Coming soon, to an America near you.

Of course. The vast majority of people don’t think about GIGO, and have been conditioned to think that a computer will always give you the right answer.

https://www.mlive.com/life/2025/04/after-kid-rock-says-dumbes-closed-his-detroit-restaurant-he-plans-to-open-one-in-nashville.html

Is this the same restaurant that opened 11 days ago?

Yeah, I can’t say for sure. Where I work, the health insurance is ‘self-funded’, so they’re always bitching about medical costs. It just feels like UnitedHealthCare would use different terminology for policy payouts. Like “unforeseen business costs” or some corporate doublespeak like that.

What a stupid, stupid, stupid design for a ‘space’ bomber. Just utterly stupid. I can’t say stupid enough.

It probably requires a subscription to a Usenet provider. ISPs used to provide this service in the states, but I haven’t seen that in a long time. Search for USENET PROVIDER or NEWSGROUP PROVIDER to find a service.

You’ll need a service that has ‘binary’ groups. It will also need to provide access to specific groups that people use for games. There are many, many binary groups, and not all providers give you access to all the groups (for good reasons). Something with ‘gamez’ or ‘warez’ in the group title is a good start.

You’ll need newsreader software. I used Forte Agent back in the day. I’m sure there are better readers out there now. It should have NZB support, and PAR file support is important (you’ll want to look up those terms to learn about them).

Usenet is more complicated than torrenting, but I wouldn’t bother with a VPN on Usenet. Since you’ll have a login for access, a VPN wouldn’t help. But in this case the law enforcement target would be the Usenet provider, not the users.

Reputable VPN.

Strong anti-virus/anti-malware.

Common-sense when running cracks/keygens (are keygens still a thing?)

edit: a good backup plan, in case thongs go awry (yes, I see it. Yes, I’m leaving it.)

…higher-than-expected medical costs…

This probably means medical costs for employee insurance, not that they’ve been actually providing insurance to policyholders.

They all did. Don’t look to the Catholic church for morality.

Holy shit. These are REAL WORLD EXAMPLES. goodbye.

You all heard it. This year Hedonism will be held on the front lawn of the Idaho capitol building.

First of all, please read my comment again. These aren’t my comments, these are questions from other people. I have a Mastodon account. I’ve had one since Musk bought Twitter, and the one I have now isn’t my original. Because I moved servers and didn’t have a problem doing that.

Second, grow up. You’re ridiculing people who have used Facebook since it opened up to non-students. And some of these are valid concerns. For some people they’re deal-breakers, and they should be addressed of we want the fediverse to grow.

Why would a judge allow this? It’s like showing the jury a made-for-TV movie based on the trial they’re hearing.

I’ll say it again and again and again:

The fediverse is hamstrung by the need to choose a specific server.

I remember trying to help people join Mastodon when Musk bought Twitter. Every question I heard was about picking a server.

What’s a server?

Why do I have to pick a server?

How do I pick a server?

Then there were the more thoughtful questions.

What happens if the server I chose goes down?

What happens if someone chooses the same user name as mine on a different server?

Mastodon, Lemmy, etc. won’t get mainstream traction until someone solves this simple hurdle.

This reads like an interview with the first CEO on The IT Crowd. “Work Hard” is fine, but what are you working on? Sounds like it doesn’t matter, just as long as you’re "Work Hard"ing.

Is there some connection between circumcision and shabbat I’m not aware of?

It’s a silver hammer, so it could also check if the Pope is a werewolf.

Mods are asleep, post fake Richard Scarry cars.

There’s nothing magic about Lucas’s vision. But JJ Abrams vision is exclusively “bigger is better”. Death Star destroys planets? Well, this Death Star IS a planet. And it kills multiple planets, and it’s called Starkiller, and it shoots through hyperspace.

Star Destroyer? Let’s make each one a Death Star. With a big gun. And you can ride horses on the hull.

Stormtroopers? They fly now.

(Godzilla? Uhh… My monster is just as big as Godzilla, and it’s only a baby.)