Taldan
@Taldan@lemmy.world
- Comment on Senate Confirms ‘Sharpiegate’ Meteorologist to Lead NOAA 2 days ago:
he said he stood by the Trump administration’s proposals to dismantle much of NOAA’s climate science enterprise, while also diverging from Mr. Trump’s statements that climate change is a “hoax,”
Oh so he fully understands the threat of climate change, but is happy to follow orders and prevent action to mitigate the damage of climate change
The absolute worst type of person, in my opinion. He knows the harm his actions will cause, but doesn’t care if it gets him money and power
- Comment on It is only half greentext, though amusing 4 days ago:
Bit of a hot take, but I prefer the version where you get less done because you’re spending so much time shooting the shit with coworkers
I don’t enjoy work. I do enjoy hanging out with people and chatting. If I can get away with it, I’ll minimize the work and maximize the non-work
- Comment on In this essay... 1 week ago:
Presumably you were starting with a fundamental axiom such as 1 + 1 = 2, which is the difficult one to prove because it’s so fundamental
- Comment on Which career to pursue? 1 week ago:
Or a bachelor’s for that matter. The only way he could be doing more math is if he was an actual math major
- Comment on PUT THE TRAINS IN THE BAG 2 weeks ago:
I always forget the Acela is technically a high speed rail. It would only actually be a tiny fraction of that line. Less than 10% of the line is HSR
- Comment on whats your dumb purchases? 2 weeks ago:
Yeah, it tastes pretty different. It’s either the carbonation or the fact each SodaStream is haunted by the thousands of people killed and displaced for them to put a factory in the West Bank. 50/50 on which is a bigger factor
- Comment on Sailing the high seas 2 weeks ago:
That’s a really tone deaf pitch
How would you explain your complicity to future generations? “Yeah, I know freedom of speech was under attack and I was complicit in that, but only because it was a really good deal. I saved $15 a month!”
- Comment on Sailing the high seas 2 weeks ago:
In the beginning streaming was the best media access we have ever had. Golden era Netflix was amazing in my opinion. What made you feel it was a rip off?
- Comment on 'Borderlands 4 is a premium game made for premium gamers' is Randy Pitchford's tone deaf retort to the performance backlash: 'If you're trying to drive a monster truck with a leaf blower's motor, you're going to be disappointed' 3 weeks ago:
There aren’t enough monster truck owners to support his game. If he gets his wish, Gearbox is going to lose a whole lot of money
The reality is that it is a mass market game. It needs mass market adoption. Currently much of the market is locked out due to performance issues
- Comment on Posting for the "Now guys he was MURDERED! Don't celebrate!" Crowd 4 weeks ago:
Fight fire with fire. Apparently it’s the only thing conservatives will pay attention to
So many of them are convinced all gun violence is coming from the left, and at this point I’m ready to just let them have their delusions. What are they going to do about it? Implement gun control? Please do
- Comment on Shape up. 4 weeks ago:
Now, yes. Then, no. I don’t think anyone could have unified the MAGA right enough to win the election without Trump. If Trump hadn’t ran, I could have seen a conservative winning a normal election. Not a last minute Trump replacement though
- Comment on do what you love 1 month 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 month 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 month 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 month 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 month 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 month 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 month 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 month 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 month 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 month 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? 1 month 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 1 month 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 1 month 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 2 months 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 2 months 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 2 months ago:
Apparently it is real. Wild
- Comment on Too bad we can't have good public transportation 2 months 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 2 months ago:
R’amen
- Comment on They even got their own island 2 months 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