msmash probably asked Google Gemini, "Has Slashdot posted this story yet?", and it hallucinated the wrong answer.

Here's to hoping that this success inspires other lawsuits to follow. I'm so sick and tired of these damned settlements; every one of them carries the line "Plaintiff alleges ... as redress for these grievances, defendant will..." meaning that no one is found guilty of wrongdoing, and it can't be used to determine guilt in any other court proceeding.

Fuck our corporate overlords.

Man, I miss the old Slashdot culture.

Trump's said he was going to ban TikTok in 2020. Then in January 2025. Then in March 2025.

Until something actually happens, I'll just keep calling our commander-in-chief a TACO.

I have a long-haul flight booked on a 787 coming up in two months. I'd like to get some definitive answers.

Me too...in three. And I'm not worried one bit. Do you know why?

Because there's over a thousand of them being used by airlines every year, and hundreds flying above your head as you read this. And there's not a single report of any of them having engines that flame out.

Furthermore, I've not seen any reports today of anyone dying in a commercial airplane crash. Meanwhile, about 3,260 people die every day around the world in road vehicle accidents. If you're not afraid to get behind the wheel, stop all the fear mongering with commercial aircraft.

When American companies finance their own "utopia" cities, I can't help but be reminded that the ruling class loves to design and build their own cities to protect their power and interests.

What can I say, other than let us welcome our new plutocrat overlords.

You're still here after all these years?

Notably though if we actually run out of work to do we have a post-scarcity utopia, and that happens when people are so rich that there's basically not a single person who, given even more money, would even be able to think of something to spend it on. That's not going to happen any time soon, so we're basically dealing with a distribution problem, which requires distribution (e.g. minimum wage, set it to 1/3 national hourly GDP, the reason for this takes a while to explain) and redistribution (negative income tax, do it as a universal dividend) policies along with monetary policy to properly increase the money supply to not fall behind productivity growth.

Just hack into everything he makes, that's going to be the MO here. "Oh this guy's LinkedIn says he worked at [insurance company]" boom, an army of 14 year olds now is millionaires from stealing millions of credit cards and selling them on the dark web.

And I was hoping to rip the disk to MP3. Darn it, Universal!

One good anachronistic music format deserves another, I always say!

I've been using a Brother B&W laser now for eleven years. Cost me $109. Replaced the toner twice. About 5k on the page counter. Still works. No issues. Glad I got rid of my inkjet...spent as much in three years on ink on that thing as I did in toner on my Brother over eleven years.

The movie was The 6th Day. I'm shocked that nobody else referenced this movie in all the comments.

We do this naturally without thinking. It's called Pareidolia. We recognize what appears to be a pattern of human behavior and we automatically assign a meaningful interpretation to it.

"...especially when such encroachments undermine the exercise of our fundamental right to free speech."

Let's stand resolute in our protection of free speech! Especially for the right to say that our president loves TACOs. He loves to eat TACOs so much, he was asked by a reporter how much he loved TACOs. Trump's response? He loves them so much, he could eat 8,657 of them!

Just love that free speech!

These stories don't phase me. Ladies and gentlemen, allow me to pull back and reveal what's behind the curtain: Lots of people suffer isolation and burnout and depression. These cases are not limited to only public performers. At least this public performer is making some bank in the process. Here's to hoping she comes to the realization that she can't continue this lifestyle forever, dials back on the streaming, and uses some of those gains to get some help with her mental struggles.

Meanwhile, if you care about this story, then care about your neighbors and coworkers whom you witness going through similar traumas, and connect with them. Social bonds save lives.

(P.S. A word of warning: Don't make the same mistake I did of reading the old Slashdot story, wondering what "the old JenniCam" is up to, and click the link....Especially if you're at work.)