Why don’t you try it and report back?

Cooperative, decentralized, atomized journalism that starts small, stays small, spreads liability and is not for profit.

Alternatively, money. Lots and lots of money.

God must have a kickass legal team

Your wife do any squirting? Runs away

EDIT: for context, “squirting” is what Microsoft called the Zune’s unique music sharing feature. Yes, really

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Absolutely! The combo of MSG with salt is like a cheat code for accessing higher realms of flavor. It can also help reduce salt intake if that’s of concern.

It’s certainly a factor, but not the whole picture. MSG is naturally occurring in a lot of whole foods as well. You don’t often hear of people with a crippling addiction to kelp or tomatoes.

Under there

You think he changes his own diaper?

The meat animals are selected for tastiness, not friendliness.

confused erection

No, I don’t feel that way.

Thanks for clarifying.

Immigrating to the US legally in 2026 is a slow, restrictive, and broken process. Opening it up wouldn’t be the end of the world.

Who’s saying to “put the world on welfare”? This conversation isn’t about getting things for free from the government, it’s about who is able to enter the country. It is proven thus far that immigration into the US is a net benefit, they commit fewer crimes than citizens and earn their way.

Edit: “preying on the generosity of our country” is hilarious

The government has no problem handing out hundreds of billions to ICE and the Pentagon - there absolutely is enough.

"what’s in it for us?

Ah, ok, you’re one of those. Might want to change your username

ᶜᵒᵐᶠᵒʳᵗᵃᵇˡᵉ

ᴺᵒᵗ ᵈʳⁱⁿᵏⁱⁿᵍ ᵗᵒᵒ ᵐᵘᶜʰ

ᴿᵉᵍᵘˡᵃʳ ᵉˣᵉʳᶜⁱˢᵉ ᵃᵗ ᵗʰᵉ ᵍʸᵐ ⁽³ ᵈᵃʸˢ ᵃ ʷᵉᵉᵏ⁾

ᴳᵉᵗᵗⁱⁿᵍ ᵒⁿ ᵇᵉᵗᵗᵉʳ ʷⁱᵗʰ ʸᵒᵘʳ ᵃˢˢᵒᶜⁱᵃᵗᵉ ᵉᵐᵖˡᵒʸᵉᵉ ᶜᵒⁿᵗᵉᵐᵖᵒʳᵃʳⁱᵉˢ

ᴬᵗ ᵉᵃˢᵉ

ᴱᵃᵗⁱⁿᵍ ʷᵉˡˡ ⁽ⁿᵒ ᵐᵒʳᵉ ᵐⁱᶜʳᵒʷᵃᵛᵉ ᵈⁱⁿⁿᵉʳˢ ᵃⁿᵈ ˢᵃᵗᵘʳᵃᵗᵉᵈ ᶠᵃᵗˢ⁾

ᴬ ᵖᵃᵗⁱᵉⁿᵗ, ᵇᵉᵗᵗᵉʳ ᵈʳⁱᵛᵉʳ

ᴬ ˢᵃᶠᵉʳ ᶜᵃʳ ⁽ᵇᵃᵇʸ ˢᵐⁱˡⁱⁿᵍ ⁱⁿ ᵇᵃᶜᵏ ˢᵉᵃᵗ⁾

ˢˡᵉᵉᵖⁱⁿᵍ ʷᵉˡˡ ⁽ⁿᵒ ᵇᵃᵈ ᵈʳᵉᵃᵐˢ⁾

ᴺᵒ ᵖᵃʳᵃⁿᵒⁱᵃ

ᶜᵃʳᵉᶠᵘˡ ᵗᵒ ᵃˡˡ ᵃⁿⁱᵐᵃˡˢ ⁽ⁿᵉᵛᵉʳ ʷᵃˢʰⁱⁿᵍ ˢᵖⁱᵈᵉʳˢ ᵈᵒʷⁿ ᵗʰᵉ ᵖˡᵘᵍʰᵒˡᵉ⁾

ᴷᵉᵉᵖ ⁱⁿ ᶜᵒⁿᵗᵃᶜᵗ ʷⁱᵗʰ ᵒˡᵈ ᶠʳⁱᵉⁿᵈˢ ⁽ᵉⁿʲᵒʸ ᵃ ᵈʳⁱⁿᵏ ⁿᵒʷ ᵃⁿᵈ ᵗʰᵉⁿ⁾

ᵂⁱˡˡ ᶠʳᵉqᵘᵉⁿᵗˡʸ ᶜʰᵉᶜᵏ ᶜʳᵉᵈⁱᵗ ᵃᵗ ⁽ᵐᵒʳᵃˡ⁾ ᵇᵃⁿᵏ ⁽ʰᵒˡᵉ ⁱⁿ ᵗʰᵉ ʷᵃˡˡ ⁾ ᶠᵃᵛᵒᵘʳˢ ᶠᵒʳ ᶠᵃᵛᵒᵘʳˢ

ᶠᵒⁿᵈ ᵇᵘᵗ ⁿᵒᵗ ⁱⁿ ˡᵒᵛᵉ

ᶜʰᵃʳⁱᵗʸ ˢᵗᵃⁿᵈⁱⁿᵍ ᵒʳᵈᵉʳˢ

ᴼⁿ ˢᵘⁿᵈᵃʸˢ ʳⁱⁿᵍ ʳᵒᵃᵈ ˢᵘᵖᵉʳᵐᵃʳᵏᵉᵗ

⁽ᴺᵒ ᵏⁱˡˡⁱⁿᵍ ᵐᵒᵗʰˢ ᵒʳ ᵖᵘᵗᵗⁱⁿᵍ ᵇᵒⁱˡⁱⁿᵍ ʷᵃᵗᵉʳ ᵒⁿ ᵗʰᵉ ᵃⁿᵗˢ⁾

ᶜᵃʳ ʷᵃˢʰ ⁽ᵃˡˢᵒ ᵒⁿ ˢᵘⁿᵈᵃʸˢ⁾

ᴺᵒ ˡᵒⁿᵍᵉʳ ᵃᶠʳᵃⁱᵈ ᵒᶠ ᵗʰᵉ ᵈᵃʳᵏ ᵒʳ ᵐⁱᵈᵈᵃʸ ˢʰᵃᵈᵒʷˢ

ᴺᵒᵗʰⁱⁿᵍ ˢᵒ ʳⁱᵈⁱᶜᵘˡᵒᵘˢˡʸ ᵗᵉᵉⁿᵃᵍᵉ ᵃⁿᵈ ᵈᵉˢᵖᵉʳᵃᵗᵉ

ᴺᵒᵗʰⁱⁿᵍ ˢᵒ ᶜʰⁱˡᵈⁱˢʰ

ᴬᵗ ᵃ ᵇᵉᵗᵗᵉʳ ᵖᵃᶜᵉ

ˢˡᵒʷᵉʳ ᵃⁿᵈ ᵐᵒʳᵉ ᶜᵃˡᶜᵘˡᵃᵗᵉᵈ

ᴺᵒ ᶜʰᵃⁿᶜᵉ ᵒᶠ ᵉˢᶜᵃᵖᵉ

ᴺᵒʷ ˢᵉˡᶠ⁻ᵉᵐᵖˡᵒʸᵉᵈ

ᶜᵒⁿᶜᵉʳⁿᵉᵈ ⁽ᵇᵘᵗ ᵖᵒʷᵉʳˡᵉˢˢ⁾

ᴬⁿ ᵉᵐᵖᵒʷᵉʳᵉᵈ ᵃⁿᵈ ⁱⁿᶠᵒʳᵐᵉᵈ ᵐᵉᵐᵇᵉʳ ᵒᶠ ˢᵒᶜⁱᵉᵗʸ ⁽ᵖʳᵃᵍᵐᵃᵗⁱˢᵐ ⁿᵒᵗ ⁱᵈᵉᵃˡⁱˢᵐ⁾

ᵂⁱˡˡ ⁿᵒᵗ ᶜʳʸ ⁱⁿ ᵖᵘᵇˡⁱᶜ

ᴸᵉˢˢ ᶜʰᵃⁿᶜᵉ ᵒᶠ ⁱˡˡⁿᵉˢˢ

ᵀʸʳᵉˢ ᵗʰᵃᵗ ᵍʳⁱᵖ ⁱⁿ ᵗʰᵉ ʷᵉᵗ ⁽ˢʰᵒᵗ ᵒᶠ ᵇᵃᵇʸ ˢᵗʳᵃᵖᵖᵉᵈ ⁱⁿ ᵇᵃᶜᵏ ˢᵉᵃᵗ⁾

ᴬ ᵍᵒᵒᵈ ᵐᵉᵐᵒʳʸ

ˢᵗⁱˡˡ ᶜʳⁱᵉˢ ᵃᵗ ᵃ ᵍᵒᵒᵈ ᶠⁱˡᵐ

ˢᵗⁱˡˡ ᵏⁱˢˢᵉˢ ʷⁱᵗʰ ˢᵃˡⁱᵛᵃ

ᴺᵒ ˡᵒⁿᵍᵉʳ ᵉᵐᵖᵗʸ ᵃⁿᵈ ᶠʳᵃⁿᵗⁱᶜ

ᴸⁱᵏᵉ ᵃ ᶜᵃᵗ

ᵀⁱᵉᵈ ᵗᵒ ᵃ ˢᵗⁱᶜᵏ

ᵀʰᵃᵗ’ˢ ᵈʳⁱᵛᵉⁿ ⁱⁿᵗᵒ ᶠʳᵒᶻᵉⁿ ʷⁱⁿᵗᵉʳ ˢʰⁱᵗ ⁽ᵗʰᵉ ᵃᵇⁱˡⁱᵗʸ ᵗᵒ ˡᵃᵘᵍʰ ᵃᵗ ʷᵉᵃᵏⁿᵉˢˢ⁾

ᶜᵃˡᵐ

ᶠⁱᵗᵗᵉʳ, ʰᵉᵃˡᵗʰⁱᵉʳ ᵃⁿᵈ ᵐᵒʳᵉ ᵖʳᵒᵈᵘᶜᵗⁱᵛᵉ

ᴬ ᵖⁱᵍ

ᴵⁿ ᵃ ᶜᵃᵍᵉ

ᴼⁿ ᵃⁿᵗⁱᵇⁱᵒᵗⁱᶜˢ

And what is the issue there? Let’s prioritize our inhabitants then. It’s not like there’s not enough to go around.

Updates alone have no way to happen solely on the local machine. There are many reasons why using someone else’s computer would be required, which have nothing to do with social media. Just off the top of my head:

• Image/video/audio processing that requires more compute than you can reasonably except from average consumer hardware.
• Antivirus and other forms of security which require near real-time fingerprinting and/or new definitions.
• Licensing/certificate servers
• Servers which receive and process telemetry data
• Resources for submitting/processing/securing legal/government forms/documents

And a lot more I can’t think of right now. Most of this shit makes me want to vomit in my mouth. I’d much rather spend my time and money sourcing, building, and configuring my own hardware and running everything locally. But that’s just because I’m an idealistic nerd with an uncompromising bent towards digital liberty - most users and softwares are not built for that.

My state has a special state parks license plate with a parking benefit. Free parking at almost every state park. This includes beaches, nature reserves, mountains, hiking areas, skiing areas, etc.

Having the plates on means you just park and go, no kiosks or paper slips, putting money in a box or dealing with someone.

Parking is $5 and up, and the plate is only $40 extra (on top of normal vehicle registration fees), so it can pay for itself many times over the course of a year.