I mean…

I Don’t necessarily see a problem with either of those scenarios. Unless they’re abusing the cat/animals. I think I would suggest next time something more amenable to the animals, though.

Also, I might flrt with the animal more than the actual date.

I think they’re saying a date with a cat.

I heard this gif.

It went “Weeeeeooooo<leafy splash>” over and over again.

EDIT: wait. There’s actual sound. And it’s awesome.

Saying the universe was created, implies a creator.

I assume it was just something that happened.

Gotta keep the American dream alive.

Give people hope.

People with hope don’t revolt because they still have something to lose.

And brown sugar.

Gotta get those cinnamons-syrup-swirls, amirite?

I’m not sure what your point is?

Sex was used as a means of social control. By making premarital sex taboo and shameful, it forces people who want to have sex to get married.

Marriage historically was a convention controlled by the church. You could largely only get married with the approval of the church or temple, which meant they could control who you were having babies with, creating castes.

Also because sex is fun, it’s a reason to abide all the other bullshit we’d be like “naw, not doing that” over.

Well, they want a second one for the helicopter, because that’s loud and it annoys them with their coming and goings

you’ve not had the dubious distinction of talking to a Young Earth Creationist, have you?

They think dinosaur bones are planted by satan specifically to tempt and cause doubt. They also think the earth is merely a few thousand years old.

On a scale of one to translunar orbit, how freaking high was he?

the energy of a chaotic neutral?
“maybe it’ll work, maybe it won’t, but it’ll be FUN”

or chaotic evil?
"naw. fuck y’all’s weekend.

You’re not providing your bank credentials directly to the third-party, either. They use OAuth-like systems to log you in, typically. I’m not familiar with Ozow, specifically, but from what I can tell about their company, they appear to be doing mostly the same things as Plaid.

Plaid or Ozow is the third party. You’re using their system, which they control, to provide your credentials.

You’re trusting that a) they’re not malicious and b) they have their shit together and c) even though they do have their shit together someone doesn’t find a random exploit anyhow.

As for the first. yeah. that’s a problem. At that point it really doesn’t matter, does it? why would you trust Ozow or anyone else in that sort of environment with your banking credentials? or even the bank with your money?

You do realize that if the bank authorizes a transfer, that you did not… it’s wire fraud and they’re obligated to refund that cash, regardless if they recoup the cash or not.

Their fuck up, their loss.

On the other hand, if you give your credentials to a 3rd party, that’s against the ToS none of us actually read, and if something happens to your account; they’re going to deem it as your fuck up.

As for whatever technobabble Plaid wants to use, even if they’re insured… you’re not, unless you can prove in court that they were the source of the breach. Their lawyers are probably better than yours.

You shouldn’t trust Plaid either.

Especially if all they’re doing is looking for the routing and account number. Because that’s just as easy to give.

If you’d like, I can show you. Just uh, need you to sign a waiver saying you authorize this little demonstration and accept all risks.

Also, gonna need your login credentials…

That’s what wire transfers are for.

There should be no need for you to give them your credentials. Also, be aware that if you do give a third party credentials, and you get hacked, your banks going to blame you for being stupid.

Because it is stupid.

How stupid is it? Not even the bank support staff will ask for your credentials.

Shhhh…

we don’t speak of that.

But you’re putting words in OP’s mouth now.

Am I?

Where did I say the OP said anything at all?

Also, I wonder whose more definitive on the meaning of words? The long-standing, generally recognized as the definitive dictionary for US-English… or… wikipedia?

Are you really comparing a device that costs a hundred or two hundred dollars to buy in bulk and is an incredibly annoying nuisance to anyone who has to deal with them being left wherever the fuck the person driving them decides is ‘good enough’… to a robot that costs hundreds of thousands of dollars with decades of R&D behind them…??

In virtually every implementation, they’re operated inside a security envelope that would help make it extremely difficult to steal. most of the robots have their own security team behind them, including people that will look for it when it is stolen.

Even if you do manage to lift a several-hundred-pound robot and run away with it; and get it to somewhere it’s onboard telemetry (including GPS, camera and audio. Probably also ultrasonic) can’t broadcast… and then get it someplace safe enough to do the tear down… posting pictures on the internet may as well paint a target on their back. and just for the record, the painters are the kind of people who own companies like blackwater.

No, they probably won’t send their goons after you. But you did just embarrass them…they ain’t gonna take that lying down.

nope. and you won’t see that anywhere, either. those things are ridiculously expensive (and generally less capable than humans.). IfIxit can’t exactly afford to buy one. (well. they could. probably. but it’s a limited audience.)

I happen to have some inside knowledge on a particularly laughable suppository, though.