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Was more concerned about the actual personnel getting their pay and benefits than them spending another quarter billion on a fighter jet, actually.

Not QUITE random, given the time of year.

Biden was in a tough situation here, it was either veto the bill and let the military budget flounder for a month given his replacement will sign the bill anyway in as soon as he takes office or sign the bill and end up with the same results only without military personnel being in limbo until...

Rinox, so your saying Musk probably wants the position.

Not so sure of that. I'd imagine it would just pass to the third in line in that specific instance.

It's 'allowed' in that the rules don't outright ban it, and I think I recall seeing a video compilation of it being done by both Republicans AND Democrats, though I can't seem to find it now. I'm not sure if has been done in this specific case, though. Frankly if the congresswoman in question...

Yup, and I don't know why it isn't grounds for automatic expulsion from congress for ANY congressperson who presses the vote button on another congressperson's seat. If you can't be there to vote, you should either resign or a vote from your seat should not count.

I'm eagerly awaiting the day when people realize that the stocks in Musk's companies are highly overrated and the bulk of his wealth quickly evaporates because of it. Heck, Twitter may have finally hit the tipping point(I would have thought it would have happened a year ago, but looks like...

Yes and no. The DCMA has specific penalties for breaking encryption to access copyrighted work. Printer manufactures were the first ones that realized they could use that to block the ability to refill or remanufacture cartridges. Now Apple uses it to key parts to specific phones(not models...

The safe harbor rules are one of the few parts of the DMCA I generally agree with. Issue is it's also being used to keep people from repairing vehicles and electronics they have bought, to keep you from refilling ink cartridges and more.

The DMCA has been a blight on the internet since it's inception. The thing needs to be either struck down or HEAVILY revised. It is being used for WAY more than it was ever intended.

Collaborating with the residents of deep 13 back in the 90s for one.

Well, I spent a good chunk of my childhood hiding my feminine tendencies(wasn't overly feminine pre-puberty, but I definitely wan't a typical 'boy' either, outside of maybe my obsession with robots). I think I would have ended up with social anxiety either way, but it might not have been so bad...

Story of my life. I second guess every conversation I have. I've done it since elementary school. Doesn't help that I learned to self-censor early as a way to avoid being made fun of.

Real issue isn't age, it's that AOC is a progressive, Connolly is a neoliberal. The neoliberals still control the Democratic party. People(especially the right wing media) like to say they are the same, but they really aren't.

I've built a safe-house at the top of Mauna Loa. They can go there and stay safe, it even has a convenient over-sized trap door, for safety!!!

Most CEOs are a drain on the companies that employ them as well. The position sounds way more important and is paid way more than it really should be, outside a few outliers. They do make a good scapegoat when things go south, though. Helps deflect attention away from the board of directors...

You are right. It was a Paladin post, I should have read the article before jumping on my soapbox. Still bad, but bad in a limited way.

They also constantly refer to ships as 'she' Them things ain't even sentient(yet), much less sapient.

Yea, The shooter IS a murderer but trying to paint the CEO of United Health Care as a saint is patently ridiculous.. The story is simple. A man got pushed to the breaking point by a giant corporation and snapped. He killed ONE man. The CEO's decisions have cause suffering on a MUCH larger...