If you had a business that boiled down to “corporate mercenary” don’t you think it would be incredibly convenient to have a reputation as a villainous bulldog?

There are very few companies who get to pretend they don’t give a flying shit about people. This is one who will thrive on that reputation. Pinkertons and whatever Blackwater is now.

I feel the same way, but in real life.

I loved the first couple before I stopped playing games entirely for a decade. But I was a console player and didn’t have to think about things like this.

The prevailing wisdom for dealing with trolls in the past has been report, block, and move on. You never know if someone is going to thrive on that kind of conflict and a whole lot of motherfuckers love it.

I’m not saying it’s right or wrong because honestly I don’t know. I’m just sad they’re running off people contributing to their community and mad that they’re sexually harassing people.

Been using Thunderbird for almost 20 years. It was good enough that long ago and it’s pretty awesome these days.

I’m that friend, except I’ll preface it with “You know I like a lot of garbage movies, but…”

I already voted so I can’t vote for him either.

I stopped in today after months because my friend is launching a game and I wanted to give them a like and a comment. When I left Twitter my feed was just nerd shit and makers.

When I logged in today it was several right wing advertisements at the top. When I went to search it was more Trump shit. I just wanted to support my indie friend. That’s it for me.

I’ve had DataTraveller sticks since the late 90s/early 00s. Never given me a problem.

This is what I looked like back when I jammed with the console cowboys in cyberspace.

I would have learned the lesson then emulated the behavior anyway because I was a little shit.

Yep. Comcast doesn’t seem to give the slightest shit.

Up to 20% or more!!!

It’s a fucking shame that he has more money than god and couldn’t get someone to help him pick out a cowboy hat that would fit his face. Or tell him when it’s backwards. Or have it properly shaped. Or have it customized in any way.

I have no issue with someone wearing a cowboy hat who has never been near a ranch. I have no issue with people who don’t know what to do with one but want to wear one. They’re practical and can be stylish. I have a huge issue with someone who can afford to have an army of image consultants wearing it incorrectly to pander to idiots who are too cowardly to call him out on it.

Wait, it got made?!? Now I’m excited.

Ah, the ol’ Lemmy Pokeroo.

They make portable solar chargers. Having music while you forage for food would be worth it.

Every company I’ve worked for either gave us digital gift cards or, when I was a manager, let us charge meals specifically to our business credit card for a certain amount per month (team outings) without prior approval.

I am always shocked to find out how many engineers are hard right wing. Even more surprising is how many of them are legit insane conspiracy theorists. Not even like mainstream stupid conspiracies like pizzagate. Like ancient aliens built the pyramids to capture Elvis and Batboy to force them into gay marriage before changing both of their genders so that they’re in a double gay marriage then force them to write children’s books so that the children will willingly go with the aliens conspiracy theories. Shit that’s so complicated that there’s not enough red yarn in the world to connect it together.

Theoretically, yeah. There are tool using species right here on this planet that pass a lot of tests about self awareness, but we’re an order of magnitude more intelligent than a bonobo (well, mostly) and shouldn’t be banging them. I purposely used a species that has recreational sex as an example here.

If there were an intergalactic species that saw us as little more than self aware tool users, that would be up to their morals.