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New comment by lostlogin in "Afrika Bambaataa, hip-hop pioneer, has died"

lostlogin — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 09:11:35 +0000

I’d say it is a reasonable question, with a really good answer.

New comment by lostlogin in "EFF is leaving X"

lostlogin — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 04:10:50 +0000

> I thought EFF would be his thing too, no?

Musk is a freedom of speech absolutist when it comes to the things he has to say. ‘I think that the bedrock of democracy is freedom of speech’ [1].

He has rather different views when it’s anyone else speaking [2].

[1] https://mrcfreespeechamerica.org/blogs/free-speech/tom-oloha...

[2]https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/jan/15/elon-m...

New comment by lostlogin in "Microsoft is employing dark patterns to goad users into paying for storage?"

lostlogin — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 04:04:53 +0000

These is some weird bs there and it automagically sends everything up.

Despite stuff being placed on the drive, it decides to upload them and only have a cloud copy. I thought maybe it was me that caused this, then it happened to a family member overnight.

It’s painful.

New comment by lostlogin in "The Pentagon Threatened Pope Leo XIV's Ambassador with the Avignon Papacy"

lostlogin — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 19:44:17 +0000

Exactly. As we have just seen.

And the ease with which Trump is manipulated by those with skills in that area is horrifying. Eg Netanyahu, Putin.

New comment by lostlogin in "The Pentagon Threatened Pope Leo XIV's Ambassador with the Avignon Papacy"

lostlogin — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 18:40:43 +0000

Where does the tax on shipping fit into this?

The US administration and military look like fools.

New comment by lostlogin in "Škoda DuoBell: A bicycle bell that penetrates noise-cancelling headphones"

lostlogin — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 18:38:14 +0000

Nope, I was out of there. This one was a biter.

New comment by lostlogin in "The Pentagon Threatened Pope Leo XIV's Ambassador with the Avignon Papacy"

lostlogin — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 18:34:24 +0000

I think that assuming religion is relevant is wrong. Their moral bankruptcy was what got them their jobs, their religion is secondary and irrelevant.

New comment by lostlogin in "The Pentagon Threatened Pope Leo XIV's Ambassador with the Avignon Papacy"

lostlogin — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 18:29:24 +0000

> “We have the military power to do what we want" it becomes rather terrifying

And it turns out they don’t have the power to do what they like. The US is terrifying, but it’s military looks weaker.

New comment by lostlogin in "The Pentagon Threatened Pope Leo XIV's Ambassador with the Avignon Papacy"

lostlogin — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 18:27:12 +0000

They are, literally too. These crusaders bombed out a bridge, double tapped the first responders and referenced their god etc.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karaj_B1_bridge_attack

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politic...

New comment by lostlogin in "The Pentagon Threatened Pope Leo XIV's Ambassador with the Avignon Papacy"

lostlogin — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 18:19:28 +0000

Vance can take this one.

New comment by lostlogin in "The Pentagon Threatened Pope Leo XIV's Ambassador with the Avignon Papacy"

lostlogin — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 18:18:19 +0000

> can be french and not like the king.

I don’t think you can? You know how that worked out? It’s the OG ‘No Kings’.

New comment by lostlogin in "The Pentagon Threatened Pope Leo XIV's Ambassador with the Avignon Papacy"

lostlogin — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 18:12:42 +0000

You expect this administration to rely on domain experts?

Can you give some examples of this?

New comment by lostlogin in "The Pentagon Threatened Pope Leo XIV's Ambassador with the Avignon Papacy"

lostlogin — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 18:11:32 +0000

Only when it suits them.

New comment by lostlogin in "The Pentagon Threatened Pope Leo XIV's Ambassador with the Avignon Papacy"

lostlogin — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 18:04:23 +0000

Religious sects that have branched off is sort of an American thing from its very founding. Not sure if the New World was attractive or the Old Wold needed to rid itself of the chaos. The effect was the same.

New comment by lostlogin in "The Pentagon Threatened Pope Leo XIV's Ambassador with the Avignon Papacy"

lostlogin — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 17:58:15 +0000

> Jumping to “AI” is a bit much.

Do you remember the tariffs list debacle? One line of thought is that AI generated that fiasco.

https://m.economictimes.com/news/international/us/did-donald...

New comment by lostlogin in "The Pentagon Threatened Pope Leo XIV's Ambassador with the Avignon Papacy"

lostlogin — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 17:51:08 +0000

> After the Iran war where now Iran gets to tax the Strait of Hormuz, something it previously didn't do.

I find it hilarious that one of the conditions of the ceasefire is that the straight opens. It was open prior to the war. Great negotiation. Wow.

New comment by lostlogin in "Škoda DuoBell: A bicycle bell that penetrates noise-cancelling headphones"

lostlogin — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 21:00:16 +0000

Oof. If yes, you might be about to get nailed. If no, will the dog run after me and bite me?

I’ve had a dog on my heels doing doing 40kmh.

They were at my heel, past the back of my rear tyre. I was briefly a competitive sprint cyclist.

New comment by lostlogin in "Škoda DuoBell: A bicycle bell that penetrates noise-cancelling headphones"

lostlogin — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 14:04:25 +0000

The ultimate cyclist killer: those stupid extending dog leashes.

New comment by lostlogin in "Škoda DuoBell: A bicycle bell that penetrates noise-cancelling headphones"

lostlogin — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 14:02:41 +0000

A noisy free hub is my solution.

Back peddling or coasting gets people’s attention. Though moving slowly uphill and needing to back peddle is a bit of a test.

New comment by lostlogin in "US and Iran agree to provisional ceasefire"

lostlogin — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 09:11:49 +0000

They levelled it, tens of thousands killed.