meco03211
@meco03211@lemmy.world
- Comment on Does this count as 1 stop or 2? 6 days ago:
At least where I’m from the stop lights start switching before the emergency vehicle gets to the intersection. It helps clear the traffic in the direction the emergency vehicle is going. We are a little more car centric in the states so maybe you just don’t run into the issue where that becomes the solution.
- Comment on Does this count as 1 stop or 2? 6 days ago:
Your lights won’t change with an emergency vehicle needing to get through? How do they manage?
- Comment on Does this count as 1 stop or 2? 6 days ago:
This would be my take with the only caveat being if the green light was exceedingly short due to emergency vehicles. Rather than saying that’s 2 stops I’d mention the emergency vehicles and they messed with the timing.
- Comment on What would the next pres of USA have to do to gain back trust for America? Hold a televised event saying the last person was just a fuck up? 2 weeks ago:
The silver(ish) lining is that he is actively reducing how much power that position actually has in the world. Our soft power has been demolished.
- Comment on What would the next pres of USA have to do to gain back trust for America? Hold a televised event saying the last person was just a fuck up? 2 weeks ago:
No they won’t. He was in once and then gone. But he came back and so much worse. He has demonstrated that not only is there enough appetite among the voting populace for his brand of hate and violence, but that our institutions are woefully incapable of protecting their own country let alone the fucking world. Prior to that I’m sure most of the world would have thought straight up kidnapping a “democratically” elected world leader and a full on unprovoked war (in all but name) would be impossible. But here we are. Anything short of an actual uprising or revolution won’t be sufficient on their own. I’d bet good money we don’t have a chance at seeing a return to the position and soft power we held for at least half a century.
- Comment on 3 weeks ago:
Had a 100+ year old house built for a steel mining company. Full cinder block siding on 2 stories and a basement. Joists in the basement were full size 2x10s nestled snugly between steel reinforced concrete joists (I forget the length on center). Had to replace some sub floor on the second floor under the toilet. More steel reinforced concrete joists. The nukes ever start flying I’m hightailing it back there and busting in… provided they didn’t reinforce the door.
- Comment on How do I ACTUALLY get hired by the United States Postal Services (USPS)? 3 weeks ago:
Camo shirt and a high-and-tight.
- Comment on Lmao 3 weeks ago:
How well funded have our space programs been? Maybe they aren’t diverting massive portions of their resources to war and can actually focus on space.
- Comment on When did Saturday Night Live get so cringe? 4 weeks ago:
Yeah when your grandma gave it out. Now it sucks but I bought a lifetime supply some years ago so I put it out for the little ones.
- Comment on When did Saturday Night Live get so cringe? 4 weeks ago:
I felt this one. Hadn’t seen it in years. Watched a random skit on YouTube one day and thought it was awful. Had my Seymour Skinner moment.
- Comment on Wait....IS that what I meant?? 4 weeks ago:
Point of distinction, she would not have been president. Only acting president.
- Comment on Wait....IS that what I meant?? 4 weeks ago:
Did and found nothing. Post a source if you have one.
- Comment on [deleted] 5 weeks ago:
Which is perfectly fine. Looking through your post history you seem to have a lot of posts just trying to make sense of life. That’s a good thing as long as you don’t expect answers to be very neat and logical solutions to your problems.
- Comment on [deleted] 5 weeks ago:
You sound a lot like an angsty teen with undiagnosed autism. I went through similar scenarios when I was a teen. A few things to consider
If you’re actually right, you shouldn’t really need to explain yourself. The truth should be evident.
If you’re explaining why you’re right to someone, what do you gain by convincing them? And does that justify the effort to convince them? You may be denying them that same gain by not conceding they are right.
Emotions can alter the landscape and motives might not be pure. If you’ve continually berated someone and harangued them about how you’re right, they might just argue with you to deny you that validation.
- Comment on If you're sexually frustrated & can never find a mate & decide to live a life of "nofap," what are the effects that buildup of sexual frustration has? 1 month ago:
Mechanical isn’t the only part being played. There’s hormones too. I’m positive there’s differences there depending on alone or with someone. Whether or not that has any health implications I’ve no idea.
- Comment on Nvidia Announces DLSS 5, and it adds... An AI slop filter over your game 1 month ago:
No. They want regular folk to buy PCs. They just have no idea what regular folk can afford. How much could a banana cost, 10 dollars?
- Comment on Is it actually healthy for people to have a place to confess things anonymously? 1 month ago:
The church used to defend pedos. They still do, but they used to too.
- Comment on Theoretically speaking, if one wanted to sail the seas while being not very tech savvy – is using a VPN (Mullvad) enough? I would never, of course… but theoretically? 1 month ago:
Now I’m curious. What is Russian news saying about the war?
- Comment on Is it actually healthy for people to have a place to confess things anonymously? 1 month ago:
To be fair, their version also came with forgiveness and absolution. So I’m sure plenty of pedos confessed their sins only to be told, “say a few hail Mary’s, and try not to do it again. But as far as god is concerned, it’s like it never happened.” So they could convince themselves they did nothing wrong.
- Comment on What the fuck is going on with Iran and what will happen next? 1 month ago:
Trump supporters are more likely to say things are “great” when asked how the presidents policies have affected them.
They’re also likely to say “Biden’s policies” were terrible and “trump’s policies” are the best even if they describe Biden’s actual policies as “trump policies” and trump’s actual policies as “Biden’s policies”.
- Comment on Would it be possible to have a successful career as a lawyer and never lie? 1 month ago:
Someone just watched Liar Liar.
- Comment on Did I discover a fake conspiracy theory? 2 months ago:
My recollection was if it was on like school property or some place kids were likely to be. That would trigger some enhancement to the crime. I’ve never been in a position to need to know if that’s true or not.
- Comment on Is it rude to go through the car wash with a bunch of snow on your car? 2 months ago:
I’ve laughed a number of times watching a car stop at a light or stop sign only to have the entire contents of their snow covered roof slide down the windshield completely obscuring their view. Like had to put flashers on and get out to clean.
- Comment on If the next pres. is a Democrat and wants to roll back all of Trumps bullshit. How can they do that quickly and efficiently? 2 months ago:
…then instructing congress to put some laws down to fix all the holes the GOP used and abused.
Honestly, I think we need someone to brazenly and publicly abuse the same loopholes they exploited. Then dare them to close them.
- Comment on What would happen if a person proved in a lab they're gaining weight while in a verified calorie deficit? 3 months ago:
I’m big boned.
- Comment on What would happen if a person proved in a lab they're gaining weight while in a verified calorie deficit? 3 months ago:
If you ate a tub of crisco you wouldn’t gain weight equal to the caloric surplus. Your ass would never be the same, but you wouldn’t gain a ton of weight. That doesn’t mean it doesn’t have those calories.
- Comment on Bethesda announces a new Fallout... reality show 3 months ago:
Aw man. I really like the show.
- Comment on Should I get the Measles and/or Mpox vaccines if I had them as a child? 4 months ago:
Ask your doctor. If you don’t have a doctor, get one. If you can’t afford one, look for local resources or help.
- Comment on [deleted] 4 months ago:
Sure. But from my philosophy, everyone is too some degree. The issue becomes what they do with it.
- Comment on [deleted] 4 months ago:
My hot/shit take. It’s not ableist to say any disability makes you uncomfortable. Everybody is entitled to their feelings and discomfort is one of those. What makes it ableist is how you manage that feeling. If this ex-friend as you detailed stats trying to poison other friends against you, that’s bad. If they try to limit only their own interactions with you, even if it costs them friends or otherwise enjoyable times, in an effort to not sour the mood of the group or to avoid their own discomfort, that’s OK.
My philosophy is that everyone is at least a little bit bigoted. It’s simply a matter of to what degree but more importantly how they manage it. If someone is purely racist down to their core, but they do everything they can to avoid minorities and don’t try to spread their views, that’s not terrible. If they understand it’s wrong and try to minimize their impact in that regard, I think that should be allowed. I wouldn’t necessarily say applauded, but certainly not condemned.