MasterBlaster

@MasterBlaster@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨CFCs⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Many, unfortunately, are so deep in doublethink the won’t believe that tricky Dick initiated the whole thing with the EPA, clean water or air act, and the endangered species acts. Some came after, i think, but he set it rolling. He was still a bad dude, but he did some good stuff

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨CFCs⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I literally had this exact exchange with someone last year, when they tried to cast doubt on global warming by comparing it to the ozone. Another person did the same , using acid rain, and I pointed out that the northeast sued the shit out of the Midwest until they cut that shit with the coal fire power plants.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Dark Age of Camelot introduces new and returning seasonal tasks in its Midwinter Festival⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  My thoughts, exactly. I still have the original game in the box . World of WarCrack captured me for a few years. I still remember the beauty of the world as I ran or rode horse between cities. The pine forests with snow falling was amazing.

  I lost interest because I’m a solitary gamer and you really need to be a guild member to enjoy it. That leads to mandatory raids at 2 am, etc., which I just can’t handle.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Returning to the office is 'wildly more expensive' today than in 2019—here's how much people are spending⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  There’s no getting around day care for pre-kindergarten kids. My son usually plays all afternoon with a few other boys and girls in the neighborhood. I give him a walkie-talkie for simple communication.

  There’s no excuse for how our society deals with childcare. It’s too expensive for most, yet the caretakers are extremely low paid. We need to at least consider something like the European approach.

  Right now, if we can’t find service, we can’t work a well paying job, so we fall into poverty and need to get welfare. How is that better than the alternative?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Returning to the office is 'wildly more expensive' today than in 2019—here's how much people are spending⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  7 year old, goes to school. I save on after-care, which ain’t cheap. Where I am, one can lose their kids for neglect if s/he comes home to an empty house up to 12 years old.

  Hell, when I was in grade school, I walked to and from school, got home, got a snack, watched TV, or played with friends until parents got home.

  Since there is statistically less crime now than then, I’m scratching my head over why we all have to be so scared of everything.

  • think of the children!
• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Returning to the office is 'wildly more expensive' today than in 2019—here's how much people are spending⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Especially if you have kids. Daycare adds $1300-$1500 per month for one child.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Video of a man being hit by a pigeon from four different CCTV points of view. The surveillance state is fully implemented, I see. :/

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Dead Internet Iceberg Explained⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I meant far as in deep. UseNet was for academics because it wea hosted on ARPANET and linked via mainframes and omnicompetent.

  BBS were hosted by Joe Geek in his basement and might have been connected worldwide via Fidonet. The masses had access to BBS.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Dead Internet Iceberg Explained⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Imagine you are hosting your own discord and game server in your basement with a dozen modems ready to receive connections. Now add Facebook and email services. You have a BBS.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Dead Internet Iceberg Explained⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s interesting he went s far as to include UseNet, but did not cover the networked BBS subject. I wonder if he even knows about them. I find most younger people have no idea what a BBS is, or how they worked.

  I was exchanging email with people as far away as Finland who had the common interest of Amiga computers. I am in the USA, and that was in 1985 or 6.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Bernie Sanders BENDS THE KNEE To Biden, Says Cornel West Run A DISTRACTION From DEFEATING TRUMP⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  … As long as we remembbetvthat in reality there are usually more than two sides…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Bernie Sanders BENDS THE KNEE To Biden, Says Cornel West Run A DISTRACTION From DEFEATING TRUMP⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  One rule of thumb is do not get your news from social media.

  Scan RSS feeds from reputable news sources, and keep in mind how they view the world themselves. Read news inquisitively. Look for data behind conclusions, and if you care about the topic, seek out other information on it before solidifying your opinions.

  Always hold your beliefs loosely enough to be willing to be wrong. People often have tribal world views that block opposing ideas from ever being considered. Anything that threatens their tribal identity is considered a threat and immediately discounted as lies.