GraniteM
@GraniteM@lemmy.world
- Comment on Yes, Ma'am. 3 days ago:
- Comment on China has stopped exporting rare earths to everyone, not just the U.S., cutting off critical materials for tech, autos, aerospace, and defense 1 week ago:
What do you figure the odds are that any newly discovered deposits in the United States will be found inside of national parks, forests, or wildlife reserves?
- Comment on I mean......if you really think about it..... 3 weeks ago:
Dante’s Inferno, or, That Time I Went to Hell and My Favorite Classic Poet Was There to Give Me a Tour and I Got to See All My Least Favorite People Being Horribly Tortured.
- Comment on Does it make sense to buy a lifetime supply of honey? 1 month ago:
The idea did occur that I’d better be damn sure that I like whatever honey I’ll be eating for the rest of my life.
- Comment on What's the best way for Elon to remove the parasite class? 🤔 1 month ago:
The use of the word “parasite” is not a coincidence.
“[The Jew] is and remains the eternal parasite, a parasite that spreads more and more like a harmful bacillus, as well as inviting only a favourable culture medium. The effect of its existence, however, is similar to that of parasites: where it occurs, the host people die after a shorter or longer time.”
— Adolf Hitler, Mein Kampf
- Comment on I'm Tired of Pretending Tech is Making the World Better 1 month ago:
A computer lets you make more mistakes faster than any other invention with the possible exceptions of handguns and Tequila.
—Mitch Ratcliffe
- Submitted 1 month ago to nostupidquestions@lemmy.world | 80 comments
- Comment on Common Ground 1 month ago:
There’s a quote from Robert A. Heinlein that I like to bring up:
Of what use, then, are the American Communists?
They serve one function extremely useful to you and to the country, so useful that, if there were no Communists, we would almost be forced to create some. They are a reliable litmus paper for detecting real sources of danger to the Republic.
Communism is so repugnant to almost all Americans, when they are getting along even tolerably well, that one may predict with certainty that any social field or group in which the Communists make real strides in gaining members or acceptance of their doctrines, any such spot is in such bad shape from real and not imaginary social ills that the rest of us should take emergency, drastic action to investigate and correct the trouble.
Replace “Communist” with “Conservative” and the quote works the exact same way. People don’t take on awful political views in a total vacuum. Their lives and futures got messed up somehow, and in all probability by vast forces beyond their comprehension, let alone their control. And then they went looking for what felt like real answers, and someone was willing to say to them “I’ve got the solution to your problems.”
On some level, their grievances are real. They just got sold on a lie about what could be done to fix them.
- Comment on The First Generation! 2 months ago:
- Comment on [deleted] 2 months ago:
I only just learned about it today, myself. I work that day, but I might be able to shift things around.
I really wish that these protests were more widely shared in advance. I want to be involved, but only getting a couple of days advance warning makes it really hard. I know that sometimes you have to act fast, but if you want your movement to succeed then you’ve got to try to consider the real lives of all of the people who want to help, but are also really limited in their time. Plan protests on weekends, and if you’ve got to protest on a weekday, then plan it way ahead of time and give everyone a chance to plan to be there. I’m sure it looks better to have one big protest with 10X people there than ten protests with 1X people attending.
- Comment on Question about flip cap bottles on mastodon, do you have any suggestions where to get them? 2 months ago:
World Market sells fancy sparkling lemonade in clear latch top bottles like this.
- Comment on Which will you choose? 4 months ago:
If you’re interacting with something every day, talking about things like your phone case, your wallet, maybe a pocket knife or keyring, any of those objects should make you happy, or at least not cause you any anxiety. Think of how many hundreds of thousands of little interactions you’ll have with that thing, and multiply the feeling during that moment, and consider the net total during the lifetime of the object.
I had a number pad that I was using almost every day, but it was a bit crummy, so I splurged and got a better one. If I have to use this thing all the time, then by God I’m going to enjoy using it!
- Comment on Anotha one 4 months ago:
It’s to show that the spoon has Wifi.
- Comment on duhh 4 months ago:
Pinatas
The tape they stretch across race finish lines
Karate dojo boards
- Comment on oh no 4 months ago:
The entire world is covered in a fine layer of poo particles. Really, anything that isn’t covered in poo is the outlier and ought to be highly suspicious.
- Comment on Trump confirms plan to declare national emergency, use military for mass deportations 5 months ago:
- Comment on Trump confirms plan to declare national emergency, use military for mass deportations 5 months ago:
Drive through rural America and see how many underpopulated small towns there are. Shuttered businesses for lack of customers. Abandoned buildings. These places need people.
- Comment on America's Next Health Secretary Enjoying A Meal With His Future Boss and Colleagues 5 months ago:
Because daddy famously loves McDonald’s and he’s hoping that if he shows sufficient brand loyalty that eventually daddy will love him.
The sheer amount of untreated generational trauma in this photo is astounding. I can only imagine how much less fucked up the world would be if more rich fathers could be bothered to actually raise and love their kids.
- Comment on [Thread] Mental Math 5 months ago:
Put on some halfway decent headphones and try out the virtual barbershop.
- Comment on Tony Todd Dies: ‘Candyman’ Star Whose Hundreds Of Credits Include ‘Final Destination’ Films & ‘Platoon’ Was 69 5 months ago:
I got his autograph at a convention once. Most celebrities fall somewhere close to the middle of the “smile, nod, sign autograph, receive money” curve. Tony Todd started asking me questions about what I was doing at the con, what sort of stuff I was looking forward to. He was sweet and kind and giving to a gigantic dork to whom he owed nothing, and he gave me a memory that I’ll cherish forever. He deserves every ounce of praise he’ll receive, and more.
- Comment on Capsaicin 5 months ago:
I love sitting neck-deep in an outdoor hot tub on a cold day!
- Comment on Nintendo's new music app is a clone of YouTube Music. 5 months ago:
Better for what? I only listen to mp3s I’ve got stored on my phone; I use BlackPlayer for that, and I love it. For streaming music purposes… I dunno, I never got into that racket.
- Comment on The Catholic Church Unveils Anime Inspired Official Mascot Of The Holy Year 2025 5 months ago:
Surely the internet will not be weird about this. Surely no degeneracy will commence.
- Comment on Eat lead 5 months ago:
We’re doing the extra-silly speedthrough right now. Next time will be much more comprehensible.
- Comment on Eat lead 5 months ago:
Instructions unclear.
GotGod diagnosed with lead poisoningWell, that certainly explains the platypus!
- Comment on Super Bonsai Entertainment System 5 months ago:
Deep fried pecan pie on a stick!
- Submitted 5 months ago to retrogaming@lemmy.world | 11 comments
- Comment on ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) 5 months ago:
Colorado River toad:
Humanity: ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
- Comment on Urticaria 6 months ago:
Oh, I’ve got fucking Cold urticaria. My body takes it personally if I go swimming in cold water, or don’t wear a heavy sweatshirt on a chilly day, or God forbid if my sheets are just a little bit cold and I’m not wearing wrist-to-ankle pajamas. It fucking sucks, and it didn’t even develop until I was in my thirties, so it’s not as if this something that I learned to live with so early that it’s second nature to me now. FUCK my fucking cold-activated histamines.
- Comment on Magic Mineral 6 months ago:
Treat your taste kindly with KENT, the cigarette with the NEW Micronite filter!
^^Micronite ^^is ^^asbestos.
