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- Comment on Why do so many homes in rural areas have a front yard full of junk? 2 days ago:
Someday, that old planter will become a fountain.
- Comment on Why do so many homes in rural areas have a front yard full of junk? 2 days ago:
This is a good idea even if you don’t think they will do it. When they don’t do it, you can negotiate money back from the purchase to cover the cost of hiring a junk removal team. Then you can pocket the cash and do it yourself or you can pay someone else to do it.
- Comment on Zelda BotW vs TotK - which one should I buy? 4 days ago:
Really? I think I sunk 100 hours into BOTW. I would also go with TOTK all things being equal, but I never felt like BOTW was a tech demo.
- Comment on What are the games you played in your youth that you still play today? 5 days ago:
I sunk hours into NetHack, and I still occasionally dive into the dungeons. I also have a NES emulator on my phone, but it’s just not the same. I’ll play Zelda or Metroid for the nostalgia, but it’s not the same as sitting on the couch with friends.
- Comment on If nudity was more widely accepted, tattoos would be more popular. 5 days ago:
I’m glad you have data, because I was just thinking that cultural attitudes towards tattoos and nudity don’t seem to be related, but I can’t prove that.
- Comment on New ATHEIST community. 6 days ago:
Isn’t that like negative zero?
- Comment on New ATHEIST community. 6 days ago:
Sure are a contentious bunch.
- Comment on New ATHEIST community. 6 days ago:
Yeah, enjoy it now before the atheists destroy it with their atheism.
- Comment on What do you think the solution to selling progressive politics to young men is ? 1 week ago:
Are you saying those things don’t exist? I’m a white male, and I can acknowledge the privileges I have experienced without feeling responsibility for the injustice.
- Comment on Tesla's European car sales nosedive for fifth month as customers switch to Chinese EVs 1 week ago:
I mean, it’s also entirely possible you’ve heard a failing magnetic drive, a humming battery, or a squeeky mechanical thing like brakes or bearings. Those are all strong indicators of a significant problem with the car, and should be fixed immediately. But if you hear it every time, as soon as the car starts moving in a parking lot, that’s the safety feature.
- Comment on Tesla's European car sales nosedive for fifth month as customers switch to Chinese EVs 1 week ago:
Others have addressed your other questions, but I want to add that the “coil whine” that irritates you is probably the car’s slow-moving warning system. EVs are effectively silent at slow speeds because there is no engine noise or road noise, so they are required to make an annoying sound when maneuvering to get your attention. While it is an important safety feature, I agree some are very obnoxious.
- Comment on Tesla's European car sales nosedive for fifth month as customers switch to Chinese EVs 1 week ago:
Competition is good for the consumer. More options from more players will encourage more charging infrastructure and (ostensibly) more innovation. It’s not just Elon Musk vs China. Every automaker that wants to sell cars in the USA is on notice. If they want to compete in the EV subcategory, they need to focus on price and performance. People want budget-conscious EVs.
- Comment on Man 'refused entry into US' as border control catch him with bald JD Vance meme 1 week ago:
As much fun as we’re having sharing and resharing this ridiculous image of a ridiculous person, this is actually a very serious problem.
- Comment on Judge Rules Training AI on Authors' Books Is Legal But Pirating Them Is Not 1 week ago:
This is an easy case. Using published works to train AI without paying for the right to do so is piracy. The judge making this determination is an idiot.
- Comment on What do you think the solution to selling progressive politics to young men is ? 2 weeks ago:
Bullshit. I am privileged in many ways. It isn’t an insult to acknowledge that I don’t and haven’t faced the same challenges as other people. I can recognize that society hasn’t been fair to others without ignoring the obstacles and challenges I’ve faced.
Are you saying we’re not privileged?
- Comment on What do you think the solution to selling progressive politics to young men is ? 2 weeks ago:
This comes up a lot, and I really don’t know where it comes from. Who is telling you that you’re responsible for the misdeeds of others? Seriously, point that out, because I’m in my mid forties, I’m a white cishet American man, and I’ve never felt like I was being blamed for the sins of people who look and fuck like me. Really, it just sounds like a conservative strawman talking point, because nobody does this.
- Comment on What do you think the solution to selling progressive politics to young men is ? 2 weeks ago:
Frankly, I was going to say almost the opposite. Conservatives are appealing to young men by decrying the “woke” process of breaking down those stereotypes. It’s a reaction to those “traditional” masculine traits being challenged by a more enlightened society.
The key is not breaking down those gender norms, but rechanneling that masculine energy and “gender pride” into something healthy and beneficial. We need to reframe the conversation, because when you attack, people instinctively defend. Instead, we should model the new masculinity, one where being tough means being confident enough to stand out or be yourself. Where being a bro means being a friend, not a douchebag. Real men have the strength to admit their faults and ask for help. Real power is punching up, not down, and real bravery is accepting people for who they are.
Contrast someone like Joe Rogan with Pedro Pascal. Which one is a “Real Man™”? Which one should we celebrate and focus on? Boys need role models, because we don’t know how to handle our hormones at an age when everything is confusing. If you tell them their instincts are wrong, they will retreat to a safe space where someone else will tell them that society is wrong and they should be as gross and misogynistic as they can be.
Real men are creative. Real men are kind. Real men are curious. Real men are sincere. Real men admit mistakes and accept consequences. Real men lift others up. Real men are able to ask for help. Real men are comfortable with their sexuality, and are not afraid of exploring their preferences.
All children are born selfish and frightened. We have to learn to be better through empathy. Without positive role models, we cannot learn to overcome those selfish impulses, and we cannot stand up to the bullies that will try to sell the red pill.
Because no matter what we do, there will always be conservative dipshits talking about how oppressed they are because they can’t insult people by calling them “girly” or “gay” or “retarded” anymore. There will always be angry gym rats who think big biceps and a fast car will fix their insecurities. There will always be bullies, and we should always stand up to them.
Also, every boy should watch Ted Lasso. Seriously, there has never been a better breakdown of male stereotypes than that show.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 weeks ago:
Συγνώμη, δεν μιλάω Αγγλικά
- Comment on WhatsApp is officially getting ads 2 weeks ago:
Slowpoke meme, I chose you… like 10 years ago.
- Comment on It is wild to know that "prophetic dreams" have been documented and verified, and even more wild that it isn't really that astonishing when one thinks about it. 3 weeks ago:
I’m not picking a fight, I asked you what you meant by documented and confirmed. A coincidence is not a documented or confirmed case of a prophetic dream, it’s a coincidence.
Like if you said that there was a documented and confirmed case of a human that can fly, and then pointed to that one lady who fell out of an airplane and survived, I would have the same objection.
- Comment on It is wild to know that "prophetic dreams" have been documented and verified, and even more wild that it isn't really that astonishing when one thinks about it. 3 weeks ago:
Right, but did the person have a prophetic vision, or was it simply a coincidental dream?
- Comment on [deleted] 3 weeks ago:
Customs isn’t the organization that does that. If you’re a target for espionage, someone at the NSA or CIA or somesuch organization will find ways to tap your devices, but they don’t do this to every phone imported to the country. Just consider the sheer volume of data that would produce, and the number of analysts who would need to review it. I wouldn’t assume privacy, though. Act like they are watching everything.
- Comment on It is wild to know that "prophetic dreams" have been documented and verified, and even more wild that it isn't really that astonishing when one thinks about it. 3 weeks ago:
What do you mean “documented and verified”? You mean someone dreamed about something that happened? Or someone consistently had dreams that could predict the future? The law of large numbers would suggest someone would eventually dream about something that ends up happening simply by coincidence. It would be a statistical anomaly if it never happened.
- Comment on Amazon Doubles Prime Video Ads to 6 Minutes Per Hour 3 weeks ago:
I’d rather spend 10 minutes avoiding 4 minutes of advertising on a streaming service I pay for. Luckily, it doesn’t take nearly that long.
- Comment on How bad is it that Israel has attacked Iran? 3 weeks ago:
Well, it could be really bad, or it might only be a little bit bad.
Israel has nuclear weapons, Iran has been trying to develop nuclear weapons and probably has them, and both sides believe God is on their side.
- Comment on What game has the best tutorial, in your opinion? 3 weeks ago:
The one that sticks out in my mind is the original BioShock. Spoilers if you haven’t played it.
Bioshock
The first thing that happens is a voice over the intercom asks, “Would you kindly pick up that weapon.” And of course you do it, or the game does not progress. The voice is very polite and resonable, helping you navigate this dank maze of horrors. “Would you kindly open that door?” “Would you kindly kill that monster?” The calm manners contrast starkly against the modern horrors you’re experiencing in the game. Of course every request seems like a great idea at the time, and of course the game ends if you fail.
Then halfway into the game, you finally meet the man behind the voice and he explains that you are a mind-controlled slave, conditions to obey any command that begins with “would you kindly…” He’s trying to destroy the tyranny of the system and commands you to kill him, sacrificing himself to free you from the control phrase. The “tutorial” seemed like it was just helpful instructions, but you didn’t really have a choice, did you? The majority of players just followed those instructions without question, never considering whether they were good choices or moral actions. And could you say no? Without the wrench, you can’t survive the first attack. Without opening the door, you remain in the first room forever. Your world is pre-ordained and tightly controlled. How much free will do you have in the game and outside of it? At what point do you stop making decisions and start following orders? And when can you stop again? - Comment on ChatGPT "Absolutely Wrecked" at Chess by Atari 2600 Console From 1977 3 weeks ago:
ChatGPT can’t make a rug as well as a 300 year old loom.
- Comment on When asked "are you an honest person?" The only logical answer is yes. 3 weeks ago:
Unless they’re in a riddle guarding a door or something.
- Comment on The biggest privilege rich people have is to be extremely stupid on purpose. 3 weeks ago:
Ignorance is a lack of knowledge. Stupid is a lack of awareness.
- Comment on The biggest privilege rich people have is to be extremely stupid on purpose. 3 weeks ago:
That’s not really how statistics work.