Geekocracy

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Both the NY times and the Washington Post put it on the front page.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Sappho was a poet from the island of Lesbo, which is where the word lesbian comes from.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I got a pump and dump scam from an alias that I only used for my brokerage account. They assured me it wasn't them. A week later they publicly announced that they were hacked.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago

Well...he would know

[–] [email protected] 17 points 8 months ago

The closest I can think of in the U.S.. was the Smothers Brothers. They were cancelled by the network, not the government, even though they were very popular . They frequently criticized the Vietnam war and government officials.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

I wouldn't bet against it

[–] [email protected] 233 points 1 year ago (12 children)

The purpose of a fine is to get compliance, not to punish. The fine was $50,000, doubling every day. So $350,00 dollars means Musk caved after 3 days. Pretty effective tactic by the court.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago (2 children)

That Ben Franklin said beer is proof that God loves us