mrbutterscotch
@mrbutterscotch@feddit.org
- Comment on The way this egg peels in infuriating 2 weeks ago:
No they’re not. My family had them and we come from a welsh mining family. I just think they are (or used to be) more widely used in Europe.
- Comment on Killing the intellectual future of Iran. Science has no borders. 2 weeks ago:
Nope, it’s the best decision I made. I don’t want to debate extremists that start insulting me as soon as a I don’t agree with all of their takes.
And btw at least with my client/instance, banning an instance doesn’t ban the users, so you can still interact with them on other instances.
- Comment on Asmeinkampf 3 weeks ago:
But look at the numbers in your second link. Biden gave Ukraine considerably more per year. With 60 Billion aid in 2024. In December 2024 a loan of 20 Billion was given. Since then no major aid bills have been passed.
Your link says the opposite of what you’re arguing.
And those 200 Million in 2018 are peanuts.
- Comment on Is it wrong of me not giving a shit when cops get killed? They signed up for the job know what it entails. Same with Firepeople. I feel bad 4 families but no one gives a shit about Nurses or DRs? 3 weeks ago:
I’ll be honest, what you are describing sounds like a return to vigilante justice, which does not sound enticing to me. It sounds like the prelude to Gang/Militia warfare. Organised Crime would thrive in such an environment.
But at the end of the day there is little ability for either of us to demonstrate, to me that the police can be fixed with any proposed method
I’m not intelligent enough to propose solutions for fixing a police force which is highly corrupt. But I feel confident enough to say there are absolutely examples of countries with a functioning/not corrupt police force.
Germany is a very good example of what a good police force can look like. Sure there is always some that have a power trip and abuse their power, but that’s something you’ll have in any system, a system of vigilante neighborhood/militias included (if not more so). Police in Germany are generally well trained and a boon to society.
None of this is going to be particularly effective but it’s not like currently a robbery, or most other crimes are likely to be effectively prosecuted either so I don’t see the big issue.
Not sure what country you are referring to, but I’ll stick with Germany as an example of a functioning police force. In Germany 58% of crimes are solved
And the missing 42% aren’t because of police corruption, but due to missing evidence etc.
So I don’t believe Police as a concept is outdated, since we need a way to enforce the laws that we as citizens agree on, but rather that the countries that have corruption problems need radical reform.
- Comment on Is it wrong of me not giving a shit when cops get killed? They signed up for the job know what it entails. Same with Firepeople. I feel bad 4 families but no one gives a shit about Nurses or DRs? 3 weeks ago:
So say we abolish the police. What happens when someone has been robbed?
- Comment on Real talk 3 weeks ago:
I honestly believe that the more extreme .ml users will be chasing off new users coming to the fediverse, since they have the largest communities.
Which is a shame.
- Comment on After Almost 4 Years, My Indie Game Is Almost Ready! 🥹 3 weeks ago:
Nice! Wouldn’t even know where to start, so cudos to you!
- Comment on pirate shit 4 weeks ago:
How much do private trackers improve the experience? My friend that pirates says he hasn’t had any problems with public ones yet.
- Comment on Lemmings, please give us your info dump. 1 month ago:
Thanks so much for taking the time to answer! I’ll look into those options
- Comment on Do not look at this if you live in Germany. 😐 1 month ago:
I don’t know if nothing would’ve taken place, but I yes, I agree the conditions for Russia to influence US politics were good to begin with.
- Comment on Do not look at this if you live in Germany. 😐 1 month ago:
I mean you’re not wrong, but Russia/Putin absolutely is to blame for a lot of things that contributed to the rise of fascism in America and Europe in the 21st century.
- Comment on Current events dictate that I post this. 1 month ago:
Yes, I suppose it’s better than them uniting against the democratic world.
- Comment on Current events dictate that I post this. 1 month ago:
Yeah I think it’s due to Russian influence on social media. Hamas were used by Russia to weaken a key US Ally. So Russia has always pushed pro palestinian talking points which makes them Saints in some people’s eyes.
Fuck Russia and fuck Israel. May fascists die a painfull death everywhere.
- Comment on Current events dictate that I post this. 1 month ago:
I mean I can’t speak for the other person, but I find Nato Bombs and munitions killing russian fascists very necessary.
- Comment on Lemmings, please give us your info dump. 1 month ago:
Thanks!
Yes, the only tricky part for me, I think, will be setting up external access for my familiy.
I did wonder about security though. Is it possible to set this up in a way where my families and my own ISP don’t see what is being shared?
- Comment on Lemmings, please give us your info dump. 1 month ago:
I’m planning on setting up a NAS, so I will be reading into networking aswell. Hopefully I won’t get to frustrated lol
- Comment on Android/Phone Alternatives? [Discussion] 6 months ago:
Yes I bought it a couple of weeks ago. I’m really happy with it!
- Comment on Scientific unprogress... 7 months ago:
Thank you. With all the awfull stuff going on the atm I tend to forget all the amazing things we humans still achieve.
- Comment on Squint those eyes 11 months ago:
Now that you pointed it out I can definitely see it haha
- Comment on Squint those eyes 11 months ago:
Huh, still can’t see it haha But thanks!
- Comment on Squint those eyes 11 months ago:
I don’t see it