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[Sally_Mahoney]

Website finds cheap knockoffs of pricey designer furniture

The whole point of branding is to build trust (which admittedly they can then mark up on). If you choose to buy a knock-off product, you are explicitly opting out of that trust, and are on your own. Maybe the knock-off is 95% as good, maybe it’s 5%. I’ve generally found knock-offs of expensive brands to be not worth it. They’re entirely preying on a particular kind of customer, the kind who thinks they can scam the system by getting a cheaper knock-off. Pro-tip: that’s how scammers get you, by…

[Sally_Mahoney]

GOP consultant gives sinking Trump some sage advice: "Sir, you need to shut up" (video)

This is of course what Trump ought to do to help his campaign, but a terrible recommendation. Because if a candidate needs to be silent for people to vote for them, rather than showing the electorate who they are and what they stand for, they should lose. It’s kind of the whole point of democracy and making an informed choice.

[anon94804983]

Heavy-MFin’-duty and deserves all the likes:

Kenan Thompson shares how Project 2025 screws over everyone

(source: LA Times; By Joel Edward Goza) Opinion: The ideas in Project 2025? Reagan tried them, and the nation suffered Aug. 25, 2024 3 AM PT Opinion: The ideas in Project 2025? Reagan tried them, and the nation suffered Project 2025, the Heritage Foundation’s conservative playbook that would overhaul much of the federal government under a second Trump administration, has sparked fear and concern from voters despite the former president’s attempt to distance his campaign from the plan. But wh…

[hecep]

Joel Goza

[gero]

Another truck dramatically stuck under the 11-foot8+8 bridge

And on the pedestal these words appear: “11’8”+8", devourer of trucks: Look on my works, ye over-height, and despair!" No thing beside remains. Round the stout construction Of that colossal bridge, boundless and covered in wreckage The lone and unlevel street stretch’d far away.

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Another truck dramatically stuck under the 11-foot8+8 bridge

All together now: And did this bridge in ancient time Crush rented trucks like rusty cans And was debris of Budget vans On Durham’s pleasant underpasses seen! And did the Countenance Divine, Shine forth upon the H-beam strong? And did the railroad build it there, Within the specs of ancient time? Bring me the crash bar of burning gold Bring me the water curtain of desire Bring me the unworkable suggestions! Bring me the bingo card of fire! I will not cease from Mental Fight, Nor sh…

[Sally_Mahoney]

The Economist: Hard Right election win in Germany takes it into "uncharted territory"

True… these modern democratic systems are meant to function on all of us agreeing to a set of shared principles. As soon as some group decides to nope out of that, the system can become unstable. What did Sir Terry say? “All right," said Susan. “I’m not stupid. You’re saying humans need… fantasies to make life bearable.” REALLY? AS IF IT WAS SOME KIND OF PINK PILL? NO. HUMANS NEED FANTASY TO BE HUMAN. TO BE THE PLACE WHERE THE FALLING ANGEL MEETS THE RISING APE. “Tooth fairies? Hogfathers? L…

[anon61221983]

[Sally_Mahoney]

Liz Cheney makes stunning announcement: "I will be voting for Kamala Harris" (video)

It is. Without making any excuses for anything she’s done, it is always a good idea to appreciate it at least a little bit when someone changes their mind and publicly acknowledges that your side made a better choice than theirs. Not too much, but more than zero.

[anon94804983]

09/10/24 Debate play by play thread

The pen is more powerful than the salad.

[Sally_Mahoney]

Down-in-the-dump Trump calls for ABC to lose its license for fact-checking him (video)

Donald Trump’s call for ABC News to lose its license for fact-checking him is a disturbing attempt to silence the media and suppress the truth. It’s a classic authoritarian move that undermines the principles of a free press and a democratic society.

[L0ki]

I Am Cynical Enough...

I am cynical enough that if a billionaire offered me something, I would tell them to get out of my sun.

[Sally_Mahoney]

Forbes' dirty little secret: Exploiting Google for massive profits

I’m honestly more curious about what the incentives look like on the google side of things. SEO scum are going to grow like biofilms in any crevice they can, such is the nature of their degenerate kind; but it requires either dramatic incompetence, apathy, or at least tacit approval for them to make it out of the chum boxes and 10th page results; especially across so many categories and under a single recognizable name rather than some sort of covert network of ostensibly independent operations…

[anon94804983]

Robinson rejected offers to investigate those porn forum posts

Those sneaky Democrats will stop at nothing to sully the name of a good man and a patriot. And when I say “nothing”, I mean that those Marxist rogues actually had the temerity to use their time machines to travel back in time and create scurrilous and shameful posts using Robinson’s favorite username a full ten years before he even entered politics! Simply heinous!

[anon94804983]

Academic fraud endemic in published research, from photoshopped blots to AI slop

[Forget it, Jake - it's the boingboingshop]

[Sally_Mahoney]

CBS “moderators” abdicate role as journalists

More evidence that the corporate media are committed to this being a horserace between the duopoly parties. In their desperation to preserve an illusion of stability for Wall Street, they cannot admit that the GOP has been fully taken over by brazen and shameless liars and BSers. If the worst happens in November (and beyond), outlets like CBS will bear a lot of the blame.

[Sally_Mahoney]

Every day should be raccoon appreciation day

In my Toronto neighbourhood every Tuesday is Raccoon Evolution Day, when we put out the latest redesigns of our garbage bins in our ongoing project to breed smarter raccoons. Results so far are promising.

[smulder]

@anon59592690

‘Is asking “Is it punk?” gatekeeping?’ doesn’t sound very punk…

[Bunbain]

Concerning the “tells” that a newscast is AI-generated, this user smashed it out of the park:

This Is Fine

And who checks for validity when someone is telling you what you want to hear?

[Sally_Mahoney]

Odd Stuff (Part 5)

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[Sally_Mahoney]

23andMe's meltdown: How to protect your DNA from falling into wrong hands

The 23andMe breach specifically targeted Jewish DNA. Anyone who thinks Project 2025 is only starting to get rolling has no appreciation for how long the Christian Nationalists have been working to build their foundation. Do you have Jewish, Roma, or African heritage? Do you have any of the many sex chromosome issues that are not visible to the naked eye, like XXY? Do you have any risk factors for disorders or disabilities that would make you less than an Übermensch? And just because we don’t …