[-] Vorticity@lemmy.world 6 points 1 hour ago

Where dose one report hatch act violations?

Also, for those who may not be aware, the Hatch Act prohibits civil service employees from engaging in some kinds of political speech, especially trying to influence other's votes. It is intended to keep the civil service non-partisan.

The screenshot above may have come from a presidential directive but, as a former civil servant, I believe that the people who enacted that directive acted illegally. Hopefully a report would get this taken down at least and, possibly, lead to some punishment for those involved.

[-] Vorticity@lemmy.world 7 points 22 hours ago

I'm not sure id call that a tantrum, but it was pretty ridiculous. Can't even answer a simple question that goes against his narrative.

[-] Vorticity@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

Unfortunately, I think the parts they care about would continue as "essential" while the parts everyone else cares about would shut down.

[-] Vorticity@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

This is the worst timeline...

[-] Vorticity@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

I hold him in contempt at all times.

[-] Vorticity@lemmy.world 37 points 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Ooh, this is fun when paired with EA's anti cheating software being embedded in the kernel. Surely a foreign power like Saudi Arabia gaining kernel level access to kids computers will be taken as a serious national security concern, just like TikTok was. Right?

Edit: Shit, I ate the onion...

Edit 2: ... or did I?

[-] Vorticity@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago

If it's true that Trump is being lied to by his advisors in order to get him to act the way they want, that means there is a huge weakness in the scheme. If someone could show him definitively that his advisors are lying, it could cause him to turn on some of them.

Maybe he's being fed false information. Given how critical this all is, I could see them commissioning entire fake newscasts to show him. Hell, they could probably just show him AI newscasts given how good he is at identifying fake images.

[-] Vorticity@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

To be fair, the US media barely take note when someone dies in ICE custody.

[-] Vorticity@lemmy.world 105 points 4 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

While I think the shirt is funny and should be worn proudly, I can see how someone might be offended for non-racist reasons. Some people might simply find the depiction of death to be offensive.

That said, it's entirely possible the offended person was a raging racist.

Edit:

This edit is for those of you who are saying that people shouldn't be offended by violence since it's on TV. I think you're missing the fact that the point entirely.

The fact that a depiction of violence is making a valid point doesn't make it less offensive. In fact, that would detract from the message. Sometimes it is important to make a statement using depictions of violence to get a point across because the violence is offensive.

That said, I think it is perfectly reasonable for someone to find this shirt objectionable for non-racist reasons. For example, many people prefer not to expose their kids to depictions of violence. I think it's this person's right to wear the shirt to make their point but the consequence of wearing it is that some people may say that they find it offensive for both non-racist and racist reasons.

[-] Vorticity@lemmy.world 15 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Look out grandma! Those are going to become cripsy apples.

[-] Vorticity@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago

Huh, what brand? Having a smart one didn't bother me so long as it didn't require a connection, so maybe I didn't look THAT hard.

[-] Vorticity@lemmy.world 20 points 6 days ago

It can actually be a little hard to find models from major brands without wifi. That said, there is no reason that you have to give it access to your router. I worry that they'll start saying that a wifi connection is mandatory at some point, though.

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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Vorticity@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

I'm a white guy from a fairly non-diverse city. I was at a grocery store today where a cashier opened up their line to serve me and, I thought, the person behind me. As they were serving me, though, they put up their lane closed sign right in front of the black man behind me. The buy was just trying to purchase some tuna, bread, and peanut butter.

The cashier basically decided to serve me, a middle class white man, but refused to serve the black man behind me. I was so shocked that I didn't say anything. It is possible that I misunderstood the situation but it seemed so blatant.

What should I have done in this situation? Should I have spoken up? Would that have just been more embarrassing for the man who was being discriminated against?

Honestly, I'm still just in shock to see someone treated so poorly when they were simply trying to buy food for themselves. I recognize that means that I'm sheltered but I also feel like I should be able to use my unearned privilege to help others who are being discriminated against.

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I keep running into issues where I'm unsure of which account I'm currently using. It would be nice if it were more obvious at all times. Two things that would help me are:

  • always display the current user somewhere, regardless of what content is being viewed.
  • allow setting different color themes for different users.
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I use Podcast Addict and have recently noticed location-based ads in my podcasts. Adds that are local to my large town / small city. The app doesn't have location permissions, so how are the podcasts embedding localized ads?

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submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by Vorticity@lemmy.world to c/birding@lemmy.world

They decided to give a show today. Six of them were hanging out on the dock, but when I stopped to take pictures, they all decided to take off and do circles over the lake.

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submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by Vorticity@lemmy.world to c/birding@lemmy.world

I got lucky and this guy posed for me for about five minutes. I tried to get some in flight, but they're simply too fast for me!

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Great Blue Heron (lemmy.world)

This beautiful bird has been hanging out at our local lake for the last several weeks. I've been trying to get some pictures of him and he finally got close enough for my lenses.

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submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by Vorticity@lemmy.world to c/birding@lemmy.world

Three or four of these guys have been hanging out in the lake near my house.

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