Louis Ingenthron @LouisIngenthron@social.cleverlibre.org

@QueerInTheCountry If they're abusing their children, that's a crime they should be prosecuted for. But I don't think making a kid hold a sign counts as "child abuse".

More importantly, it doesn't matter if *you* conclude that intimidation is intended. You have to prove that *they* did what they did with the intent to intimidate someone into doing something.

Therefore, advocating for a change in the law is not, in any way, terrorism. In fact, it's democracy in action. And that's a good thing.
If the law did allow these people to be arrested because of their advocacy, history tells us that law wouldn't be used on them. It would be used on BLM marchers.

So, the answer to such repugnant speech is not to get the government to shut it down. The answer is to provide counter-speech and be more persuasive than the fascists.

@QueerInTheCountry Doesn't matter if it does intimidate. It matters if it's intended to intimidate.

Posting a picture of a big dick on the internet would intimidate some people. Doesn't make it terrorism.

I just assumed it was because Wikipedia requires objectivity and Musk is objectively a jackass.

Need to figure out how to get this metric lower...

I wonder what difference, in the effect of inflation, there is between drugs that are illegal vs drugs that have been (relatively recently) legalized.

One interesting thing I've noticed from watching primetime court shows is that there's a common tell for which party is *morally* guilty in the case. Regardless of whether they win or lose, afterwards they will always utter those immortal words: "It is what it is."

That fascinates me, because of all it implies.

It's crazy that I am currently pirating a series I pay to be able to stream just because VLC is easier to use and more reliable than their broken shitty streaming service.

Max has now renamed "HBO Original" to "Max Original" apparently, so it seems the HBO brand is officially bleeding out.

For those who are just starting out in #ComputerScience / #Software / #SoftwareEngineering, just know: it gets easier.

Nobody gets coding at first. Some people can't get it at all. But most of us, with time and dedication, can wrap our minds around the idea of systems built upon systems built upon ones and zeroes.

Just wait. After time, with a bit of experience, you'll be able to do things that are like magic. The first time you see an error message pop up and know exactly what caused it before even reading it, you'll know what I mean.

@coreyspowell What is the benefit to a surface observatory over one in, say, the Earth/Moon L2 point?

I'm almost entirely opposed to censorship in the vast majority of its forms but...

If someone proposed a bill to ban television ads about diarrhea cures, erectile dysfunction pills and "gushing" periods, I'd back that politician in a fucking heartbeat.