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Florida Man

@trs1998.bsky.social

Enjoyer of dunking on fascists, thoughtful policy dialogue, goodest doggos, and the Oxford comma.

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Florida Man@trs1998.bsky.social · 6h ago

I’m watching a TV show about the famous German pilot, the Red Baron. I‘ve not gotten to the discussion yet on how his legacy was kept alive via the party pizza trade.

Florida Man@trs1998.bsky.social · 3d ago

Of all the stupid things Trump has done, the proposed EO to allow for inspection-free beef processing might actually be in the top 3 dumbest. As someone who’s worked adjacent to the protein value chain, I can‘t overstate how much this doesn’t solve anything to create even bigger problems.

Mia Sato@miasato.bsky.social · 2w ago

I think I maybe undersold how gross the “prank” played on this employee was. Imagine you come into work, try to help customers, and later realize they've racked up 500,000+ views on social media by harassing you and your coworkers.

In August, Toru Hinkle was stocking shelves at their job at Target when they noticed two customers and asked if they needed any help. The men requested a price check on an item — but even after Hinkle told them the item was $20, the customers asked for the price again and again. “After a while, I realized that I’m basically being pranked, and I noticed the glasses,” Hinkle says, referring to the frames with a blinking light. They were the Ray-Ban Meta glasses, and the customers were filming. Hinkle eventually called a store manager over, but the pranksters antagonized her, too — asking the price repeatedly, deliberately misgendering Hinkle as “ma’am” and the female manager as “sir.” At one point, Hinkle attempted to stop the recording by saying “Meta, stop recording” out loud, hoping to trigger a voice control setting. The customers pretended to be confused by the accusation that they were recording Hinkle. The confrontation made Hinkle queasy. “I felt like this pit in my stomach just started to build up,” Hinkle recalls. “After this whole exchange happened, the rest of the shift, I was just quiet and didn’t even talk to anyone because I was just so shaken up by it.” Another customer called the police, Hinkle says, and the two men were escorted out of the store. Target declined to comment.
Mia Sato@miasato.bsky.social · 2w ago

New: Target staff "pranked" for social media; a comedian filmed mid-set; a Sprouts worker whose boss started wearing Meta glasses; and a cashier worried customers are filming down her shirt. Meta glasses are in the workplace, and workers feel powerless to stop it. 🎁 www.theverge.com/report/98241...

Florida Man@trs1998.bsky.social · 2w ago

A One Act MAGA Play Regime: Prices are going down. MAGA: Horray! The Media™️: Please explain? Regime: Not gonna play this game. The Media™️: So you can’t explain? Regime: You‘re a communist. MAGA: Get ‘em! <Gathering cult noises> The Media™️: This is great content! <Fire noises> The End

The Onion@theonion.com · 4w ago

“People said we were using an unacceptable amount of power, and with these upgraded facilities that require so much more of it, we’ve shown that we took those criticisms to heart,” said Sam Altman

Technological Advancements Allow Data Centers To Run On Even More Electricity

SAN FRANCISCO—Hailing rapid developments in the infrastructure needed to support artificial intelligence, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced Tuesday that technological advancements were now allowing data...

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Florida Man@trs1998.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Quite a juxtaposition in sport over the last 24 hours. On one hand we’ve seen the World Cup bring cultures together as with the Tartan Army marching through Boston. On the other hand, bread and circuses at the White House. I’d like to see media contrast the two aggressively.

Florida Man@trs1998.bsky.social · 5mo ago

I’ve noticed today RE: Trump‘s meltdown that MAGA supporters generally aren‘t justifying the comments on their own merits, per se, but rather via equivalency with the “crimes” and faults of opponents. Cultivated lies and logical fallacy have broken 35% of the population and IDK how it gets fixed.

Florida Man@trs1998.bsky.social · 9mo ago

So, how long before we start asking with a straight face if the Trump syndicate is getting involved in drug trafficking? The Hernandez pardon coupled with previous ones of El Chapo’s family (who bribed Hernandez), in context of activity in Venezuela is…interesting.

Florida Man@trs1998.bsky.social · last yr.

Chiming in with a periodic reminder to stay focused on things that matter, parse signal from noise, and resist bait from bad actors—both adversaries to the pro-democracy cause and single issue agitators among us—seeking to sew division under the pro-democracy tent. Focus is critical.