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    Neolithic people took gruesome trophies from invading tribes

    You’re clearly focusing very narrowly on “white Americans.” Since “white” isn’t a race in any coherent anthropological sense, what you’re actually invoking is a set of cultural lineages, specifically, European ones. Here’s a perspective you might be missing (or willfully ignoring): The...
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    Firmware update hinders Echelon smart home gym equipment’s ability to work offline

    I mean, we both know this isn’t really about capitalism. Without it, you’d probably just have a big committee mandating the bike must keep working — but with no one actually motivated to make it work. The real problem is the lack of transparency. If a product depends on a server to function...
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    Trump budget kills NASA’s golden opportunity to see a killer asteroid up close

    What a strange lens you must view the world through. It's quite the opposite in fact, being opposed to DEI means you don't want to assign individuals a group identify and proceed to treat them differently. I'm not part of any artificially assigned group. Sure, I'm male, but don't try to group me...
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    NASA sidelines Cygnus spacecraft after damage in transit to launch site

    Fail! But keep trying to put a negative Elon spin on everything. Hopefully you idiots aren't planning on firebombing, also known as a non-violently "protesting", SpaceX next, as part of your EDS ;)
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    FBI probes arson of Tesla cars and facilities, says “this is domestic terrorism”

    Right, shouldn't you libtards be out there "protesting" Tesla. Or perhaps you're just all talk. Yeah, I figured you were. The harder you cry and whine in here, the less guts you have it seems. Now as for the efficacy of this so called "protest", barring these childish notions that Elon may be...
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    Grok’s uncensored AI voice mode lets users talk sex, therapy, and conspiracies

    Sure, dream your toxic dreams and keep sharing them here in the Ars Echo Chamber. You should visit the real world some time though, and see how real people experience this world.
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    Trump kills NYC’s congestion charge, condemns city to traffic jams

    Lol, that may be true. As for toll roads in general, they absolute favor people with more disposable income. They're basically a flat tax. My very well of friends will drive exclusively on toll roads as far as possible. It's comfortable, it avoids traffic, and it usually gets them where they are...
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    FCC demands CBS provide unedited transcript of Kamala Harris interview

    I'm sure you wouldn't say this without being familiar with the edits, which were available online for a minute. But for any fool commenting here without being familiar with the edits, it basically takes Kamala's word salad, highly incoherent answer, and edits it so appears almost congruent. It's...
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    Trump’s day-one orders: Saving TikTok, creating DOGE, and ending “censorship”

    Lol, you're going to be proven so wrong. Also, the bitterness and vitriol, where is it coming from? You presumably live in the US, the best country in the world. If you don't like it, move overseas, it ain't difficult. Take this from someone who has lived all over the world, and perhaps have a...
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    Flu surges in Louisiana as health department barred from promoting flu shots

    Exactly this! The anti-vax crowd, if one like's to use that loaded term, has strong representation on both sides of the isle. Not quite sure how I feel about all of this though. It's very much a personal choice, and the efficacy of flu vaccines is pretty questionable. Seems to be hit or miss...
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    Trump targets Mexico and Canada with tariffs, plus an extra 10% for China

    Are you for real? Do you really believe any of that. Seems like trolling to me. Take a deep breath, let go of the fear and anger. Everything will be OK. Some of these tariffs are simply a negotiation tactic, but trade balances needs to be restored. We will once again be an oil exporter...
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    Trump team puts EV tax credit on the block, Tesla is on board: Report

    Yawn, here we go again, throwing around labels like it's 2016 again. You forgot the obligatory ones, like: authoritarian, populist, transphobic, narcissist, demagogue, con man, misogynist, racist and pathological liar. I suggest an acronym like LBGTQ-A. Perhaps LAMP ;)
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    Musk’s X blocked links to JD Vance dossier after hearing from Trump campaign

    The reporter got unblocked fairly quickly. With personal information redacted, the content was allowed. Now think back to the old Twitter. The perma-bans, the censoring, the direct government requests. We are so much better off now, but in order to see that, you need to pull your heads out of...
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    Months after controversy, Google AI can generate images of humans again

    If I asked for an NBA player, with no further qualifications, I would expect a black player. If I asked for an elite basketball player, I would expect the same outcome. If I asked for a president of the United States, I would expect a middle aged or older white guy. I would expect this to always...
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    Thanks, Internet! It’s now shockingly easy to become an international monkey torturer.

    I hear you. It's the kind of sick shit that stays with you. I genuinely believe that if you're exposed to too much of the worst of humanity, it's truly damaging to your mental health. I don't believe in capital punishment, but I do believe we need to cull these people from the human race...
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    Mark Zuckerberg regrets not pushing back on Biden’s COVID “pressure” campaign

    Oh don't be disingenuous. That has nothing to do with free speech. But when you suppress a real news story like the Hunter Biden laptop because it may swing the election result, you lose all credibility from here on, and you only succeed in proving that you're corrupt and used government...
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    Musk’s X demands money from laid-off employees, claims they were overpaid

    Oh man, here we go again. The usual knee jerk, I hate Musk reaction. It goes both ways you know. Twitter probably needs the money more than the ex-employees ;). Maybe split the difference somehow, but stop acting like they are somehow entitled to this money. Most of the folks on the larger end...
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    Tesla chair says Elon Musk needs $46 billion pay plan to stay motivated

    Ironically, we complete agree on one part; He should cash out, and he should leave. If Tesla burns, so be it. If not, who the hell cares anyways. The job is done. He's had an amazing impact on the EV industry, and he should not waste his precious time and energy at Tesla anymore. Instead he...
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    So much for free speech on X; Musk confirms new users must soon pay to post

    And you're sad, I tell you - sad! By charging any amount at all, and tightly controlling the payment options available, you may stop a lot of the automated account creation. If I have to spell out why that is, you're already so far behind the curve that I would be wasting my time anyways.
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    Judge halts Texas probe into Media Matters’ reporting on X

    From what I can tell, that's exactly what they did. Now if you then proceed to report on it, as if you didn't just game the system, you are most definitely skating on thin ice, legally speaking. I for one would very much like to see how politically motivated this financial hit was.