This still works in the US too but… And it’s a big BUT! …but it entirely depends on the cop, the mood they’re in, and how their sex life is going. I’ve had times where I’ve been high as a kite and been given a warning or been driving 20 mph over the speed limit and got a warning.

I’ve also been on a bike and nearly hit by an off-duty cop, the cop was angered by this and chased me down the highway at bike speed (<15mph, uphill) while the road is posted to be 50mph. I called the police, fearing for my life, and when police arrived I spoke with them and they said I had nothing to great from this engaged motorist because they were also a cop. Then I was given an indictment (a court date) for public disturbance because the cop lied and said I, a trans person, called him the F slur. It was dismissed in the end (first amendment rights and all that) but I was punished for riding my bike along the bike path by being legally ordered to go to court and explain that I was terrified and had shouted at the crazy out of control person chasing me: “If you follow me I’m calling the cops!” The cop had no repercussions!

Anyway, my point is, you can get lucky either way but when your luck turns they hold all the cards and your only rights become what they decide you get.

Now take a marble slight bigger than the end of a hose and hold it tightly

I don’t see how the heavy granite balls don’t do the same

The giant granite ball is not being held tightly. For your example just set the marble atop the opening of your hose. The water will continue to slowly overflow the end of the hose. Now if you exert additional force on the marble that’s on you.

You should do this yourself and take a video. Share it and speculate with us why the objects in your video behave the way they do.

I used to live in a very fire prone party of the Rockies, got any info on that book? It sounds fascinating.

See! I’m too young to even remember the right university!

Nah, they’re just young enough to have not heard of Ohio State.

The reason I’d live in Berlin is the food and culture. Why would I need to go anywhere? every big production visits Berlin. Some of the best food in the world, beer gardens and parks and I just ride the u-bahn everywhere?

Oh and the people are fucking incredible!

Good damn I’m selling myself on living there all over again. Berlin was my favorite city in the world a decade ago. I’d have stuffed myself in a shoebox to live there in my 20s. Now I’ll need a decent size flat but it’s still a nice dream.

For the record I now live in a city and it’s good but not the same level of dreaminess as basically any European city, even the smaller ones.

I think the down votes are because even though some points are salient it still gives off a vibe of “get off my lawn!” This isn’t helped by the comment above pointing out that all of our parents thought that we were vapid and shallow, without an understanding of the world, molded by television and heavy metal.

Like the points are valid but by casting out across an entire generation… Many members of which can vote and drive and are part of society… It really weakens the message. I want better for the generation that comes after mine. They are being brainwashed in much the same way I was and that should stop. But also I was brainwashed and the world hasn’t collapsed yet. Maybe it won’t collapse with the next generation, maybe not the one after and hopefully none of our worst fears come to pass.

I hope it’s enough that right now we are just a rumble beneath hearing that pushes the world towards a future where everyone is included in the benefits of our society.

I thought she was still alive because I got depression.

RIP Betty White she wasn’t dead then but she sure is now

If only someone had a graphic made comparing the statue of Liberty and the reflecting pool side by side then I’d truly understand the scale!

I’ve heard of Qobuz from a friend but haven’t used it. Having it not fit into my current system at home had made me reluctant to try switching to it.

I think I’m going to have to figure out a new system though because not being able to block Nazi music from auto playing on YT Music is a straw I can’t just let pass. Not to mention the other commentor talking about YouTube’s slop problem.

I feel like we’ve all been cursed by every time a character has said, “May you live in interesting times.” in any show or movie.

Actually had another issue with YouTube Music.

While listening to a Mix, YT’s version of a radio, it kept putting Kanye West music into the mix. Now I like a lot of Kanye’s old music but I’m not going to listen to it now since he’s a fucking Nazi piece of shit. I don’t want his fuckass getting my fraction of a fraction of a penny. Fuck Nazis…not like that.

There is also no way to completely block an artist. So I have to be every vigilant.

I also have to vigilant about at least once other artist, while listening to an awesome, trancy mix last year I stumbled across a song that was hypnotic and said something like, “To have a good party you need to do Marijuana.” Weird but not upsetting, I can enjoy the vibe. Then it swings around to, “To have a good time you need to do Heroin…heroin…heroin…heroin…”

I dunno who makes this shit but it’s definitely not my vibe and I want to be able to block shit that cruises in from left field to ruin my vibe. YouTube Music had no way to do this and I’m not sure what I want to do about it next.

I ran into a bunch of AI slop on Tidal. It kept being on artist pages that I really enjoy. For example Against Me! is one of my favorite bands but some AI sloptist named their slop band Against Me. Tidal has no way to separate these two names and everything shows up on one page. To make things worse there’s no way to report this except by emailing to the artist being ripped off and hoping they see your email.

I found it so frequently, roughly 6 or 7 times in 3 months, that I cancelled and moved on to the next service, YouTube Music. It’s not necessarily better or worse in my experience but they can differentiate between Against Me! and Against Me and I have yet to discover a fake song since I switched about 3 months ago.

I’m not sure about the support I’m giving to Google, I kind of fucking hate it, but I have very very few complaints about the service. My main complaint is there is no dedicated TV app, it goes through the default YouTube app and that is significantly worse at finding playlists or surfacing new music.

I just couldn’t do Tidal any longer with the slopfest. And I left Spotify behind when news broke they were showing ICE ads. I’ll be honest I’ve not heard that YouTube is showing ICE ads but it would not surprise me.

The giants are back and attacking hundreds of people!

Feels like it was about 10 years ago when Republicans started calling anyone with a sense of empathy special snowflakes.

It was kind of like, “Oh you don’t think I should say the n word? Well you’re just a special snowflake!” Seems pretty revealing.

Yeah dog, is not just our government… Well, I guess this is because of the lack of a government for the people. But yeah for more than a few years shopping for groceries has become where do you personally get the lowest prices. I get different discounts from my partner.

We now shop at a store that doesn’t play this type of game but many people live in an area that only contains stores like this.

Back in my day we used to call it “searching”

No need for an invite. Creators need to be invited to join the platform. So not just anyone can post their content there. A thing missing from Nebula is gaming content, like gameplays, etc., but it’s a curated list of creators that put out generally quality stuff.

I paid for the lifetime subscription assuming it’s been around for like 3 years, I reckon it’ll be around 3 more and I don’t want to deal with another monthly sub. I really like Jet Lag, I find it just the right amount of neurodivergent fun and competitive and chill. I also watch channels like Wendover, Not Just Bikes, and Real Life Lore. They are all on Nebula and I assume my sub is somehow divided up equitably, although I haven’t looked into it. I also hope some of the money I paid goes to people who I haven’t heard of or watched yet but I might like to watch in the future.

Is it better than YouTube…no. But it doesn’t have to be, it is serving a different use case. I know when I open Nebula that I’ll find something worth watching with no slop and a lot less money going to multinational corporations. They still have servers that need hosting so some money has to go to corporations but I’m not paying a trillion dollar company directly which feels nice.

I never forget the pink triangles. Nor have I forgotten about the stars. Fuck Nazis.

I make noodles with red sauce fairly frequently. I just get a big, 28oz, can of whole peeled tomatoes, no Calcium Bicarbonate because that makes the tomatoes taste like crap. I dunno the whole can of tomatoes in a pot on the stove with some basil and let it reduce for 30 minutes to an hour.

If I’m feeling fancy I put a minced onion or shallot with some butter in before the tomatoes.

Anyway, salt to taste, add a little of this or that for umami… Boil some noods and bam it’s done. Top noods with sauce and it’s a fine dish. Add some cheese if you feel kinky.

Tomato, Basil, salt. What a dream.

I assume they meant stakeholders…cuz like yo, that’s us!