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[–] alexc@lemmy.world 26 points 1 day ago (2 children)

This is one of the very rare occasions I believe what he’s saying…

[–] alexc@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Good point. But, while a dev says “My bad” and fixes the bug, a politician just shrugs and often doubles down.

At the very least, the Dev will explain to the team why a bug happened so that others don’t repeat the mistake, but a politician won’t address any of the three scenarios you identified.

I fear this metaphor is stretching to breaking point, but the central point remains that it should not be acceptable for a politician to lie, yet somehow here we are…

[–] alexc@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Except bugs are usually unintentional and, with a good team, found and fixed before they cause any harm - usually before they’re public.

The equivalence would be non-political fact checkers and public apologies and/or policy changes. The media has given up on the first (for the most part) possibly becase politicians just ignore the second.

[–] alexc@lemmy.world 18 points 2 days ago (7 children)

Politicians stock-in-trade is information. This is their work product.

I am a software developer. If I turn in software that doesn’t work. I get fired.

JD Vance, and all other politicians who lie should also be fired for not doing their jobs.

This is the world I want to live in.

[–] alexc@lemmy.world 25 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Wait until she realizes what colored skin Mrs Vance has…

[–] alexc@lemmy.world 17 points 1 week ago

Words cannot begin to convey the level of stupidity required for this to be true

[–] alexc@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Just when you think humans and their religions cannot get any worse, they’ll surprise you

[–] alexc@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago

100% agree with this. Just started reading Black Pill by Elle Reeve and it says much the same

[–] alexc@lemmy.world 101 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

They don’t understand irony. Or civility. Or empathy.

But we can definitely all agree they are weird.

[–] alexc@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago

Just let it go… Manny Jacinto was the only interesting character, and the concept that “Sith == Freedom to choose” was what made it so. Sadly, they didn’t really do anything with it

Disney/Star Wars needs to stop with all this “foundling is special and can save the universe” crap. we’ve seen it literally hundreds of times.

[–] alexc@lemmy.world 42 points 4 weeks ago (5 children)

I think the one in the hat is The Edge (the guitarist in U2), so I assume the other one is Bono?

[–] alexc@lemmy.world 226 points 1 month ago (2 children)

The web. It was good while it lasted.

 

I was recently gifted an immaculate Apple IIc, but it came without a power supply. I wasn’t able to find a replacement online, and so I am hoping someone with more knowledge than me knows where I may be able to find one?

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