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I saw it described as being closely related to their identity in the context of... well, their culture war mentality.

1: The military for all it's power, but without the parts where you conform to a basic GI look or instill certain character. Camo, webbing, guns, but not professionalism, work ethic, discipline, strict hierarchial conformity, or adherence to real military values. (Just the violent power.)

2: Pop culture mercenary idols. A few guys have went off to war, came back, wrote this, podcasted that, and turned into mythical personalities. They look different than normal soldiers. They have beards and wear casual attire mixed with military gear. Joe Rogans with military experience. (They like the idea of being above the law because they're different.)

3: The soldiers who fought to preserve slavery. The good ol' boys. Fightin' for the cause. To keep whites on top. The scraggly beards, the woodsmen aesthetic, rugged men fighting the good fight. (They want their fight to have never ended.)

You end up with a dudes dressed like a soldier, but not groomed as one, with very specific casual attire and tacticool accessories thrown on top.

I assume an Olympic shooter would use a different stance when firing a more powerful gun and still "blow their head off."

This wording is called headlinese. It's the way we've written headlines and news articles for over 100 years. For the United States at least, to slam someone has been shorthand for lambasting someone. For several generations.

The more I think about it the more interesting it is that the skill of reading headlines is somehow disappearing from the population despite people still having to read them constantly.

I can't exactly tell the theme by looking but I like the general colors and design.

Piastri is the definition of aloofness. I don't know if the drama really bothered him but his measured victory radio fits his personality. If he started screaming I would've been more caught out than this "could've been smoother" thing.

So... a different design on gloves?

Perhaps god was saying, "Stop being an evil cunt or the next one won't miss." It was a sign!!

“All I can say is that if I’m elected President, we will pursue Election Fraudsters at levels never seen before, and they will be sent to prison for long periods of time,” Trump wrote. “We already know who you are. DON’T DO IT! ZUCKERBUCKS, be careful!”

At the very least, even if Zuck isn't the best example, it's worth considering that the further conservatives descend into fascism, the more we'll see people take the easier option of not resisting.

If Spock takes the bait then 10. I feel like I'd learn a lot.

I don't know what kind of VST this is, but I bet it sounds cool.

From what I can find, by "These routers send your credentials in plaintext", they actually meant to say, "The mobile app sends credentials in plaintext."

If you use the web interface then your credentials are not sent in plaintext. The routers themselves also don't send credentials in plaintext.

The people who found this out got that wrong, and a lot of people are confused because they didn't expand on "in plaintext." They could be a little more professional / thoughtful.

Edit: I'm also thinking about the "may expose you to a MITM" bit. I think if it was https then a MITM (assuming all they can do is examine your packets) wouldn't work because the data can only be unlocked by the private key. It sounds like it was an http connection?

I wonder how many sites will bother checking for Spanish pornpasses. Seems they're just playing people and waiting for the inevitable, "Turns out the Internet isn't respecting our kids, we need to ratchet up the control. We tried to give you a good deal though, right?"

What I don't understand about the handlers thing is that when I watch other famous people walking and talking: I see their handlers steer them, give them signals, whisper names in their ear. And you know what? Celebrities in their prime look awkward all the time. People who have nothing to worry about but their craft and being famous screw up all the time.

I don't see how what conservatives say has to do with reality.

Biden has been "senile" and "too old" for years now, during which time we've had a functioning Biden administration.

The Trump admin was limp, chronically understaffed, weak, ineffectual. That's what they're pretending is better than Biden. Conservatives don't even care about senility so if you hear them rag on Biden and think they're right, you're not understanding what they're really saying.

Damn, I guess I'm going to ignore years of evidence that Biden's admin can function just fine and go with my feelings on this one. I mean would you vote constructively if it meant getting over yourself? Of course not. We're Americans. We want a leader with a good jaw, not with good character or good ideas.

Nah but seriously though. Biden and Trump make me feel bad so I'm going to vote in a way that harms the country. That'll show us.

Why does the Superbowl only have two teams? It seems unfair since I don't know how the two teams were selected and I don't really care enough to pay attention / find out.

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