Professorozone

@Professorozone@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Turning myself in⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah, I was kind of wondering if there was a list of countries from which I could choose to be deported to. I mean my parents were American and I was born in America but that doesn’t matter anymore, right. It would be great to be deported to someplace nice. I quite liked New Zealand when I visited. Do they take requests?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I am in the US and its gotten very political but as pretty much a peon do I just tune the stuff out thinking its fear mongering? Or should I closely pay attention to it?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah, actually sounds like what I do. It can get depressing, but I try not to stay away too long. I don’t want to be blindsided by something that might affect me.

  A good example is when I got rid of cable TV, I didn’t get a lot of local news and wasn’t aware until late that a hurricane was heading my way.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I am in the US and its gotten very political but as pretty much a peon do I just tune the stuff out thinking its fear mongering? Or should I closely pay attention to it?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m off the opinion that knowledge is always power. You can always ignore what you’ve learned to stay sane.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Does the US really have no instruments in case a newly elected president immediatelly and openly exposes he's a nazi?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Apparently that’s what America wants. You mean for a possible future where it’s a bad thing?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Hulu quizzing about the ads played⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I had something similar happen. Had a boss on a job that didn’t like me so when the inevitable complaint came, I presented all of my CYA data to my manager, proving that the accusations were wrong. He couldn’t have cared less.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨GTA VI Might Inspire Other AAA Developers to Price Their Games at $100⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  People pay $1200 for an iPhone. I’m sure they’ll pay the $100 for a game. How? I’m not sure but they always seem to.

  Personally, I don’t but I am never the trend setter.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Hulu quizzing about the ads played⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  What really grinds my gears, is for every shitty “feature” like this, for every denial of policy or piece of spyware… someone thought it up.

  I wonder does anyone ever, in the meeting where this is decided, bring up what a horrible idea it is? I’m sure that person won’t have the best career, but has anyone ever seen someone take the bullet?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Teen denies twice setting wire traps on bike path despite alleged video⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Yup, we should ruffle his hair, call him a little roughian, and send him on his way. Afterall no real harm was done… Luckily.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Help me out: which looks better for the Duck - the neck tie or the bow tie?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Neck tie. But the monocle is a good idea.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Who can relate?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Well there’s no Corolla in the picture, so I’m guessing he DID eat it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I just finished watching Voyager... again⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  That may be but it’s not my favorite style.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Can enough solar pannels decrease the global temps?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  We already have buildings all over the place. I like the idea of installing them there. Parking lots would be awesome too since it’s otherwise wasted space, but this way cars and people are protected from the sun and rain. Win/win.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I just finished watching Voyager... again⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I researched Voyager not too long ago and what I hadn’t realized until I did was how much it was all about Kess and then after that all about 7 of 9.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Can enough solar pannels decrease the global temps?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Cool. Thanks.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The future of Blu-ray is looking bleak (and that's a bad thing for everyone)⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I do. But I’m old. No PS5. In fact I have an X box 360. That’s the NEW console. My old one is a SNES. Still love my Mario! I know.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Can enough solar pannels decrease the global temps?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Also large numbers of solar panels like that have other effects, changes in wind patterns and such.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What's the endgame when the rich have all the money?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  THIS. I believe even if they think the climate is changing and will kill everyone, they will somehow be immune.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What's the point of the "Airport Security" (aka: TSA) in the USA? Does the "Airport Security" ever actually scare away potential terrorists?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Well as usual it’s all about money. You can look it up because I can’t remember the guy’s name but a former politician owns a substantial stake in the body scanners used in airports.

  I think they’ve gotten better but I remember reports in the past that said they missed over 90% of the guns/weapons that were put through as a test. So I’m pretty sure it isn’t about security, especially when mail was loaded into the cargo hold essential unchecked( this could have changed too, my data is pretty old).

  I mean none of it makes sense. You can only bring what 3oz. of fluids, like two or three people can’t just combine fluids. But you ARE spending $5.00 for a bottle of water in the other side.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Selling as is.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Seems a little high for a 2002 model. Is it 4 wheel drive?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Excellent anti smoking ad⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Exactly.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨It's 54 degrees Fahrenheit (12 Celsius), raining moderately hard, the rain is cold, and there's a guy blowing around wet leaves with a leaf blower. What the hell is the obsession with leaf blowers?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I remember that. LOL.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is it ethical for a parent to distribute inheritance based on the child(ren)'s mental capacity (aka refusing to give an inheritance to child(ren) with reduced mental capacity)?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I think it’s their money and they can do anything they want with it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨It's 54 degrees Fahrenheit (12 Celsius), raining moderately hard, the rain is cold, and there's a guy blowing around wet leaves with a leaf blower. What the hell is the obsession with leaf blowers?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I really hate leaf blowers.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Relevant advertising 🤪⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Many years ago I saw a report on an elderly woman that killed a bunch of people sitting on one of those concrete benches at a bus stop in Florida (of course). Apparently, she never hit the brakes. Only the resistance of the bodies, concrete bench and building beyond, stopped the car. She was essentially charged with a traffic violation. And it turns out this wasn’t the first time she had done something like this. This was literally decades ago so I don’t know if or how the laws have changed but I remember thinking at the time, if you want to get rid of someone and get away with it, that’s the way to do it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨When leftists say "landlord are parasites" or similar dislike of landlords, do they also mean the people that own like a couple of houses as an investment, or only the big landlords?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Well, you kind of did when you said some people need to rent. Why would anyone rent to that someone for no profit? How would that landlord live? Government subsidies?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨When leftists say "landlord are parasites" or similar dislike of landlords, do they also mean the people that own like a couple of houses as an investment, or only the big landlords?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I also know at least one person who prefers to rent an apartment because he doesn’t want to mow the lawn or fix a faucet. He just called the superintendent.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨When leftists say "landlord are parasites" or similar dislike of landlords, do they also mean the people that own like a couple of houses as an investment, or only the big landlords?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  They may be what YOU are saying, but that is not what MANY here say. I’ve seen it many times that profiting on something essential for life is wrong/evil.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨When leftists say "landlord are parasites" or similar dislike of landlords, do they also mean the people that own like a couple of houses as an investment, or only the big landlords?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I can see the evil in what these large corporations are doing but I have rented in the past when I was neither prepared for the burden of home ownership nor planning to stay in that location for a long time. If I couldn’t have rented what would I have done? I would have been essentially FORCED into owning a home or what, living in the streets? And what if you wish to move but no one wants to buy your house? More you are forced to stay out turn evil by buying two houses.

  It’s ok to love your aunt. She didn’t make the rules she’s just living by them. If there’s a problem with the system, start at the top.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Charities of Employees from "non-profit" I was going to donate too⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s why I’m very picky about donating. When I was at my very first job, pushing 1200 packages an hour at UPS for hourly wages, I donated to the United Way via payroll deduction. I was listening to the news in my car when I heard the CEO of United Way took his family on a $2M vacation. I had that payroll deduction removed on the very next shift.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Do you want the murderer of the UnitHealthcare CEO prosecuted?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Yes. He murdered someone. Will I curl up in a ball and cry for hours if he’s never caught? Not so much.