Skyrmir
@Skyrmir@lemmy.world
- Comment on Is "dark humor" generally acceptable or is it just my parents/culture more sensitive towards jokes? 3 days ago:
I’ve found that people who are offended by dark humor (the non racist variety) tend to be people I don’t like, and don’t trust alone with children.
- Comment on What should've been the point or points for society to throw up their hands and stop supporting the government? 4 days ago:
Reagan openly committing treason by selling arms to Iran.
- Comment on The list is realistically so much longer. 5 days ago:
Asking if you trust the government is a stupid loaded question. No one trusts the government. You don’t trust a loaded gun, but it’s the best tool to have in your hand if someone’s trying to kill you. Government isn’t something you trust, it’s a tool that might be the best for some jobs.
- Comment on Ultra wealthy want global nuclear war to create nuclear Winter in hopes of slowing down human climate change. They'll rebuild after it's safe to leave their bunkers. 6 days ago:
Don’t need to feed a horde, just enough of them to shoot the rest.
- Comment on Ultra wealthy want global nuclear war to create nuclear Winter in hopes of slowing down human climate change. They'll rebuild after it's safe to leave their bunkers. 1 week ago:
Clean water and food can be incredibly valuable when no on else has any.
- Comment on California law to require operating systems to check your age 1 week ago:
I made no claim as to it’s effectiveness. Just as an age verification in an OS would also have a failure rate.
- Comment on Ultra wealthy want global nuclear war to create nuclear Winter in hopes of slowing down human climate change. They'll rebuild after it's safe to leave their bunkers. 1 week ago:
Ok, but a nuclear war wrecks things, and a bunker hoards value. So you’re not really disagreeing.
- Comment on California law to require operating systems to check your age 1 week ago:
Cars have an age check already, it’s called a license.
- Comment on Microsoft AI chief gives it 18 months—for all white-collar work to be automated by AI | Fortune 2 weeks ago:
In 18 months I can see us where the Star Wars universe portrayed droids. As in ‘Oh great, another talking tin can, just what the galaxy needs. Can someone turn this thing off?’
- Comment on Hand loaded and goated 2 weeks ago:
www.instructables.com/Laser-Tripwire-Alarm/
Never be the one holding the gun in a resistance situation.
- Comment on SSD prices in yet more trouble as two of the biggest hard drive makers have already sold out their 2026 stock 2 weeks ago:
At these prices, they can’t even afford a picture of an SSD.
- Comment on Why is amperage more "obscure" than voltage (or watts)? 3 weeks ago:
Amps are used when deciding the wiring. So that afterwords you know if your plug matches, it works in that outlet.
- Comment on Amazon's Ring and Google's Nest Unwittingly Reveal the Severity of the U.S. Surveillance State 3 weeks ago:
Never said it was an easy lift. There’s a long road between where we are and a functioning society. And currently most of Europe is in the lead.
- Comment on Amazon's Ring and Google's Nest Unwittingly Reveal the Severity of the U.S. Surveillance State 3 weeks ago:
We need legislation with teeth before they manage to get this in every house. It’s going to happen. Your phone, TV, doorbell, car, crosswalks and street signs are all going to be recording and tracking you eventually. Just recognize that’s going to happen no matter what, and get real oversight and rules into place now. If we wait until it’s all locked, the ruling party will never let it end.
- Comment on Twenty four US states are now considering legislation to allow small, plug-in solar power systems that connect directly into a wall socket. 3 weeks ago:
Small wind is horrible, the efficiency of wind is entirely based on the swept area of the blades. At scale it’s great, but at household sizes it’s just not worth the cost. Turbines and windmills are a ‘Go big, or go home’ situation as far as being cost effective. Solar, even with batteries, is more cost effective for household or mobile sizes.
- Comment on How are locks and keys mass produced? 3 weeks ago:
Each tumbler has 4 to 6 sizes in 3 to 6 holes. They set the combination, then cut the key and put the matching tumblers in a standard housing.
Half the security on most locks is that it’s hard to get tools in the tiny slots. The actual number of combinations is small, but difficult to scan through.
- Comment on Man posts his incorrect opinion online 4 weeks ago:
Being barefoot is a luxury not everyone has. Combine that with not being able to wear slip on shoes and it’s a bit of a bigger problem.
- Comment on Man posts his incorrect opinion online 4 weeks ago:
Laced shoes are a pita to flip on and off. If you’re in a dry area there’s no reason to take off your shoes.
If you can wear sandals, or it’s a wet sloppy environment, then yeah it makes sense to take them off at the door.
- Comment on If the 2028 United States presidential election was held today, who would you vote for? 1 month ago:
I’ll vote for the candidate that I think is going to do the most to advance the policy goals I’d like. Right now that happens to be the opposite of everything the GoP is doing, and half of what the Dems are doing.
- Comment on 1 month ago:
Canada, and any other free country, should be checking their administration for anyone with financial ties to the US or any other country buying membership in Trumps club. They’re a security threat and should be treated as such.
- Comment on [deleted] 1 month ago:
There have been policy discussions about lock down quarantines for decades. Though many assumed it would be some form of rabid TB. It never gets into any serious policy until there’s already something horrible going on.
- Comment on Is this noise normal? 1 month ago:
A little bit noisy, but it really depends on a lot of factors. Firmware and controller board can make a difference in stepper noise, as well as age and friction. If it’s a new printer, check that your firmware is updated, and all your bearings are moving free and smooth. As long as that’s all up to spec, rock on till something doesn’t print.
- Comment on US Senator proposes bill permitting AI data centers to bypass federal power rules via off-grid energy infrastructure development 1 month ago:
Apparently they’re looking at tying together hundreds of stand alone generators from Caterpillar.
- Comment on Vienna would need about 150 km² of solar panels to produce enough electricity 1 month ago:
It depends on the size and geography of your installation. Everywhere short of the arctic circle, solar is more dependable than wind for a single home size or smaller installation. Wind and tidal power come in when you can throw up a bunch of 300m windmills to power a town. Wind in particular needs a very large area, and multiple disbursed areas are even better.
- Comment on Having a rough morning. I'm still pondering the question about beavers, and my kid asks me THIS 2 months ago:
Why do you think there’s dirt on your window sill after the tooth fairy visits?
- Comment on Why does everyone put celery in soup stock? 2 months ago:
What kind of weirdo doesn’t like celery? Next you’re going to tell me rhubarb is too tart, or you have to cook fennel.
- Comment on Change my Mind 2 months ago:
All part of the plan.
- Comment on Change my Mind 2 months ago:
They used to, back when the League of Women voters ran the debates and asked real questions. That’s why they stopped allowing that.
- Comment on Milk 3 months ago:
Higher than water viscosity, but nice try.
- Comment on Milk 3 months ago:
Those were a broth with aspirations.