makeshiftreaper
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- Comment on An 18-year-old woman in Queensland faces two years in jail for wearing a shirt that says "from the river to the sea." 1 week ago:
Jury nullification isn’t a “rule” that exists but is more the biproduct of a system. If your system of law has normal people judge you, they can’t be punished for their decision, and you can’t be tried multiple times for the same crime, then jury nullification exists. The jury simply chooses to ignore directions, makes the decision they think is best, and the court must uphold it
- Comment on Paging SpaceCowboy 2 weeks ago:
Why would you care about a lesser species’ opinion? Why would you hold them to a lower standard than you hold yourself?
- Comment on Paging SpaceCowboy 2 weeks ago:
The Yautja have no concept of “loved ones”. It is specifically brought up that Dek’s older brother is a failure because he is protecting his weaker brother instead of culling him for the strength of the clan. You’re using human emotional logic to justify your opinions instead of following Predator logic. The vast majority of Yautja would be champing at the bit to fight to prove they can beat the warlord. I still contend these humans have been given an incredible honor in Yautja society
- Comment on Paging SpaceCowboy 2 weeks ago:
No honor? The Yatuja believe that the only honor that matters is in your hunting prowess, literally every Yatuja has never lost a fight because they always fight to the death. They absolutely think it’s an honor to be brought to Yautja Prime to fight against their leader, which is why they do that instead of just killing the people who beat a Predator. That’s a huge sign of respect from them
- Comment on Apple introduces Macbook Neo - cheaper Macbooks starting at $599 2 weeks ago:
Right, but storage and memory are clearly the bottlenecks on this computer and we’re pointing out how Apple is alleviating those bottlenecks
- Comment on Apple introduces Macbook Neo - cheaper Macbooks starting at $599 2 weeks ago:
Additionally Apple has a bunch of cloud storage deals. I think most people store all of their photos and videos in iCloud which for most people is the majority of their storage space. I bet this is right in the sweet spot for usability, which doesn’t surprise me given Apple’s laptop history
- Comment on Americans: How the hell do you meet new people or get into relationships after college? 2 weeks ago:
Since you’re here I’ll assume you’re a nerd and suggest getting into Magic:the Gathering. You can learn to play on Arena for free and then buy a pre-made commander deck. At that point you can go to local game stores and ask when they have open play nights. The nice thing about magic is that the games take a long time to play so there’re a lot of opportunities to socialize with the people you play with and people nearby. Similarly if you can find an active Killer Queen cabinet around you those people are always desperate for players and it’s super fun
If you’re less of a nerd dance classes are more active and likewise force you to be in an intimate space with someone which will usually force you to socialize. You seem opposed to bars but karaoke crowds tend to be the same week after week, and you have to wait your turn, so it’s another socialization venue
- Comment on What do you think of Paramount merging with Warner Bros. Discovery to create a new media company? 3 weeks ago:
Overall I anticipate it being a net negative. Mergers like this result in fewer jobs, lower quality products and less competition
I mean… I led with that. I don’t like the merger, but I like it more than Netflix acquiring them. There are takes beyond black and white
- Comment on What do you think of Paramount merging with Warner Bros. Discovery to create a new media company? 3 weeks ago:
I have mixed thoughts. Overall I anticipate it being a net negative. Mergers like this result in fewer jobs, lower quality products and less competition. However I love movies (check my profile if you want proof) and specifically I love going to the movie theater. Paramount has continued supporting movie theaters which is more than you can say about Netflix and Sarandos. Likewise Zaslav was just making anti-consuner decisions left and right. I can count on more than one hand the amount of times I’ve called that man a piece of shit. Not to mention Netflix’s slavish attachment to “the algorithm” just churns out a lot of slop
So while the merger is bad it’s probably the better of the two options and anything that reduces David Zaslav’s power is a net positive in my book, even if he makes a small country’s worth of money doing it
- Comment on No you don't sit on it. In the olden days people used this to make orange juice 3 weeks ago:
Yeah, a particularly juicy orange would probably over fill that
- Comment on Gerbils, actually 3 weeks ago:
Prairie Dogs are more likely in America:
The bacteria that cause plague, Y. pestis, maintain their existence in a cycle involving rodents and their fleas. Plague occurs in rural and semi-rural areas of the western United States, primarily in semi-arid upland forests and grasslands where many types of rodent species can be involved. Many types of animals, such as rock squirrels, wood rats, ground squirrels, prairie dogs, chipmunks, mice, voles, and rabbits can be affected by plague.
Per the CDC (emphasis mine)
- Comment on Tune a fish 5 weeks ago:
Colloquially tuna fish refers to the shredded salt brined tins of fish like this:
Which I do think is worth distinguishing from the actual whole pieces of tuna
- Comment on There isn't a person on earth that doesn't look cooler with sunglasses on. 1 month ago:
Counterpoint: John Oliver in sunglasses looks like a dork but he looks respectable in glasses
- Comment on What should be emoji reaction for "me too" in the general sense 1 month ago:
When I’m texting my fiance I use
👉✌️ or 👈✌️ or👆✌️
Depending on what application I’m using and which side my bubble is on. Showing me pointing at myself and the number 2 on fingers to mirror doing the same motion in real life
- Comment on 1 month ago:
I understand you’re being sassy but below zero you do start saying “no but seriously, how can it be this cold?” Zero is about the lower limit before temperature stops being distinguishable and just becomes cold
- Comment on They don't keep stats on prostitutes the way they do with football quarterbacks so we'll never know who the GOAT prostitute is 2 months ago:
There’s a documentary on these 2 Dutch sisters in their 70s who have been in the game for over 100 years between them. So they’re probably up there:
- Comment on tryna get hella faded 2 months ago:
The tampon alcohol thing does work and is very dangerous. Less of the alcohol goes through your liver so you get much more drunk very quickly
- Comment on KONOSUBA - God's blessing on this wonderful world! Season 4 Announced 2 months ago:
Fuck yeah! I love Konosuba
- Comment on ALL YOU NEED IS KILL - Movie Discussion 2 months ago:
Do you think Tom Cruise kisses Emily Blunt in this one?
- Comment on who was the aggressor in cold war? 2 months ago:
It depended on where in the world you are. Both Russia and America wanted to avoid full on conflict so they establish proxy wars to try weaken the other. America was certainly the aggressor in Vietnam and Korea while Russia was the aggressor in Cuba and arguably in Afghanistan
- Comment on Gundam Chestnut 2 months ago:
Not a botanist but as a southerner I’d go to the Centennial Expo and the Chicago World’s fair to try to keep Kudzu out of America. That weed is a fucking problem
- Comment on Nutjob or something? 2 months ago:
- Comment on Tesla Robotaxis Are Crashing More Than 12 Times as Frequently as Human Drivers 2 months ago:
Elon’s stupid ass dedication to using cameras and image processing for self driving will ultimately be what leaves Tesla in the dust. A combination of LIDAR, cameras, and other detection tools are way safer than just cameras alone. I’m not a huge Mark Rober fan but he did show that you can beat Tesla’s self driving with Looney Tunes techniques
- Comment on There exist people who will go through the effort of leaving their home, traveling to a movie theatre, paying for a ticket, and sitting for 2-3 hours for a movie they claim "nobody wants to see" 3 months ago:
Exactly. Especially considering it’s rare that there’s a month where there are fewer than 2 movies I actively want to see in theaters. So I’m already saving money with it, all those other movies are just bonuses
Plus you get surprised. I thought Clown in a Cornfield was going to suck and I would have never seen Life of Chuck normally but I ended up really enjoying both of them
- Comment on I alternate my days. Some days I use this and on the others I use the Magic Eight Ball 3 months ago:
Remember, when someone asks what would Jesus do? Flip over tables and kick out all the bankers is an option:
and Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves, and said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves.
- Comment on There exist people who will go through the effort of leaving their home, traveling to a movie theatre, paying for a ticket, and sitting for 2-3 hours for a movie they claim "nobody wants to see" 3 months ago:
It’s me. I watch a lot of movies and see arthouse stuff the public doesn’t care about and I something is a big enough train wreck occasionally I’ll see what’s going on (shout out to CATS). Though I have Regal Unlimited so I don’t “pay” for a ticket
- Comment on What are some lower size games that work well on linux handhelds? 3 months ago:
Can you tell I like rogue-likes? I do think they work great for mobile games since you can pick them up and put them down easily
- Comment on What are some lower size games that work well on linux handhelds? 3 months ago:
Cool, I updated my post. I remember for a long time it was only available on PC and iPad. Not on iPhone. So I just kinda assumed it wouldn’t
- Comment on What are some lower size games that work well on linux handhelds? 3 months ago:
Balatro
Drop Duchy
Into the Breach (I think this one works on Linux, I don’t think FTL does)
UFO 50
Crypt of the Necrodancer/Rift of the Necrodancer
Super Motherlode (since it looks like you used to play flash games)
Dave the Diver
Vampire Survivors
Hades 1 (it’s still fun even after 2!)
One Step From Eden
- Comment on Looking for games to watch Let's Plays of: Recommend me something! 3 months ago:
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