I came across this when looking up a quote a couple weeks back: bash-org-archive.com

Cell phone companies design their phones to look good on TV when held that way and people who watch TV start doing that because all the cool people do it. And so forth.

I strongly disagree with this. They’re designed to look good no matter what. TV is an afterthought in the design of smartphones. But what do I know… I only worked on one of those projects.

Language evolves, yes, and here’s another chance to recommend an incredible book for language nerds: Highly Irregular: Why Tough, Through, and Dough Don’t Rhyme and Other Oddities of the English Language

But “enshitification” refers to a very specific cultural trend. The Ship of Theseus is someone trying to sound smart. These are not the same thing, even if some asshole tries to sound smart talking about the former. Others who are industry-enthusiasts use it as a shorthand for a very specific larger conversation.

Fucking bullshit society we made for ourselves…

Yes, but more accurately, those who came before us made for us. Not that we’re doing a bang-up job at reversing the trend.

Damn. That really drives it home at another level.

Don’t worry everybody. It’s South Carolina, so there’s no chance they won’t execute him. Gdi.

“While he was working tirelessly at his government job, he ignored his own need for help, and over time he began to isolate himself, detach himself from human feelings and become emotionally numb,” defense attorney Howard Katzoff wrote in a court filing.

He’s a sociopath, but other than that he’s a great guy.

Look, I’ll do it for a hundred bucks just to spite this person who wrote a pretty good reply. Be the chaos you want to see.

/s

“This indictment has absolutely nothing to do with Marty Small’s tenure as mayor of Atlantic City,” said his lawyer, Ed Jacobs. “There’s no charge of corruption or any official misconduct. Marty and La’Quetta Small don’t need the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office meddling into a private family matter.”

Maybe people don’t want a mayor who hits his daughter. Did you consider that? No matter how good someone is at being mayor, I don’t want them if they hit their child.

So I was justified when I left those dishes in the sink. Thank goodness. Thank you, Jesus.

I opened the article. I didn’t read it. I think I might need another break from being online. It’s a difficult time to do that, as we’re about to travel to visit family. Being in airports, catching connecting flights, taking rideshares to hotels… without being online? I know we used to do this with books and music. I might be facing a trial from hell.

What a nothing story. Pretty much reads as, “we asked, they said we can’t talk about it but if anything happened we’re looking into it.”

Lonnie sucks. It’s too bad I’m not an incredibly rich asshole who can break laws regarding financial stuff, slander, and stochastic terrorism while getting away with it.

Jfc with the stochastic terrorism.

We are not the same.

Target ran from the fight for equality and now we don’t shop there. Fuck these corporate cowards. Withhold your business.

Officer Bianchi, who joined the force in 2015, said in his lawsuit and in subsequent interviews that the standard practice in his precinct, the 123rd on Staten Island, was to avoid ticketing drivers who had cards issued by police unions — known as courtesy cards — which officers distribute to their friends and family. His troubles in the department, he said, stemmed from his willingness to issue tickets to cardholders.

Naked corruption.

The settlement did not involve any admission of wrongdoing from the city, which in court papers denied most of Officer Bianchi’s allegations, including those about Chief Maddrey’s role in his transfer.

No lessons learned. At taxpayers’ expense.

Baseball.

Asshole.

The special commissioner’s office recommended that Wilson and the other staff members faulted in the report be fired and that they be required to reimburse the school system for their family members’ trips.

Wilson told the Post that she retired and was not fired.

Department of Education spokesperson Jenna Lyle said in a statement, “All staff identified in this report are no longer employed by New York City Public Schools.”

Criminal charges are required here.

I no longer blame him for fleecing his stupid cultists. I don’t care how much they harm themselves any longer, as they are hateful pieces of shit. I only mind that he benefits from it.

This month, Combs listed his home in Los Angeles that was raided in March for $61.5 million.

How ostentatious does a “home” have to be to cost that much? I mean, I can sort of imagine a ten million dollar home (from movies and television). I can’t imagine this.

Having seen that hotel physical abuse footage, I’m glad they finally arrested him. Hope they nail him at trial. Sounds like there’s a lot for which to get him.