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dashrb

@dashrb@awscommunity.social

The official -rb.

Retired #devops and #aws software engineer. Lots of #java, #perl, #python, #bash, and #linux in my past. Fan of #caturday. Enjoy #commanders (also, #sellTheTeam), #uswnt, and playing soccer myself. #mastodonFC too.

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emarktaylor, to NFL
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🏈 #NFL @nfl

Via Adam Schefter 🤖 @AdamSchefter

Two misdemeanor warrants have been filed against Kansas City Chiefs defensive lineman Isaiah Buggs in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, on charges of cruelty to dogs in the second degree.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/40240843/two-animal-cruelty-warrants-filed-chiefs-isaiah-buggs

dashrb,
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@trebach @emarktaylor @nfl @AdamSchefter The cops? Targeting a black man who is a small business owner? In the Midwest?

Yea, that is actually reasonably plausible.

davidaugust, to random
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Pentagon spokesperson Major General Pat Ryder said that “Russia launched a satellite into low Earth orbit that we assess is likely a counterspace weapon, presumably capable of attacking other satellites in low Earth orbit,” and we know Direct TV has raised prices, but that seems like an excessive reaction Mr. Putin.

dashrb,
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@davidaugust that’s interesting. DirecTV is in geosynchronous orbit, not LEO (and I know it was a joke), but there are both intelligence and Starlink satellites in LEO. Not sure which is the more likely Russian target.

StillIRise1963, to random
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"Though she is 'better today,' Ventura said she “will always be recovering from my past.’ ”

I’m 60 and I’m not done recovering yet.

https://www.nydailynews.com/2024/05/23/cassie-addresses-diddy-assault-video/

dashrb,
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@StillIRise1963 I’m sorry for your pain. Of course, I don’t know you, nor what happened, but I do know this… Whatever it was, you didn’t deserve it. Stay strong. Carry on!

GottaLaff, to legal
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🧵starts HERE.

Remember: I cannot reply while live-posting, so plz use NFL (Not For Laffy.. no hashtag) so I can skip your replies. THANK YOU.

1/… more preamble, via Rupar:

Trump this morning printed out new NYT poll showing him ahead in swing states+ some Fox columns for good measure.

"A legal expense is a legal expense. It's marked down in the book, 'legal expense'" --Trump still pretending he doesn't understand why he was charged w crimes re Stormy payment

dashrb,
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@GottaLaff any interest in selling the old iPad?

willoremus, to random
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Think you understand Section 230?

@ethanz did, until he was reading the bill's text out loud to his college class. That's when "a light bulb went off in my head," he told me -- leading to a creative new lawsuit that tries to turn the famous internet law against Big Tech and pave the way for "middleware" that empowers the user. My story today: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/05/08/college-professor-wants-use-section-230-against-big-tech/

dashrb,
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@willoremus @ethanz i wish the article included the relevant subset of 230 that Z. is trying to leverage. I find the intersection between tech and law fascinating.

Alice, to random
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Countdown until we learn that Waymo is similar to those Amazon stores where the self-driving cars are actually controlled by offices full of people who are playing a variation of Mario Kart in order to get us to our destinations.

dashrb,
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@Alice me: nav system, please avoid routing me onto Rainbow Road.

carnage4life, to random
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Google went from you have to be in Mountain View at least three days a week to do this job to you can do it from India and Mexico in less than a year.

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dashrb,
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@carnage4life “immigrants are taking American jobs!” UHHH, No. American CEOs are increasing their profits by firing Americans and replacing them with cheaper workers overseas. It isn’t the government’s fault. Personally I’m glad that Biden is financially incentivizing corporations to keep jobs in the US.

RickiTarr, to random
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It insane to me how often women are not given pain management for gynecological procedures, because many many years ago a male doctor who's never had a vagina, cervix, or uterus decided that there weren't enough nerve endings up there to hurt significantly. I think it's time to put this fallacy to bed. It most definitely does hurt, and people who have literally no experience with female equipment don't get to decide this for me. Trust me docs, you don't want to taste your own medicine on this.

dashrb,
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@RickiTarr during the procedure, hold the (male) doctor’s testicles in one hand, and say slowly, “now, we aren’t going to feel any pain, right doc?!?”

GottaLaff, to random
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#Trump is at the courthouse. Or as I like to call it, his daily campaign stop.

dashrb,
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@Fenix @GottaLaff and without the # part. Let’s not spam the fans of professional football.

RealJournalism, to random
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The walls are closing in. Now, short sellers are targeting shares of Truth Social. #Trump https://moguldom.com/456870/short-sellers-look-to-profit-from-collapse-of-trumps-truth-social-stock-5-things-to-know/

dashrb,
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@tokensane @philip_cardella @lin11c @RealJournalism I think this is what the Reddit community did to GameStop. They noticed it was heavily shorted by the financial industry insiders, and they bought shares to drive up the price, finally selling and causing the industry insiders to lose a ton of money. Rich people get right pissed when regular dudes take their money. They’re used to ripping peasants off, not the other way around.

dashrb,
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@lin11c @tokensane @philip_cardella @RealJournalism this seems right (& scary) to me. It offers an easy way for supporters, domestic individuals, corporations, and foreign governments and their oligarchs, to launder money to him. There’s enough capital in the fascist countries to allow them to scratch each other’s backs.

They currently purchase real estate from each other, at huge markups.

Sickening.

dashrb,
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@Runyan50 @tokensane @philip_cardella @lin11c @RealJournalism evidence is a long way from enforcement. I used to think that people/companies will try to avoid doing illegal things. Now I realize it’s just another cost/benefit analysis. And when the fascists are in charge, they look out for their own.

If the propaganda works, & he gets elected, I think most/all of the legal actions against him will simply disappear.

GottaLaff, to random
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👇🏼 (Of course no matter how he answers these, he's lying, but at least it would be documented... again)

Via Kyle Griffin:

Q's #Trump needs to answer on #abortion:

Wd you sign bill prohib abortion after 15 wks?

Wd you direct FDA to revoke authorizatn of mifepristone or roll back expanded access?

Wd you use Comstock Act to ban or restrict abortion?

Would you sign legis protecting access to IVF?

How do you plan to vote on Fla ballot measure protecting right to abortion until fetal viability?

dashrb,
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@GottaLaff asking him the question, and allowing him to give an answer (which would be a lie, yes), just gives cover to the people who “trust him”.

By giving conflicting answers, trump can appeal to both sides. Once in power, it’s too late for anyone to do anything except whine, “but you said…”. He’ll just say “too bad”, treating us like whiny toddlers.

I know you know this, but we all need to stop treating him like a reasonable candidate.

w7voa, to random
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The ranks of would-be Tesla buyers in the US are shrinking in part to CEO Elon Musk's polarizing persona. https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/would-be-tesla-buyers-snub-company-musks-reputation-dips-2024-04-01/

dashrb,
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@w7voa over the years, my wife and I have bought multiple Teslas. Love the cars. We won’t buy another one as long as the Nazi is still in charge.

Even if the neighborhood’s Nazi bar has the best food, you just don’t go there. Gotta have a moral compass!

QasimRashid, (edited ) to random
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I promise you’re not ready for the last 5 seconds of this 25 second media clip on school shootings. That said, I also bet it won’t surprise you in hindsight.😳

Please do subscribe to my newsletter for more content on economic, social, & climate justice. It’s critical to build community outside of social media limits. I’m launching a new project soon & would love for y’all to be invested. https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/q9i0r8

dashrb,
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@QasimRashid we are so f’ing racist. It’s embarrassing. I’m sorry.

janerationx, to NFL

Oh jeezus, Saquon Barkley went to the Eagles. That will be ugly for him when Philly plays in East Rutherford. 😂

@nfl

dashrb,
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@miker @janerationx @nfl if we are talking about Barkley, I thought that the giants didn’t offer him a contract at all. Should he sit at home unemployed? 😬

(I could be wrong, sorry)

emarktaylor, to NFL
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🏈 @nfl

Via Freezing Cold Takes 🤖 @OldTakesExposed

dashrb,
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@emarktaylor @nfl @OldTakesExposed this, comp sci students, is why you don’t round your numbers to 1 decimal point. It makes it seems like your 0.02% number is only 0.0%, and then you’re mocked forevermore online.

Always include at least 15 digits of apparent precision in your numbers by using “%f” in your printf() calls.

😂

Strandjunker, to random
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Wealth of Elon Musk
2012: $2,000,000,000
2024: $204,500,000,000

Wealth of Jeff Bezos
2012: $18,400,000,000
2024: $196,000,000,000

Wealth of Mark Zuckerberg
2012: $17,500,000,000
2024: $170,400,000,000

Federal Minimum Wage
2012: $7.25
2024: $7.25

Three words: tax the rich.

dashrb,
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@Rjdlandscapes @PacificNic @Strandjunker isn’t the delta between wealth in year 1 and wealth in year 13 equivalent to 12 years of income?

RealJournalism, to random
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It turns out that MAGA Mike has raked in the rubles from Russian donors. His statements about Navalny are crocodile tears. Now that Navalny is dead, the media is starting to ask questions. https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/2/18/2224025/-An-American-traitor-Mike-Johnson-pretends-to-care-about-Navalny-while-having-raked-in-the-rubles?pm_campaign=trending&pm_source=sidebar&pm_medium=web

dashrb,
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@RealJournalism as long as money is the only way to get elected, and as long as foreign agents and governments can fund our candidates, the US government will be under the control of foreign governments. Call me old fashioned, but that sounds like a bad idea to me. Thanks SCOTUS. #overturncitizensunited

emarktaylor, to NFL
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🏈 @nfl #NFL

Via Ian Rapoport 🤖 @RapSheet

The #Raiders have been in the market for a QB for 2024, with a potential move up in the draft and looking into the position in free agency. Moving on from Jimmy Garoppolo was always the plan. Now, they can do it without paying his guaranteed money.

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@emarktaylor @nfl @RapSheet the “guaranteed” money is revocable if the player is suspended?

dashrb,
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@trebach @emarktaylor @nfl @RapSheet ok so the suspension doesn’t factor into the roster guarantee—except indirectly in the sense that the team may be more likely to cut him before the date.

RealJournalism, to Texas
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The problem with Donald Trump's 16 week abortion ban is that it frequently falls before the time that pregnant women are screened for life threatening complications. The exceptions for rape, incest, and the life of the mother are so vague that the #Texas courts disregard the latter altogether. And it is unlikely to satisfy his right, since 94% of abortions happen before 13 weeks. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/16/us/politics/trump-abortion-ban.html

dashrb,
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@RealJournalism yes! And remember that “life of the mother” is not the same as “health of the mother”. So the pregnant woman has a high probability of being scarred for life, losing her organs, or becoming permanently infertile? Sorry. Those things aren’t qualifying exemptions for her “life”.

These abortion bans are cruel and inhumane. And the exceptions are flimsy and only designed to affect public opinion; they are not intended to help the women involved.

slessans2, to NFL
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Super Bowl LIX will be on Sunday, February 9th, 2025, and air on Fox next year. It will be in New Orleans.

:nfl: | :sblviii: | | @nfl

dashrb,
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@slessans2 @nfl mmmm! Super Bowl licks!

emarktaylor, to NFL
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🏈 @nfl #NFL

Via Bill Barnwell 🤖 @billbarnwell

Here are my thoughts about the decision to take the ball first in OT.

This came up when the Chiefs faced a fourth-and-1 on their own 34-yard line. If the Chiefs had started overtime with the ball and didn't have any sort of score established, Reid might consider punting deep in that situation and hoping his team can get the ball back on defense, knowing that a stuff would already leave the 49ers in field goal range for a title- winning kick. Instead, since Reid knew he needed a field goal, they went for it, converted and eventually scored a touchdown to win the game. As Shanahan noted in his postgame news conference, the value of getting the ball first is to get in position to have the third possession of overtime, where you can win with a field goal and without having to hand the ball back to your opponent. If you take the ball and start with a touchdown, you're putting your opponent in an incredibly difficult bind, given that they both have to score a touchdown to match you and come up with a stop on the next drive to get the ball back. (Indeed, I suspect teams that get the ball second and need a touchdown to tie will try to win the game by going for two after their score.) Shanahan's offense was able to produce only a field goal on the opening possession, but even then, a stop from the defense at any point would have won the game, while the Chiefs would have been incentivized to kick a field goal to extend the game if they faced a fourth down in kicking range.
On top of that, Shanahan's defense was likely exhausted after an 11-play drive from Kansas City at the end of regulation. Remember that the 49ers stopped the Chiefs on a three-and- out in the third quarter, but after being rushed back onto the field after the muffed punt, Wilks' defense immediately allowed a touchdown pass to Valdes-Scantling on the first play of the new possession. Whether you want to focus on the game theory side of the equation or the human element of chasing down Mahomes again after a short break, choosing to go with the offense first probably was the right call for Shanahan. Per Kalyn Kahler of The Athletic, several Chiefs players said they were going to start overtime on defense if they won the coin toss, so it doesn't sound like it would have played out differently if Kansas City had been the one making the decision.

dashrb,
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@emarktaylor @nfl @billbarnwell

Exactly. Maybe some people think that computers, with enough analytics and if-then-else statements, can be the perfect team coach.

No. The coach can “read the team’s energy”, understand what they need at any given time, and motivate them to give their best performance.

IMHO, it’s silly, naive, and arrogant to second guess Coach Kyle in this situation.

dgar, to random
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Dungeons and Dragons is a role-playing game that lets you live out such fantasies as:
• Having money
• Making close friends as an adult
• Travelling the world without crippling debt
• Being able to change the world
• Getting better at something with practice
• Getting 8 hours of sleep each night

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