Bytemeister
@Bytemeister@lemmy.world
- Comment on project paperclip be like 1 week ago:
To be fair to Von Braun, he did have slaves build his rockets.
- Comment on Y tho 2 weeks ago:
This reminds me of Bender putting his arms back on.
- Comment on Anon thinks there is a bicurious double standard 2 weeks 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 weeks 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 weeks ago:
Ironically, that is pretty much word for word what DJT said about the Central Park 5…
- Comment on Which way? 3 weeks 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? 3 weeks ago:
Shoes.
- Comment on [deleted] 3 weeks 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.
- Comment on California is debating whether or not to remove the bike lane on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge. During the public hearing, a politician was driving his car 3 weeks ago:
I mean, the point I was trying to make is that if you aren’t actively engaged in politics, you won’t know any of those things. Heck, I’m pretty engaged in my local news, taking maybe 15-30 minutes a day to read about local and state issues, and off the top of my head, I couldn’t tell you who my state level rep is, or what they’ve voted for recently. That’s why people don’t vote then out, there is an apathetic disconnect between the politicians vote, and the shitty policies that they support. Hence why people keep actively voting for politicians who undermine and harm them, the people voting can’t be bothered to connect their vote to the policies that are enacted.
- Comment on California is debating whether or not to remove the bike lane on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge. During the public hearing, a politician was driving his car 3 weeks ago:
Quick, without googling, tell me your state level representative, and give me a summary of their votes on key issues.
- Comment on MD = oMega Dumbass 3 weeks ago:
Devils Advocate here…
Hypothetically she is right. Making elevated levels of antibodies long after a vaccination or exposure may not be normal…
Now on the flip side, other things that aren’t normal. Air conditioning, 99% of children surviving past their first birthday, solar panels. Just because something isn’t “normal” doesn’t mean that it is bad.
It could also be that we’re being constantly exposed to COVID in 2025 since we failed to contain or eradicate it, and the population never got up to herd-immunity level vaccination rates. Which would explain why the immune system is still making spike protein antigens.
I’m also doubtful about the levels of spike protein antibodies she is claiming, I’d bet that there isn’t a peer reviewed article that supports that claim.
- Comment on MD = oMega Dumbass 3 weeks ago:
If you pay a University enough money, they’ll give you any title or degree you want.
Case in point, Trump has an economics degree from Wharton.
- Comment on Alexa, how do I remove cooties? 3 weeks ago:
First one, then the other.
- Comment on Alexa, how do I remove cooties? 3 weeks ago:
Came here to say this.
She’s technically correct, the best kind of correct.
- Comment on Why doesn't the US build a bridge here to connect Alaska to the mainland? Are they stupid? 4 weeks ago:
Pfft. We all know that map isn’t official.
The reason you can’t build that bridge is because Alaska is farther southwest near Hawaii, and there is a big wall around them.
- Comment on Are you so young that you have never been in a car with one of these? 4 weeks ago:
Had an 99 Crown Victoria. When I had to check all four tires, I’d pack a day-bag and carry extra water.
- Comment on Anon starts to believe 4 weeks ago:
The rabbit in my yard had a pretty big tick on it. I just don’t walk where the tall plants are.
- Comment on Does trump know he cheats at golf? 5 weeks ago:
Yes. he knows he cheats at golf. Other players have observed it and commented on it numerous times in the past.
Here the thing… Golf is a sport you play against yourself. Nothing another player does can impact your score. It’s a game of precision, consistency, and dedication. At the end of the day, nobody really gives a fuck about what your score was except you. You play to improve yourself. Cheating at golf is cheating at self improvement. Pun intended, Trump cheating at golf is par for the course, and it neatly sums up everything wrong with his personality.
- Comment on Spyhoppin' 5 weeks ago:
Plenty of people swim with bullsharks and hand feed them. Sharks are dangerous when you act like easy prey. Easy prey bleeds, it struggles, and it turns away from the predator to flee. That white shark didn’t bite Valerie Taylor because there was easier food, and she was aware of the shark.
Check the link for what happens when you act like prey around these animals. (Trigger warning : shark attack, of it wasn’t obvious)
- Comment on US education 5 weeks ago:
The evangelical movement’s outsized influence in the US is rooted in the Republican’s “southern strategy” to make a big umbrella of the fringiest racist, chauvinist and fundamentalists, and use them to elect shitty hate-bait politicians.
They aren’t actually powerful, someone just handed them a really big megaphone.
- Comment on US education 5 weeks ago:
Yep, you long-form summarized my point. For the most part, Christians in the US do have an understanding of modern phenomena, and they aren’t any crazier than most Christians anywhere else on the planet.
- Comment on US education 5 weeks ago:
Did you see the picture of the Vatican I posted in comparison to that evangelical weirdo’s little theater in the US? So much for “keeping it to themselves” there is practically a sovereign state for one branch of Christians in Europe.
- Comment on US education 5 weeks ago:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evangelicalism
Please note the “Global Statistics” section which notes that evangelicals exist in over 120 different countries, including countries in Europe, South America, Africa and Asia.
- Comment on US education 5 weeks ago:
Ah yes, because changes in the interpretation of the word of God by mere mortals is different from changing the word of God.
Those weren’t “days” per se, it’s more like undefined segments of time. Humans weren’t literally made of of clay, it’s just a stand-in for god’s brainstorming putty.
Ooh ooh, my turn! God made us in his image, but he doesn’t actually have a dick and balls, or even a real form, but he is definitely a ‘he’ despite not having a biologically defined sex, so God created individually selected pronouns and put them in his bio.
Do you see how all this is absolutely absurd? I just changed the meaning of the “literal word of God” and my reasoning is a concrete as any other interpertation, it simply lacks consensus, (which is not a proof BTW). The idea that mortals can re-write the literal meaning and intent of a omnipotent deity is more absurd than stating that we aren’t really sure where electicty comes from.
- Comment on US education 5 weeks ago:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blasphemy_law
There are parts of Europe where the fanaticism is so entrenched that you can be fined or go to jail for blasphemy.
So I’m seriously doubting your opinion that American Christians are on the whole crazier and more fanatical than Christians anywhere else.
- Comment on US education 5 weeks ago:
They also have a ton of books saying that the universe was created in 7 days, and that when you take communion, wine and bread are literally transformed into blood and flesh of a zombie diety.
- Comment on US education 5 weeks ago:
- Comment on US education 5 weeks ago:
How much do you care about this belief that electricty is a complete mystery? Were you even aware that this was a mainstream teaching of a small sect of Christians before you saw this meme?
- Comment on US education 5 weeks ago:
The point I’m trying to make is Christianity across the globe is an absurd denial of facts and the observable world. There isn’t really anything more dramatic about American Christians vs Christians in Europe or anywhere else for that matter.
- Comment on US education 5 weeks ago:
I’ll lob the ball back over the fence here. Old textbooks with outdated views of a niche sect of Christian beliefs are probably less important to most Christians than the Vatican is, even to non-Catholic Christians.
