Phineaz
@Phineaz@feddit.org
- Comment on Dear Faith X 1 day ago:
All characters are, as far as I am aware, Kenyan. I find it very weird that you consider the skin colour of faith to be a sign of anything.
- Comment on When DinoCon is doing more than the US Gov 2 weeks ago:
To be clear: I don’t know the paleontologist in question or what they did or didn’t do. I don’t even know my way around paleontology, aside from maybe the most basic education.
If I were in that position I really would prefer not to have to message this individual (or travel to Iran, or …) to do some digging. And I understand being wary of someone who does. But I don’t quite understand how that is placed on the pedestal as being friends or otherwise well acquainted with a know child molester and trafficker. Were they friends? Sure, avoid the scientist whenever possible.
But I do not see a fundamental wrong with asking nicely “Dear Mr., can I come and dig up your backyard because I think there are some important fossils?” Would it be wrong to dig up Charles Manson’s back yard for that reason? State lands in Russa?
- Comment on When DinoCon is doing more than the US Gov 2 weeks ago:
Pardon, I know I worded it poorly, but what I meant with the Russia example is that the damage done to society is relatively minor by visiting the country or island of a criminal (though not null), while the gain for science could be huge. Somewhat similar to how journalists travel to war zones or occupied territories and comply with local authority such as the Taliban to report on important issues or abuse. They engage with a regime, but for an important reason.
I don’t mind being wrong, I would like to understand the reasoning seemingly most people share in this case.
- Comment on When DinoCon is doing more than the US Gov 2 weeks ago:
I think I am. Isn’t the advancement of science more important than the shunning of criminals?
I did word it poorly, but what I meant with the Russia example is that the damage done to society is relatively minor by visiting the country or island of a criminal (though not null), while the gain for science could be huge. Somewhat similar to how journalists travel to war zones or occupied territories and comply with local authority such as the Taliban to report on important issues or abuse. They engage with a regime, but for an important reason.
- Comment on When DinoCon is doing more than the US Gov 2 weeks ago:
Quick question: Why am I a deplorable cunt if I want to look for fossils on a rapist’s piece of land? Am I a war criminal if I want to dig for fossils in Russa?
- Comment on When DinoCon is doing more than the US Gov 2 weeks ago:
You had me in the first half, not gonna lie.
- Comment on French biathlete guilty of fraud wins Olympic gold while scammed teammate comes 80th 3 weeks ago:
She’s French, of course she is. All French people are bi because of the Croissant which has two tops almost touching. It makes you instantly bi.
- Comment on You are strong 4 weeks ago:
You see, in the Time before the Great Cucumber, Man could not shit, for Prometheus may have given him a Phallus for making love to other men (and, sometimes, procreation as these animals do). Prometheus may have given him buttocks to properly bounce back after every thrust. He may have given man the bipedal walk so that you may walk up to your lover in essentially every setting so that he may receive you in standing, lying, or kneeling. But Prometheus had not considered that from all this, the bowel had become convoluted and tight (which felt nice), too tight to properly shit.
You see, in ancient times man stored his shit in a discus which was the ideal shape to dry and throw it at people you dislike and to appease the gods who found that really funny. But before doing so, one would have to shit it out first which proved to be nay impossible. So the Great Cucumber saw this and said “A discus is not a shit shape. A penis, that’s a proper shit shape for you.”. And he took the shit and formed it as such, that man could launch it from the deepest of bowels with the force of an angry demigod, or he could take it into his hand and toss it at whoever dishonored the gods. All because the shit was shaped like man’s phallus and could properly fit between his cheeks, for it was shaped to this purpose.
And the gods saw that and saw that man would throw his digested as javelin upon each other and they were furious, for a javelin was not a discus. And for shitting after eating two bowls of Mediterranean food produced such a girth that man would scream and yell for days in joy when casting his next javelin, and the pleasure was such that he became sated and preferred to lay with (weak, not covered in discusses) women. And the great Zeus was angry, for now man was competing with him and fewer women willingly came to him. And so Olympus said “You who have done this great misdeed, forever be formed in the wretched way you have brought upon this world, and have your shit cause you pain, not pleasure!” .
- Comment on Getting rid of water would solve eutrophication no? 4 weeks ago:
It would, in favour of the liquid-nitrogen-crisis
- Comment on Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster 4 weeks ago:
That’s what you normally do with chain shot. Unless that was the joke, of course.
- Comment on Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster 4 weeks ago:
Thing is, the cannon ball IS the pressure valve. And since one of them will invariably go faster than the other one, the whole thing will be even less unpredictable with one half of the chain still in the barrel
- Comment on One way to guarantee your paper blows people away 4 weeks ago:
The Unabomber also killed and maimed people at random. So yeah, no.
- Comment on Day 560 of posting a Daily Screenshot from the games I've been playing 5 weeks ago:
Oh my, so much (accidental) foreshadowing in your post. I hope you enjoy the ride, our cult ended up with some rather … debatable ethics despite never indulging much in the more perverse and outright evil practices.
- Comment on Why are americans taking health advice from a former heroin addict ? 5 weeks ago:
Fuck that guy, but: Former heroin addict sounds respectable.
- Comment on Lab anxiety 1 month ago:
It took me a second to see your angle. I gotta say tho’, I have felt this way many times and I will continue to do so. To someone from the field, it is quite relatable. I assume it is also intended in such a way.
- Comment on Is Winnie the Pooh considered "racist" now or are .ml folks using it as an excuse to defend Xi Jin Ping? 1 month ago:
Minor nitpick: Why would they try to make America Chinese again?
- Comment on Ubisoft Closes Canadian Studio After It Unionizes 1 month ago:
Carfule question: Could it be that the reason the workes unionised is the same reason as to why Ubisoft closed it down?
If things were looking bad, it makes sense to unionise. if Ubisoft was going to shut down sooner or later anyway, might as well do it when the studio votes to unionise, as closing it down later would only become more difficult.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 months ago:
Where meme?
- Comment on Sun Tzu, the Art of War 2 months ago:
It’s very basic and common knowledge by modern standards, because it also set a standrad. If you had someone prosecute a war with 0 strategic experience, I would argue for it be a good guide.
Aside from that, most pieces of advise are something you might have to remind yourself of constantly. Break the enemy without fighting is solid and logical advice, but more than often enough it isn’t followed. Do not assault certain positions at all costs is quite obvious, yet we saw absolutely baffling assaults during WW1 or the US Civil War against well entrenched positions across open ground.
- Comment on Well, it’s funny if you can read Egyptian signs! 2 months ago:
I think it was due to someone gossiping about that, but yeah that’s the only unpleasent background I could find in that article. The paragraph even ends on a positive note.
I just dislike it if people throw around a source as an argument without constructing their argument.
- Comment on Well, it’s funny if you can read Egyptian signs! 2 months ago:
I have read it and it is not clear to me what exactly you wish to say.
Now, personally I don’t care but if you were to elaborate on what you mean I would read and maybe understand your argument.
- Comment on Well, it’s funny if you can read Egyptian signs! 2 months ago:
Do you care to elaborate?
- Comment on "Does Hitler have a right to privacy?" and other big questions in research ethics. 3 months ago:
Whether it be an opt-out or -in situation is beyond the topic of this question, but neither are applicable here.
- Comment on "Does Hitler have a right to privacy?" and other big questions in research ethics. 3 months ago:
I think that’s an easy one: Hitler is dead and, as far as I know, never had any direct descendants or relatives that could object on valid reasons.
- Comment on [deleted] 3 months ago:
You successfully created roughly 50% of a meme. Now, where is the rest of it?
- Comment on hmm breakfast 4 months ago:
Baked beans are fucking brilliant, you should broaden your culinary horizon
- Comment on hmm breakfast 4 months ago:
… Did you forget the /s?
- Comment on A strange charger 4 months ago:
I get that you were joking, but maybe don’t equate these two. Anyhoo, have a good day!
- Comment on Hell yes 4 months ago:
I hope you get to enjoy lots of time together :)
- Comment on Real Sleep 4 months ago:
Indeed, thank you.