not set free once we flipped the switch and decided that selling marijuana was something that should be taxed and regulated. Yes, I get that it’s still possible to sell weed illegally if you don’t have the proper permits. I also understand that these people broke laws when that’s what the law was. But it just feels wrong. Especially considering this was a once a way for people with limited income opportunities to take control of their financial future, and now the people profiting from this are mostly people with stable finances that are looking to increase their profits.
Anyway, I applaud Last Prisoner Project and I think the idea of using a former prison has helped spread their message. I just wish there was a concise way to explain where the irony actually lies.
jaaake@lemmy.worldto Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•What TV shows are you watching and would recommend?5·6 months agoWhat I didn’t realize about Columbo until watching it last year is that every episode is basically a full movie. There’s no connection between each episode, Columbo himself is the only recurring character. Each episode is an hour 10 to an hour 40 long. Also, it’s by FAR the best production and acting on TV in that era. It’s legitimately like almost 70 individual films.
jaaake@lemmy.worldOPto United States | News & Politics@lemmy.ml•OPINION: If your views don't align with either presidential candidate, vote for the one you'd rather protest against for the next 4 years.12·10 months agoDid you mean to respond to a different comment? Cause you seem to be agreeing with the initial post that you’re replying to.
jaaake@lemmy.worldto United States | News & Politics@lemmy.ml•US: Muslim groups urge voters to back Jill Stein, Cornel West or other pro-Palestine candidates14·10 months agoYou’re trying to say that minor, inconsequential elections are the best way to increase visibility?
No, I’m saying make noises in rooms where you can be heard.
jaaake@lemmy.worldOPto United States | News & Politics@lemmy.ml•OPINION: If your views don't align with either presidential candidate, vote for the one you'd rather protest against for the next 4 years.27·10 months agoYes! Literally this is what I’m trying to say!
jaaake@lemmy.worldto United States | News & Politics@lemmy.ml•US: Muslim groups urge voters to back Jill Stein, Cornel West or other pro-Palestine candidates24·10 months agoCompletely agree, DNC & GOP are far too similar. I’m focused on the differences between them. They are also significant.
There is no net negative of increasing exposure for PSL. Increasing PSL exposure is a good thing. The net negative is in voting PSL on a presidential ballot. There are not enough people concentrated in any area for PSL to register enough to cause any exposure. It simply won’t register in a contest this large. Voting PSL in that contest is only taking votes away from one of the two parties that are going to win. If we can agree that DNC and GOP have differences between them, then those differences should be enough to decide where to spend your vote in that contest. The net negative comes in where the vote for PSL could have fallen in one of the two columns that matter in this contest. Instead of going in those columns, it causes those columns to come up one vote short.
Having a PSL candidate that gained 16% running for Mayor of Long Beach in 2010 is a great way to increase exposure. That’s a blip that registers. That’s only possible in local elections at the moment.
jaaake@lemmy.worldto United States | News & Politics@lemmy.ml•US: Muslim groups urge voters to back Jill Stein, Cornel West or other pro-Palestine candidates25·10 months agoI don’t understand why you can’t recognize that you can do both. Voting to mitigate as much damage as possible doesn’t mean DON’T organize and protect yourself. Casting a vote for the party that is less likely to trample individual rights in less arenas is more effective than wasting a vote on something that has a net negative effect. Voting is the absolute minimum and takes near zero time and effort and has potential (depending on where you live) to affect millions of lives.
https://www.reddit.com/r/CasualUK/comments/9ncjw2/ooer_missus_spotted_in_shropshire_by_my_cheeky_mum/
This Reddit post from 2018 appears to be the same sign from a different angle