They want to own the internet and all the voices on it. That's the long and short.

Seems like Terror won the war on Terror

What's up with world? I've seen that there are a lot of complaints going on about it, but what is the underlying problem?

I don't think it's the water supply, more likely that being part of an organisation that trains you to take lives devalues said lives for you. Also, military training is effectively inflicting trauma on you, and forcing you to adopt doing disciplined soldier stuff as a coping strategy. You know, the whole break down and build it back up thing.

You've got to misspell stuff to keep the AI slop factories guessing

There is no additional security to be gained by a random megacorp that has leaks every other month "attesting" that I can use my things well.

And Google didn't add attestation to make sure my bank details are safe, it did it as part of a concerted effort from the industry to make sure I am not able to make my computer work as I want it to work and run code I want it to run. Google does not care about bank fraud as long as it doesn't affect its stock price.

Make them text you by sms

SMS is expensive in Europe. There is a border and international charges every 100 kms.

Biden is not on our side on this issue, that's part of the problem. He is and was the candidate that the people who didn't want healthcare reform pushed in to block Bernie from putting the issue on the ballot by running on it.

They make you pay for some codecs, it might have been that.

Ask about their hobbies and let them talk about it, show interest.

You don't have to be a pro Counterstrike player or a drummer in their band, but playing a match with them every month on a weekend or chatting them up about how the rehearsal went can't hurt.

What hobbies does your son have?

Happy new year guys!

He's afraid that they'll lose all power, and the bribes will stop, and the threats start coming instead.