DebatableRaccoon
@DebatableRaccoon@lemmy.ca
- Comment on Has modern technology made espionage easier or more difficult? 3 days ago:
I know it’s made it harder for me to get into my own accounts.
- Comment on Do I need to choose a language when posting on Lemmy? 3 days ago:
Precisely
- Comment on I have tried to look it up but has Trump done anything to combat Internet Piracy? Asking for a friend. Like going as far as Obama did? 5 days ago:
You think he’d make it double illegal?
- Comment on Why are Maries Sues hated while Gary Stus are loved? 5 days ago:
It’s not that they aren’t an example, but a bad example. Even as a fan of isekai and someone who doesn’t mind the trope, I know how much hate Gary Stus get. Mention Kirito to anyone other than an unapologetic SAO lover and watch them convulse.
- Comment on Are old people usually attracted to other old people? 1 week ago:
I’m sure that holds up well in court
- Comment on Meaning of the phrase “Hang dead.”? 1 week ago:
Given the context, I highly doubt this is the intent. Would love it if it were though.
- Comment on What was the 'bear vs man' controversy? 1 week ago:
Sadly, the reverse has come to be true for a lot of men.
- Comment on How come in most school in the USA (at least mine) they teach Spain Spanish instead of Mexico Spanish? Would not Mexico Spanish be an obvious choice to teach? 1 week ago:
France French people say wayh too. It’s the same difference between saying “yes” and “yeah”.
- Comment on After two hours, open world shooter Atomfall is far more Far Cry than S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 weeks ago:
A staple of modern journalism.
- Comment on How do you think smartphone manufacturers will comply with EU's replaceable battery regulation? 2 weeks ago:
Routine updates. Until recently hardware was getting better at such a rate they’d upgrade before software became an issue. The power increase curve has mostly plateau’d over the past several years so the incentive to upgrade is significantly lower so people are keeping their older hardware for longer and suddenly seeing the problems. That and the average user is now getting more aware of security updates.
- Comment on How do you think smartphone manufacturers will comply with EU's replaceable battery regulation? 2 weeks ago:
Both of which have proven to be lies by the likes of the Sony Xperia phones which still do nearly everything right. I say nearly because they’re plagued with bad fingerprint sensors which is the only reason I had to stop using my 1 III.
- Comment on How do you think smartphone manufacturers will comply with EU's replaceable battery regulation? 2 weeks ago:
And the same for the headphone jack. Getting rid of it just so they can force you to buy planned e-waste fast is less convenient and more expensive should be a crime.
- Comment on Like Trump says that the cartels have invaded Canada wouldn't they have to pass through the US, avoid checkpoint, border control on both sides and many other things? So Canada can only blame the US? 2 weeks ago:
Yes but that would take too much logic for Trump to realise what a bad claim it is.
- Comment on What’s an acceptable gender neutral replacement for “techbro”? 2 weeks ago:
Chucklefuck.
- Comment on Does 'attempted murder' require a viable method? 3 weeks ago:
Personally I’d say so but I could also see it getting taken under conspiracy to commit murder.
- Comment on Why can’t people accept that cats are human? 3 weeks ago:
What on earth are you babbling? If the point you’re trying to make is that cats, like other animals, can show traits of humanity, sure, I’ll give you that. But if you’re trying to spew that a scientifically identified species is a completely different scientifically identified species… well then, I just might know of a bridge that’s become available for purchase in your area.
- Comment on Sooo, where did the blatant Nazism suddenly come from? 4 weeks ago:
When the Hail Hydra comes out a little too early so they call it a speech impediment.
- Comment on For different game store, legally, what happens if they close? 5 weeks ago:
If no-one’s putting in some kind of legally-binding contract for you, assume it poofs. Whatever games you “own”, whatever platform they’re on, make a list. You might just have to go hunting for them on the high seas one day.
- Comment on What keeps Americans from being mad about the state of their country? 5 weeks ago:
Apathy
- Comment on Does anyone actually know what MAGA all agree they are getting out of all this? 1 month ago:
“That’ll show em!” They said, proudly looked at the divet in their face where their nose used to be.
- Comment on What are some games you like that most people hate and/or were panned by critics? 1 month ago:
I think the top one that comes to mind is Days Gone. I can’t help but feel like we’ve played completely different games when seeing reviews for it from the likes of IGN, for example.
- Comment on Why do smokers specifically seem to be disproportionally bad for littering? 1 month ago:
Precisely
- Comment on Why do smokers specifically seem to be disproportionally bad for littering? 1 month ago:
Because it generally takes a certain type of person to smoke and there happens to be quite a lot of overlap with the type of person who’s fine with littering.
- Comment on Isn't EU's "VAT" a regressive tax? Why do they have that, instead of something like, taxing the rich? 1 month ago:
Understandable and it’s there that things get blurry. I don’t think anyone can argue that Amazon’s bottom line is Bezos but on paper Bezos doesn’t have any money because all of his monetary value is tied up in assets. A person with that much money simply ties everything to their company and suddenly they’re corporate assets instead of personal belongings, thus tax deductible (imagine the Spongebob rainbow meme here) along with the plethora of other advantages these people get just for being wealthy. Heck, this doesn’t even apply to only the insanely wealthy. With a smart accountant, it’s applicable to business owners.
Some years ago I worked for a small company where the owner would declare all of his purchases as business assets. Some of those items would become “loss leaders” and simply “disappear” while others would get “rented” to himself at a “generous discount” until he chose to sell it. I got to learn just how perfectly legal it all was the hard way because by the time I was done at the company, I was looking for the biggest bus I could throw him under and it turned out there weren’t any. Made me want to puke.
- Comment on Isn't EU's "VAT" a regressive tax? Why do they have that, instead of something like, taxing the rich? 1 month ago:
The thing that comes to mind is Amazon being given bramd new warehouses by governments in exchange for barely-humane working conditions. This means, the working stiff has payed for their ability to get a job. Company expansion should come out of that same company’s profit margin, not the back pocket of the working force.
- Comment on Permabanned from Reddit? 1 month ago:
- Comment on Isn't EU's "VAT" a regressive tax? Why do they have that, instead of something like, taxing the rich? 1 month ago:
Because VAT id proportional to the item, not the person’s income. From one perspective, yes it’s a fair system but from another, the cost of living is significantly greater for a poor person than a wealthy person. Many are barely scraping by while others are out wining and dining and still getting plenty for free.
- Comment on Permabanned from Reddit? 1 month ago:
My skills as a raccoon are debatable
- Comment on Permabanned from Reddit? 1 month ago:
Yup, had this happen on 2 different accounts, both of which were in good standing. Same as you, no given explanation despite the message saying there would be, and no real recourse to appeal despite there being a provided link that simply looped on itself. Eventually, I was able to get a human via the “support team” who gave me the answer “All bans are final.”. You options are to make a new account or stop using their shit platform. Pick your poison.
- Comment on Isn't EU's "VAT" a regressive tax? Why do they have that, instead of something like, taxing the rich? 1 month ago:
Depends how you look at it. Out of my wage, I lose ~50% after taxes and the healthcare system’s “fair share” and, depending on the country, the health system is so under-funded anyway that there’s a heavy incentive to give in and pay private if you want certain operations or some such done anytime in the foreseeable future.
