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Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts:

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  2. The entire showerthought must be in the title
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    • If your topic is in a grey area, please phrase it to emphasize the fascinating aspects, not the dramatic aspects. You can do this by avoiding overly politicized terms such as "capitalism" and "communism". If you must make comparisons, you can say something is different without saying something is better/worse.
    • A good place for politics is c/politicaldiscussion
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[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 5 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

I thought I read somewhere that they actually used face rec and CCTV, but leaked that it was a call-in tip to obfuscate the extent of the surveillance state from the public?

[–] Colonel_Panic_@eviltoast.org 1 points 8 hours ago

And he just happened to still be carrying around a backpack full of evidence several days later for funzies. Convenient.

[–] leoj@piefed.social 1 points 13 hours ago

I mean, I don't doubt that honestly, makes a lot more sense to me especially since they never got any reward money.

Also could of been a way to "legalize" the illegally obtained facial recognition, or some other form of illegal intelligence gathering.