Eh but still

Rrrrrrraaaaaagggghh

I use to know a lot more about cars then i do now, i just know i need to get a newer one.

Oh wait, difference of .2 litre between engines

Hmmm

Huh

I’m looking up the specs for both engines and it turns out the engine on the r8 has less output than on my s6

Guess I dodged that bullet then

But still...

R8 _hmmmmmmm_

Anyone else loving that the ACLU is getting tons of shit? Over there opposition of the title IX changes?

Any day the ACLU is getting shit on is a good day.

I liked them when they seemed principled. Now it’s just another left wing advocate group

They should change their name to reflect their new constituency

Anti Civil Liberties Union

>American
>Civil Liberties
Union

When they became anti free speech or due process (4th) (6th) then the name has changed

I'm sad over the change. The fewer institutions we have in common the more likely violence becomes.

Also, does it feel like the left or SJWs are wearing the ACLU like a skinsuit to anyone else.

Thats how the body snatchers operate, yes

They take over an institution and wear it for its prestige and history, and then dispose of it once its rotten.

I've felt that way for awhile

It’s sad. The aclu has protected freedom of speech in the past.

In terms of colleges, FIRE is the premiere organization right now. What is the one for stuff outside colleges? Who do you guys look to?

What is FIRE?

🔥

https://www.thefire.org/

I believe they're mostly lefties, but they're pretty big on protecting free speech on campus

They take up a lot of cases and put out a list rating schools on free speech

The head of the group co-wrote a book with Johnathan Haidt and has been doing interviews to promote the book. Greg Lukianoff

Ok. Interesting.

I should correct that and say most the people who work for them lean left, not that they are lefties.

Ok. They should try to get conservatives on board too.

They only do college though, so I don't know whos filling the gap everywhere else that the ACLU use to do.

Honestly at this point the loss of free press is the most distressing thing. Before big tech started cracking down I felt like we were finally getting around the stranglehold that big media companies have had on available and legitimate perspectives

Now we just get news coverage (even from Fox) on how taking away some asshole's press privileges at the WH is a breach of the 1A. The hell? Any kid in HS civics class can see what a bogus argument that is.

What are people's thoughts on anti-trust? I feel the tech giants (and payment processors) are colluding to drive out competition so there is a case to be made.

I think it's 100% necessary at this point. I would support troops marching into Google / FB offices and literally commandeering their hardware and arresting all of the employees.

I've done some work on neural networks and adaptive algorithms and the fact that these companies are developing these tools to use against people is basically like letting them develop nuclear weapons in their basement

I'm at the point where I think that all of big tech needs to be forcibly dismantled.

It would kind of suck losing the big social media sites like youtube and such, but it sucks harder to have them running roughshod over free speech and all.