Taldan
@Taldan@lemmy.world
- Comment on do what you love 1 week ago:
I have a masters in cybersecurity, and I see some people abbreviating is as CS sometimes, and it always bothers me. CS = Computer Science
- Comment on Sony is raising all PS5 console prices in the US by $50, starting tomorrow 1 week ago:
That’s not a particularly realistic explanation
The USD index has weakened by 10% as a whole, but not relative to the JPY. It has held roughly steady against the yen for the past couple years, before which the yen had weakened significantly. USD to JPY is extremely high right now, compared to where it has been over the past 15 years
- Comment on President Trump shows President Zelenskyy and President Macron his 4 More Years hats 1 week ago:
If that counts as a conspiracy theory, basically everything does
It’s a story some girl he dated told. A better term for it would be gossip
- Comment on President Trump shows President Zelenskyy and President Macron his 4 More Years hats 1 week ago:
That would just incentivize our politicians to accept bribes
It’s far easier for them to get away with corruption than it would be to bring up the average household income of the whole country
It wouldn’t even have to be outright corruption, they can just pass very favorable laws for certain wealthy corporations, where they will coincidentally be offered a highly paid “consulting” role after leaving office
- Comment on President Trump shows President Zelenskyy and President Macron his 4 More Years hats 1 week ago:
Not supported genocide, for one
A vote for Stein was effectively a vote for the current regime. Hope you’re happy with the results
- Comment on President Trump shows President Zelenskyy and President Macron his 4 More Years hats 1 week ago:
Just to clarify: People are assuming you voted for Trump (or at least not for Harris) in an effort to support Palestine
The result of Trump being elected is the current situation, where there is a very real possibility of Israel taking complete control of the Gaza Strip and genociding or displacing all Palestinians currently there
When it comes to the Gaza Strip, Harris was the lesser of two evils. Anyone who voted for Trump, or a 3rd party, helped Netanyahu commit genocide free of American interference. Trump’s America is even giving Bibi huge political and material support, far in excess of what America has ever given before
If that accurately describes you, then we’re all on the same page. If it doesn’t, you may want to clarify your comments now
- Comment on President Trump shows President Zelenskyy and President Macron his 4 More Years hats 1 week ago:
Yep. Way too many people are treating it like a joke
He already attempted to overturn an election he lost. He’s repeatedly stated he wants a 3rd term. He has consilidated his oower and put loyalists in nearly every position of power
What more could he do to make it clear he plans to stay in power?
- Comment on President Trump shows President Zelenskyy and President Macron his 4 More Years hats 1 week ago:
I don’t like how they killed off CentOS, but hatred seems a bit excessive
- Comment on President Trump shows President Zelenskyy and President Macron his 4 More Years hats 1 week ago:
Botched penis implants. He was insecure about his small dick, tried to make it bigger, now it’s mangled
- Comment on President Trump shows President Zelenskyy and President Macron his 4 More Years hats 1 week ago:
He’s telegraphing his plan to stay in power. He’s teed up to become the dictator of the most powerful military and economy the world has ever known
I find that terrifying more than pathetic
- Comment on Which way? 2 weeks ago:
I would highly recommend having it done professionally. It is a permanent change, and you don’t want to have it grow back incorrectly like this commenter
- Comment on California is debating whether or not to remove the bike lane on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge. During the public hearing, a politician was driving his car 2 weeks ago:
More people commute through the bike lane than a single car lane. Congestion will get worse if you get your way. Are you sure you want that?
- Comment on California is debating whether or not to remove the bike lane on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge. During the public hearing, a politician was driving his car 2 weeks ago:
It hasn’t been allowed since 2008. How old are you that 17 years is a sudden event to you?
It should be obvious to everyone that participating in a video call while driving is a dangerous activity
- Comment on Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s explanation for socializing with Jeffrey Epstein 4 weeks ago:
I love that apparently no one in the comments actually wanted to listen to the clip. I only came to the comments to find someone quoting him because I don’t want to listen to his voice either
Here is what he said:
“I run into everybody in New York. I mean, I knew Harvey Weinstein, I knew Roger Ailes, I knew- OJ Simpson came to my house. Bill Cosby came to my house.”
His excuse is he hangs out with a lot of rapists
- Comment on US education 4 weeks ago:
This is from 1976 (uncertain if this specific passage was change from the original run though)
The US education system has been slowly, but surely gutted since then
- Comment on US education 4 weeks ago:
Apparently it is real. Wild
- Comment on Too bad we can't have good public transportation 4 weeks ago:
Plenty of people got fucked over for America’s interstate system. You just don’t care about them because they’re poor minorities
- Comment on They even got their own island 5 weeks ago:
R’amen
- Comment on They even got their own island 5 weeks ago:
Are you seriously slut shaming a 14-year-old who was groomed by a 27-year-old? Using a sexist misconception no less?
That’s fucked up
- Comment on Gallium 1 month ago:
It’s a startup. He doesn’t get a golden parachute
- Comment on Gallium 1 month ago:
Turns out he was a CEO and that was his secretary (tail as old as time
No it wasn’t. She’s the CPO, Chief People Officer. Basically head of HR. Where did you get the idea she was a secretary?
- Comment on Gallium 1 month ago:
That’s the CEO and CPO, not her friends. She was recently promoted, possibly related to things like this
She’s making tens of thousands more per year to be complicit. I’ve seen people do much worse for much less money
- Comment on Car crashes have killed and seriously injured roughly the same number of people as shootings in Chicago this year. Only one of these things is treated as a safety crisis in the media 1 month ago:
Are you usually this dishonest, or do you have a particular bias against bikes? I dislike liars, and you are a liar. The law you cited explicitly contradicts your strawman
Here is an excerpt of the law you did not read:
If a stop is not required for safety, the pedestrian or person operating a low-speed conveyance shall slow to a reasonable speed and yield the right-of-way to any traffic or pedestrian in or approaching the intersection. After the pedestrian or person operating a low-speed conveyance has slowed to a reasonable speed and yielded the right-of-way if required, the pedestrian or person operating a low-speed conveyance may cautiously make a turn or proceed through the intersection without stopping.
Here is the law: colorado.public.law/statutes/crs_42-4-1412.5
- Comment on Car crashes have killed and seriously injured roughly the same number of people as shootings in Chicago this year. Only one of these things is treated as a safety crisis in the media 1 month ago:
Chicago is pretty different to most of the US. There is actual reliable public transit. The average resident isn’t doing nearly the driving of the average American
- Comment on Car crashes have killed and seriously injured roughly the same number of people as shootings in Chicago this year. Only one of these things is treated as a safety crisis in the media 1 month ago:
Vehicle fatalities are generally far higher than gun fatalities in the US. For decades it was the #1 cause of death under 45, only recently being dethroned to poisonings thanks to fentanyl
For Chicago, this is brought down by very low car ownership rate (by US standards), and a high gun fatality rate (including suicides by gun)
Still surprising guns have kept up though
- Comment on Car crashes have killed and seriously injured roughly the same number of people as shootings in Chicago this year. Only one of these things is treated as a safety crisis in the media 1 month ago:
Driver’s license requirements honestly should be much higher
- Comment on Car crashes have killed and seriously injured roughly the same number of people as shootings in Chicago this year. Only one of these things is treated as a safety crisis in the media 1 month ago:
America has ~280M cars, and ~500M guns
Americans, at least, are very accepting of guns. There’s a reason the fatality rate is so high
- Comment on we are creators 1 month ago:
Eh, there were a dozen different guys that invented flight (or were close to it) around the same time. The Wright Brothers were just the ones to successfully defend their patent
The technology had just progressed to a point where fixed-wing flight was viable, so the invention became inevitable
- Comment on Breaking the generational barriers 1 month ago:
I’ve been pouring hot grease in glass jars for decades without having one shatter. You’re severely overestimating the risks
- Comment on Guess I'm banned by Know Your Meme now. [yippee.wav] 1 month ago:
Reddit still uses IP bans. It’s crazy how far behind the times some tech companies are