untorquer
@untorquer@lemmy.world
- Comment on Anon notices lazy writing 1 week ago:
Allround was always around
- Comment on Full Circle 1 week ago:
The fascism was the friends we massacred along the way.
- Comment on What is anti-propaganda? 2 weeks ago:
Beyond a diverse sourcing of information one could consider sources which present their bias up front.
An analysis seated in a well communicated philosophy is better than one with its motive hidden behind a mask.
Furthermore, information being factual isn’t enough to be unbiased. Bias also applies to the selection of information being presented, or more importantly, not presented.
- Comment on If you're still on Reddit... 3 weeks ago:
Sure regulate it then, effectively, and cut out any international trade which allows for the procurement of goods through a non-regulated system. Find a common agreement of what regulation is and find a way to ensure no one has an incentive to break that regulation. Find a way to ensure that a capitalist cannot accrue such wealth as to influence politics (or skirt whatever law you want against it).
The only people I’ve heard who want NO regulation are AnCaps and yeah lol no - (and also they still want property rights ig).
People just want a better system than what we have now. Which is laissez-faire capitalism. Beyond that there’s the political philosophical aspect that “capitalism” can and does effectively mean rule by the wealthiest.
Lot’s of people would be happy with a market system in a socialist society. Lots of people want Anarchism. Lots of people want Communism(the good or bad kind depending on who you ask).
- Comment on If you're still on Reddit... 3 weeks ago:
Your example is fine. It’s not an option for most people to be able to source everything they need where the supply chain doesn’t rely on exploitation of labor and resource extraction somewhere along the process. Whether it’s in the materials used by the producer, the logistics in goods transport(oil & gas, shipping, warehousing, etc), or manufacturing of goods (labor, production house, etc…), the chain relies on exploitation somewhere along the way.
Buying the apple from your local farmer still relies on the oil industry to run farm equipment or transit of the product. By and large this is minimize when buying local from independent producers. Those, however, are often more expensive.
The consumer is the last step of exploitation. Where the profit stems from. Again, your local farmer probably isn’t extorting you, but your local grocery store probably is.
- Comment on Definitely didn't waste half an hour making this 4 weeks ago:
Twist-erase 3 is bae
- Comment on What TV cancellation are you most upset by? 4 weeks ago:
Grimgar
The character art, design, and development still phenomenal compared to most even 10yr later.
- Comment on Sounds logical to me 4 weeks ago:
You need to do it regularly for several months at least to really understand the culture and determine if it’s right for you.
- Comment on [deleted] 5 weeks ago:
That’s why you get your cult followers to give you all their money, so you can afford lawyers, they can’t, and the other followers can be readily coerced into placing social pressure on and dissent. This is about YOU, the works is about YOU, everything us about YOU and it airways has been.
- Comment on Pineapple was never the problem 5 weeks ago:
That must have been weira weird juxtaposition for a while, working at a bakery and randomly craving subs because of raising dough scent 😆
- Comment on Pineapple was never the problem 5 weeks ago:
Now i want a Lunchable wtf
- Comment on Pineapple was never the problem 5 weeks ago:
I’m weirdly not grossed out by the half-hour l flavor/texture combo, just seems too rich.
- Comment on How it feels wandering into different bubbles sometimes 5 weeks ago:
You thought i knew how to pilot you’re thing LMAO! *…pulls random lever
- Comment on How it feels wandering into different bubbles sometimes 5 weeks ago:
Oh you’ll find all the dissent slants on Ground News!
- Comment on "You should probably just throw it away" 5 weeks ago:
There are lots of IT/SysAdmin on Lemmy so their work will have to switch. I think their concern/sentiment gives others the impression that personal PC owners will also have to switch.
- Comment on "You should probably just throw it away" 5 weeks ago:
They act like the computer’s just going to stop working or something… People are going to use win 10 out of support for years.
- Comment on nature is beautiful 5 weeks ago:
Dish soap diluted in water also works and is pollinator friendly.
Just a little bit of soap, a few drops in an old cleaner spray bottle filled with water should do it. Too much and you risk sun-burning the plants.
- Comment on What’s a movie nobody can convince you is good? 1 month ago:
I never liked Hunter S Thompson’s writing style but I like that his work exists.
- Comment on How come in most school in the USA (at least mine) they teach Spain Spanish instead of Mexico Spanish? Would not Mexico Spanish be an obvious choice to teach? 1 month ago:
Having learned a language where dialect often means you can barely understand each other if at all, I’m more inclined to consider Mexican vs Castilian an accent much the same way as English’s American vs Australian.
- Comment on Do you think the US will actually log its national parks? 1 month ago:
Old growth doesn’t work like this. Logging companies are constantly trying to take bigger swaths than they’re allotted because there’s no active enforcement leaving orgs like BARK OUT et. al. To do the ground truthing and sue in court, often after the damage is done. Often they want this wood because it’s much higher quality than second growth. The dense wood is a higher grade and sells for a higher premium. If you’ve seen wood in an old house versus modern you’ll notice the ring structure much more tightly packed and less knotting. It’s much stronger.
Here’s a maps image of old growth in the mt. Hood wilderness: Image
And here’s the Oregon coast range: Image notice the patchwork? That it’s roughly 1/3 unplanted clear-cut now?
The first image is 100% old growth in a national forest. The second is 0%, in mostly privately owned land owned by logging companies or less so under BLM/FS. Patchwork logging doesn’t sustain biodiversity. Replanting is almost always done with a monoculture of trees that make logging easier in later harvests. These second growth forests hold less water, sequester less carbon, and are less drought resistant. This in turn makes them more prone to wildfire, flooding, erosion, and desertification. They are also less food abundant so they can’t sustain as much wildlife.
Most of western Oregon looks like the second image, and the old growth is only 10% of the original area nation wide. We don’t need to log old growth at all. There’s plenty of second growth. Just manage it.
- Comment on Do tell!!! 1 month ago:
I will peel you like an orangutan.
- Comment on Do tell!!! 1 month ago:
Duplicate of post #437995. Locking and marking topic closed.
- Comment on What are some of the things someone permanently relocating away from the US should be aware of? 1 month ago:
The US is on the exemption lost in your linked article.
- Comment on mass 1 month ago:
Are we simply to assume the donuts have a homogenous internal structure? Clearly there’s not enough information.
- Comment on What are some of the things someone permanently relocating away from the US should be aware of? 1 month ago:
Cool! Just file your tax extension by april 15 if the automatic 2 month extension is even slightly inconvenient or pushing the UK’s tax return provision date… It’s no questions asked and gives you until October.
The FBAR is also super easy if not slightly tedious depending on your foreign banking situation’s complexity.
- Comment on What are some of the things someone permanently relocating away from the US should be aware of? 1 month ago:
Yeah i guess my point is not to make assumptions here. Originally i wasn’t thinking EU specific. It can just get sticky if you live in eu and have a job based in US.
- Comment on What are some of the things someone permanently relocating away from the US should be aware of? 1 month ago:
It may have been a covid related restriction.
- Comment on What are some of the things someone permanently relocating away from the US should be aware of? 1 month ago:
Yep. Left signal when entering then right signal when going to the 3rd exit. The left signal means you’re planning to continue in the roundabout which would be wrong if you’re exiting.
Car position is also a thing. Move to the right side on exit to block traffic behind.
Also on entry: left side of lane turning left, center for straight, right for right.
Idk what the rules are in the US for roundabouts. From what i recall there really aren’t any you’re just expected to use them without training and not crash.
- Comment on What are some of the things someone permanently relocating away from the US should be aware of? 1 month ago:
You have 180 days visa free to be in the schengen area(most of EU).
It may be better to apply for your Visa in host country rather than through a US consulate. It’s often much faster, and there’s no third party which imo is safer.
It’s a one-way trip for your pets. At least last i looked into it the US doesn’t allow you to import house pets. So changing your mind will mean losing your pet. Speaking of bringing pets, that process is insane.
You WILL get homesick no matter how awful you feel about the US, it will take at least a year to go away.
The anxieties you bring with you from living in the US will take years to resolve.
You’ll need to get good at saying where you come from by referencing either New York City or LA.
FOR DIVERS:
Divers license discerns between automatic and manual transmission, trailer weights, and motorcycle displacement. There’s probably not a direct exchange so you’ll need to research for your discussing country. Your US license may be valid for a limited period after establishing residence.
use your turn signals at roundabouts. Yes, if you’re exiting left, signal left, if you’re exiting right, signal right. Always signal right when you exit. (Opposite for left hand driving) Optional if you’re diving a BMW.
Priority roads are a thing and right of may be different.
Right-turn on red may not be legal.
- Comment on What are some of the things someone permanently relocating away from the US should be aware of? 1 month ago:
Seems like it only matters if your taxable income is over ~$130k? So with foreign income exclusion that would mean you’d have to make over ~$250k/year for the 5 previous years.
At that point you can just pay your problems away…
