RobotToaster

@RobotToaster@mander.xyz

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Does each country have a book/library of the laws of the land that a commoner can consult to check if they're about to do something illegal?⁩ ⁨⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  The UK has www.legislation.gov.uk

  It only covers statute law, not common law, but most things are codified by statute today.

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Roundup of Roundup⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s why I used scare quotes

  The problem is, how it’s published and funded is a huge part of the institutions surrounding science, to the point that they’ve become plesionyms.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If WW3 breaks out, who is going to be on which side?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Thanks for the info, I didn’t realise they had become quite so dire.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Roundup of Roundup⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Then people wonder why people don’t trust “science”

  Everyone responsible for this should be in jail

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If WW3 breaks out, who is going to be on which side?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Russia and China being allies is a given. Iran and the DPRK will be on their side too.

  Israel, the USA, Japan, and parts of Europe will no doubt be on the opposite side, with the more sensible parts of Europe staying out of it.

  India I have no idea, they’re nominally a USA ally, but I could also see them trying to stay neutral.

  China world no doubt take the opportunity to reclaim the island of Taiwan.

  I imagine a lot of Arab states would try to remain neutral at first, but Israel would probably take the opportunity to invade the rest of Syria, at which point some may be dragging into the conflict.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is there a mechanism in the USA to undo presidential pardons years later if political corruption has been proven as motivation to give these pardons?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Theoretically a constitutional amendment could be passed. That would require 3/4 of states to ratify it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do .ml users get a bad rep?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  If you’re on an instance that is widely defederated

  Or one that widely defederates.

  I believe mander is the only instance that has a policy of only defederating illegal content.

  In contrast .world has a huge de-federation list.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨ELI5 why I logically understand McDonald's food is low quality and bad for me but I crave it like crack?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  The same reason people will logically understand that crack is bad for them but crave it like crack

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨UK issues £1 million fine to adult platform for failing to comply with age verification rules⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  The ad for VPNs at the bottom is perfect lol.

  Also it’s kind of ofcom to include a list of porn sites in their press release.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨WHY???⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s where all the 10mm sockets end up

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Exclusive: jury in anti-genocide activist 'terrorism' trial 'told to ignore international law'⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  A jury’s remit is whatever the jury decides is it’s remit.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Exclusive: jury in anti-genocide activist 'terrorism' trial 'told to ignore international law'⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  We do en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jury_nullification#England_…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why civilians don't crowdfund bribe money for politicians?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  To really have influence we’d have to crowdfund an island where we can film politicians molesting children.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  They ruled the planet for 150 million years and didn’t ruin the environment once ?

  That’s what the octopodes want you to think.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Temu: UK artist's anger at finding work on site without permission⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Temu sell it for just over the cost of production, while the artist sells it with a high mark up, there’s a difference in affordability.

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Health Secretary Kennedy says there's 'not sufficient' proof to show Tylenol causes autism⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Pretty much.

  But saying anything “definitely” in medicine is difficult, especially when it comes to the brain. (Which is why medicine is full of “I don’t want to get sued speak”)

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Health Secretary Kennedy says there's 'not sufficient' proof to show Tylenol causes autism⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  “The causative association . . . between Tylenol given in pregnancy and the perinatal periods is not sufficient to say it definitely causes autism. But it is very suggestive,” Kennedy told reporters, citing animal, blood and observational studies.

  Was what he actually said, the headline is click bait.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨'This is definitely my last TwitchCon': High-profile streamer Emiru was assaulted at the event, even as streamers have been sounding the alarm about stalkers and harassment⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Thanks for being the first person to actually explain that rather than just downvoting.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How, and why, are there so many AI-generated videos of incredibly obscure/niche topics?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s basic SEO slop logic applied to video.

  All the popular topics are already crowded, so you shotgun very specific search terms.

  For instance, if you have a web shop selling fish equipment, “how to keep fish” is probably extremely crowded, so you would target a bunch of specific search terms like “how to teach crabs to read classical Latin”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨'This is definitely my last TwitchCon': High-profile streamer Emiru was assaulted at the event, even as streamers have been sounding the alarm about stalkers and harassment⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  That was literally the first time I’ve heard of him.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨'This is definitely my last TwitchCon': High-profile streamer Emiru was assaulted at the event, even as streamers have been sounding the alarm about stalkers and harassment⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  The guy who electrocuted his dog?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Reddit's AI Suggests Users Try Heroin⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  To be fair that sounds exactly like something an organic redditor would say.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How are these ICE agents allowed to fire on protestors like this⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Persecutors have the monopoly on getting people charged with crimes.

  I had to look this up and I’m surprised that in most states private prosecution is barred. In the UK it’s still legal, if expensive and uncommon.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Towns may have to be abandoned due to floods with millions more homes in Great Britain at risk⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  All new housing should be built as high above sea level as possible, instead we are building in flood plains.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨UK: If it looks, sounds and behaves like an enemy, why are we calling China a ‘challenge’? -- [Opinion]⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  However three lefts do.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Here's what would happen if the UK abolished landlords overnight⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  When did the big issue become Maoist? 😆

  Not that I’m complaining, it’s certainly an improvement.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨UK: If it looks, sounds and behaves like an enemy, why are we calling China a ‘challenge’? -- [Opinion]⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  There are plenty of political figures saying we should call China the enemy, very few that openly say we should call the USA an enemy.

  That’s not my point though, because you could also say it about other countries (Saudi Arabia, Israel, etc), the fact is dealing with countries that do things we consider shitty is a basic part of geopolitics, unless you want to start a war on twelve fronts.