disguy_ovahea
@disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world
- Comment on Muppet 1 week ago:
I was up early. It’s probably a little too heady for the hour. It’s funnier after coffee.
- Comment on Muppet 1 week ago:
It was meant as a joke. Score is another word for fuck.
- Comment on Muppet 1 week ago:
Gross. The wealthy will fuck anything but consenting adults.
- Comment on just wanting to see what happens 2 weeks ago:
Unfortunately, 15% is above the national average for congressional primaries. That’s all we need to change to change the Democratic Party. All the funding in the world won’t matter if we all take it upon ourselves to research the candidates on the ballot and show up at the polls.
For a point of reference, Mamdani broke the record for NYC Mayoral Democratic Primary turnout with just 30%, up from 21% last election. We just need to outnumber the retirees.
- Comment on just wanting to see what happens 2 weeks ago:
I’m referring specifically to the congressional primaries. That’s where we replace the centrist Democrats with progressives who will move the Overton Window back towards the left.
Looks like you saw 15.1% statewide in 2024
- Comment on just wanting to see what happens 2 weeks ago:
A lack of challengers is exceedingly rare. I was just discussing Fetterman’s election in another thread, where someone was saying he was better than Dr. Oz. He also had three challengers in a primary that only saw 8.5% attendance.
- Comment on just wanting to see what happens 2 weeks ago:
The Overton Window shift in the US is mostly due to persistent low primary attendance.
Congressional primaries have seen <15% attendance for the last 40 years. Retirees never miss a vote, and have very different needs than the working class. They’re the ones who have been packing our ballots with centrists and conservatives.
We should be voting twice every two years, not once every four, for federal elections alone. Sign up for mailers if you forget. Research the candidates on the ballot, rather than relying on advertising to coerce you into doing your civic duty.
- Comment on Enjoying the outdoors 2 weeks ago:
A carabiner should be able to solve that.
- Comment on Enjoying the outdoors 2 weeks ago:
I know that’s not the intended use, but can you sit comfortably and relax in a sex swing? I like the idea of a tree swing with neck and leg support. I’d take naps out there.
- Comment on Grandma is on her own 2 weeks ago:
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- Comment on Grandma is on her own 2 weeks ago:
Grandma is not the problem. It’s the ~800 billionaires in the US controlling sizable portions of single-family residences through private equity, artificially controlling market prices for maximum profit per sale. Blackstone alone owns 300,000 residences.
Fun Fact: There are 16 million vacant homes nationwide. That’s 28 vacant homes for every unhoused person.
- Comment on How did these 2 things interact? 3 weeks ago:
Nah. You don’t want it to rotate, you want to move your hand in a small circle.
You use the wood right before the exposed lead and maintain pressure toward the outside of the spool. The pen clip cap from a Bic or a partially unbent paper clip worked even better than a pencil.
Source: excessive Phish bootlegging in the 90s
- Comment on Republican Pride 3 weeks ago:
They’re not patriots, they’re nationalists.
“Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.” — Mark Twain
- Comment on Republican Pride 3 weeks ago:
It can if your target demographic has been consistently consuming lead and avoiding therapy for their entire lives.
- Comment on Republican Pride 3 weeks ago:
It shouldn’t be. They want a king.
- Comment on DIY 4th of July 3 weeks ago:
Absolutely. It’s far more likely with a fork, but deep enough or well placed scratches/gouges on a spoon could create the condition.
- Comment on DIY 4th of July 3 weeks ago:
That depends on the condition of the nickel plating. Scratched up cheap stainless would probably arc.
- Comment on Thumbs up to people dying. 3 weeks ago:
- Comment on Happy No-more-USA Day 3 weeks ago:
We need to grow our numbers! The only way we can do that is with continued non-violent organized protest. Violence will only reduce our numbers and suppress our resistance.
Erica Chenoweth has a very well researched presentation on the success of non-violent resistance overthrowing dictatorships with only 3.5% of the population. I highly recommend it.
Come out today for the Free America protest! We also have the Good Trouble Lives On protest on July 17th.
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- Comment on Posting a new delicious meal daily for a week [Day 5] 4 weeks ago:
I’ll try a byte.
- Comment on Time to redraw America's borders in a way that finally makes sense. 4 weeks ago:
We all still hate Floxas and the mutant abomination AbbSantis.
- Comment on I wish I didn't have to toss and turn so much. I want to cuddle to. :-( 4 weeks ago:
More like a taquito. I’ve been imprisoned by my own nocturnal rotations more than once.
- Comment on Alley cat lunch 4 weeks ago:
I’d try it. Is the skin meant to be eaten after pickling, or does it remove easily?
- Comment on spicy one 5 weeks ago:
The New Gulf of America
- Comment on AI will shrink Amazon's workforce in the coming years, CEO Jassy says 5 weeks ago:
Machine learning is a subset of AI, just as large language models are. They’re referring to text input machine learning as generative AI here:
Amazon is using generative AI broadly across its internal operations, including in its fulfillment network where the technology is being deployed to assist with inventory placement, demand forecasting and the efficiency of warehouse robots, Jassy said.
It’s only considered generative based on the user input method of text or speech. If it learned solely from observation, it would be considered machine learning, and if it used algorithms to create the most efficient model of itself, it would be considered deep learning. They’re all forms of AI though.
- Comment on AI will shrink Amazon's workforce in the coming years, CEO Jassy says 5 weeks ago:
LLMs are not personnel replacement ready yet. ML is rapidly taking over logistics and manufacturing.
- Comment on AI will shrink Amazon's workforce in the coming years, CEO Jassy says 5 weeks ago:
- Comment on AI will shrink Amazon's workforce in the coming years, CEO Jassy says 5 weeks ago:
The nation’s workforce. Forbes predicts a 25% reduction in the US job market by 2035, and Republicans included a provision in the budget reconciliation that prohibits any regulations on AI technology for 10 years to ensure that happens.
- Comment on If you can't make it yourself, store bought is fine 1 month ago:
Sigma balls 🫳🗯️
- Comment on Protip: 1 month ago:
Painted lines are always cooler too.
