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Comment Re:Predictable outcomes. (Score 1) 63

DOGE doesn't but the little Maggots in it have been seeded out to the agencies to spread their diseases further. I hope the next actual Administration goes through and weeds out the Maggots with which la Presidenta has infested the Fed. Gov. And sells off the tasteless gold-plated gewgaws with which el Bunko has festooned the White House, give the proceeds to the poor. And while it is cleaning house, it can tear down the dumpy flag poles he's installed and tear down the new "ballroom" and the new gaudy arch he's planning. They can dump it on Mar-a-Lago, "Here's your crap back, Miss Piggy!"

Comment Re:Excuse my ignorance (Score 1) 37

I'm sure the reason boils down to some executive talking BS about "synergy" - that if they buy Arduino they can force boards with their microcontrollers down the gullets of grateful enthusiasts and educators. More likely to happen is enthusiasts & educators decamp over to Raspberry Pi land assuming they haven't already.

Comment Qualcomm stomps on its new possession (Score 1) 37

Qualcomm bought a brand renowned for its open-source ethos and then it immediately shits all over it. I expect that Arduino will live on in its existing boards which are out in the wild, especially the clones but new stuff? Nope. I doubt enthusiasts & educators will be impressed by this at all and will take their business elsewhere.

Comment Re:overpriced vomit generator (Score 3, Interesting) 19

Not sure why you think price has anything to do with it, and weight loss could very well have an impact, regardless of price and vomit.

Wegovy works by slowing down the entry of food into the intestines, it has a pronounced effect on blood sugar and insulin levels. But go ahead and believe you know more than researchers, you're a /. AC after all.

Submission + - Top MAGA Influencers Accidentally Unmasked as Foreign Trolls 2

Nicholas Grayhame writes: The Daily Beast reports: Elon Musk’s social media site X has rolled out a new feature in an effort to increase transparency—and unwittingly revealed that many of the site’s top MAGA influencers are actually foreign actors. The new “About This Account” feature, which became available to X users on Friday, allows others to see where an account is based, when they joined the platform, how often they have changed their username, and how they downloaded the X app. Upon rollout, rival factions began to inspect just where their online adversaries were really based on the combative social platform—with dozens of major MAGA and right-wing influencer accounts revealed to be based overseas....

Dozens of major accounts masquerading as “America First” or “MAGA” proponents have been identified as originating in places such as Russia, India, and Nigeria. In one example, the account MAGANationX—with nearly 400,000 followers and a bio reading “Patriot Voice for We The People”—is actually based in Eastern Europe. An Ivanka Trump fan account, IvankaNews, has 1 million followers and frequently posts about the dangers of Islam, the threat of illegal immigration and support for Trump. That account is based in Nigeria. ...

Donald Trump and several close associates were investigated for conspiracy or coordination with Russia during the 2016 election. Two of Trump’s campaign members were indicted. Certain content creators are paid for tweets that drive engagement on the site formerly known as Twitter, which gives them a financial incentive to cash in on the divisive nature of U.S. politics. For those in countries like Nigeria or Bangladesh, the American dollars paid by X for their work can make a big difference to their lives. X payouts are calculated on the basis of engagement from verified premium accounts with content on X.

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