Louis Ingenthron @LouisIngenthron@social.cleverlibre.org
Software engineering contractor/consultant in Florida specializing in .NET C# #WebDev, plus #Indie #GameDev in #MonoGame, #Stride, and #Godot.
I like complex simulations and enjoy writing procedural generation algorithms for fun.
#Pilot in training. Burgeoning fan of #Aviation in general.
Fan of #1A jurisprudence and the kind of #FreeSpeech that applies to everyone equally.
Pro-Democracy. Pro-Rights. Pro-Freedom. In that order.
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High risk of rants, especially with the lack of character limit.
Joined Nov 2022
@freemo I guess that depends on what you describe as "passive". I assume, in your software example, you're referring to maintenance and support contracts? Those tend to be hit or miss for me whether they're active or passive (mostly depending on the client's disposition). And even then, they're based on a mountain of actual past work.
The passive income I was referring to is like renting property. The only requirement for that income is to have enough money to buy the property in the first place. Then, you may have to spend a percentage of what you collect while renting it on maintenance, but you're still profiting from virtually no effort just because you started with money.
It occurs to me that a rough way to measure a person's financial privilege is to ask them if they know what "passive income" is.
Those without financial privilege tend to lose something for every monetary gain (time, effort, property, etc).
Whereas those with financial privilege are more likely to gain additional money for essentially just having money.
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Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) seems like a dick.
Interim House speaker McHenry evicts Pelosi from her office in the Capitol building with 24 hours notice
This is gonna trigger a very specific subset of nerds...
Who remembers flamingtext.com?
(Don't click the link. It isn't there anymore.)
@danielnazer Most likely because the data was simply too expensive to collect and maintain. Streets are public record and easy to see in satellite views. Sidewalks don't necessarily have either of those benefits, so it means either more (a) boots on the ground research, which is expensive, or (b) guessing, which degrades the quality of the service considerably.
"I don't understand people who obsess over sports teams," says person who spends 3 hours every day arguing politics online.
@charlotteclymer Uh... isn't it the position of speaker that was vacated, not the speaker himself? 😳 😆
They're treating this like law and order, but anyone with eyes can see that the congressman is getting special treatment because of his position.
Nobody would be holding press conferences to talk about a John Smith's car that got jacked the week prior.
He shouldn't get more or better justice just because he's elected.
#DC Mayor Muriel Bowser issues a statement about last night's carjacking of a member of Congress.
@austinkocher On one hand, this will never work because spammers will never sign on.
On the other hand, thank god there's no such thing as nuclear spam.
I honestly believe that Millenials would only be half as maligned as we are if Taylor Lorenz picked any other career path.
@jesuisatire Wait, people like things that frustrate them less? Quick, stop the presses!
@andrewvandam Are these customer service call centers for western countries? Because, honestly, that sounds like an upgrade.
@jesuisatire @jeffjarvis Yeah, we'd be shocked at how many casual users have the strength to hurl their monitors at the wall.
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It really annoys me when certain supposed #law experts misrepresent the First Amendment and #FreeSpeech. Not matter how obscene and abhorrent, #Trump’s speech doesn’t meet the Brandenberg test of inciting imminent lawless action.
@WesternInfidels @SarahOestreich The comment Sarah quoted in the OP clearly does not qualify for the Brandenburg test. But the J6 commission made a pretty good argument that his conduct on J6 did pass the test. It remains to be seen if Smith can prove it in a court of law, though.
@Runyan50 @SarahOestreich Those "crazed minions" are responsible for their own actions.
Unless Trump directs them to cause imminent lawless action, he's not responsible for what they do.
This is a good thing. If the standard wasn't so high, Trump's DOJ would have been able to use it to jail dems who supported the BLM protests.
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If the video was recorded as a selfie in a car (or walking) with a single person speaking, you can be sure it’s not worth watching.
@ThinkingSapien All employees must be present on the worst day? Are they *trying* to kill their own workforce's productivity?
The GOP has been laughing for years as Gaetz unleashed his dumbassery on Democrats and Floridians.
You bet your ass I'm laughing now that they're on the receiving end of it themselves.
Rep. Matt Gaetz moves to force a vote on ousting Speaker Kevin McCarthy. https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4233982-gaetz-moves-to-oust-speaker-mcc...
@freemo I had some lentils in my lunch. That cancels it out, right?
Software engineering contractor/consultant in Florida specializing in .NET C# #WebDev, plus #Indie #GameDev in #MonoGame, #Stride, and #Godot.
I like complex simulations and enjoy writing procedural generation algorithms for fun.
#Pilot in training. Burgeoning fan of #Aviation in general.
Fan of #1A jurisprudence and the kind of #FreeSpeech that applies to everyone equally.
Pro-Democracy. Pro-Rights. Pro-Freedom. In that order.
He/Him 🏳🌈
High risk of rants, especially with the lack of character limit.
Joined Nov 2022
