Skyrmir
@Skyrmir@lemmy.world
- Comment on How difficult would it be to live in a modern-day developed country without a smartphone? 1 week ago:
My mother in law gets by just fine without hers. But then again, she’s in Arkansas, so I’m not sure if that counts as a modern, or developed country.
- Comment on They don't make 'em like they used to 1 week ago:
That’s not like new, it’s dull as shit. And really hard to sharpen.
- Comment on The nursery rhyme "monkeys jumping on the bed" gives children the impression that you can just call your family doctor who will pick up immediately. 3 weeks ago:
My family doctor made a house call in 1978, that’s the last time I heard of it happening. Though he probably continued until he retired in the early 80s.
- Comment on Chippie owner given ‘devastating’ £40,000 fine by Home office for allegedly illegal hire 4 weeks ago:
It’s not usually the voters complaining about the fines, it’s the business owners that pay for opposition to them.
- Comment on So that's how they filmed it 4 weeks ago:
It is real, they did the same for inception and poltergeist. It’s a practical way to let actors walk on walls and such.
- Comment on I'm not sure if I'm the stupidest smart person I know, or the smartest stupid person. 5 weeks ago:
All I know is that I’m seriously disappointed to be the smartest person in a room on a regular basis.
- Comment on How come nobody does anything about North Korea? 5 weeks ago:
I mean sure, if you want to make up your own meaning for right wing, then go for it.
- Comment on How come nobody does anything about North Korea? 5 weeks ago:
Liberal has nothing to do with peace loving, or pacifism, that’s a right wing delusion they use to pump their courage before committing more atrocities on them. No different than ‘God forgive me for what I’m about to do’.
Right wing revolutions end with the left in political prisons and slavery. Left wing revolutions end with the aristocrats/oligarchs, and their families, in the ground. It’s really just a question of what flavor of violence is about to happen.
- Comment on How come nobody does anything about North Korea? 5 weeks ago:
The nukes are recent, and probably not tactically functional. It’s purely a cost benefit analysis. As long as NK isn’t in serious motion to cause more damage outside their country, than it’s worth to stop them, no one will.
- Comment on [deleted] 1 month ago:
It’s morally wrong to make them feel the need to hide. What someone decides to do with their free speech is up to them.
- Comment on 7 year old PC. CPU is getting WICKED hot (up to 100 C) while playing games. is there any software that can underclock/undervolt it? 1 month ago:
If you can’t reach the plugs, most likely the air around them is recycling through that space getting hotter. Put a box fan over there and see if your temps improve.
- Comment on 7 year old PC. CPU is getting WICKED hot (up to 100 C) while playing games. is there any software that can underclock/undervolt it? 1 month ago:
Where your computer is located is too awkward to open, and it’s overheating… you do know that’s likely related?
- Comment on If we humans have a whole range of microbial life living on our skin, do other animals have their own similar micro fauna covering them? 1 month ago:
There’s supposedly a fungus that only grows on the left antenna of one species of moth. So yes there are a lot of unique biomes.
- Comment on [deleted] 1 month ago:
Again Dennis? Who was it this time?
- Comment on ✅🔥 2 months ago:
Ok, now I want one. Pi powered CV to identify fire, and maybe figure out a way to identify what type of fire.
- Comment on UK to build 12 nuclear submarines in preparation for potential war with Russia 2 months ago:
I sincerely hope you are correct, but they’re on a full war time economy and building flat out. The real question is if Ukraine can disrupt manufacturing supply lines enough to make a difference. Hitting the bombers helps now, they need to hit the factories making engines for the bombers of tomorrow.
- Comment on UK to build 12 nuclear submarines in preparation for potential war with Russia 2 months ago:
I’m not saying he’ll win by any means. That’s what he thinks he’s building up for though. Putin seems of the opinion if he can slowly bleed Ukraine then if/when he pushes into NATO, they’ll be tapped out, and he can win with meat grinder tactics, as long as the US doesn’t show up. Which is possible with Trump knee capping our military, and bringing in a lot of meat shields from North Korea, and maybe a bunch of Chinese that Xi doesn’t like.
What I don’t think he gets, is that Poland alone could very likely erase Russia, right now. And they would very much not be alone. And they’re backed stopped with French and UK nukes. So there’s a hard limit to how far he’s going to get. Although I think the world will be a much worse place if France has to use their nuclear warning shot doctrine.
- Comment on UK to build 12 nuclear submarines in preparation for potential war with Russia 2 months ago:
it usually takes 10 years to build a nuclear submarine. 5 to 7 years just for construction. Putin is building to attack in less than 4.
Someone needs a time machine.
- Comment on Will using an additional trolling motor significantly speed me up? 2 months ago:
Better bet would be just a bigger motor, or gas power if you can plane. Two motors need a rudder or coordinated pivots that get finicky to mess with.
- Comment on Taiwan’s chip plants run on migrant workers. Job brokers run their lives 2 months ago:
Something else, very similar motif. It’s a sci-fi pulp novel.
- Comment on Taiwan’s chip plants run on migrant workers. Job brokers run their lives 2 months ago:
I think the story neuromancer had workers who would show up have their brain chip turn them into meat puppets for 8 hours then they would wake up not knowing what they had done to earn their checks. It was a cheap labor scheme for day workers or prostitutes. I still think that’s really the capitalist goal.
- Comment on Tesla Full-Self Driving Veers Off Road, Hits Tree, and Flips Car for No Obvious Reason (No Serious Injuries, but Scary) 2 months ago:
Pretty sure that’s the Boeing 777 and they discovered that after a crash off Brazil.
- Comment on Tesla Full-Self Driving Veers Off Road, Hits Tree, and Flips Car for No Obvious Reason (No Serious Injuries, but Scary) 2 months ago:
I use autopilot all the time on my boat. No way in hell I’d trust it in a car. They all occasionally get suicidal. Mine likes to lull you into a sense of false security, then take a sharp turn into a channel marker or cargo ship at the last second.
- Comment on Chinese exporters use ‘origin washing’ to evade U.S. tariffs 3 months ago:
Just the one…well some, OK a lot…
Look it’s not all of is damnit!
- Comment on How Will We Know If The Trump Tariffs Were A Good Idea? 3 months ago:
Tariffs always raise prices. Sometimes they do protect local industry, by raising prices so that local industries can compete against foreign competitors. At least for a time. Usually it leads to the eventual failure of the industry due to making less competitive products.
- Comment on Treasury Secretary Bessent says it's up to China to de-escalate trade tensions 3 months ago:
Lol China gonna sit back and watch Trump twist in the breeze while they put Putin further into debt.
- Comment on FBI issues warning over scammers impersonating agents to steal your money 3 months ago:
True, but the FBI does hate competition.
- Comment on What should I store in a 1 Gallon (3.7 liter) Pickle Jar? 4 months ago:
A mixture of honey, water, a cinnamon stick, and yeast. Capped off with a relief valve.
- Comment on Look at conservative who cares about merit now. 4 months ago:
Sorry, too many cases to know wtf this is referring to.
- Comment on A 'US-Made iPhone' Is Pure Fantasy 4 months ago:
They already are, prison labor expansion would be at the expense of existing companies.