khannie
@khannie@lemmy.world
- Comment on We Should Immediately Nationalize SpaceX and Starlink 1 day ago:
I am not surprised in the slightest. I mean if you have a bunch of smart, highly motivated people it sounds like keeping the crazy man at arms length is the kind of thing they’d organise very effectively.
- Comment on We Should Immediately Nationalize SpaceX and Starlink 1 day ago:
NASA is clearly capable of things given the right circumstances and budget.
Absolutely agree with this but there is no denying the innovation levels at spacex are higher (I’m not saying this is down to musk specifically. The man is a horror story of a human).
We were all in total awe when seeing booster stages land themselves successfully for the first time. It was such a giant leap forward and to the best of my knowledge no government funded space agency was even considering it before spacex.
- Comment on Self-hosting your own media considered harmful according to YouTube 2 days ago:
Love this guy’s channel. It’s one of those calming ones that I watch even though I may have no intention of ever doing what it’s about (retro game corps is the other one where I ogle those beautiful little handhelds then never set up my steam deck for retro stuff properly).
- Comment on I'd choose 4 tbh 1 week ago:
Number six when something bad happens:
- Comment on Your help needed: PhD research on why people choose to self-host 1 week ago:
Done. Good luck.
- Comment on On trees... 2 weeks ago:
I’m a billion years
Damn. You look good for your age.
- Comment on A new Europe community for discussing current events, news, and just content relating to Europe 2 weeks ago:
It’s a fair question. Some of it is directly Europe related, like France recently announcing that it was on a path to recognise Palestine, or the Irish Taoiseach (prime minister) saying that what was happening there was a war crime.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 weeks ago:
Do you maybe suffer from Aphantasia?
Not everyone can picture things in their mind. It doesn’t have to be complete.
- Comment on A new Europe community for discussing current events, news, and just content relating to Europe 2 weeks ago:
If you think it doesn’t impact Europe or European politics I think maybe you need to peek through the hand you have over your face in that emoji. Various countries have recognised Palestine, had their Israeli diplomats removed etc.
- Comment on Partner has ADD, do I have misophonia? 3 weeks ago:
Yeah fair call.
- Comment on Partner has ADD, do I have misophonia? 3 weeks ago:
Yeah living with other people requires you to respect noise levels. It’s just basic courtesy. There are six in our house and we have an earliest time that the shower can be turned on for example. Of course exceptions have to be made.
If he’s not prepared to turn down the TV to a reasonable level that’s on him. He knows it’s upsetting you and is prepared to continue upsetting you. That’s really unhealthy and inconsiderate behaviour.
One thing that might help is getting him to use headphones with the TV. Most TVs these days have Bluetooth support. If I’m watching a movie late at night (common) I’ll always use headphones. Again it’s just common courtesy.
- Comment on [deleted] 3 weeks ago:
There is no such thing as being born bad. Six year olds have no idea the level of impact they’ll have with their actions. That’s why they can’t be prosecuted. They’re not capable of that level of understanding.
You need to get professional help letting go of this.
- Comment on [deleted] 3 weeks ago:
Yeah, this fits more or less where I am. My eldest is 27 and left home 5 years ago. He’s just out of a long term relationship around 6 months. He lives in a different country in central Europe and is living the life. Travels a lot, has a great group of friends spread all over the continent, great job that he really likes earning good money etc. I’m really happy for him and it does give me a sense of ease to see him at a point in his life where he’s thriving.
On the other hand I’d be very happy to see him in a loving relationship and / or owning property instead of paying rent. Snuggles are nice and rent is poverty tax (for the most part) but I’m conscious that owning a property ties him to a place and he’s not ready for that yet.
So…to answer OP…I’m not obsessed with it at all, but they’re nice things to see for your kids that kinda tick the box of “my job here is (mostly) done”.
- Comment on There are people who are still using toilet paper purchased during the pandemic. 3 weeks ago:
We had a baby that was finished breast and on to bottle milk in the thick of the pandemic lockdowns.
There were some shortages but I distinctly remember there being two boxes of formula left after a mild shortage, some mild concern setting in but suppressing the monkey brain and leaving one behind as I thought about the other parent that was going to come along behind me.
I think mums and dads are more likely to think about the other baby and be less grabby. Pure speculation. We didn’t have much toilet roll hoarding here though either.
- Comment on Can you read and understand this passage? 3 weeks ago:
That last bullet point is shocking to me. To be an English undergraduate I would have expected them to enter with very strong vocabulary and an innate desire to read / love of the language.
I had no trouble understanding it and thought it painted a really clear picture.
- Comment on Experts Alarmed as ChatGPT Users Developing Bizarre Delusions 3 weeks ago:
in which the AI called the husband a “spiral starchild” and “river walker.”
Jaysus. That is some feeding of a bad mental state.
- Comment on The fastest 4 weeks ago:
It’s Latin and as far as I can tell congratulating pope Benedict who was two popes ago. I guess the joke is that it’s internet explorer posting.
- Comment on Life is Strange road-trip 4 weeks ago:
Welcome aboard!
- Comment on Pope Joan 4 weeks ago:
- Comment on Zelenskyy vows to make Russia “feel the war” as missile program heats up 5 weeks ago:
Imagine a massive strike on victory day.
6 days to go. C’mon lads. Do it. 🤞
- Comment on Do you use your blinker in a car? 1 month ago:
Not being preachy…If you’re taking the first exit (turning right essentially if you drive on the right or turning left of you drive on the left) you should be indicating as you enter. It allows traffic from other lanes to enter the roundabout without stopping to figure out where you’re going.
- Comment on Do you use your blinker in a car? 1 month ago:
100% the same. The only time I don’t is leaving my driveway. We’re corner house on a quiet cul-de-sac so it just doesn’t occur to me.
People leaving roundabouts on the first exit who don’t indicate before entering are the ones that annoy me most. They will watch me waiting to enter or slow down to stop as they approach and literally not lift a finger to help.
Roundabout = indicator you donkey. There’s literally no legal way to use one without it (here anyway).
- Comment on America is fucked 1 month ago:
I’m only across the water in Ireland and I can tell you from experience that ambulances arrive quickly, are free and so is the treatment. The UK health system is measurably better than ours so I feel like this is plucked from somewhere that the sun doesn’t shine.
- Comment on Ex-Meta exec tells Senate Zuck dangled US citizen data in bid to enter China 1 month ago:
Very first thought was “surely that’s treason”.
I must look up the legal definition.
- Comment on Found money. What do? 2 months ago:
Check if there’s a local Facebook page. I don’t use it myself but my daughter lost her phone recently and my wife had someone contact her before she even realised it was gone.
- Comment on Tired of dating apps? 2 months ago:
Travelled back in time and the past is shite.
- Comment on Bernard 2 months ago:
Yeah that part did stick with me too. For what it’s worth I’d say most Irish adults have been to the US at some point and had a great time so it’s all quite a bit of confusion and horror.
We know right well that there are lots of really good folks there too though and Michael does a great job of portraying that in the clip.
He’s a good lad. We’re all very fond of him.
- Comment on Bernard 2 months ago:
He’s a super lad but you wouldn’t want to get on the wrong side of him. This is one of my all time favourite bit of radio where he absolutely eviscerates someone against Obamacare at the time.
It’s from 2010 and 4 minutes long. Honestly couldn’t recommend enough that everyone who reads this gives it a listen.
Some light swearing at the end.
- Comment on Nicole endgame 2 months ago:
You can check the wallet to see if you have the bitcoin address.
- Comment on Welcome, new users! 2 months ago:
Welcome aboard!
