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- Comment on Looking for work? Need a job with good pay and benefits? Have any sense of ethics? ICE is hiring and has low standards. Sign up for ICE and be the most incompetent agent in history. 1 day ago:
Do I have to bring my own brown shirt or will they be provided? /s
- Comment on Why do so many homes in rural areas have a front yard full of junk? 1 day ago:
Many of these folks also watch prices of scrap metal. If it gets high enough, you’ll see lots of that disappear and turn into money in their pocket. Prices for scrap, especially steel is extremely low right now compared to a few years ago. Many of them are waiting on the price to recover to cash in.
- Comment on Christ the Redeemer vs. Christ the Knock Off Brand 2 days ago:
If the ending of my story was too abrupt, and you wanted to spend just a bit more time with Touchdown Jesus, here’s the video a passerby caught of Touchdown Jesus burning. You can see the fire fighting vehicle on the left hand side, and the occasional flashes of lighting as the storm that started the fire rages on.
- Comment on Christ the Redeemer vs. Christ the Knock Off Brand 2 days ago:
Not far away we had what everyone called “Big Butter Jesus” or “Touchdown Jesus”:
The “Big Butter” part comes from the region’s fascination with making butter sculptures:
The “Touchdown” name, for those that don’t know USA Football (Grid Iron), this is the same gesture the referee makes to signal a valid goal:
However, after being around for years, Touchdown Jesus is no more. I’m not making this up, it was struck by lightning and being made of fiberglass, burned to the ground.
- Comment on You got it, buddy 6 days ago:
Eye Doctor <> Optometrist
Perfect example of why that is a bad approach. An Optometrist can measure your eyes for basic vision problems and monitor your retina issues, but you’d need an Ophthalmologist if you need surgery on those eyes for something the Optometrist finds.
- Comment on Apparantly, you can no longer reset the "User" BIOS Password with the "Admin" BIOS Password? Why??? I literally am the Admin lol. 6 days ago:
Have you tried doing a full BIOS update? As in, download from the manufacturer. I wonder if that would overwrite the passwords.
- Comment on Literally this community 1 week ago:
“Look at the silver lining! You were always worried she was cheating on you, now you know for sure she is so you don’t have to worry about that anymore!”
- Comment on The Harbinger of the Dystopia 1 week ago:
“I’ve exhausted my monthly ration allowance for McEnergy, so I’ll have to pass today.”
- Comment on The Harbinger of the Dystopia 1 week ago:
Instead of McCafe, it should be “McSoylent”.
- Comment on Why does good faith matter ? 1 week ago:
I don’t disagree with most of your thoughts above, but I’m not seeing a discussion of the merits or detriments of arguing in bad faith. A necessary component of bad faith arguing is the knowledge that you don’t actually hold that opinion that you’re defending even while claiming you do. After your first sentence in your text above you’re speaking to actual beliefs that the person holds, which wouldn’t be bad faith.
- Comment on Why does good faith matter ? 1 week ago:
Those that argue in bad faith usually abandon consistency in the process. Because they don’t believe in the argument they are presenting, as soon as they are proven wrong they simply pivot to a new, and likely, contradictory argument. This often occurs because their real reason for their desired outcome is abhorrent (and they are aware of that) but they argue a different reason that would have the same outcome. This is prime red meat for racists and misogynists, as an example.
- Comment on How streaming changed the way you watch TV 1 week ago:
Not in their top tier which is more expensive
Is it only their top tier (4k+more simultaneous streams) now? Last time I was subscribed it was only the lowest tier had ads. Middle tier was ad free.
- Comment on How streaming changed the way you watch TV 1 week ago:
Remember popping in a CD?
It could hold up to like 15 songs!
And remember paying $20 in 1996 for that 15 song CD, and remember your heartbreak when you listen through for the first time and find out there was only the one song you knew that you really liked and maybe two others that were just okay?
Dark days indeed.
- Comment on How streaming changed the way you watch TV 1 week ago:
Me either, but I would have wanted a Fast Load cartridge instead, but we couldn’t afford that either.
- Comment on How streaming changed the way you watch TV 1 week ago:
Well we went full circle. YouTube and Netflix killed the tv because they were young rebels that challenged status quo and had no ads, and ads on tv went very long. Now YouTube, Netflix and all others just went to shit because of annoying and long ads, or paying extra to skip ads, gathering of usage data, spying on users, selling data, censoring, and building huge monopolies.
I don’t think your gripe is with Netflix on this. The reason they were able to offer mountains of commercial free content was because content owners didn’t think “streaming licensing rights” were worth very much, so they sold them very cheaply. When content owners saw their DVD sales dry up and the started looking where their audiences went, and found them subscribing to Netflix. So when the content licensing contract renewals came up, the content owners jacked up the prices to high heaven. Netflix had the choice to either drop content or raise prices. They did a chunk of both, then again at the next renew, and again, etc.
Scripted content is generally expensive. The alternative is the dirt-cheap-to-produce “reality TV”. If you wonder why you’re seeing so much more “reality tv” this is why.
- Comment on How streaming changed the way you watch TV 1 week ago:
I’m not sure about that. With streaming prices soaring, public libraries offering DVD and Blu-ray discs are gaining popularity with families looking to tighten their financial belts.
- Comment on [deleted] 1 week ago:
Nice try! Its probably $5 right now as a trial price that renews at a $100 cost next month and onward. No deal!
- Comment on What's the best way to respond to a family member who says the COVID vaccines are being used to depopulate? 2 weeks ago:
- Comment on What's the best way to respond to a family member who says the COVID vaccines are being used to depopulate? 2 weeks ago:
This is an easy one:
Ask them to point to the depopulation occurring.
On the graph the fuzzy dot is on June 2021 which was around the time that vaccines were in full availability. According to their logic we should see a decline occurring from the “depopulation” occurring from COVID vaccines. Where is that decline?
- Comment on Eve Online developers CCP are being sold off, according to reports 2 weeks ago:
CCP Games Inc made the following statement regarding today’s announcements: “Interested parties should contact CCP Legal and provide offer details as well as proof of financing in the form of account statements in PLEX or ISK equal or greater to the stated offer. No lowballs. I know what I got.” /s
- Comment on [deleted] 2 weeks ago:
PC = General Purpose
Mobile devices = Purpose built - Comment on Worst spy ever 2 weeks ago:
Literally watched the man’s will to live leave his body when I started taking about d&d.
He’s probably old school and plays or 3rd edition rules. He just couldn’t stand hearing you blaspheme his game.
- Comment on You have my consent to kill me 2 weeks ago:
I have no interest in interacting with the “Phobiafinder 5000”. 😀
- Comment on You have my consent to kill me 2 weeks ago:
I like the concept of Eldritch horror that it is so fearful and alien that its impossible to describe in terms that could make you feel it. The most that words could do would give a view of the shadow of it instead of the horror itself. To finally understand the horror requires surrendering your sanity. If nothing else its a great literary tool.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 weeks ago:
There are going to be lots of things ahead of you in life that are going to be difficult, uncomfortable, and yes even sometimes dangerous. A number of these things will not be optional. Life will just do them to you, and you’ll have to deal with the fallout. Its an important life skill to be able to navigate these type of situations, and also know how to build yourself back up when they happen. You will need this going forward. Also, as you master difficult things, your skills become better at identifying risks, and building mitigation strategies.
Example:
I had a pretty bad car accident due to failing to yield the right of way (I struggle with multitasking)
Knowing this, you can and should change your driving environment. What were these other distractions?
- Radio? New rule, you simply don’t listen to anything while driving
- Talking with your passenger? (you mentioned your boyfriend so I assume he was there) New rule, no talking while you’re driving. If your passenger doesn’t like that, then they can drive and talk to you when you’re the passenger
- Phone? New rule, phone goes on DND when you’re driving.
As you get more confident you could remove some of these rules. Further, you can improve how you prioritize while driving. My wife and I follow the login that airplane pilots do and it helps:
Aviate, Navigate, Communicate
“‘Aviate, Navigate, Communicate’ is a phrase widely taught to aircraft pilots, to remind them of priorities during an emergency. The first priority is to keep the aircraft flying, avoiding undesired aircraft states and controlled flight into terrain. Next the pilot should verify their location and navigate towards a suitable destination. Communication with air traffic control, while important, is a lower priority”
If I’m overloaded with stimulus while driving with my wife and trying to negotiate traffic I just need to say “Aviating” and she knows that means to stop talking/distracting because I’m close to my limit. If I’m in an unfamiliar place reading street signs while driving and say “Navigating” she understands that, and many times can just tell me “don’t turn left here, but take the next left”. I do the same for her. Once the needed extra attention has passed, the driver can communicate that and say “okay where were we?”.
So to answer your question, should you give up entirely? I would recommend not giving up yet. Get back in and learn what you need to change about yourself/your environment and develop the strategies to master it. If after that you can drive without fear, and simply don’t like it and prefer other modes of transportation, sure, stop driving entirely.
This is one difficult thing life has handed to you that can opt out of, but if you do now, you’ll lose the education on how to navigate the next one that isn’t optional which will make it that much hard.
- Comment on Hello there 3 weeks ago:
Happy cake day! No, no. Don’t stand up.
- Comment on Hello there 3 weeks ago:
Let me hear from my Orthostatic hyptensives in the back!
- Comment on Dogs 3 weeks ago:
Hey, at least they’re cooked. Uncooked food is a risk. You should never go raw dog.
- Comment on [deleted] 3 weeks ago:
If you lived back then, chances are you’d just straight up remember more things without needing to go look them up again. But, you might also just remember what book you found it in.
Its more the second than the first, knowing where to get info:
- Want to know the industrial products of Turkey? Almanac.
- Who said “Give me a lever long enough and I can move the world” Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations book.
- Synonyms for the word “apology”, thesaurus book. Basic history of the Navajo people, Encyclopedia.
- Definition (or spelling!) of “analgesic” - Merriam Webster Dictionary.
- What happened in town on March 3rd 1967 - Microfilm/microfiche at the library
- What model of refrigerator is the most reliable? - Consumer Reports magazine backissues at the library
I have wondered if this is part of the reason why ancient orators were apparently capable of reciting hours of dialog from memory.
I’d be curious for this answer too. However I think this is more of the “benefits of a classical education” which meant that teaching materials were limited, and you may find your entire class for the year is memorizing famous speeches from men that society deemed worthy.
- Comment on [deleted] 3 weeks ago:
Hmm interesting. But it means I don’t have a magical “damn it I forgot, let me google it” option.
So true! That is the benefit to today. But keep in mind, no one else would have it either.
If I lived in that time, I’d have to write every piece of knowledge I want to remember down on a notebook, so I don’t forget and have to go borrow that same book again.
Nah, it didn’t really work like that. You had a handful of reference books at home for general knowledge. So when you got home you could crack open your encyclopedia or almanac to answer most basic questions. Like this one:
Here’s the partial table of contents from a much later edition:
For topics/questions that exceeded this, it would be a trip to the library and potentially a conversation with a reference librarian on where to find the detailed info. If you had to order a book from another library it could take days or weeks to get your answer. This required effort is why knowledge was more prized. If you had the knowledge it was a reflection of your effort to get it. Or back in the 80s, those that were self conscious would call you a “nerd” for knowing more than they did as a defense.
Or keep a whole bookshelf of knowledge, in which case, that would be taking a lot more space than a wikipedia.zim file + .epubs
Yes, this is what many did. Yes having much more knowledge at your fingertips is much better.
