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[izzyspussy]

the fact that they made it illegal to make ads louder than programs on tv in 2010 but haven't updated it to apply the same regulation to streaming. who do i have to call.

[invested-in-your-future]

I've seen people argue that "well it makes sense that Remnant has no prejudice or discrimination since they constantly face a threat to their very existence! It would be counter-productive."

And each time I can't help but feel dumbfounded when people say that - like, sweet summer child, have you LOOKED at our very real world?

[t-u-i-t-c]

"He's got his hands on our wheels, and we've got nowhere to go as a result."

[icewindandboringhorror]

examining a seemingly normal image only to slowly realize the clear signs of AI generated art.... i know what you are... you cannot hide your true nature from me... go back where you came from... out of my sight with haste, wretched and vile husk

[awkward-teabag]

I keep seeing people respond to the Microsoft Recall bullshit with there's an ability to disable it and that misses the point. Several points in fact.

It's only a matter of time until an update bugs/"bugs" it and re-enables it without warning so people who had previously disabled it think they're in the clear until their info is leaked or they get a warning they're low on storage space.

If people don't have admin rights, they may not be able to disable it. Laptops given by work or school lock down what people can do with them, some going as far as dictating which browser one has to use on them. Even if you don't need admin rights to disable Recall, you may not have the ability to do so without losing the laptop and/or job and/or education.

I'm unsure of how it would handle multiple accounts but if it can be locked by someone else to always be enabled, children and people in abusive situations would also be unable to disable it. Even if it can't be locked, disabling it could result in punishment from a parent or the abuser.

Is it really disabled or is it "disabled" in that what the user sees is it being disabled while it's still collecting information and/or sending information to Microsoft in the background?

Such a feature should never have been automatically enabled in the first place. It's bad, predatory design to have such a feature enabled from the start and to expect users AKA customers to go out of their way to look up and then opt-out of something.

If disabling it really disables it, it can still result in stress and concern that it's not. The vast majority of people do not have the skills or knowledge to look into the OS guts to give themselves peace of mind that it really truly is disabled.

I'm sure I'm missing some, too.

TLDR is disabling is a bandaid someone else may rip off for you, someone may hurt you if you use, it may not work at all except as a placebo, and should have never been needed in the first place.

[shadows-flames-and-ink]

I'm writing and had some funny dialogue, so I showed @joyfulcoffeewizard; just half a page so they wouldn't get any real spoilers...

( ^ The dialogue in question )

... and when she gives my computer back, I see that she added a note

She quoted Nimona! I have honestly never felt better about my writing than I have right now

[raelyn-dreams]

I think Ryuseitai and Crazy:B should have an event together purely for the Rinne-Chiaki parallels because the !! Main Story really gave us "If I had taken one wrong step, I would've ended up exactly like you" and then just. Never really elaborated when there is so much that could be done with it???

Do you know how often I think about the potential of these two??? I am literally skimming through stories for Chiaki-Rinne mentions its that bad.

[akaluan]

Tanya the Evil always gives me Emotions when I try to read it, which does make it harder to get thru each book despite how much I love it, but I think I've made a Mistake by trying to read it while listening to Sabaton's "The War to End All Wars" album.

Y'all, I hit the song Versailles while reading Tanya's internal monologue about the cost of war while she was in the mop up of Operation Lock Pick. Y'ALL, when I say I had Too Many Emotions to continue reading, especially while on an airplane surrounded by strangers, I mean I had SO MANY EMOTIONS.

[grey-wardens]

genuinely get so stressed out thinking about the future because i don't really have close friendships anymore, let alone a significant other (which is not something you need to be happy, but is something i do really want)

all i can really let myself happily focus on re: the future is thinking about all the good books i have yet to read, the meals i have yet to cook, the art i have yet to see, et cetera

[diedraechin]

Since for some today is a day of thanks, I thought I should offer up a preview of Yuuri's birthday ficlet as 1) thanks for all the support and patience you've given me in my writing and 🥰🥰 2) because we all know that Yuuri is going to end up on a pole and that is something we should be thankful for as well. 😂

Go Baby Go Go

Chris finally came back from outside and collapsed into the faux leather chair across the small table from Viktor. “Yeah, he’s lost.” Chris shook his head. “How can he get around Japan with his nose in his phone, but manage to get lost in New York?” Chris asked.

Viktor hummed. It wasn’t like Yuuri to get lost at all, and he was worried. “Maybe I should go and call him.”

But Chris grabbed his arm and shook his head. “No! No! You are not abandoning me to go and call your boyfriend. I literally just got off the phone with him. He’ll get here when he gets here. Not only is he an adult, but he was already hailing a cab when I hung up with him, all right?” Chris pulled his hand away and looked around the club that had been steadily getting more and more crowded since they’d arrived fifteen minutes ago. “Where’s Rafe? How is anyone supposed to see in this lighting?”

In his pocket, Viktor’s phone vibrated and he took it out to check his messages, hoping it was Yuuri.

💖💖 Yura 💖💖 Sorry Sure Chris told you but I got lost In a cab now [img selfie of Yuuri in a cab blowing a kiss] Be there asap Have fun

Viktor Be safe! See you soon! 😘😘😘😘😘😘

Viktor looked up from his phone, relaxing a bit having heard from Yuuri, and settled back in his seat. “I have no idea. He was going to get us drinks. Personally, I’m glad the lights are low. Could you imagine if they had blacklights?” He shuddered.

Chris snickered. “Oh, that would be something, wouldn’t it?” He looked over at Viktor. “So did you tell Yuuri that we were going to a strip club?”

Viktor shook his head, his bangs falling into his eyes. “No! I told him it was a charity drag show, and it is! It’s just being hosted here.” Viktor waved his hand around the club. Technically, the club wasn’t a strip club in the purest — or would it be prurient — sense, but it did have stripping once a week, a burlesque or drag show, and then  pole dancers — of both genders — rounding out the rest of the week. Which explained why there was a pole at the end of the stage catwalk right in front of them. “Besides, you’re the one who told me about it. So really, this was your idea, so you should have been the one to tell Yuuri.” Viktor said.

Rafe came back and settled into the last of the chairs and set their glasses on the table. “Went with the Gay and Tonics.” The former ice dancer shook his head. “Why did they feel the need to rename gin and tonics for the night and to something so… unimaginative while charging more for them?”

“For the giggles,” Chris said, lifting a glass to his lips.

Viktor took a sip of his own and then looked around once again. The club was definitely getting crowded, and he hoped that Yuuri would be able to find them when he eventually arrived. “Where is Yura supposed to sit?”

“On your lap?” Chris laughed.

Rafe, however, reached out and patted Viktor’s arm. “We’ll figure something out. If you don’t want Yuuri on your lap, I’m happy to offer mine, and I’m sure that Chris wouldn’t mind him sitting on his either.”

Viktor spluttered and then frowned as his friends laughed at him. “That wasn’t funny! I was being serious!”

With a grin, Chris replied. “So were we.”

[icewindandboringhorror]

Lineup of all of the characters that appear long enough to need a visual representation of them in the game lol

[jabeur]

whenever i'm with large groups of people i have at least one moment of Oh God. People Think I'm Either A Man Or A Woman. it's like getting shocked every time lmao party meme but it's they don't know i'm nonbinary

[primrosebitch]

Whenever someone accuses me of being addicted to something (usually jokingly) there is no way to answer that wouldn't just confirm to them what they think

Like saying i could stop if i wanted to or outright denying it would make it seem like i'm in denial

not saying anything would be like a silent confirmation

ignoring it and moving the conversation along would be seen as deflection

there is no way to win in this scenario

[akajustmerry]

i am soooo tired of seeing skinny people i am so over it its so everywhere and everything on tiktok on ads on book covers in movies in tv shows, politics, fucking music even. its endless, infinite, exhausting. isn't there something more than this? this can't be it. like how did i end up in a version of the world where a fat woman being a romantic lead in a mid period drama on Netflix is a win? and how is she still basically the only fat person on that show? how are there films and tv shows praised for diversity that don't have a single fat person in the cast?? how how how HOW. the majority of people in the world aren't even skinny. most people in the world aren't thin white people! its crazy its so fucking insane how colonialism, ableism and racism has created a phantasm in which we all accept that pretending fat people don't exist and punishing them when they do is normal and fine. like, imagining a world where fatphobia doesn't exist is actually unimaginable and painful and i truly can't think about it too much without tearing the hair off my entire body

[severeweatheralert]

how is it THIS draining just to go see my parents. how

[pyrriax]

zam + 8 and roshambo + 5 for the ask game!

8. What's something the fandom does when it comes to this character that you despise?

Honestly? I can't really pin the exact thing I despise about what the fandom does with him, but there's little things here and there that I can't stand. I think they forget sometimes exactly what route he takes with his paranoia, and they make it a bit too... Generic? At least from my read. But also I read him differently because of my understanding of certain things.

5. What's the first song that comes to mind when you think about them?

Problem: I think of two songs at the same time.

I blame associating both with him because of individual fics & arcs. Now one is arguably more of a... Stretch. Than the other. But I'll leave that to you to figure out.

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