I can also confirm that functionality in Microsoft products is (I think deliberately) being dumbed down and made counterintuitive in order to force people to use CoPilot. This has been especially problematic with Sharepoint.

They forgot to put “Author” in air quotes.

That wasn’t my experience.

Exams at my university were supervised not just by the professor but all of his TA’s, who kind of patrolled the room. It would be very hard to cheat without someone noticing.

And I’m glad for it. Cheating should require creativity and effort.

I remember. They sell them in vending machines now, which feels a little dystopian when I visit my alma mater, but it’s also kind of nice to know that students have to take actual exams still.

People who cheat are always going to find a way, but there’s still value in making it less convenient. If nothing else, a person has to learn more about real-world maneuvering if forced to get creative with it.

This is why no US president has fucked with Iran in a meaningful way, until Dementia Don thought he could Captain America this shit and threw the world into chaos.

It is a sad truth that, at least in the US, the majority only ever cares about war when they’re personally affected. It’s why we have a “volunteer” military, though truly, our military is loaded with poor people who had no real option in their home communities other than joining up, and also why we’re never having another draft.

Even so, it’s still glad to see the majority becoming more anti-war even if only out of self-interest.

I love the thought of that.

I think the best case scenario is that Dems spend the next two years suppressing DSA’s and we end up getting more of them in 2028.

No, it won’t. People will have forgotten all about it by then.

If you got excited last week, just understand that nothing’s probably coming of the change in power except for two years of sham hearings that accomplish nothing.

Yeah. Sorry.

Yup. I made sure to highlight and bold that part of the article.

I’m just assuming the Dems don’t do jack shit except sham hearings for the next two years until they prove otherwise. It would not surprise me at all if Jeffries and Schumer get picked to lead.

It’s a nice thought, but presumably (based on geography) you might be able to live with lower gas consumption. At least here in the US, it’s wholly possible that you only have one place to acquire groceries where you live.

Correct.

It also happened in 2008 after the housing crash. One of the first things people cut out when things get tough is travel, which for most is an unnecessary luxury.

Bummer that it never sticks.

I hope that for you too. Luckily, I live near very good public trans, so for me, an e-scooter’s really all I need.

That’s glorious.

What’s ironic about Donald is that the most positive aspects of both of his presidencies were purely accidental. We got out of Syria and Afghanistan, in part, because he wanted to spite Democrats.

Republicans actually gave out more COVID aid than Democrats, in part, because Donald wanted to be able to say he had and pretend he’d personally given Americans a check by branding it with his name. (Granted, wasn’t that much more, but still.)

I became an e-scooter guy in June, and thanks to electrical costs, not only has it already paid for itself, but I’m actually saving a ton of money being out of the house more and just consuming less electric overall.

Plus it’s fun.

This should be the easiest fucking primary ever.

Fetterman’s a conservative. Any centrist they run will be a genocider that doesn’t care if you can afford groceries or not. If this person pulls a Zohran and sticks to the message, they’ll win.

Respectfully, I don’t know that we’ve seen Democrats multi-task since the 1960’s.

I don’t think they can focus on more than one issue, at least not effectively, which is why affordability has to be the priority. A majority of people can’t afford food and rent, and we’ve seen a few states banning surveillance pricing to help with that, but it needs to happen at the federal level.

The upside is that, assuming they do focus on affordability, they’ll have more power in 2028 and that will make it more likely that any attempt to hold this regime accountable actually sticks.