RobotToaster

joined 2 years ago
MODERATOR OF
[โ€“] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 3 points 1 year ago

"Everybody admits that the issuing of paper money constitutes the worst form of compulsory loan, that it most of all affects the conditions of the workers, of the poorest section of the population, and that it is the chief evil engendered by financial disorder. " - Lenin

https://www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1917/ichtci/10.htm

[โ€“] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A ๐Ÿšซ over Mr monopoly? He was apparently based on William Randolph Hearst (the newspaper billionaire who owned most of Congress and started a war) and Samuel Insull (the guy who monetized electricity).

[โ€“] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 49 points 1 year ago (5 children)

In Old English it's "beomodor", literally "bee mother"

[โ€“] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 8 points 1 year ago

The same magic money tree that pays for all the bombs and missiles?

[โ€“] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 4 points 1 year ago

The term is "petition".

The government petition website is generally terrible, and it does seem deliberate. You can't create an account to sign petitions, so every petition you sign makes you enter all your details again, then open the confirmation e-mail they sent to confirm your e-mail.

[โ€“] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 101 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Oh dear, someone destroyed the value of price fixed blood diamonds, how sad.

[โ€“] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 1 points 1 year ago

Do you think it's deliberate how similar that name is to "enteral"?

[โ€“] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The year of the ReactOS desktop?

On a serious note, I suspect the IOT version doesn't have this requirement.

[โ€“] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 29 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The levy on the soft-drinks industry led to a 34.3% fall in total sugar sales from such products between 2015 and 2020 and many fizzy drinks containing much less.

They all contain artificial sweeteners instead, which the same WHO advises against.

[โ€“] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 63 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Apple puts a DRM chip in their peripherals, the fault for this happening is mostly on them.

[โ€“] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 36 points 1 year ago (14 children)

I don't see how that makes sense as a statement, an ai with access to a 56k modem can send a fax. It feels like they're just using ai as a buzzword.

[โ€“] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Total recall (1990) was better than the book it was based on IMO.

view more: โ€น prev next โ€บ