[-] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 9 points 11 hours ago

$100 is asking for syphilis. Go to the high-end escorts. You can even find review sites where clients discuss the cleanliness of the environment, etc. The pros are open with their doctors about their profession and take the necessary precautions and advice to be safe. I’d say USA $500 per hour and above should net you someone who’s both safe and an expert at making you comfortable rather than nervous.

Source: have briefly dated two different people in the profession.

[-] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 11 hours ago

You say that now, but when he pulls a fast one on the system and wins… well, that won’t happen.

[-] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 14 points 11 hours ago

Wow, I only briefly perused and that was a bloodbath. Hard to imagine how she might have imagined that going any better.

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Would it make the internet better? Probably.

[-] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 75 points 13 hours ago

“Matt’s war against WP Engine has been polarizing and upsetting for everyone in WordPress, but most of the WP community has been relatively insulated from any real effects. Putting a loyalty test in the form of a checkmark on the WordPress.org login page has brought the conflict directly to every community member and contributor. Matt is not just forcing everyone to take sides, he is actively telling people to consult attorneys to determine whether or not they should check the box,” the anonymous contributor I spoke to told me. “It is also more than just whether or not you agree to a legally dubious statement to log in. A growing number of active, dedicated community members, many who have no connection with WP Engine, have had their WordPress.org accounts completely disabled with no notice or explanation as to why. No one knows who will be banned next or for what... Whatever Matt’s end goal is, his ‘tactics,’ especially this legally and ethically ambiguous checkbox, are causing a lot of confusion and mental anguish to people around the world.”

This is the sort of behavior that causes irreparable damage to a brand. Psycho.

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The board needs to oust the CEO.

[-] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 19 points 15 hours ago

The antidote, he added, is “being curious and being humble.”

TLDR there's almost no chance the people who are dangerously wrong are capable of fixing their opinions.

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[-] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 17 points 16 hours ago

I mean, stone carvings are always meant to preserve history. That's why they're in stone.

[-] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 18 hours ago

I was the only well-dressed person in court in a po-dunk town. I got singled out by a judge because I stuck out compared to the low-rent population of the town. He seemed to hate me for it.

It was for driving on a suspended license. The only reason he didn't give me jail time was because I was a college student and would miss classes. Wow, that was forever ago.

[-] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 19 hours ago

Mr Asshole says an asshole thing.

[-] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 19 hours ago

Knowledge can be proven, like how a beautiful sunrise proves the existence of god. /s

There's no god. As soon as we get that point across, we can start meaningfully improving things.

[-] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 1 day ago

You get a car, and you get a car, and you get a car.

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Well, this just got darker.

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Poor little buddy just keeps getting hammered by the deep state… Sad pillow

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Built on unearned hype.

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This is a pile of suck. Christian was the creator of Apollo, as many here might recognize. Fuck off, Google.

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Apologies for posting a pay walled article. Consider subscribing to 404. They’re a journalist-founded org, so you could do worse for supporting quality journalism.

Trained repair professionals at hospitals are regularly unable to fix medical devices because of manufacturer lockout codes or the inability to obtain repair parts. During the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, broken ventilators sat unrepaired for weeks or months as manufacturers were overwhelmed with repair requests and independent repair professionals were locked out of them. At the time, I reported that independent repair techs had resorted to creating DIY dongles loaded with jailbroken Ukrainian firmware to fix ventilators without manufacturer permission. Medical device manufacturers also threatened iFixit because it posted ventilator repair manuals on its website. I have also written about people with sleep apnea who have hacked their CPAP machines to improve their basic functionality and to repair them.

PS: he got it repaired.

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First four paragraphs (cause paywall won't let most people see this).

Chip giant Qualcomm made a takeover approach to rival Intel in recent days, according to people familiar with the matter, in what would be one of the largest and most consequential deals in recent years.

A deal for Intel, which has a market value of roughly $90 billion, would come as the chip maker has been suffering through one of the most significant crises in its five-decade history.

A deal is far from certain, the people cautioned. Even if Intel is receptive, a deal of that size is all but certain to attract antitrust scrutiny, though it is also possible it could be seen as an opportunity to strengthen the U.S.’s competitive edge in chips. To get the deal done, Qualcomm could intend to sell assets or parts of Intel to other buyers.

Intel—once the world’s most valuable chip company—had seen its shares drop roughly 60% so far this year before The Wall Street Journal reported on the approach. As recently as 2020, the company had a market value above $290 billion. The stock closed up over 3% Friday after the Journal’s report.

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