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Reminds me of this fella: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanns_Scharff?wprov=sfti1#Scharff’s_prisoners

Scharff would refuse to use physical torture and instead befriended the POWs instead, taking them on days out etc. His wiki page is worth a read.

Just say that it’s a Beta comment and all will be forgiven

Did you ever find Bugs Bunny attractive when he put on a dress and played a girl bunny?

You must answer every call from a scammer and listen intently to them. Or die.

I read a variation of this years ago though the author of the one I read may have embellished it somewhat.

‘Yes, Nikola Tesla demonstrated wireless power transmission, but not quite in the way people often imagine.

In 1899, during his experiments in Colorado Springs, Tesla managed to wirelessly light incandescent lamps over a short distance (about 25 miles is sometimes claimed) using resonant inductive coupling. He used a large Tesla coil to create high-voltage electrical fields, which could transfer energy through the air. Some reports suggest that he successfully powered a bank of light bulbs several miles away, though there is no definitive proof.

Tesla’s ultimate vision was Wardenclyffe Tower, a massive structure designed to transmit electricity wirelessly across vast distances. However, the project was never completed due to financial issues and skepticism from investors like J.P. Morgan.

So while Tesla did achieve wireless power transfer over short distances, the idea of lighting bulbs miles away in a practical, controlled manner remains largely theoretical.’

I may be wrong but I believe Nikola Tesla was financed by wealthy New Yorkers after his separation from asshole Edison but they pulled the plug when they realised he was going to give away free power to people.

May be apocryphal but I think there was someone who invented a car that ran on water but big oil stepped in.

Nice one. I have vastly cut down on Amazon spending to try and buy more things locally. I wish there was a local app we could use (Scotland) which collated local sellers and their items, would rather pay more to get them from here instead of Amazon when I can’t drive there.

I am happy that we are starting to see bionics used to help people and become more accessible. Limbs, eyes, all sorts. If we had someone like Bezos they could choose to invest in this technology, mass produce it and change the lives of millions.

Yeah cool idea but for the less tech adept like myself I’d be scared off. Voyager is perfect for me.

Same in UK for Sky. You have to be a Sky TV customer (paying) to use the Android or iOS Sky Go app and it still makes you watch adverts without skipping.

I don’t mind adverts for free services but YouTube take the piss now.

And Amazon. Paying Prime members still have to watch ads.

Bought it and kept it secret from his dad for two years to surprise him with it when it was brought back to life. Baller move right there, love it.

Seen very little of it on either Bluesky or Mastodon to be honest. Maybe it’s the type of searches or activities followed.

Same problem in the UK. A party can finish a close second in hundreds of constituencies, totalling millions of votes, but have nothing to show for it.

Proportional representation is the way.

How did I not know that this cool and super cute animable existed.

AI is fun to play around with if you are like me with zero artistic talent but currently is no comparison with a real talented artist.

I can’t even draw a bit of spaghetti never mind a hand!

Have barely touched Twitter since Muskification ruined it.

Threads is okay but Mastodon would be brill with more interaction.