waterbogan

@waterbogan@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Israeli-Palestinian Conflict⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Bad idea to be gay in Palestine… its worse than that, try life-threatening

  www.equaldex.com/region/palestine

  www.humandignitytrust.org/…/palestine/

  en.wikipedia.org/…/LGBT_rights_in_the_State_of_Pa…

  apnews.com/…/middle-east-israel-immigration-west-…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Israeli-Palestinian Conflict⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  In the words of Golda Meir, Israel’s former prime minister, “Peace will come when the Arabs will love their children more than they hate us” and “if the Arabs put down their guns there would be no more fighting. If the Israelis put down theirs there would be no more Israel.”

  Israel would like a two state solution, and offered as much in 2000 and 2008. Unfortunately the Palestinians do not feel the same way, they are not interested in peace, only extermination, they will settle for nothing less than Holocaust II. Hitler’s Mein Kampf is a perennial top seller there, many Palestinians dont think he went far enough.

  Take a look at the Hamas Covenant 1988

  This line in Article Thirteen says it all;

  There is no solution for the Palestinian question except through Jihad.

  Yes, Israel is not always “good” and they have committed some atrocities over the years. Neither side is “good” but one side is definitely less evil

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Migrants in Europe celebrate Hamas assault on Israel⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Well this gives me an idea for a terrific and efficient way to filter out migrants who will clearly be problematic in modern Western societies

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Predictive Policing Software Is Terrible At Predicting Crimes⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  How did they manage to do so spectacularly badly. I think part of the problem is that they were trying to predict times and locations, rather than focusing on individual offenders. Past record is highly predicitive of future behaviour, i.e. if an offender has committed assault half a dozen times, it is highly probable that they will commit another assault or similar violent offence again, we just dont know when or where

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Nearly 500 smartphone brands have left the market since 2017⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah I have a midrange Samsung A31, its more than adequate for my needs

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Noise-canceling robots to 'mute' loud conversations in cafe | What if we told you that we can actually silence a noisy table right next to us in a café?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  The thing is, we dont generally needed the noisy table muted, we just need it reduced in volume enough at our own table so we are able to carry out a normal conversation

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What does woke mean to you? Good, bad, good intentions with flawed execution?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Good intentions but information poor

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨NASA-inspired airless bicycle tires are now available for purchase⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  You should ride around the city centre here, you will have so much glass in your tires in no time flat, you’ll love it!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨NASA-inspired airless bicycle tires are now available for purchase⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I dont know, I have never had to replace one, so never had to take one off. The one time I ever had one fail was when I hit a piece of timber with multiple nails in it, and I got my local bike shop to swap it. Tyre was already over ten years old at that point

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨NASA-inspired airless bicycle tires are now available for purchase⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Interesting tech but there are already decent available solutions such as the Schwalbe Marathon Plus and similar that are effectively glassproof, I have these on my bike and they work really well, one is over 15 years old now

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨We believe PDD is a Dying Fraudulent Company and its Shopping App TEMU is Cleverly Hidden Spyware that Poses an Urgent Security Threat to U.S. National Interests⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I have been hearing stories of people here experiencing credit card fraud after buying stuff off TEMU. I wouldnt touch it myself, looks too good to be true

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Describe what conservativism or what being a conservative means to you.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  OK, I’ll bite. Keep in mind I am not from the USA, so what qualifies as “conservative” in my country is likely considered less so there. This is an adapted version of what I wrote when I was in a similar forum at reddit

  I’m a conservative nationalist populist, with somewhat more emphasis on the latter. I am also - get this - a libertarian authoritarian. Confused? I’ll explain.

  I believe strongly in live and let live. You do whatever floats your boat, as long as it doesnt harm other people or unduly interfere with their enjoyment of life. Want to smoke dope, wear a furry suit 24/7, identify as polyamorous genderqueer otherkin? Wear a Confederate flag shirt? All at once? Knock yourself out, you do you, and I’m completely OK with that.

  But as soon as you start interfering with other people, be it their freedom of speech, their lifestyle choices, or their autonomy, we, as in the state can and should come down on your ass in the most punitive, draconian way possible, your rights be damned. Just like any good authoritarian leader would. If you cannot respect the rights of others then why should you expect yours to be respected?

  You respect and abide by the laws of society and its citizens, and contribute as and where you can, then you deserve the same rights as anyone else.

  The specific issues that I would probably lean more “conservative” on;

  1. Law and order - I agree that there is far too much focus on punishment - on both sides of the debate. Sentencing needs to be about risk management, not punishment. That needs to be the primary driver. If risk can be alleviated by rehabilitation, well and good, and in many cases that can be done. But there is a minority of offenders who can never safely be released back into society, and need to be permanently isolated. I am in favour of rehabilitation if it is going to successfully remove that risk - with the emphasis being on the word successfully, because too often offenders are released upon the public when clearly whatever rehab has been undertaken has not worked.

  This applies especially for child molester paedophiles, the “treatment programmes” for paedophilia are pretty much snake oil, much like all the “reparative therapy” out there for gay people, and for not totally dissimilar biological reasons. I am extremely sceptical of the long term outcomes of all these “treatment programmes”

  2. Strong borders - for a whole host of cultural and environmental reasons, I believe immigration into all developed countries needs to be closely controlled and regulated. I dont object to manageable levels of immigration, but we should be selecting in favour of immigrants from cultures that are not heavily misogynistic, homophobic, or with extremely high levels of corruption, and that ideally share some cultural and linguistic background. Of course an individual may be leaving a country with an unfavourable culture because they are not compatible with it, in which case they are more likely to be compatible with ours, e.g. an atheist wanting to get out of Saudi Arabia. Which neatly segues to…

  3. Islam - especially as a gay man, I feel it needs to be acknowledged that Islam is problematic, and more so than any other major religion (barring Scientology which is even worse but thankfully much smaller). It has a few attributes which make it so, one being the lack of separation of church and state, another being the way it treats it’s apostates (i.e ex-Muslims and those in sects that deviate from mainstream Islam). Of course not every Muslim is problematic, a good many arent (especially in the USA where many have come from more educated backgrounds to start with than those in Europe etc), and we need to separate the faith overall from its individual adherents.

  4. Free speech is necessary for a free society, including that which we despise. The test for me with this is those fucking Holocaust denier cunts who I loathe with a passion, but I do not want to see them prevented from spewing their shit as much as it rarks me up, because if they are stopped, who’s next? Still hate those cunts though.

  5. Israel - I am an unabashed Zionist, and I make no apologies for that. Of course Israel is far from perfect, but it has the best human rights for LGBT people in the region by far (not that that is a particularly high bar) and manages to be a passably functional democracy in a region where those are few and far between while being in a state of siege and constant low level warfare with most of its neighbours. Of course its flawed! But those that criticise Israel while ignoring the far worse human rights violations of every other country in the region need to pull their heads out of the arses to be blunt.

  6. Welfare - I support a welfare state, but I do think that the one we have now performs poorly in that it does not adequately help those that really need it most and is far too easily abused. A large part of the problem is that the vast majority of benefits are paid out in cash to the accounts of beneficiaries, with no control on how it is used/ spent.

  While this is not a problem for many, perhaps most, a substantial proportion of beneficiaries spend the money on feeding their addictions - in other words, it makes all of us enablers. I have seen this first hand, with several different individuals. This is hugely counterproductive, as it feeds into increased costs in health and justice sectors, while completely failing to actually help those the welfare is given to. This needs to change (the details of which are for another post on its own!)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Mozilla review of 25 car brands finds they're "a privacy nightmare"⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Same here. Its a bit shabby and heavy on gas but I can fix most things on it myself… but at least I dont have this issue

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The endless battle to banish the world’s most notorious stalker website⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  You deserve rights so long as you respect the rights of others

  This is the best approach and one had has far wider application beyond just the internet

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK that there are a range of medications that can prevent alcoholics and other addicts from relapsing⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Funnily enough all of the above does actually work for some people, but it should absolutely never be the first or only option. When peole ask me if they should use medication, therapy, or 12 step programmes I would say all of the above

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK that there are a range of medications that can prevent alcoholics and other addicts from relapsing⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Yes, referring someone to AA if they know it will not work for them is just stupid. AA may work for some people but it cannot and should not be the only referral or treatment option - medication is going to be a better option for many. Unfortunately its much the same here

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK that there are a range of medications that can prevent alcoholics and other addicts from relapsing⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Yes, Disulifram is the oldest of these, been around many years, and some chronic alcoholics just drink over it and power through the hangover

  Naltrexone is the one I have heard most positive things about, never even heard of Acamprosate before.

  Unfortunately when I was in a relationship with an alcoholic some years back Disulifiram was the only thing doctors here were even aware of.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK that there are a range of medications that can prevent alcoholics and other addicts from relapsing⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Apparently they regulate brain chemistry - from the article;

  Long-term alcohol abuse causes dysregulation in brain chemistry and neural function that can last for months or even years after the initial period of detoxification. Perfectly sober patients, who are well past the detox phase, often experience crushing levels of anxiety, insomnia, irritability, depression, loss of appetite, and anhedonia (the inability to take pleasure in any aspect of life). Addiction experts now believe these post-withdrawal symptoms are a driving force behind chronic relapsing.

  I’m not sure how applicable these would be for nicotine addiction however, the article mainly discusses alcohol and drug addictions

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The most popular Chinese keyboard app which is used by more than 450 million monthly users sends every key typed to Tencent in China.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  This is news? I would have been extremely surprised if it wasnt. This is normal for China, the CCP is eavesdropping on everything

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Beijing Superconductor (LK-99) Levitation Video Author Admits Fraud, Takes it Down⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  China and fraud - like peanut butter and jelly, they just go together naturally

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨When you notice Lemmy is quieter than usual, thean have a look at the Lemmy.world status⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I couldnt see the comment, but that would make sense that a hexbear user could be behind this - lot of effort though and lots of narcicissm needed too

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨When you notice Lemmy is quieter than usual, thean have a look at the Lemmy.world status⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah who are these fucks? Whats their damage? Somebody oughta go knock some sense into them

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is there a way to hold screen open while a streaming app is in use?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Actually there is, you just gotta pay is all, but the amount is fairly trifling as far as I’m concerned. Thanks to @Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works I have a solution, one that nobody at reddit ever was able to come up with when I asked about it a while back

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Lemmy is popular nowadays, yet is losing its active users⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Some of those will be bots or trolls or just shitheads in general so no great loss

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is there a way to hold screen open while a streaming app is in use?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I dont have Waze, I am trying Wakey now, I think that should do the job. I dont mind paying the small amount they want for the functionality it gives me

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is there a way to hold screen open while a streaming app is in use?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  It doesnt. Suspect thats something only one new release Samsung phnes, mines 2-3 years old

• Is there a way to hold screen open while a streaming app is in use?
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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Trying to build critical mass for small communities⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  !whatisthiscar@lemmy.world - Post pictures of spotted cars that you cannot identify.

  !oldcars@kbin.social - for classic car enthusiasts

  !swimming@lemmy.world - self-explanatory

  !idiotsincars@lemmy.world - also self-explanatory, a bit more active than the others. Submit your dashcam footage here of idiot drivers

  I dont own/mod any of these but would like to see more people active in them