If I were to speculate, I’d say it came from the == operator (Boolean equality comparison) and then later, when that was extended to include Boolean less-than-or-equal and greater-than-or-equal, the decision was made to keep them 2 characters long. Either because it was visually cleaner, or just because programmers love being lazy (read: efficient)

Not defending their practices, but I don’t think it’s scamming when it’s just openly a really shit deal and both parties agree

Nintendo W?

I didn’t read the article and that’s definitely not the C word I was expecting. I’m too desensitized to their trashy behavior 😭

where is my wacky waving inflatable arm flailing tube man FPS where you are leaning randomly all the time uncontrollably

That’s actually really cool!

I was expecting a tiny “Liam” sticker

That sounds suspiciously like doing actual work for them.

What a beautiful blitpost

You’re kidding me… I was discussing whether his actions meet the definition of a crime and therefore whether the established legal punishment would be appropriate. As others have commented he IS an American citizen (from 2002) and there’s no question of jurisdiction here. Although treason is a very high bar (despite mounting evidence) and it is much more likely that he could be got for sedition under the Smith Act or something.

I disagree with your decision. I think your effort would be better spent focusing on the folks actually advocating for vigilantism.

Death penalty for treason would be a fitting end to Musk’s story, I think. It doesn’t look like anyone has gotten a death sentence under federal treason laws since the Civil War, though.

The terms used in the definition derive from English legal tradition, specifically the Treason Act 1351. Levying war means the assembly of armed people to overthrow the government or to resist its laws. Enemies are subjects of a foreign government that is in open hostility with the United States.[6] Treason does not distinguish between participants and accessories; all persons who rebel or intentionally give aid to hostilities are subject to the same charge. source

Russia might not meet the bar for “open hostility”, I’m not sure how that is defined. This layman sure as hell thinks Trump and the January 6 mob fall into the definition of ‘levying war’ though. And interestingly a conviction of treason also forfeits your right to hold public office, even if your punishment is prison instead of death

This is a level of sexism and, frankly, creepy shit that should just not be tolerated at all. What kind of consequences could actually discourage this kind of behavior, I wonder?

Betteridge’s law of headlines

Raspberry Pis and other microcomputers can be had for pretty cheap, and they can be put to a surprising variety of tasks. You need to be a bit of a jack of all trades to fully embrace that DIY element, but I’d bet that showing off a project that you mostly built yourself would be seen as futuristic by most people.

I’ve wanted one of these for decades but I thought they weren’t legal to purchase in my country anymore. I’m living vicariously through you.

That sounds ridiculous?? Ours are on the left…

You’d want to leave a little space in the containers so they don’t burst if they freeze. I think it’s still worth having at least some emergency water even if you might have to figure out thawing it.

it’s a good idea to keep some drinking water in your car as well if you don’t already.

I was expecting this to be about some recent online game, but nope… PSP…

Odd, I’ve never had that experience. Maybe you’re using a VPN or something that makes your IP look more suspicious.