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  • TL;DR

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  • Too long; didn't read.

  • What careers did the genuinely nicest people you know personally get into?

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  • Maybe related to the Sunshine Act? The intent of the law is to prevent companies from bribing doctors to use their products or drugs. I have seen companies extend it to other employees to be extra cautious.

  • What careers did the genuinely nicest people you know personally get into?

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  • They are all in medical or medical-adjacent careers: nursing, radiology, pharmaceutical R&D, medical device R&D, etc. These fields seem to attract empathetic people who want to do good.

  • Trump Administration Live Updates: White House Changes Course and Will Demolish Entire East Wing

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  • Good photo.

  • Blinkenlights (blinky status lights on old computers)

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  • I know a guy who worked at Cray in the 90's. He said they would sometimes add meaningless blinkenlights to machines just to make particular customers happy. The blinking lights must mean the big, expensive machine is working hard, right?

  • Today I learned that the top 10% of earners in the US account for almost 50% of consumption

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  • The top 10% of the population holds ~67% of the national wealth.

    The bottom 50% of the population holds ~3%.

    It makes sense that the people with money will be the ones spending money.

  • University of Arizona becomes seventh US college to reject Trump’s ‘compact’

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  • AFAIK, UT Austin has not officially accepted, but I read that they expressed early interest. I do not know the specifics though. Maybe they will be swayed by the other schools' actions. I'm sure a targeted demonstration would be a good idea.

  • University of Arizona becomes seventh US college to reject Trump’s ‘compact’

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  • Good on Arizona. Now we only need Vanderbilt and UT Austin to speak up.
    Vanderbilt has been wishy-washy about their position.
    Texas, of course, expressed almost immediate interest in signing up. Bastards.

    As an aside, does anyone know why the administration chose these 9 particular colleges to begin with? I don't see an obvious theme here. They easily could have chosen schools in more conservative areas, or schools which receive more federal research money.

    Brown University
    Dartmouth College
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    University of Arizona
    University of Pennsylvania
    University of Southern California
    University of Texas at Austin
    University of Virginia
    Vanderbilt University

  • PIC

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  • I mean all the bullet holes in the sound baffles and beams.

  • PIC

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  • It always amazes me how rough the ceiling looks at every indoor range.

  • Ingo holding owl on a stick- Tanja Brandt

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  • Superbdog

  • The C programming language is like debating a philosopher and Python is like debating someone who ate an edible

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  • Don't let Java try hallucinogens. It will get lost in the public static void.

  • Verily, I shake mine head

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  • So you're saying all arguments phrased otherwise are solid?

  • Laundry Day [RULE]

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  • This shirt is dry-clean only. That means... it's dirty.

    Mitch Hedberg

  • U.S. Bombers Conduct Flyover Off Venezuelan Coast And Draw Up Suggestive Message For The Radar

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  • Making it great again, I guess?

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  • News today that the Trump admin is seeking private funding to sweeten the deal to $40B:

    https://apnews.com/article/trump-argentina-financing-economy-milei-billion-peso-fd38553ae03f4c33ce1288999469f7fb

    There's also this eye-catcher in the article:

    At a White House meeting Tuesday with Milei, Republican President Donald Trump said his administration wanted to help “our neighbors” with the aid package, but he also suggested that the money could be pulled if Milei’s party did not prevail in the Oct. 26 midterm elections.

    “If he loses, we are not going to be generous with Argentina,” Trump said.

    So this "bailout" is a bribe for the voters in Argentina to support Milei.

  • Republican congressman calls flag with swastika displayed in his office 'vile' and says it's under investigation

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  • Sure, there is room for reasonable doubt. It may have been a staffer who put it up, or even a visitor to the office who pinned it up as a grim prank or to frame the congressman. But this guy's party is currently championing mass arrest, imprisonment, and deportation of thousands of people with no due process, so my willingness to give him any benefit of the doubt is long gone.

  • Republican congressman calls flag with swastika displayed in his office 'vile' and says it's under investigation

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  • A picture of the flag, from Politico:

    It wasn't exactly hidden.

  • Seeking a Comprehensive List of ActivityPub Platforms Sorted by Total Monthly Active Users

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  • https://fedidb.com/software

    "By platform" is a fuzzy request given the interoperable nature of the fediverse. This list is broken up by software, so Lemmy/PieFed/mbin are listed separately even though their users share and interact as if they were all on one platform.

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    Okay, little one

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    If you need me, I'll be over here screaming into a pillow

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    Sniper dad

  • Wikipedia @lemmy.world
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    Straw Hat Pirates' Jolly Roger

    en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Straw_Hat_Pirates%27_Jolly_Roger
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    Shirtless Burt Reynolds because why not

  • Microblog Memes @lemmy.world
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    Writing other genders is hard, but sometimes people nail it

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    Now put the marshmallows in the mug of cheese sauce

  • 196 @lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    Sundance Rule

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    Funny cups

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    Fortunately, they were unrelated events

  • Wikipedia @lemmy.world
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    Sverdrup

    en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sverdrup
  • Microblog Memes @lemmy.world
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    I will have my laptop and be available intermittently

  • Mildly Interesting @lemmy.world
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    This hipster in an airplane safety panphlet

  • no context @lemmy.world
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    Pic

  • Comic Strips @lemmy.world
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    Three Panel Soul

    Department of Dudes

  • Mildly Infuriating @lemmy.world
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    Horrible kerning

  • Mildly Infuriating @lemmy.world
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    Product packaging pandering to conservative Americans

  • Mildly Infuriating @lemmy.world
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    Sixt wants to store a scan of my face

  • Superbowl @lemmy.world
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    Owl reacts to its owner going from long hair to a buzz cut

  • Funny @sh.itjust.works
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    Stop dreaming, start living