it (need) inversely scales with the size of the company.

you need jack-of-all-trades when youre starting out, proof of concept type stuff or your business is just niche and tiny. you sometimes cant just immediately pay for every role.

as the company grows you replace each hat worn by that one individual with a laser focused employee who can do it better.

eventually, the jack is out of hats.

i disagree that tor or tor-level anonymity is some magical requirement to defeat corporations.

you speak as if lemmy isnt a bunch of independent instances. maybe step outside the lemmy tree and take a look at the ap forest

not followin ya completely… i see lots of people call themselves ‘spiritual’ thinking their consciousness is somehow distinct from the body.

its an emergent property of the connectome. you arent you without those interconnected neurons.

ive been sayin this for years, but at the end of the day it doesnt really matter. the people who dont know this do not care

might? its literally the reason fox news exists

o0o0 did you know the disgust on their faces isnt from being painted randomly by a guy in a restaurant‽

ha, the u.s. cant defend democracy on u.s. servers!

quick, put a napkin on your head so his painting looks stupid

only took 12 months from first-marketing spam to proving functionality.

cybil was a great show. deserved more seasons…

wasn’t just a feature, it was a full blown movement that rocked Reddit, on the blockchain no less.

fucking delusional

ive gotten replies on shit after years… im always pleasantly surprised

i say go for it, always

cmon… this is a but hyperbolic… israel has a few masters that prevent outright armageddon… a lil genocide is how the u.s. came to be, but nukes… thats a non starter

Does anyone know of software that already provides topic-level blocking out of the box without needing long manual lists?

yep, reddit, facebook, twitter…

we were 2 inches away from not having to deal with any of this nonsense.

ha, wut. 8 and 11 for starters

kirk only hit like 15 of the 16 characteristics of fascism, so clearly not a fascist!

“trumpism” == “fascism” in case anyone attempts a rebranding

1. Powerful, often exclusionary, populist nationalism centered on cult of a redemptive, “infallible” leader who never admits mistakes.
2. Political power derived from questioning reality, endorsing myth and rage, and promoting lies.
3. Fixation with perceived national decline, humiliation, or victimhood.
4. White Replacement “Theory” used to show that democratic ideals of freedom and equality are a threat. Oppose any initiatives or institutions that are racially, ethnically, or religiously harmonious.
5. Disdain for human rights while seeking purity and cleansing for those they define as part of the nation.
6. Identification of “enemies”/scapegoats as a unifying cause. Imprison and/or murder opposition and minority group leaders.
7. Supremacy of the military and embrace of paramilitarism in an uneasy, but effective collaboration with traditional elites. Fascists arm people and justify and glorify violence as “redemptive”.
8. Rampant sexism.
9. Control of mass media and undermining “truth”.
10. Obsession with national security, crime and punishment, and fostering a sense of the nation under attack.
11. Religion and government are intertwined.
12. Corporate power is protected and labor power is suppressed.
13. Disdain for intellectuals and the arts not aligned with the fascist narrative.
14. Rampant cronyism and corruption. Loyalty to the leader is paramount and often more important than competence.
15. Fraudulent elections and creation of a one-party state.
16. Often seeking to expand territory through armed conflict

sometimes… the 911 operators had machines that connected to a shitload of audio sources simultaneously… think all emergency service radio bands (police/fire/sheriff) as well as the land-lines and cellular networks… this was back before texting to 911 was a thing.

i was always testing external radios and phone sources. the cell providers were the worst (at the time)… sometimes 911 would work for Primeco but not Verizon or whatever so each cell provider had to be tested independently.

it was just weird first doing it as i grew up terrified i would accidentally dial 911.

i got a job working tech support for 911 and had to make test calls regularly from different sources