voracitude

@voracitude@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A fair punishment for the obscene hoarding of wealth⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  And, it should be treated like a loan, with the interest frontloaded.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Sorry, America, but it’s not Australia’s fault that your healthcare system is failing you⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Nope, but Australian healthcare is looking more and more like US healthcare every day, and whose fault is that?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I'm tired of people pretending Miss Maxwell isn't awesome⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Wowee, nope, a person trafficking children to be raped means they’re “not rad” you paedophile-apologist sicko.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I'm tired of people pretending Miss Maxwell isn't awesome⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  And all she did was help to traffic thousands of young girls to be raped by the likes of Donald Trump. So cool, what a relatable lady. Who amongst us hasn’t enabled a little (or a lot of) child rape every now and then, right?

  /s

  Seriously do you even hear yourself? What the fuck is wrong with you?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨"Literally" literally does not mean "similar to in some way".⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Context is as important to language as syntax. If you see a box marked “inflammable” and the box is made of cardboard, you know it’s quite inflammable. If it’s made of metal, most people would think it’s inflammable, but if you’re in a lab you’ve probably got a few ways to prove them wrong.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨People angry that Superman represents kindness are outright admitting that they don't want to be good people⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  But it’s three syllables shorter! That’s like 75% of the syllables. Won’t you think of the savings?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Trump Administration is Building a National Citizenship Data System; State and county election officials can now check the citizenship status of their entire voter lists.⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  You’re basically saying that everyone that can have anything to do with the database and systems around it are corrupt and working together.

  No, just the person in charge has to order it. Rules and procedures don’t matter if the people in charge ignore them.

  That’s a ridiculous conspiracy theory.

  No, it’s happening now in the US. You seem woefully under-informed to be trying to comment on current affairs. Maybe stick to your own country until you’re up to speed.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Trump Administration is Building a National Citizenship Data System; State and county election officials can now check the citizenship status of their entire voter lists.⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Logs, eh? And how do you plan to get access to those, exactly? Idiot.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨It is even possible to "imitate" the voice of a fictional character without AI?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I believe this is called an “impression”.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Trump Administration is Building a National Citizenship Data System; State and county election officials can now check the citizenship status of their entire voter lists.⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  “illegitimately” is the key word there. I’m not interested in what you think happens if everything is working as intended, or your poor reading comprehension. F-, rewrite your answer and address the question or you’ll fail the class and be held back a grade.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Trump Administration is Building a National Citizenship Data System; State and county election officials can now check the citizenship status of their entire voter lists.⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s a really weird way of looking at it. Without the database, there’s no central ledger to consult as to whether or not you’re legally a person. Like @atrielienz@lemmy.world said:

  The database is the backbone of them being able to hurt or harm

  Without that starting point, “the organizational structure, rules, and procedures” that rely on the data from the database are impotent.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Trump Administration is Building a National Citizenship Data System; State and county election officials can now check the citizenship status of their entire voter lists.⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Looking for ways the system can be abused and addressing those loopholes is basic risk assessment, so

  just shut up

  I strongly suggest taking a heaping helping of your own advice, mate.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Trump Administration is Building a National Citizenship Data System; State and county election officials can now check the citizenship status of their entire voter lists.⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  What happens if someone is illegitimately removed from this database? How can you show whether it was a glitch, or deliberate? How do you know if the information they have about you is even right, or get it changed if you need to? Where’s the accountability?

  See the UK Post Office accounting scandal, in which a persistent computer error went unfixed for decades and caused hundreds of post office employees to be fired and dragged through courts for corruption that never happened. A good chunk of them committed suicide. The government and the software company both knew about the bug causing the issue, too, but prosecutions continued. “If the computer says it, it must be right”, sort of danger.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Printing minis on an FDM printer⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Damn, dude. I’ve been thinking about getting a 3D printer and was leaning towards resin because I heard it was better for minis, and I see how it’s different, but these look perfectly fine and there’s no fumes or toxic sludge to deal with. Since I mainly want it for printing household fixits and ease-of-use is a factor, being able to get back into tabletop gaming (and painting) as well is a very nice bonus. I feel pretty good about going with an FDM printer now!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Printing minis on an FDM printer⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m surprised by the quality of the print, I’d love to see other pieces you’re proud of (and some you weren’t so happy with, too)!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I 3d printed a custom sized keyboard using open source software and hardware designs.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I normally use a Kinesis Advantage 2 (but in qwerty, unlike OP), and I can go back to a standard layout qwerty board with just a small adjustment period - I keep hitting “x” when I mean to hit “c”, sort of thing. But it’s an adjustment I can make “mid-stream” so to speak; I just use the board and get used to it again as I go.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Being a moderator does not make your opinion better than anybody else's.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Consider that it’s not Indian people you hate working for or with, but a particular behavior you’ve noticed and are attributing to people being of a particular race, instead of just them doing stuff you don’t like.

  Don’t come back with “but why is it only them” or something. Just identify the behaviour and remember that is what you don’t like, not the person’s race specifically.

  You get people and habits you don’t like from all cultures; that makes sense, as assholery knows no borders. But if you make it (the things you don’t like, whatever they may be) about race, it’s racist, so stop it. Unless you like the idea of being a racist, which it seems like you don’t.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Can you clear a straight line of malfunctioning pixels on a phone with a lighter?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Where did you hear that setting your phone on fire works fix the screen? Out of curiosity.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Lemmy.zip sucks and the moderators are snowflakes⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  …I don’t know what that makes me, for pointing out that people who complain about snowflakes are snowflakes

  Observant?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anthony Albanese says footage of Australian journalist being shot by LA police is ‘horrific’⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  What was once impossible has become eminently workable. The US is, for now, the bulwark against china. They can build submarines that don’t leak.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Israel says to block Gaza-bound aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  The entire world has been watching the genocide in Gaza, and the unprovoked attacks on Syria, and the reckless violence which has killed so many foreign nationals, reporters, and aid workers, and what consequences to speak of yet? What evidence supports your position?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Israel says to block Gaza-bound aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  If Israel hurts Greta they will lock their pariah state status in for decades.

  That’s the idea of the flotilla, I think.

  I also think bibi doesn’t give a fuck, and that ship is likely toast, and there likely won’t be consequences for decades (if ever).

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If you're having difficulty figuring out how to pronounce "data," say database.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Instructions unclear, day-tay-boss

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is their any evolutionary benefit to the sneezing reflex when looking at a bright light source, or is it just an evolutionary glitch with no purpose?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Interesting! I’ll update my post, it makes sense there would likely be variability in how it presents due to biology. My experience isn’t necessarily the default.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is their any evolutionary benefit to the sneezing reflex when looking at a bright light source, or is it just an evolutionary glitch with no purpose?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s the prevailing theory, yes, but as far as I’ve found there’s not empirical evidence to back it up. The theory does make perfect sense to me, though!

  Also, as a sufferer, I’ve noticed it almost always requires sunlight or something with close to the same frequencies. Most artificial lights don’t trigger it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is their any evolutionary benefit to the sneezing reflex when looking at a bright light source, or is it just an evolutionary glitch with no purpose?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Contrived acronym. I much prefer Photic Sneeze Reflex, it’s easier to remember and doesn’t sound like bullshit 😂

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨BlackRock is Suing UnitedHealth for Giving “Too Much Care” to Patients After the CEO was Murdered⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Can confirm, I was there too. It was an early one and we had to get him up, I remember; that guy could sleep through like fifteen alarms.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What are the ethics behind purchasing a book from an author you don't agree with?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  This is about the shittiest argument you could make. Good luck in your search, maybe you’ll find some self-awareness along the way.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What are the ethics behind purchasing a book from an author you don't agree with?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Ugh, of course those people would point to any source that supports their current claim, without vetting the source itself. They’ll even tell you that of course they don’t support antisemitism, while spouting that antisemitic Irving shit all day, and that’s okay because they pick and choose only what they agree with out of the rhetoric. As though they couldn’t find sources that support their point without the concomitant antisemitism.

  First and foremost, then, I’d go about this by not denying the genocide in Gaza and not saying stuff such as “I bet you love Palestine” like it’s a pejorative, spacecadet@lemm.ee.

  My second point would be to recognise that there is no moral or ethical reason not to pirate Irving’s works. If you were able to find it at a library, it would be there because someone paid a publisher for the copy and likely some kind of library license. Some of that goes to Irving. There is no way to deny him profit and acquire his work legally. So, pirate it. Fuck that guy.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A “victim blaming” row has broken out on social media, after a cyclist uploaded footage of what he described as the “closest pass I’ve ever seen”⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Learn to share the road, mate. England’s not that big, you can slow down and get where you’re going with plenty of time to spare.