[-] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

The vast majority is synthesized. Often from a wood byproduct.

They were probably referring to the old "it's made from beaver anuses" joke. Where in reality castoreum is extracted from an organ under skin near the tail. And is still used in very small amounts in some applications.

[-] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

People often want, and try, to do that, but then fall back into something closer to their real self.

It's very common in video game RPGs that track moral choices. For example Mass Effect, where a lot of people try to make a Renegade character and take the evil choices. But then end up choosing many of the nicer options as they keep playing. Or have to keep reminding themselves that they're intentionally playing differently.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

It really depends on the community and the mods awake at the time.

One of my accounts got a week ban from a larger community for being "accusatory". Because I said someone sounded like they were spreading misinformation.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

Yeah, he seems narcissistic enough that he really doesn't think there would be consequences.

Hopefully there are other people around him who doesn't want the rest of the world aiming everything they have at them.

[-] [email protected] 33 points 1 day ago

That is terrible journalism... Correction:

Masked kidnappers stopped by local community.


Unidentified masked men tried kidnapping a man in Downey. They fled the scene after local community members intervened.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

The moment any sort of new union was on the table. California, Oregon and Washington would split from the US and form their own independent one. Loooong before they'd want to team up again with several of the deep red states.

[-] [email protected] 67 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

This comment section is perfect proof that most people literally don't read news, and have the memory and attention span of a golden retirever puppy.

https://time.com/7285796/james-comey-86-47-trump-threat-investigation-instagram-post-fbi/

[-] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

A panel of judges where some are openly accepting bribes isn't seen as neutral? Who'd a thunk it.

[-] [email protected] 137 points 1 week ago

He's a coked up, far-right lunatic. Multiple assaults, sexual assault, rape, racism, robbery, etc.

[-] [email protected] 143 points 2 weeks ago

It was years of threats, mostly from the same guy that shot him. Cops ignored the reports, and then instantly declared that no hate crime was committed without investigating anything.

They didn't realize that he knew a-listers, tried to sweep it under the rug, and now they have an international spotlight on them

[-] [email protected] 325 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)
  1. Linux normally does a nice shutdown as well, unless you force it.

  2. You can force it on windows if you really want.

I'm so tired of linux memes posted/made by people who don't know much about windows or linux.

[-] [email protected] 330 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

The ceo is a bigoted asshole, Brave is chromium, it was initially funded by Peter Thiel and they're literally just trying to make their own adsense network.

The self-proclaimed privacy focused browser is tracking your browsing and want to serve you personalized ads, and I think they want to use that tracking data for AI training as well, meaning other people can potentially access it.

And lets not forget about their crypto currency that you can earn by turning on special ads. Which they seemingly unironically called it "Basic Attent Tokens"..

TL;DR: The company is basically a sham company trying to usher in a dystopia. Where you'll get paid for staring at ads, while having all your data stolen and sold back to you.

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