DagwoodIII
@DagwoodIII@piefed.social
- Comment on Dear Russia, your compromat on the US president is passing its expiration date. Soon everyone who will believe will just assume and anything that isn't sourced will be called AI. 1 day ago:
This is an actual thing already.
Their take is that the Bible shows how God used weak men to do his work. If King David could kill Bathsheba’s husband and Lot could sleep with his daughters, then Trump is fine being who he is. It’s God’s plan and not for us to say…
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TIL
- Comment on Why isn’t "Democrats would never get away with this" seen as a problem for the left?” 3 days ago:
Clinton had a massive tech boom. That’s pretty much the only reason he survived.
- Comment on Why isn’t "Democrats would never get away with this" seen as a problem for the left?” 3 days ago:
Completely forgetting the Iran Crisis.
The hostages were on TV ever night. There was massive pressure on Carter to free them.
Reagan did a back door deal with Iran, and the hostages were released the day he was inaugurated. Then Reagan became Iran’s worst enemy.
- Comment on Why isn’t "Democrats would never get away with this" seen as a problem for the left?” 3 days ago:
The Left is weaker. Period.
Ronald Reagan went after the unions and the GOP never stopped. The Unions used to do a lot of the groundwork for the Dems; things like getting petitions signed and monitoring voting. The Churches do that job for the GOP because ‘Right To Life.’
The Right has a fantastic ground game in US politics. They drive old folks to the polls on election day, put signs on lawns and in store windows, and send dozens of letters to any media outlet.
Another thing the Left does badly is break up into tiny splinter groups instead of uniting. In one town you’ll have one group pushing for bike lanes, and another angry about the schools, and a third with another agenda.
- Comment on What do other languages use for "magic" words; or names and titles in fantasy and sci-fi novels or cinema? 4 days ago:
[off topic?]
Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny.
The backstory is that Earth sent out colonizing ships to distant planets. The passengers were kept in suspended animation, while the crews were allowed to clone new bodies and transfer their minds.
This particular planet was colonized mostly by Hindus. After developing super powers to help conquer the hostile native fauna, the crew has declared themselves Gods. They use the Hindu pantheon.
https://bookshop.org/p/books/lord-of-light-roger-zelazny/c41678bf1dbdd1a7
- Comment on a thought about authors 5 days ago:
click the link
- Comment on a thought about authors 5 days ago:
“The League of Frightened Men” by Rex Stout.
One of the earliest, and best, of the Nero Wolfe mysteries.
As a young man, an author was crippled in a hazing accident. While he’s gone on to become a successful writer, many of his classmates feel he is planning vengeance.
They see hints and clues to his evil intentions in the books he writes.
Fun read and an interesting look at the times it was written in.
- Comment on Apparently your hobbies becomes less interesting if you're forced to do them all the time? Who knew? 6 days ago:
You don’t have to work on passion projects like art or research to be content.
Just find something where you feel engaged.
Are you talking about these two sentences above?
Because it sounds like we agree.
I am not sure I understand your point.
- Comment on Apparently your hobbies becomes less interesting if you're forced to do them all the time? Who knew? 6 days ago:
Yes, but there’s a big difference between ‘man, the job sucked today’ and ‘my god, I hate this job, nothing good ever happens.’
- Comment on Apparently your hobbies becomes less interesting if you're forced to do them all the time? Who knew? 6 days ago:
She’s probably trying to pad her resume for her next job.
- Comment on Apparently your hobbies becomes less interesting if you're forced to do them all the time? Who knew? 6 days ago:
I was very lucky. The job I liked was in civil service. Relatively low amount of bull from management.
The trouble is that most managers and other higherups are already planning their next job move the day they get hired. They don’t care about the people who are working there.
- Comment on Apparently your hobbies becomes less interesting if you're forced to do them all the time? Who knew? 6 days ago:
Not really.
I hated work most of my life, and then got some good career guidance from a book called “Discover What You Are Best At.”
I found a job that used my talents in a way that kept me interested.
You don’t have to work on passion projects like art or research to be content.
Just find something where you feel engaged.
- Comment on Who Thought Bob Odenkirk would become action hero 1 week ago:
Eddie Murphy has entered the chat.
And his fellow SNL alum Billy Crystal handled himself well in “Running Scared.”
And let’s not forget Diane Keaton in “The Little Drummer Girl.”
- Comment on My culture also loves music, dancing and telling stories 1 week ago:
That’s an unexpected bonus from living in a multicultural area.
The Asian and South American places serve truly hot food. The posers know not to ask for it ‘extra spicy.’
- Comment on Why do pro athelets get paid millions upon millions of dollars but will be taken off field for something minor? My coach always said walk it off or tough it out. How come its not the same in leagues? 1 week ago:
I’ve yet to see a cybertruck within 1,000 meters of an active job site.
- Comment on My culture also loves music, dancing and telling stories 1 week ago:
Yes, people in my culture often speak about the foods they enjoy.
- Comment on My culture also loves music, dancing and telling stories 1 week ago:
I once saw a post where the guy said he was from Minnesota and he thought ketchup was too spicy.
I wanted to burn the heretic.
- Comment on Meanwhile Ball 1 week ago:
See the whole movie.
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That’s a great story.
Of curse, today the supervisor would be arrested and put on a terrorist watch list.
- Comment on Meanwhile Ball 1 week ago:
Is there any situation where Seinfeld is inappropriate?
- Comment on Meanwhile Ball 1 week ago:
A bra company made NASA’s spacesuits.
- Comment on "No eating for free allowed! You must only watch it rot on the beach!" 1 week ago:
Because it’s New York, yes that did happen at least once.
- Comment on "No eating for free allowed! You must only watch it rot on the beach!" 1 week ago:
In my area there are independent contractors who listen in on their police scanners. When there is a fire or a break in these contractors show up in a van filled with plywood. As soon as the authorities allow them in they seal the building so no one can get inside. When the insurance company rep shows up they are happy to pay off the contractor because sealing the place prevents further damage.
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“Never have I been so offended by something I 100% agree with.”
- Comment on Women would rather do drugs than go to therapy 2 weeks ago:
I’m not a medical historian, but he must have been of some use, otherwise we’d have never heard of him.
Just because a lot of his work has been supplanted doesn’t mean he should be condemned
- Comment on Women would rather do drugs than go to therapy 2 weeks ago:
Freud was a pioneer with no technology to help him.
- Comment on Women would rather do drugs than go to therapy 2 weeks ago:
[off topic]
The 7% Solution. Drs. Freud and Watson team up to help Sherlock Holmes overcome his cocaine addiction.
Fun movie, directed by the author of the original novel.
- Comment on Dude's rock 2 weeks ago:
I can’t remember the exact name, but there’s a common process with ongoing characters where the writers find themselves making their toughest characters nicer over time.
Both Wolverine and Jack Reacher were presented as unapproachable loners at first, and both mellowed considerably over time.
Rorschach was ‘lucky’ because he got to die a noble death before being forced to become civilized.