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A Facebook group for Cybertruck owners is full of videos and photos of passersby and other drivers flicking them off, leaving notes that say “WHAT’S ELON’S CUM TASTE LIKE?,” and “NAZI CAR,” and people kicking their cars, throwing slices of cheese at it, etc.

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[–] [email protected] 193 points 2 weeks ago (13 children)
[–] [email protected] 109 points 2 weeks ago

“hey police, someone threw cheese at my car, I’m in fear for my life.”

This had me chuckling.

[–] [email protected] 61 points 2 weeks ago

Remember that to these people the law exists to oppress.

"Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect."

[–] [email protected] 49 points 2 weeks ago (25 children)

Just wanted to say that the hate on American cheese is unjustified. American cheese is just cheddar that has been heated to 170f (iirc) for long enough to kill bacteria and make it shelf-stable. They add an emulsifier (again, iirc) to help it bind better and have a more pleasant texture.

All other criticisms of America are valid, but the cheese doesn't deserve the hate it gets.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

pleasant texture

I'd go with "rubbery".

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

You forgot to mention that it's watered down. That's what the emulsifier is for, to make the oils in the cheese mix well with the added water. The concept is fine - for some applications - if it were only that, but this is hyper-processed American food we're talking about here. Gotta pad out that ingredient list:

CHEDDAR CHEESE (CULTURED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES), SKIM MILK, MILKFAT, MILK PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, WHEY, CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SALT, LACTIC ACID, MILK, SORBIC ACID AS A PRESERVATIVE, OLEORESIN PAPRIKA (COLOR), ENZYMES, CHEESE CULTURE, ANNATTO (COLOR).

The above is the standard Kraft singles ingredient list, and at a glance is the shortest one I saw on their website.

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Literally this is why it gets hate. It’s not remotely Cheddar. Real Cheddar is deliberately none of these things. I love a crunchy cheese crystal and a crumbly organic texture. To each their own, but it’s not Cheddar, barely cheese. I’d have it in a burger, but only because so few places will melt real cheese properly. Brie is pretty good in a burger. Is Somerset Brie really Brie? Time for a Frenchman to tell me to gtfo…

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

I didn't say it was cheddar. I said it was made from cheddar. It's decidedly not cheddar, which is why it's not called "cheddar".

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

IMHO, it has three purposes:

  1. a grilled cheese on cheap white bread with enough butter to guarantee an acid reflux episode
  2. melted on Chef Boyardee ravioli
  3. on a slice of apple pie

If your Kraft singles are too precious, I think the Dollar Tree brands stray even further from gods light.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (3 children)

Wait wtf you put American cheese on your apple pie?!?

Are you from the US? I’ve never heard of that, and honestly I’m horrified and intrigued

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[–] [email protected] 28 points 2 weeks ago

Cybertruck owners are huge fragile bitches, who'd have known?

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[–] [email protected] 105 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

These protestors in front of Tesla Service Centers need to see what a majority looks like...A couple hundred CTs surrounding them might do it.”

This guy thinks the majority means "whoever shows up with weapons"

[–] [email protected] 40 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

He also thinks there are a couple hundred cybertrucks nearby. Thinking may not be his strong suit.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Hey if you're near a Tesla storage lot, there probably IS a couple hundred cybertrucks nearby.

Sitting there, having their wheels stolen and rotting since nobody is buying them, but that's still technically nearby.

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[–] [email protected] 96 points 2 weeks ago (41 children)

the only way these people will learn [is] if they are shamed

Oh projection…

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[–] [email protected] 86 points 2 weeks ago (8 children)

Cybertrucks are ugly, poorly-built, and poorly-designed vehicles. These protesters are doing any potential owners who get deterred from wasting their money on them a favor.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (4 children)

I test drove one because I had to know. It was awful. I've driven dozens of different vehicles and it by far is the worst I've ever driven. It's just stupid. Everything about it is stupid.

It also felt satisfying to cost Tesla like $10 in electricity and wear and tear.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

It also felt satisfying to cost Tesla like $10 in electricity and wear and tear.

Should we all sign up to test drive Teslas with zero intentions to buy, just to cost them time & money?

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[–] [email protected] 75 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

American cheese used to cost more than eggs. Now cheese is 10x cheaper than eggs. New throwables just dropped.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 weeks ago

Cheese frisbee!

[–] [email protected] 74 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

WHAT’S ELON’S CUM TASTE LIKE?

Lmfao

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[–] [email protected] 65 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

They're all masochists. I've never seen a group that wants to be oppressed more than conservatives. Their lives revolve around bullshit perceived aggrievement.

[–] [email protected] 37 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

Christian conservatives are the worst of them all. Their entire society is steeped in their religion; it's literally unavoidable, despite the first amendment being very clear. If the US has a culture, it would heavily overlap with Christianity.

And yet they have convinced themselves that they are being oppressed. Because someone dared to challenge their obviously unconstitutional bullshit. It's so pathetic.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

My Catholic in-laws voted for Trump in 2020 because Biden, a Catholic, was going to outlaw catholicism.

There's no hope for these people.

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[–] [email protected] 57 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

EDIT: Also, obligatory...

[–] [email protected] 41 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Throwing cheese at cars is my new favorite form of antifascist protest!

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 weeks ago

Dicks buying cybershits deserve some mockery.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I see a Reichertruck sometimes on my commute and wonder if the driver gets shit for it. It just gets an angry glare from me.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 weeks ago

Flipping off*. You can flick off boogers, but you flip the bird.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Cybertruck? Oh, that boxy Prius. Gotcha.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

The prius doesn't deserve that.

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