First time since I left Reddit that I just knew a comment would already exist, and here it is.

“The personal, as every one’s so fucking fond of saying, is political. So if some idiot politician, some power player, tries to execute policies that harm you or those you care about, TAKE IT PERSONALLY. Get angry. The Machinery of Justice will not serve you here—it is slow and cold, and it is theirs, hardware and soft. Only the little people suffer at the hands of Justice; the creatures of power slide out from under with a wink and a grin. If you want justice, you will have to claw it from them. Make it PERSONAL. Do as much damage as you can. GET YOUR MESSAGE ACROSS. That way you stand a far better chance of being taken seriously next time. Of being considered dangerous. And make no mistake about this: being taken seriously, being considered dangerous marks the difference, the ONLY difference in their eyes, between players and little people. Players they will make deals with. Little people they liquidate. And time and again they cream your liquidation, your displacement, your torture and brutal execution with the ultimate insult that it’s just business, it’s politics, it’s the way of the world, it’s a tough life and that IT’S NOTHING PERSONAL. Well, fuck them. Make it personal.”

-Richard K. Morgan, Altered Carbon (Takeshi Kovacs, #1)

Tried to kame hame ha the lunch line because it was too long and he didn’t want to miss the last of the pizza. To his surprise - and literally no one else’s - it did not work.

Joke’s on you. I use a VPN.

Did they say “M-S D-O-S computers”?!

Oh god, I feel old… The kids have forgotten how to pronounce “DOS”…

How dare you show me a sprint board outside of work hours. XD

Yeah dude. The death threats and racism were a serious problem. I got assigned to a small volunteer battle.net mod team for a collection of StarCraft clan chatrooms back in the early 2000’s and… Jesus Christ, it was AWFUL. There was a time when every other message in the chats was a slur or a threat. That’s not an exaggeration. That used to be the norm.

Oh, right. AI users…

ahem

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“Claude, how do I change power settings on a laptop?”

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Yeah, and I mean Starbucks used to be a staple for me; I’m not gonna deny that. Back when the original customer loyalty/gold card program existed, the entire chain was setup to be a daily experience, not a premium experience, and I was there daily. Plus, I swear I remember the coffee tasting better back then. But the movies aren’t dead because of candy sales and Starbucks won’t die for adapting their business model to the times. I suppose I’ve just been around long enough to mourn how things used to be.

Hm… Well, I for one did go to Starbucks. A LOT. For 20 years of my life. And I’m done with them.

Now I’m not going to pretend that the CEO cares at all about me. I’m also not going to pretend that their coffee was bad or that things are going to change because I don’t buy their product or that I’m some great moralist for quitting Starbucks. I just don’t like Brian Niccol and I don’t want him to have any fraction of my money. Dude’s a piece of work and the market of other options for coffee is more saturated than the caffeine content of my bloodstream.

Can’t disagree.

I mean… Have you read the Dune prequels?

Or armaxxgeddon

I would eat the cost of gas to watch people yeeting their Switch 2’s into the harbor. Boston or Baltimore this time around?