Chetzemoka

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[–] Chetzemoka@startrek.website 21 points 9 months ago

Agreed, in my experience Tubi and Pluto both have very reasonable length, good quality ads. I declined to re-up on YouTube TV for NCAA football season this year specifically because I can stand their ads. At that price tier, they honestly expect me to sit through My Pillow ads??

[–] Chetzemoka@startrek.website 19 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The onshore tax havens Delaware, Wyoming, and Nevada are vastly worse in scope than any offshore country. They push the narrative about those "terrible foreign countries" to distract us from this fact.

The problem is US tax code, not offshore financial centers.

[–] Chetzemoka@startrek.website 11 points 10 months ago

This is not something I had ever thought about before and I am also fascinated.

[–] Chetzemoka@startrek.website 42 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Just did. Won our vote Wednesday night 💪

[–] Chetzemoka@startrek.website 18 points 10 months ago (2 children)

They didn't get genetic raw data of anyone beyond the 14K, they got family relationship information. Which is an option you can turn on or off, if you want. It's very clear that you're exposing yourself to other people if you choose to see who you're related to. It doesn't expose raw data and it doesn't instantly expose names, just how they're related to you. (And most of the "relations" are 3rd to 5th cousins, aka strangers.)

Hackers used the genetic ancestry data of the 14K hacked users and their "relatives" connections to deduce large families of Ashkenazi Jews.

[–] Chetzemoka@startrek.website 12 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Use Amazon as a search engine, find what you need, then Google the manufacturer and buy it directly from them. You'd be surprised how many have free shipping . It's usually not two day shipping, but what do you really need that fast?

If it's electronics, buy online for local pickup at Best Buy. If it's tools or house supplies, buy online for local pickup at Lowe's or Home Depot. Buy online for local pickup at Target.

I haven't purchased anything from Amazon in 4 years. It's honestly way easier now than it was before Amazon started, but no one realizes that because Amazon got them locked in.

[–] Chetzemoka@startrek.website 3 points 11 months ago

I have neighbors who got a one story tall inflatable dragon for Halloween last year and just left it up until Christmas. It was so popular that this year they have an entire yard full of Christmas dragons. I love it.

[–] Chetzemoka@startrek.website 9 points 11 months ago

This was very much my experience with the trans girl I grew up with 35 years ago. From the instant she was able to express preferences (I'm talking like age 18 months to 2 years), it was all princesses and dolls and makeup and trying on mom's high heels. We all just assumed she was a gay boy because we had never heard of a transgender person before.

We encouraged her to just keep that behavior at home because she was bullied mercilessly for appearing to be an effeminate boy. But nothing would stop her; she was completely irrepressible.

When in high school, she told us she was really a girl, it was like the most face-palmingly obvious thing. Of COURSE that's what we'd been seeing her entire life. It just made sense. That's just who she is.

[–] Chetzemoka@startrek.website 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I mean...

Textbook

Textbook

My actual Anatomy textbook is full of these weirdly sensual illustrations that are just.. unnecessary.

[–] Chetzemoka@startrek.website 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No they're not lol. It's considered very weird to charge your own child rent. Those stories make headlines because even Americans find them shocking. My sister lived with my parents until she was 27 and they never charged her a dime. I could move back in with them tomorrow and they wouldn't charge me either. This is the norm in American families

[–] Chetzemoka@startrek.website 1 points 1 year ago

Yep, when Meta bought it, I warned my group friend chats that the second they start trying to monetize it, I'm going to whine until they all switch to Signal. Guess it's time to start nagging

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