BigBenis
@BigBenis@lemmy.world
- Comment on topical 1 week ago:
Frankly, this take is profoundly arrogant and indicative of why the Democrats lost to Trump (again, arguably again-again).
This implies that the Democrats could not have possibly done any better, or at least submits to the idea that there is nothing meaningful to be learned from this failure. It projects onto the general electorate a deterministic outlook, that they were always going to vote for Trump no matter what as a way to shield the Democrats and ourselves from accountability.
This is a difficult time time for all of us. We are looking down the barrel of another Trump presidency, one that promises to be a significant tragedy in the history of our nation. It hurts to know what’s coming and people are resigning themselves to complacency in order to ease the pain.
But if we want to stand a chance the next time around, we need to understand that the Democrats played a role in their own demise. We need to demand better, not make excuses for them and perpetuate the mediocrity that has been the Democratic platform over the last decade. We can’t just hope for another deadly crisis to get us out of this one.
- Comment on Meta has suspended several Threads and Instagram accounts that track the private jets of celebrities such as Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Kim Kardashian, and Donald Trump 3 weeks ago:
Mango Mussolini
That’s fucking brilliant
- Comment on Can’t upgrade your PC to Windows 11? Buy a new one, is Microsoft’s laughable solution 5 weeks ago:
I will not be upgrading to W11. Some time between now and when they sunset W10 I will be switching to Linux.
- Comment on Devs gaining little (if anything) from AI coding assistants 1 month ago:
It’s great as essentially a StackOverflow that I can talk to in real time. But as with SO, I’ve still got to figure out what pieces go where.
- Comment on What can I do with US$10K that is a good investment? 1 month ago:
An index that either tracks the top 500 companies or the total market. Look up a 3-fund portfolio if you want to go a little deeper.
- Comment on Nintendo filed a lawsuit against Pocketpair, Inc. 1 month ago:
Obligatory fuck Nintendo!
- Comment on I hope you don't have any plans this evening. 1 month ago:
THE RAPTURE WILL HAPP^EN
- Comment on US grid adds batteries at 10x the rate of natural gas in first half of 2024 2 months ago:
We need more people like you! Thanks for helping us move forward.
- Comment on US grid adds batteries at 10x the rate of natural gas in first half of 2024 2 months ago:
I’m jealous! I’d love to do all those things to my house. Unfortunately, I’m priced out of homeownership in my area. So I rent and all the money I’d otherwise be spending on climate-friendly upgrades are instead financing my landlord’s wealth accumulation.
- Comment on In Leaked Audio, Amazon Cloud CEO Says AI Will Soon Make Human Programmers a Thing of the Past 2 months ago:
Lol, as a programmer who uses generative AI myself, I would genuinely love to see them try.
- Comment on ISP to Supreme Court: We shouldn’t have to disconnect users accused of piracy 2 months ago:
It’s without a doubt motivated by their own loss of revenue but a consumer friendly take is still commendable
- Comment on A millennial couple who make $250,000 say they can't find a home in their budget: 'We refuse to become house-poor' 2 months ago:
I’ve been house browsing in the Portland area for years and am losing hope of ever being able to afford one. Last year I saw a frame of a house, basically a roof on studs with tarp and plywood as the “walls” being listed for sale. They were asking for $300k.
- Comment on Consumer, we have detected that you are above the poverty line. The 99¢ price printed on this Arizona tea can only applies to those below the poverty line. Your total comes to $3.67. 2 months ago:
In b4 we all start cosplaying as impoverished people to go grocery shopping.
- Comment on 8 Minutes 3 months ago:
The sun could be gone but its influence would remain. Kinda like getting out of a pool and looking back to see the waves on the surface that you caused.
- Comment on Good point 3 months ago:
I think that’s an unfair assessment based on negative stereotypes and only really serves to legitimatize the behavior you’re referring to.
- Comment on Tech Giants Withholding Products Because EU Regulation like GDPR 3 months ago:
Oh no! Anyway…
- Comment on Does anyone else feel like fireworks are a complete waste of money and a ridiculous amount of unnecessary Pollution? 4 months ago:
They also cause fires, severely injure and kill people, trigger people with PTSD, frighten animals and disrupt local wildlife.
- Comment on I need to wake up early 5 months ago:
Use a Hitachi Magic Wand and an outlet timer.
- Comment on Amazon Customer Service has become awful 6 months ago:
Easy solution; don’t use Amazon.
- Comment on Or we could do metric time 6 months ago:
Three months and one week still seems like a clean quarter to me.
Alternatively, if we really want to stick to the three-month quarter then we could call the extra week of each quarter an off-week or save it all for the 13th month of the year since nothing really gets done during that time anyway.
- Comment on launch him anyway 8 months ago:
Not to mention the fusion reaction triggered by a FTL foot connecting with said child’s backside would annihilate both parent and child immediately.
- Comment on Elon Musk Bought Twitter to Settle His Jet-Tracking Beef, New Book Claims 8 months ago:
All that money could have gone to something useful that would have benefited everybody and instead it went into investors pockets all to protect this idiot’s fragile ego
- Comment on Fear Mongering About Range Anxiety Has To Stop — CT Governor Calls Out EV Opponents 10 months ago:
I’ve had an EV for 9 months now and I’ve actually experienced far less range anxiety with my EV than with my previous ICEs. This is due to the fact that because I can charge overnight in my garage I almost never leave home without a full battery. Versus before with my ICEs where I’d often be driving across town on fumes because I’d forgotten to fuel up the night before.
I drive in the city/urban areas the vast majority of the time so 200+ miles of range is plenty for my day-to-day needs. I’ve honestly never run into a situation where I’ve been worried about running out of juice; I rarely even get below 50%.
As for longer drives, I’ve done several 600+ mile road trips without issue. Sure, charging takes a bit longer than fueling up at a gas station but the opportunity to stretch my legs, rest in the car, or get a bite to eat does wonders for fighting road fatigue. As for finding charging stations, I’d recommend planning your route beforehand but the charging network is dense enough in my region to where I can choose to skip a station if it’s too busy and try the next one.
- Comment on Fear Mongering About Range Anxiety Has To Stop — CT Governor Calls Out EV Opponents 10 months ago:
You get the benefit of the vast gasoline network but you also get the maintenance of both ICE and electric systems.
- Comment on 'The Last of Us' Was the Most-Pirated Show of 2023 10 months ago:
It’s a very plot-driven story with very little deviation from the main mission. I loved the show but I agree that the plot is especially linear (much like a video game) and without the in-between bits where you’d be playing the game in the original story the pacing can feel rushed.
I think the show could have benefited from more time with Joel and Ellie to develop their relationship but I don’t know how they could have done that without bloating the story with filler that wasn’t original to the game, which would not have gone over well.
- Comment on Lemmy MAUs climbing back up! You love to see it. 10 months ago:
I left then but forgot to join Lemmy until just last week.
After nearly a decade on Reddit, 6 months without any Reddit-like experience was kinda wild. I thought I’d feel like I’d have more time but other things just filled the doom scroll void. Once I started getting my memes from YouTube I decided it was time to try Lemmy.
- Comment on Frequently 10 months ago:
This one’s a
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