I always put Magic Tape™ over my camera. When you turn it on you get a blurry image as if you were looking through a frosted window. You can make a show of wiping it and tell them that the lense must be damaged. Worst case scenario you get shipped a webcam or a new laptop. Unlikely though. Just remember to remove the tape before returning the computer.
Someone who does not appreciate those who steal from exploitative global corporations, is not someone worth knowing.
There is no such thing as a benevolent corporation. Don't feed the fascists. Don't give your money to Elon.
EDIT: Autocorrect derp
Fuck Elon. Fuck Tesla.
I was their target demographic and Elon made sure that I never even consider their trash. I went BMW instead.
A trend every Destiny player understands and agrees with.
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As always, "hard mode" is easier mode.
Immortality might not be enough time to play my current Steam/GOG/Epic/Sony/XBox/Nintendo/ROMs library...and the new sales just started!
Damn! I literally just bought an solo ttrpg fifteen minutes ago.
I guess I'll hold off on further purchases until the 29th.
Welp...I went down an NSFW image search rabbit hole and, although far from being conclusive, my opinion is that yes, the penises are pretty much the same on identical siblings (saw a few triplets).
Wambalo and other digital workers spent eight hours a day in front of a screen studying photos and videos, drawing boxes around objects and labeling them, teaching AI algorithms to recognize them.
Human labelers tag cars and pedestrians to teach autonomous vehicles not to hit them.
Imagine doing CAPTCHA for eight hours a day.
YOU DON'T MATTER. GIVE UP worrying about what others think about you. They don't. Do what brings you fulfillment and joy.
Everyone in the UK parliament needs to be gifted a copy of Frostpunk. They need to start practicing for what they'll have to deal with.
I remember when The Fifth Element came out and I saw that it starred Milla Jovovich. I was like "wait...the singer with the weird video?!?".
Disney's Epcot with a not-so-lowkey pro-trans musical number.
I was at Epcot the other day and suddenly the globe, the trees, the new little park, and all the Magicbands began to glow pink, silver and blue. The globe was an especially obvious trans flag (sorry if that isn't the correct term). I stopped and paid attention to the song that was playing and it was from their flop "Wish".
>Have you ever wondered why you look up at the sky for answers?\ \ >Well, you don't have to look too hard\ >We're here for all your question marks\ >If you're try'na figure out just who you are\ >Don't look far
>In the sky and your front yard\ >In your heart and in your scars\ >If you really wanna know just who you are\ >You're a star
Nice move Disney. 10/10
The satirical newspaper plans to shutter Jones’ InfoWars and rebuild the website featuring well-known internet humor writers and content creators, according to a person with knowledge of the sale.
“The Onion is proud to acquire Infowars, and we look forward to continuing its storied tradition of scaring the site’s users with lies until they fork over their cold, hard cash,” said The Onion CEO Ben Collins. “Or Bitcoin. We will also accept Bitcoin.”
The satirical newspaper plans to shutter Jones’ InfoWars and rebuild the website featuring well-known internet humor writers and content creators, according to a person with knowledge of the sale.
Not The Onion, but yes...The Onion.
The lawsuit against Arthur M. Blank's family office alleges the attendants worked up to 90 hours a week, and another was in a relationship with Blank.
Other than English and Spanish, what would be a very useful language to learn?
If I could only learn one additional language, and I wanted to travel the world, what language would serve me best other than English or Spanish?
Police at the scene arrested a 17-year-old suspect after shootings in downtown Orlando early Friday morning.
Billionaires Gotta Go (fixed)
These are the four richest people in the world. Every single one of them became rich by stealing others ideas, exploitation of others and the ecological devastation of the planet.
Republicans join Democrats to condemn Tony Hinchliffe for his comments at the New York event.
>...US congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar said she was "disgusted" by the "racist comment". She said it did not "reflect the GOP values""...
You sure about that Maria?
Strands #238 “Best of the best” 2024.10.27
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Tool to help kids find a college that fits their needs
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A friend of mine put this together. I thought it was a neat tool for parents so I decided to share.
Guitars that are WAY overpriced now
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Used electric guitars are way overpriced. IMHO current guitars, regardless of country of origin (and often price), are of better quality than almost everything built from the 70's through the end of the 90's.
A jury found Taylor guilty of deadly conduct Saturday in the 2019 killing of Mauris DeSilva, a 46-year-old neuroscientist.
A Travis County jury found Austin police officer Christopher Taylor guilty of deadly conduct Saturday. He faces up to 10 years in prison.
“We hope this outcome continues to help the DeSilva family with their healing process,” Travis County District Attorney José Garza said in a statement. “Our office is grateful to our dedicated staff who worked tirelessly to hold the defendant accountable and seek justice for the victim and their family. We further hope this verdict allows the community to heal and that we can move forward together."
Taylor was indicted for the killing of Mauris DeSilva, a 46-year-old neuroscientist, in July 2019.
Taylor and another officer, Karl Krycia, responded to 911 calls about DeSilva having a mental health crisis and holding a knife to his own neck at a downtown condominium.
The officers fatally shot DeSilva after he refused to drop the knife, KUT previously reported.
Taylor was originally indicted for the murder of DeSilva, but the charge was lessened to deadly conduct just a week before testimony began.
"The Austin Police Department respects the criminal justice process and understands this is a difficult time for all who have been impacted," APD said in a statement.
A judge will decide Taylor's sentencing date on Oct. 15.
Taylor was also indicted for the killing of Michael Ramos, an unarmed Black and Hispanic man, in April 2020.
Taylor was tried for murder in that case in 2023, but it ended in a hung jury. A grand jury declined to re-indict him for murder in that case, but he could be retried on lesser charges.
Weirdo gives $4000 to charity so he can smash cheap guitar signed by Taylor Swift
UPDATE: Apparently the guitar was not signed (or certified) by Taylor Swift afterall. 🤣
Gretsch Boygenius signature Broadkaster Jr.
I ordered this on a whim but I am probably going to sell it. It is a wonderful guitar but I prefer a beefier neck. This guitar is absolutely ideal for someone with small hands.
Currently setup for C Standard tuning. More pictures in the comments.
EDIT: Sold
My board of tone.
This is my travel board of tone. I mainly stick to plugins for effects.
The Nano Cortex is there just so I can capture and share tones I have nailed down, to give me a few effects when need a little something, to give me headphones out, and to act as a digital interface. I still haven't decided if it is a keeper.
The Notaklön is there for tone and volume boost more so than distortion.
29 EUNA magic box of mystery.
The Enigmatic's tones and a thing of absolute beauty.
Don't sleep on the Lion's clean tones.
The Woodrow is just a cool vibe sometimes.