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rmrenner ("The Old Gay Gristle Fest") wrote:

He eventually learns to control his fire in the first story, but until then it plays out like what if Frankenstein was foreverially on fire, because he's naive and enormously destructive but not generally malicious.

This is also pre-comics code so he murders-murders some gangsters that try to use him for their own ends

bcantrill ("Bryan Cantrill") wrote:

So remember: the relationships that we have with one another are the only thing that endure. Do not destroy those precious relationships for the sake of pleasing an employer!

bcantrill ("Bryan Cantrill") wrote:

When it all started going down at Twitter, there were a few employees who were very public about their Musk loyalism. I cringed, because I saw similar Ellison loyalism among some at Sun after Oracle. Those Ellison loyalists didn't last much longer than the rest of us (often just months) -- but they permanently destroyed relationships in the process.

I say this because some prominent Musk loyalists are now out at Twitter -- and likely only destroyed relationships to show for it...

rmrenner ("The Old Gay Gristle Fest") wrote:

Instead, the first scene goes like:

"Gentlemen, I've called you here today to announce that my project to create an artificial human has been a resounding success. There's only one catch: he's always completely on fire and I'm not really clear on why that is."

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• Panel from the first Human Torch comic. His inventor says, "Something went wrong with my figurings somewhere. Every time this robot, the Human Torch, contacts oxygen in the air, he bursts into flame! Now watch!" His two witnesses are standing by some vague machinery in the center of the panel & the glass cylinder that contains the human torch is partially visible on the right.

isagalaev ("Ivan Sagalaev :flag_wbw:") wrote:

I realize I boost more than I post my own. I don't consider it a problem.

rmrenner ("The Old Gay Gristle Fest") wrote:

I found the first human torch comic from 1939, where he's an android, and it's so funny. The creators could have very easily said that he was constructed as a weapon of war, or maybe at a stretch for industrial purposes, but that's not what they did.

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jeffsonstein ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

“Ideological warfare resumed in the United States with the rise of the New Left in the late 1960s and with the rise of the New Right in the early 1980s. Today, those ideological storms have subsided. This time, though, ideology is over not because right and left have reached rough consensus; far from it. The contest is done because the Republican Party walked off the field. We have arrived at the end of GOP ideology.”

https://journa.host/@TimothyNoah/109931829815423462

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molly0xfff@hachyderm.io ("Molly White") wrote:

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• How does a blockchain-based ridesharing system work? A blockchain-based ridesharing system uses distributed ledger technology to facilitate peer-to-peer transactions between riders and drivers without needing a central authority. Here’s how it typically works: Registration: Riders and drivers register on the blockchain-based ridesharing platform by creating a digital identity. The platform may require users to provide personal information, such as their name, phone number and payment information. Ride request: When making a ride request, a passenger must include the pick-up and drop-off locations, the vehicle they need and the fare they are prepared to pay. This information is stored on the blockchain. Driver selection: The algorithm matches the rider with a driver who fits their needs. The ride request may be approved or denied by the driver. Ride confirmation: The smart contract is activated to start the ride if the driver agrees. The rider is informed of the driver’s arrival and (remote)

jeffsonstein ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

“Late last month, Texas acquired five miles of land to build 30-foot steel fencing through a sprawling 40,000-acre private ranch owned by Stuart Stedman, a Houston-based heir to an oil and ranching fortune who also happens to rank among the governor’s biggest political patrons… contributed $1.1 million to Abbott’s campaigns since 2015, including $600,000 in the most recent election cycle, campaign finance records show.“

https://texasobserver.social/@TexasObserver/109920769810415703

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RollingStone@mstdn.social ("Rolling Stone") wrote:

jeffsonstein ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

apparently trying to shape sentiments through gaming

https://www.pcgamesn.com/atomic-heart/ukraine-government-ban-steam

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davidaugust@mastodon.online ("David August") wrote:

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• A person posing and presenting a framed poster that says, “A USER INTERFACE IS LIKE A JOKE. IF YOU HAVE TO EXPLAIN IT, IT'S NOT THAT GOOD.” (remote)

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SrRochardBunson@universeodon.com ("Sir Rochard 'Dock' Bunson") wrote:

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linuxgal@techhub.social ("🌈 ☯️Teresita🐧👭") wrote:

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mike@thecanadian.social ("Mike Fraser :REDCDN2:") wrote:

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campuscodi ("Catalin Cimpanu") wrote:

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textfiles@digipres.club ("Jason Scott") wrote:

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catsnkittens@botsin.space ("Cats and Kittens") wrote:

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jeffsonstein ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

strongly agree:

“When one IC agency that's not primary in that area does this, SMH.”

https://mas.to/@Nonya_Bidniss/109931746569255351

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Nonya_Bidniss@mas.to ("Nonya Bidniss") wrote:

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