Bytemeister
@Bytemeister@lemmy.world
- Comment on US government uses Halo images in a call to 'destroy' immigration, Microsoft declines to comment 5 hours ago:
Too bad the Arbiter wasn’t around to council on that one.
- Comment on US government uses Halo images in a call to 'destroy' immigration, Microsoft declines to comment 1 day ago:
Some people just obediently blow up the illegal broadcasts without reading them.
- Comment on US government uses Halo images in a call to 'destroy' immigration, Microsoft declines to comment 1 day ago:
I’m here for it. Is it okay if I throw Facebook and Twitter/X on the pyre? I’ve long considered them to be horsemen of the apocalypse.
- Comment on US government uses Halo images in a call to 'destroy' immigration, Microsoft declines to comment 1 day ago:
Yeah. I’m waiting on them to show ICE agents as helldivers or something. That IP could not be more clear about it’s parody of the far right “freedom” quislings.
- Comment on US government uses Halo images in a call to 'destroy' immigration, Microsoft declines to comment 1 day ago:
… Did they not realize that the UNSC is an authoritarian fascist organization, and the Spartan program was originally aimed at fighting “rebels” who wanted to have control over the planets they lived on?
Literally the MC was kidnapped and experimented on to become a killing machine for the military junta for the express purpose of murdering colonists. No pay, no benefits, no end of contract.
- Comment on US government uses Halo images in a call to 'destroy' immigration, Microsoft declines to comment 1 day ago:
There is still time to stop the key from turning.
- Comment on Don't fix the problem just change the parameters 2 days ago:
Yeah, I think we are pretty closely aligned on whether or not the analog clock face is necessary to daily life, and we just differ on if we should bother to teach it in school.
Also, I got a kick out of this…
Nobody would add an analog clock to a microwave
For the longest time, my grandparents microwave had an analog clock in it, and you literally turned dials to set a mechanical timer which ran the microwave.
- Comment on Don't fix the problem just change the parameters 3 days ago:
…which by the way is just reading the number the freaking shadow points at…
And how do you read an analog clock? By looking at the number the arm points at. Learning how to read the clock is not just “what number is it on” but it’s getting familiar with the clock face so you can read it quickly. It’s like the difference between spelling and reading.
- Comment on Don't fix the problem just change the parameters 4 days ago:
Eh, we don’t teach them how to read a sundial or make a fire anymore either. I don’t see a problem with removing old technology from school instruction.
- Comment on There was no need to ever improve upon THIS 5 days ago:
I should do a video on the bad UX in the Mach E.
- Comment on I ain't risking shit 6 days ago:
I worked retail for years. This is every retailer’s company policy. Nothing in that store is worth dying for. The only event where you would go hands-on with someone in your store is when you get to the last option of the active shooter response. The best thing you can do is note what they theives take, and call the cops with a description after they have left the store
I was very nearly run over one time because there was a group stealing shit in my store, but I didn’t know it at the time. They thew a half empty Gatorade bottle at my storefront and when I went out to pick it up, they ran their car up on the curb at me. I ducked back inside the store, locked the doors, and called the police. Reviewed the security cameras and notices they had lifted a few small items from my endcap displays. I also called the store down the street from me that they went to next.
So yeah, if someone was stealing shit from my store, I’d hold the door open for them.
- Comment on Landlords are parasites 6 days ago:
Bear in mind that the community would render aid to anyone who needs assistance in maintaining their own properties as well.
Ah, gotcha, so when my neighbor’s house needs to be redone because he rewired it himself, I’m on the hook for that. Too bad I have to stand by and let a couple of transient drug addicts cook meth in the house next door again, after I just spent last year decontaminating it and rebuilding it after the previous amateur chemist stripped out all the copper and dumped industrial solvents in the basement.
You’re also ignoring my mention of the benefit that this mutual aid would enable others to travel to maintained community housing anywhere in the world for free.
Sure thing. That’s totally going to happen. Even if this system was in place, how would one go about getting one of thosr places to stay in. Either it’s a free for all, first come first serve, with no guarantee that when I get to a destination that there will be a place to stay… Or there is a controlling board with a system to allow or reject people based on criteria set by a small group of people with extra power and leverage over others.
The big problem with the communal house idea (which keeps popping up despite it’s glaring flaws) is that no one bothered to examine it critically at all. As soon as you ask simple questions like “who takes care of the empty houses” or “how do you deal with people being assholes” it fall apart into vague handwaving about how everyone will be all helpful sunshine and smiles, which we know for a fact, people aren’t that at any level of their being.
I think most people would want to keep their home in good condition…
Except it wouldn’t be their home. Someone else built it, someone else maintained it, and after all that work, someone else got nothing for the effort when they had to leave it. Why would some squatter care about putting that effort in, when they can just hop to the next empty house that someone spent years maintaining?
- Comment on Landlords are parasites 1 week ago:
I think in most cases, short-term housing as you describe would be best served by more dense apartment complexes…
Okay, but that just kicks the can down the road, those apartments still need to be maintained. Yes, you answer that right here…
…that are maintained by the community…
So the community bears the effort and cost of maintaining houses (or apartments) which they are not allowed to benefit from.
A single family home would be unlikely to be empty for long in a desirable area…
Maybe. What if the neighbors are assholes? What if the house needs to many repairs? Having a dilapidated structure or dwelling next to yours can create a whole host of issues, from fire risk, to nuisance animals, pest and even increased rates of crime.
I don’t think abandoned homes would be a significantly bigger issue than they already are under our current system.
Hard to say. I think it would be worse. For all the faults the current system has, there is a direct financial incentive to own and maintain property. If you get a house and let it rot, you won’t have a house to live in. If you get an apartment and let it rot, you won’t be able to rent it out. When housing is free, the house itself becomes valueless, and not in a good way. I think we would see a significant number of people jumping from home to home, trashing each one and then moving on to the next, leaving the community with the choice of cleaning up those homes, or letting them become uninhabitable hazards, and a blight on the neighborhood. If you think people would suddenly start taking care of a home just because they have one, then I’ve got a bridge to sell you, just look at all the litter and pollution people dump everywhere. Take a moment and look at cars in parking lots, and I bet you’ll find at least one that is packed to the brim with garbage, to the point of being dangerous to drive.
I haven’t got time to read a book this morning, but for the basic premise of what you told me about The Dispossessed, I think I spotted a fundamental flaw in that system…
Couples and families are given larger accommodation when it becomes available, which is managed by an elected housing committee.
The only way to force someone to maintain their home in our current society is with HOA’s
No, there is a financial risk and financial incentive when you own a home, or even rent an apartment. If you don’t take care of it, then you lose out on that risk. HOAs aren’t necessary to enforce maintenance, there are zoning laws, city, state, and national laws that pertain to maintaining a home, along with certifications and inspections to make sure the dwelling is safe to inhabit.
Anyway, this wasnt meant to be a dialogue on the current system. It’s clear that there are major flaws with it, but it’s also clear that “just make housing a right and let anyone move into a house that the community has to pay for and work to maintain” is an idealistic dream that naively handwaves away reality.
- Comment on Landlords are parasites 1 week ago:
Why would a house be empty?
Maybe it the family in it moved out because they only needed a quick place to stay short term after moving to a new city? Could be that it’s housing for a college student who has gone back home during summer break? Maybe a nicer house opened up in the area, so the resident left their old house to go to the new one?
Your question seems to have the answer I was looking for in it though. It would fall on the neighbors to maintain the house until someone else moved in to it. So they would be doing extra work without any kind of compensation or benefit to maintain a home that anyone could just walk up to and claim. How do you think they are going to feel when some “house jumper” moves in, who just lets the place fall apart and moves on to another location because it costs them nothing to let the house got to ruins and they have no personal interest in maintaining it?
- Comment on Landlords are parasites 1 week ago:
Sure.
If you don’t maintain a house, it falls apart extremely quickly.
Examples on my house. Plumbing leak. If it’s not fixed the house can become uninhabitable in a few weeks.
Gutters filled up with leaves. If you don’t clear them out, they’ll sag and fall off the house, and you’ll get creeping damp coming into the base of the house.
If you don’t repaint exterior trim as it ages, the wood/metal underneath will rot/rust.
If you don’t mow or maintain the green spaces, you’ll end up with a bunch of brush and plant material near the house which can be a huge fire hazard.
Trees near the house need to be trimmed and maintained to prevent large limbs from damaging the roof.
If the house isn’t lived in or maintained, animals will get into the attic, nest, urinate, and defecate, which will make the building uninhabitable.
Just a few examples there, literally there is an endless number of problems a house can have, and if someone isn’t around to fix it at least mitigate them, then the house will very quickly become uninhabitable. I’ve personally seen it happen in less than a year.
- Comment on Landlords are parasites 1 week ago:
Who maintains the homes that no one is living in?
- Comment on How does he do it??? 1 week ago:
- Comment on I would give my life savings for something that eradicates them from my apartment 😌 2 weeks ago:
Spiders are great to have in your house. I’ve got big house centipedes too. The poor pest control guy doesn’t get a penny off of me. No termites, no silverfish, earwigs…etc. Sometimes I get ants in the kitchen, but that is easily controlled with some cleaning and cinnamon.
Seriously, those spiders are doing you a favor. Let them do their thing.
- Comment on Anon shops for diamonds 2 weeks ago:
Check with your partner and see what kind of ring they want for their engagement.
I went to the jewelry store with my partner and shopped for her engagement ring. Ended up doing a custom piece with a rose-gold band and a couple of blue topaz gems. She wanted a ring that would fit comfortably under exam gloves (she worked in a lab at the time). She’s much happier with it than a big heavy pointy rock, and it was way cheaper (like 450 for the whole ring).
- Comment on A roundabout 2 weeks ago:
I have seen someone back up in a roundabout because they missed their exit, and I’ve also seen someone enter a roundabout, and go the wrong way to make a u-turn.
How do you operate a car with multiple wheels and not understand how a circle works?
- Comment on Too soon? 1 month ago:
Here is the correct response to people asking for empathy for Charlie Kirk.
newsweek.com/charlie-kirk-says-gun-deaths-worth-i…
“I think empathy is a made up New Age term that does a lot of damage" -Charlie Kirk-
- Comment on Too soon? 1 month ago:
Picked a bad day to wear a white shirt.
- Comment on project paperclip be like 2 months ago:
To be fair to Von Braun, he did have slaves build his rockets.
- Comment on Y tho 2 months ago:
This reminds me of Bender putting his arms back on.
- Comment on Anon thinks there is a bicurious double standard 2 months ago:
The people attaching stigmas to you aren’t worth worrying about.
Speaking from the perspective of a straight white guy who was heavily involved in the GSA at school.
- Comment on What MLK fought for 2 months ago:
Popeyes specifically is more popular with black people…
I don’t know if this is true, but it should be more popular with everyone.
I’m lucky enough to have all 3 nearby.
Popeyes has the best fries, hands down. They should become the standard all other fries are measured against. Their chicken is the best IMHO, but not such a clear standout from Canes. Canes has the best dipping sauce, and that Texas toast is magical on its own. They make a decent cole-slaw too. IMHO their tenders are a little under-seasoned, but they’re very consistent with breading and texture. Bojangles is last on my list. I had them once and was not impressed enough with any aspect of the meal to warrant a second trip.
- Comment on Big Balls Clapped 2 months ago:
Ironically, that is pretty much word for word what DJT said about the Central Park 5…
- Comment on Which way? 2 months ago:
On the flip side, I had partial nail removal on two toes each side, and haven’t had any issues in 20 years. Procedure was quick, mostly painless, and the relief was immediate. I was playing soccer 3 days later.
If you want to ask about a full removal, go for it, but be open to professional advice.
- Comment on Which way? 2 months ago:
Shoes.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 months ago:
Shit, I’m nearly a 40yr yeast virgin. I’ve never been able to get a bun in an oven, probably because I have no culture.
