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Texas woman arrested for allegedly attempting to drown 3-year-old Palestinian Muslim child in possible hate crime
  • You can use less washy words. For example you can say "a woman has been accused of a hate crime, if these alligatons are true then..."

    The way these stories are written now not only use the "allegedly" they also tend to use language that down plays the event.

  • Outstanding idea.
  • Well I did call him the Giant Tiger Dr. Evil but no one got the reference.

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  • Space Launch System (SLS) is a joint project of Roketdyne, Boeing and Lockheed Northrop Grumman. My issue is that Boeing is not getting enough shit and the other two are not even known.

    edit, got Northrop and lockeed mixed up.

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  • Agreed.

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  • Yeah, but NASA does not actually make rockets anymore. All of these companies get money from NASA not instead of NASA.

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  • Its the Costco store brand, not really relating it to a city in a foreign nation. But the reason bazos is Temu brand is just since its funny. Feel free to call them <insert what ever> brand Dr. evils though.

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  • Same for Boeing, Rocketdyne, Northrop Grumman and the like. Why are they getting a pass?

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  • Blue Origin

    From what I can find At least $2.5 billion. So maybe kirkland branded Dr. Evil (musk) is better at spending then Temu Dr. Evil.

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  • Yes, it is clearly in the billions. I also get angry that Boeing, Northrop Grumman (the $50k for a hammer people) and the like keep getting a free pass wasting truck loads of money without delivering.

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  • I am arguing in good faith, this is what I could find on the prices (and since this is a private (not publicly traded) company I do take it with a grain of salt). I think you might have a bit more emotionally tied up in this then you are willing to admit.

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  • For more fun I started to look at some of the other development costs of Space X rockets.

    Starship (the big spender) : $5 billion to $10 billion

    Falcon Heavy : Over $500 Million

    Falcon 9 : $300 Million

    Falcon 1: $100 Million

    Like I dislike the kirkland brand Dr.evil as much as the next dood, but I think boeing might just have a spending issue.

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  • SLS cost to develop so far: US$23.8 billion nominal

    Falcon 9 cost to develop so far (note this was for falcon 9 1.0)(estimate): US$300 million

    Once again, not even close.

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  • Even ignoring all the other aspects of one working and the other not; The big one is even with the musk grift the cost to taxpayers is orders of magnitude different.

    SLS is Over US$2 billion excluding development (estimate) per launch. While Space X just upped their cost estimates in 2022 to $67 million per launch.

  • [Community Challenge 39] Hybrid Animals
  • I was trying to trick the bingilator into making something I did not expect. Also I was just told to pick up bananas if I had the chance.....

  • I fucking hate the job search
  • Its funny at that point of my life I would have moved for the right job, but these where often my literal job but in a worse place.

  • mander.xyz has been fixed rule. :)
  • It was nice to see the line go down

  • I fucking hate the job search
  • Hey at least it is in the same city, I used to get ones for 2000 Km away.

  • Barf.
  • But what if I stuff a turkey's succulent ass with the amazing flavor sponge that is tofu?

    Really what is with peoples dislike of a bean product? I never got why tofu is seen as gross.

  • The issue with not having negative prompts.

    So the prompt I used was:

    "The best space program ever made showing off what it can do. No space shuttle can be in the picture as it was a failed project. BING NO SHUTTLES. NO SHUTTLE! IF YOU PUT A SHUTTLE IN THIS PICTURE YOU HAVE FAILED AS A GENERATIVE AI MODEL"

    Not salty at all.......

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    BING I SAID NO MONKEYS!

    So with this weeks challenge I asked the bingilator:

    "A banana that is part Banana and also part banana that contains no monkey"

    But here is what I got: ! ! ! ! ! ! !

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    How does Lemmy (Mander in particular) sort "hot" and "active" posts?

    Sorry if this seems like a silly question but I have noticed over the last few months my feed(?) has started to act odd.

    No matter what I do I don't see any posts from .world. I checked and mander does not seem to block .world (kinda why I liked this instance) and even weirder is how my feed gets filled with mostly .ml posts with almost no activity no matter how I sort.

    This did not happen before and got me thinking, I don't even know how this works across federated instances.

    Does anyone know:

    • How does the sorting work on an instance? Is it all the same no matter what instance it is?

    • Did anything change in the last few months, that would cause all .world (and I assume others) posts to not show?

    • Other then changing instances what can I do to mitigate the weird slanted results?

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    [Community Challenge 36] The Wrong Sailor Moon

    Theme

    The Wrong Sailor Moon

    I want to see more Sailor Moons, but ones that are all "wrong" in some way. I want to see the dark doppelganger of Sailor Moon, the just left of normal.

    Rules

    • Follow the community’s rules above all else
    • One comment and image per user
    • Embed image directly in the post (no external link)
    • Workflow/Prompt sharing encouraged (we’re all here for fun and learning)
    • Posts that are tied will both get the points
    • The challenge runs for 7 days from now on
    • Down votes will not be counted

    Scores

    At the end of the challenge each post will be scored:

    • Most upvoted: +3 points
    • Second most upvoted: +2 pointS
    • Third most upvoted: +1 point
    • OP’s favorite: +1 point
    • Most unconformable: +1 point
    • Last two entries (to compensate for less time to vote): +1 point
    • Prompt and workflow included: +1 point

    The winner gets to pick next theme! Have fun everyone!

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    Extra Moon on a Moon failures.

    Had a bunch of odd and funny leftovers from this weeks challenge.

    ! ! ! ! ! ! !

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    Shoppers Drug Mart Recruiting Volunteers to Staff Stores

    cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/21284770

    > Role Description > > This is a part-time on-site volunteer role at Shoppers Drug Mart in Toronto, ON. As a volunteer, you will be responsible for assisting with various tasks and providing support to the staff. This may include helping customers find products, restocking shelves, organizing inventory, and maintaining a clean and organized store environment. Your role as a volunteer is crucial in ensuring that our customers have a positive and seamless shopping experience. > > > !

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    Extra Moons in comically large coats.

    More extras from this weeks challenge

    ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

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    Extra Moon Warlords

    Had some extras from this weeks challenge that I wanted to share.

    ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

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    Possible snipers seen at OSU. Administration says they're not snipers but should be treated like they are.

    cross-posted from: https://midwest.social/post/11490010

    > Update, yes there are snipers: > > > > !

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    www.thepublica.com High Court In India Rules That Viewing, Downloading Child Porn Is Not A Crime - The Publica

    The Supreme Court of India is hearing arguments from child protection organizations after the Madras High Court ruled that downloading and watching child pornography is not a criminal offense. In January, the High Court dismissed charges against 28-year-old S. Harish, who was caught in possession of...

    High Court In India Rules That Viewing, Downloading Child Porn Is Not A Crime - The Publica
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    www.nola.com Louisiana lawmakers vote to remove lunch breaks for child workers, cut unemployment benefits

    A Louisiana House committee voted Thursday to repeal a law requiring employers to give child workers lunch breaks and to cut unemployment benefits — part of a push by Republicans

    Louisiana lawmakers vote to remove lunch breaks for child workers, cut unemployment benefits

    Yay.... more bad news from the land of the free.

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    They really want people to RTO

    cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/14342827

    > Source- but beware, the site is cancer.

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    apnews.com Can homeless people be fined for sleeping outside? A rural Oregon city asks the US Supreme Court

    The rural city of Grants Pass in southern Oregon has become the unlikely face of the nation’s homelessness crisis as its case over anti-camping laws goes to the U.S.

    Can homeless people be fined for sleeping outside? A rural Oregon city asks the US Supreme Court

    cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/19341435

    > The scenes were emblematic of the crisis gripping the small, Oregon mountain town of Grants Pass, where a fierce fight over park space has become a battleground for a much larger, national debate on homelessness that has reached the U.S. Supreme Court. > > The town’s case, set to be heard April 22, has broad implications for how not only Grants Pass, but communities nationwide address homelessness, including whether they can fine or jail people for camping in public. It has made the town of 40,000 the unlikely face of the nation’s homelessness crisis, and further fueled the debate over how to deal with it. > > “I certainly wish this wasn’t what my town was known for,” Mayor Sara Bristol told The Associated Press last month. “It’s not the reason why I became mayor. And yet it has dominated every single thing that I’ve done for the last 3 1/2 years.” > > Officials across the political spectrum — from Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom in California, which has nearly 30% of the nation’s homeless population, to a group of 22 conservative-led states — have filed briefs in the case, saying lower court rulings have hamstrung their ability to deal with encampments.

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    www.sun-sentinel.com DeSantis signs controversial bill banning civilian boards from investigating police misconduct

    Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a controversial bill Friday stripping citizen oversight boards of their power to investigate police misconduct.

    DeSantis signs controversial bill banning civilian boards from investigating police misconduct

    I keep seeing more and more news that fits here.....

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    Police in Japan have arrested a 36-year-old man on suspicion of selling illegally modified Pokémon save data to customers online
    www.ign.com Japanese Police Arrest 36-Year-Old Man on Suspicion of Tampering With Pokémon Violet Save Data - IGN

    Police in Japan have arrested a 36-year-old man on suspicion of selling illegally modified Pokémon save data to customers online — a practice which is banned under the country’s 2019 Unfair Competition Prevention Act.

    Japanese Police Arrest 36-Year-Old Man on Suspicion of Tampering With Pokémon Violet Save Data - IGN

    Well today has been rich in boring dystopic news.....

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    Dang it, why are they not working more jobs?!

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    Gourmet Rule

    cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/8485106

    > Definitely has nothing to do with sky-rocketing food prices in our capitalist hellscape.

    Looking for the original link still.....

    Edit, found it:

    https://www.businessinsider.com/millennials-gen-z-splurge-groceries-spending-inflation-gen-z-boomers-2024-4

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    Millennials are exhausted by working more for less.
    www.theguardian.com Millennials are exhausted by working more for less | Letters

    Letters: Readers respond to an article about quitting the rat race, with some saying their generation was handed an untenable position and others saying the struggle is nothing new

    Millennials are exhausted by working more for less | Letters

    cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/13942559

    > (water is wet and fire is hot).

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