Bob_Robertson_IX

It used to be common but now people have too low standards.

It is more to do with being locked into a walled garden. If your community and family use Facebook, Reddit, Twitter, etc. then you either have to stay, or get left out.

In the new US Constitution we should include Data Portability as a right.

I wonder how difficult it would be to create a 3D printed part that could hold thermite to a road flair that is rigged to ignite on impact after being dropped from a quadcopter?

The issue I have with your reason against it being cyberpunk is that there's nothing in cyberpunk to say that the fictional roaming nomads aren't just mobile homeless, able to move to where the work is but never able to find enough work to settle someplace.

Cyberpunk is great for a fictional setting because it looks cool, has some slick character types, fun villains, and relatable heros... but cyberpunk is dirty, and a lot of society in these worlds have been left behind, exploited, and forgotten. I fear that some people view cyberpunk as a society to strive towards, rather than a thought experiment on what could go wrong as we shape our future.

It's just really fucking fun to do! Everyone should try tossing a molatov cocktail at a Tesla.

But there's a chance the foster family would at least get them their vaccinations.

I just finished Picks & Shovels by Cory Doctorow... and I want to start another audiobook, but the new John Scalzi book (When the Moon Hits Your Eye) comes out next week and I kinda want to wait for that. Unfortunately I have a roadtrip on Monday, so I don't know if I'll be able to hold out or not.

...but it's always at least entertaining.

Careful, that's how I used to hear Joe Rogan described.

Who's making excuses? I believe I made it abundantly clear that these changes are bullshit. But it is also shitty journalism to heavily imply that everyone on Social Security is going to have to start going to a SSA office in person, when that is not the case.

And yes, community won't be able to replace this system... but maybe we should still try, because like it or not, the fascists are currently in control and we need to do something to cover the gap between when things start getting bad (now) to when things are really bad (later) to when things are hopefully getting better (much later). But assholes will still flock to the comments to fight amongst themselves screaming that the lack of a perfect solution means we shouldn't do anything.

I never said, nor implied, that Biden's apparent lack of authority was his fault. Also, my name is Bob, not Lemmy.

No, the headline and summary above are leaving out the fact that you can still access the SSA through their website. This is just removing the telephone option, and if you can't use the website then the only other option is to go to an office. I'm assuming that since you are on Lemmy, you have internet access.

Beginning March 31st, people will no longer be able to verify their identity to the SSA over the phone and those who cannot properly verify their identity over the agency’s “my Social Security” online service, will be required to visit an agency field office in person to complete the verification process, agency leadership told reporters Tuesday.

The headline and the summary are omitting this very important part: 'those who cannot use their online service'. The change from the trump administration is complete bullshit, but the article isn't doing any favors by making it sound like an in-person visit is the only way to interact with SSA.

What we need to do is create community groups that are able to pick up this slack. Check in on people on Social Security, bring computers and mobile hotspots to people's homes to help them. Credit Unions should offer this service when someone on Social Security opens a new account and will need to have their checks coming to a new account. If someone does need to go to a Social Security office then people in the community should make sure they have a ride. People could even setup shop outside of a Social Security office to help people who may not actually need be at the Social Security office, which will help to ease the strain on the SSA, opening up spots for people who actually need to be there.

It is bullshit, but we can't rely on the government any more and we need to build community systems to help those that trump is letting down.

Last month, a federal judge blocked the Biden administration-era SAVE plan, an income-driven student loan replacement program with 8 million borrowers, claiming it lacked the authority to forgive millions of dollars in debt.

It's almost funny how when Biden was President he had no authority to do anything, however trump doesn't seem to have that issue as much. Almost funny.