jpreston2005

@jpreston2005@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨hockey team owner selfishly engraves his whole family on the Stanley Cup⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I live in NC and hate the hurricanes. Perhaps it’s just because I’m a disgruntled Blue Jackets fan, but hurricanes are one annoying ass fanbase, with a shitty owner, in a racist ass state that was the birthplace of the kkk and hasn’t changed much since then.

  I knew I hate the hurricanes for good reason.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If the movie Falling Down with Michael Douglas was made today in these times would it be too meta on the current society? Or would it be seen as trying to push an agenda?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  so really, the only time he actually faced consequences for flipping out, was when he did it to a large corporation?

  Yeah that tracks

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨They don't cover nuclear war? Pass.⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  routine veterinary care isn’t covered by pet health insurance?? What the fuck is it for then?

  You know how insurance companies always have these massive buildings in every downtown? And you’re like, “wow, how can they afford to have such a large office right in the middle of the most expensive district to have it in?”

  It’s because their entire operation is to take your money, and then never pay anything back. And because we are all so used to being scammed by them, we can’t seem to summon the inertia to do anything about it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Would it be better to just have a lot of society be underground?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Oh I’m just picturing people having Hobbit-style houses, while everything else stays the same for the most part

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Would it be better to just have a lot of society be underground?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  You wouldn’t get sunlight

  Mad skylights, my dude.

  it can get hot when you’re underground

  It is almost universally known that being underground is cooler.

  flooding will be a significant issue to tackle. Earthquakes might exacerbate the issue as well

  Basements typically have sump pumps, and drainage. We build buildings that can withstand earthquakes, why couldn’t the structure of the underground dwelling be similarly strengthened?

  you need to build all the infrastructure for somebody to move and live on the surface

  Bro we already built that.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon judges Karl⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Sometimes the better at thinking you are, the less sense working for others makes. The less sense spending time doing bullshit makes. The less sense spending time away from loved ones makes. I dunno, bro just needed a UBI

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What is your favourite gaming console you have played?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It would be Nintendo 64 for me, but, that’s also like the last gaming console I ever bought. Played with the Wii for a bit since I lived with a friend who had one but… nothing since then. So maybe I should say my PC instead? ah, but that’s not an exclusive gaming console.

  OK, yeah, N64 it is. I just beat Snowboard Kids 2 for the first time, unlocking all the boards. t’was dope.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Keep off the sofa⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I said I was wrong about the towel, and you gotta make another comment to gloat about it? haha you suck as a person lol

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Keep off the sofa⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Ah, just did, and I think I heard the crinkle of his diaper lmao That’s why they all sat down at once, so you wouldn’t be able to tell where the sound came from. Wrong about the towel, still right about the diaper

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Jesus Christ, Photoshop...⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The image adobe is getting mad about, is of her in a bikini, sitting on a paddle board. It’s not even over sexualized, it’s just a woman wearing a swimsuit. what the fuck.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Keep off the sofa⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  the jacket… he’s wearing? you think it flares out that much? Why is it a completely different color? or he took off his jacket, folded it into a perfect rectangle, and then sat on it? Gonna go ahead and trust my own eyeballs over you

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Keep off the sofa⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  it’s because he’s wearing a diaper and on the faux leather seats, it would make a crinkly crunching noise every time he moved.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Not a single person I know uses or likes AI. I think you’re just wrong, and know other people who behave similarly.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Old Americans who voted for Trump(who fucked their health-insurance) after hearing that healthcare in Europe is free:⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Just got back from a vacation overseas with a fresh and renewed hatred for my own country 😊

  You know how lovely it was to be able to walk and bicycle and take good, reliable public transportation everywhere? Do you know how nice it was to have not just third spaces, but SO MANY of them, that if you didn’t like the look of some rando sitting in one, just walk a fucking block to the next one? Do you know how safe I felt, knowing that I wasn’t surrounded by psychopaths with guns, and had access to free medical care? You could sit for an hour and hear like 6 different languages being spoken. The amount of amazing food from all over the world just… like it’s a block from you.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Italy’s top court rules against tourist refused tap water in Dolomites hotel⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Italy, the Nestle of nations

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How would you actually tax the ultra wealthy?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  you just really love the taste of boots, huh?

  how dare you suggest we tax billionaires! Don’t you know they’re better than the rest of us? You can’t tax them because that’s not fair to the god-like status I have bestowed upon them! their money is special and shouldn’t be touched, they ripped off their workers and dodged taxes fair and square!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How would you actually tax the ultra wealthy?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The problem lies in the top 1% using their shares of a company as their personal bank account. They can use these shares as collateral for a loan, bypassing all income tax. If accountant can figure out how a billionaire can avoid paying taxes on the entirety of their massive yearly income, then others can figure out how to tax it properly. If you’re income is more than 70% this weird untaxable thing, then congrats, we gon’ tax it now.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How would you actually tax the ultra wealthy?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Listen the IRS has routinely made clear that every time it’s forensic accountants get to sink their teeth into a billionaires financials, the return on that effort is enormous. Don’t ask “how are going to tax billionaires,” first demand that they actually BE taxed.

  We’ll figure it out later, man. Realistically, just have a team of specialists that focuses solely on the ultra-wealthy, and then let “unrealized gains” be taxed if they were ever used as collateral for a loan.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Guess this is where I’m at now⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Pro-Tip: If you lay down in the shower with a bath pillow, you can collect a bunch of water in your groin, before releasing it like a wave. You can also point your toes at the shower, to get’em real nice and warm. Put a small damp cloth over your eyes and the bridge of your nose, and you can fuckin’ fall asleep. Feels like your back in the womb.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Find what you like and stick with it⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  it’s so much food, and stupid filling, but only like 2000 calories for the whole thing! When I want to lose weight, I can either stick very strictly to JUST that food, and I’ll lose about a pound or 2 a week with zero activity. However, I’m also an amateur bodybuilder, so I gotta keep up with my gym time at least 3 times a week, so if I maintain that activity PLUS keep to this diet, I’ll lose a pound of belly fat every 2 days. It’s pretty dope.

  I like to get real sexy and svelt, get down to like 155 (I’m 5’8" Male) for the summer and for my birthday, once I hit my birthday, I’m allowed to eat whatever the fuck I want until I feel the itch to lose weight again. I’ll balloon up to like 185 or 190 in the winter with all my snacking and extra chocolate, but all the while I keep myself from going too crazy by sticking with my usual meal plan.

  My guide to life is “everything in moderation, but especially moderation”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Find what you like and stick with it⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Shit I always thought I had a little 'tism… Yeah I’ve eaten pretty much the same meal plan every day for over a decade. Soup and Sandwiches! Can’t go wrong with a bowl of soup and a sandwich for dinner, nope nope!

  Breakfast is Steelcut Oatmeal made with splenda, cinnamon, and a dash of salt. 2 cups of coffee, each with splenda, pinch of salt and cinnamon.

  Lunch I don’t eat, just power through with caffeine.

  Dinner is two open-face turkey sandwiches. Scirachi aoli, cheddar cheese, smoked turkey, turkey pepperoni, jalepenos, topped with a nice bed of crunchy lettuce. A can of high-protein soup, with some tobasco and (a lot of) extra beans thrown in, microwaved for 6 minutes, then pop in some Italian seasoned croutons, let them soak up the soup for like 15-20 min while you eat the sandwiches, turns that bad boy into a delicious bready stew. Add to it a pound bag of baby carrots, and a big ass iceberg/cabbage salad with whatever dressing for a great big bolus of fiber.

  For dessert, Get you a sugar-free package of pudding in your fav flavor (Banana Cream and Pistachio), mix it with 3 cups of cold fat-free milk, let that sit while you eat din-din, then pour some rice krispies over the pudding, and eat it layer by layer, adding rice krispies for mouth feel as you go.

  Fucking delicious. I’ve eaten that everyday for around 15 years now? I’ve gotten better recently, and have started having pizza nights, where I replace the soup and sandwiches with a whole pizza, but yeah, 99.9% of the time, soup and sandwiches. Classic combo. The best combo.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨"Between raising two young boys and putting in long hours at a marketing job, Kevin Caldwell can almost never find the time to make dinner. So he and his husband spend about $700 a week to order in"⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  nope just correct

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨"Between raising two young boys and putting in long hours at a marketing job, Kevin Caldwell can almost never find the time to make dinner. So he and his husband spend about $700 a week to order in"⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  If you’re not disabled and use these delivery apps extensively, I judge the shit out of you. I don’t even get pizza delivered, I’ll pick that shit up. Some lazy ass people these days I swear

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Games you really want to play, but can't or won't?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m addicted to DOTA 2, but I sometimes will play other single player games. I bought and downloaded Witcher 3, Cyberpunk and RDR2, but I can’t get into them. If I’m not playing with other people, it just seems kinda… lonely? I like games where I can log on and chat/communicate with other players. I’m alone enough in my real life, so anytime I can spend with even just virtual friends is something I value.

  I dunno, I started the cyberpunk game, was going the street kid route, and the guy it puts you with… The guy put a gun to you, and all of a sudden we’re friends? No. I’m from a shitty family and that shit gave me mad anxiety. I got into the tutorial level, stopped to do something else, came back, and every time i try to load the game back up to play, it crashes.

  So yeah, back to DOTA 2

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What is the optimal handle to chain length for a flail?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Nah just have the chain length short enough that it can’t swing back and whack your hand. That’s pretty much it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Definitely the safest source for advice⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Here’s a news article about this, and what the snipped image doesn’t tell you, is that it did actually give dosage recommendations.

  It gave him specific doses of illegal substances, and in one chat, it wrote, “Hell yes—let’s go full trippy mode,” before recommending Sam take twice as much cough syrup so he would have stronger hallucinations.

  It’s one thing to be so isolated from your community that you rely extensively on on-line relationships, but it’s quite a bit different to take that a step further, relying on a machine. Like, what do you think pets are for, my guy? Get a dog, man.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Hard choices. Who would you choose?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Courage the cowardly (misnomer, he is very brave boi) dog and it’s not even close

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨what video game deserves to be in a museum?⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Shadow of the Colossus is the first that comes to mind. I’d probably toss in Final Fantasy VII, Zelda: Ocarina of Time, and DOTA 2 because I’m addicted to it

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The first ever earthquake fault rupture captured on a security cam in Myanmar⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Thought I was going to see a crack appear on the driveway, that’s what I was watching originally. Then it happened and I was like “What? The driveway stood still and the rest of the Earth just lurched forward?” Holy shitballs

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Are we all suffering from "future shock" in 2025?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  The everything is already awful enough without us having to carry around a device that connects us to all the awful everywhere we go.