Michael Wray

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Dad. Nerd. Karaoke addict. Software Engineer.
@marge_gasnick it's incredibly frustrating that even my various friend/acquaintance groups can't seem to stop loving the Chiefs long enough to encourage a name change, and I think that's what it'll take.

Don't forget the reason #Tennessee #Republicans are expelling Democratic legislators -- because they demanded a conversation about gun control to uphold the wishes of their constituents, just days after yet another mass shooting:

https://www.truthorfiction.com/tennessee-republicans-move-to-expel-democratic-colleagues-following-gun-control-protest/

Tennessee Republicans Move to Expel Democratic Colleagues...

In April 2023, as the nation was distracted by Donald Trump's indictment, three Tennessee lawmakers were targeted for "expulsion" over a gun control protest.

Truth or Fiction?

I just want to say that if I ever get on the Supreme Court I am going to be reasonable. I will not require you to ply me with private jets and yachts to private estates and exclusive famous resorts and $5k bottles of wine.

Business class (or even economy plus) to an AirBnB in Maui and six or seven boxes of those Cutwater Mai Tais would totally do the trick. Then I will TOTALLY stop deferring to Chevron. I will not defer to ANY gas stations.

I am a man of the people.

Internet neologism: "Eurosona"

It's like a fursona, but for being European, so that companies respect GDPR, DMA, DSA, etc on your account (note: the first syllable sounds like the first syllable in "Euler")

https://advocacy.consumerreports.org/research/cr-raises-alarm-on-us-consumers-being-left-behind-by-american-big-tech-companies/

CR raises alarm on US consumers being left behind by American Big Tech companies - CR Advocacy

In this report, we emphasize the potential risk of the largest American tech companies such as Amazon, Apple, Facebook (Meta), Google (Alphabet), and Microsoft denying…

CR Advocacy
BREAKING: #SCOTUS rejects West Virginia’s request to enforce its anti-trans sports ban against a 12-year-old transgender girl. Justice Alito, joined by Justice Thomas, writes that he would have allowed enforcement. More to come: https://www.lawdork.com/
Law Dork | Chris Geidner | Substack

The Supreme Court, law, politics, and more. Click to read Law Dork, by Chris Geidner, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.

Did you know Tesla has cameras both on the outside of vehicles and the inside, and everything is uploaded to Tesla? Anyhoo they’ve been exporting the videos, making memes of customers and then posting them on chat rooms. https://www.reuters.com/technology/tesla-workers-shared-sensitive-images-recorded-by-customer-cars-2023-04-06/
Tesla workers shared sensitive images recorded by customer cars

Tesla Inc assures its millions of electric car owners that their privacy “is and will always be enormously important to us.” The cameras it builds <a href="https://www.reuters.com/legal/elon-musks-2018-tweet-tesla-union-campaign-illegal-us-court-rules-2023-03-31/" target="_blank">into vehicles</a> to assist driving, it notes on its website, are “designed from the ground up to protect your privacy.”

Reuters
@Liam123 @Popehat that website is shifty as fuck, fam.
@molly0xfff my roommate's cat has been "bitten" by the wheelie chair monster more than once for similar reasons.