atomicbocks @ atomicbocks @sh.itjust.works

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Speaking as a Millennial who has worked at several colleges;

GenZ didn’t fuck themselves, they were fucked by GenX and older Millennials… AKA their parents and, to a certain extent, educators. Who, for some reason, decided to not pass on a single fucking skill they were taught as kids.

Seriously I have been around people just 10 years or so younger than I am who cannot make change, read cursive or analog clocks, or even use a mouse.

Honestly I am still convinced that it was a handout, though not directly, to the auto industry because Obama had campaigned on saving Detroit but the bailouts weren’t enough to keep GM and Chrysler afloat. (Ford, in a business move that I wish was more common but also because they were dying before the recession, leveraged the blue oval logo as collateral on a loan.)

We call table salt “salt” even though that’s a generic name for any metal bonded with a non metallic mineral (for instance potassium chloride). Sugar is the same, table sugar is just one kind of sugar. “Sugar” is the generic name for a type of carbohydrate. Ethanols found in gasoline can degrade into a sugar over time (like in a mower left out over the winter) and this will leave a fine white powder in the engine that will cause scaring when the engine is started. Thus sugar can ruin your engine, but is more likely to increase wear. This has perpetuated an urban legend that you can force this by putting table sugar in a gas tank.

Bleach in the oil was the destruction method mandated by Cash for Clunkers if I remember correctly.

If I understand correctly then you are assuming that the mouse cursor is hovering and not just thick.

You understand that it isn’t the government’s money right?

We should go further and fund local journalism like we fund libraries.

My, admittedly limited, experience with private trackers is pretty much the only time I have seen power tripping worse than Reddit mods.

Aren’t these the same people banning Fluoride and complaining about supposed Mercury in vaccines???

You don’t have to worry about that until the 7th.

The only reason these things haven’t happened is that Microsoft was banned from doing them back in the 90s. They absolutely wanted to require a Microsoft Account (then called a Passport) in Windows XP. The ban was in place until just after Windows 7 came out.

Blame the government for doing nothing to protect consumers since 1999.

FYI: Scapegoat.

The fact that even publications like this are saying things like “the president’s approval” now is part of the problem. The president is supposed to have no part in that decision making process. It’s the FCC and the FTC that have a say and they are supposed to be politically insulated.

One of my favorite SNL sketches features Al Gore as Willy Wonka’s brother addressing some of those issues.

Fun fact: Cinnamon (Cinnamomum) is the genus not the species. There are Ceylon trees and Cassia trees and a bunch of others but no specifically Cinnamon trees.

Lots of people hoard data. The problem is keeping it in a working state. Think about how many people have old towers or laptops in their garage or basement never to look at those downloads or vacation photos again.

They already track your license plate using car and stop light mounted cameras…

I wish more people understood how far away Washington DC is from the bulk of the US.

It’s an 18 hour drive, even if I could afford it, and I only live half way to the other coast.

It took me a moment to realize that “Gritty Black” and “White Polish” weren’t movie titles.

The rovers themselves have to do the entire landing (called EDL in NASA speak) autonomously. The process takes 11 minutes so, likewise, by the time we hear the report that EDL has started the rover is already on the ground.

In addition to what others have said I would imagine the Pentium OverDrive would be among those losing support as well.