TranquilTurbulence
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- Comment on Justice is a luxury the poor can’t afford and the rich pay to evade. 2 days ago:
Some fines aren’t a fixed amount. Could also be a percentage of your annual income. There are ways around that as well, but at least it’s a step in the right direction.
- Comment on Passwords are like growing old. You feel like the best ones are already behind you. 2 days ago:
password123, we’ll always miss you 🩷
- Comment on Why does Finland have a lower recidivism rate than the US? 2 days ago:
Yikes! That’s just so messed up. Also explains a lot.
- Comment on Why does Finland have a lower recidivism rate than the US? 2 days ago:
Wait what? Prison companies? What haven’t you outsourced yet?
How about you also make vote counting, law writing, judges, police and national defence publicly traded companies too. What could go wrong.
- Comment on Justice is a luxury the poor can’t afford and the rich pay to evade. 3 days ago:
Not a problem. I like the out-of-the-box solution too.
- Comment on Justice is a luxury the poor can’t afford and the rich pay to evade. 3 days ago:
Oh wow!
Sounds pretty odd that he was fit for sentencing, but not fit for prison. Do you think wealth and connections had anything to do with the outcome? - Comment on If you want to stay anonymous and still participate in society, learning to code is more important than ever given the rise of ID verification 3 days ago:
I disagree.
No matter how many coders exist, you always need to pay attention to quality. If there are lots of coders out there, finding a few good ones shouldn’t be hard.Inexperienced coders can still contribute even if they don’t write anything big. FOSS needs all kinds of contributions.
- Comment on Justice is a luxury the poor can’t afford and the rich pay to evade. 3 days ago:
Their job is to enforce the law. That may or may not be associated with justice. No guarantees though.
- Comment on Justice is a luxury the poor can’t afford and the rich pay to evade. 3 days ago:
Sounds like you have seen some interesting cases. Care to share?
- Comment on Justice is a luxury the poor can’t afford and the rich pay to evade. 3 days ago:
If you can afford fancy layers, you can exploit loopholes in the legal system. It’s not ethical or right or fair, but money makes it technically legal.
- Comment on Justice is a luxury the poor can’t afford and the rich pay to evade. 3 days ago:
That’s a very good way to think about it.
- Comment on Justice is a luxury the poor can’t afford and the rich pay to evade. 3 days ago:
Totally agree. It’s all about not being interested in handling these problems. That’s a bit strange though, because the current style is really expensive.
- Comment on Justice is a luxury the poor can’t afford and the rich pay to evade. 3 days ago:
😢
Oh, this post is turning out to be a sad one.Anyway, I’ve heard that mental illnesses and other psychological issues often lead to jail and only get worse in there. Modern societies are not at all prepared to handle these kinds of problems.
- Comment on Justice is a luxury the poor can’t afford and the rich pay to evade. 3 days ago:
Oh. Good point.
Well, that works too, I guess. - Comment on Justice is a luxury the poor can’t afford and the rich pay to evade. 3 days ago:
You mean those broke warehouse workers who spend their pennies on ugly tattoos and cheap beer? If you have a decent insurance that covers legal bills, you should be fine.
- Comment on Justice is a luxury the poor can’t afford and the rich pay to evade. 3 days ago:
Thanks. That was… interesting but depressing to read.
Anyway, here’s the link to anyone else who happens to be curious.
- Comment on Justice is a luxury the poor can’t afford and the rich pay to evade. 3 days ago:
When a rich person screws over another rich person, the one with more money will be able to inflict greater injustice on the other. Either way, this equation involves no justice, and people pay to keep it that way.
- Comment on Justice is a luxury the poor can’t afford and the rich pay to evade. 3 days ago:
That made me think of a riddle.
The poor beg for my arrival.
The rich never want to see me.
The poor can’t afford my visit.
The rich pay block my entry.
Who am I? - Submitted 3 days ago to showerthoughts@lemmy.world | 57 comments
- Comment on What's the deal with people liking old devices? 4 days ago:
Who needs a smart TV, when you can just use a 15 year old flat TV and plug it into a computer. Install Firefox and uBlock Origin to watch YouTube. It’s a real computer, which means you can watch pretty much anything with it.
If you’re into hardware tinkering, get a mini ATX (or ITX) board and a small flat case for it. Should look pretty much like a VCR box from the 90s.
If you want to make it quiet, you could use a passively cooled GPU with a HDMI output. Alternatively, get a AMD APU, and use the largest fan you can to cool it. Tweak the settings to run it as slow as possible. If that’s not an option, stick a few of those Noctua’s resistor cables between the board and the fan to force it to run slower.
- Comment on Trash bags are one product that you buy just to throw away 4 days ago:
And you use them to light cigarettes that literally go up in smoke. You can’t even store the smoke in your lungs, but at least you get to keep the tar and cancer.
- Comment on The artificial gravity generators never seem to get destroyed in space battles. 4 days ago:
Precisely! A butterfly’s flutter in Tokyo can lead to Murphy’s cables getting tangled up two weeks later in Denver.
- Comment on The artificial gravity generators never seem to get destroyed in space battles. 4 days ago:
Definitely!
- Comment on The artificial gravity generators never seem to get destroyed in space battles. 4 days ago:
LOL. Got me. 😅
But there’s more than that to it. I think there’s some strange default setting in the human mind that makes us want to correct mistakes. Maybe it’s all about setting the record straight, being correct or whatever.
- Comment on The artificial gravity generators never seem to get destroyed in space battles. 4 days ago:
Admit it, you wanted to ask which movies and shows have done it. Instead of asking for people to tell you what the correct answer is, it’s far more effective to post the wrong answer, and wait for the flood of answers to arrive.
- Comment on What's the weirdest argument you've gotten into with someone? 4 days ago:
Pre-internet era debates were the best!
- Comment on What's the weirdest argument you've gotten into with someone? 5 days ago:
In biology, there are always exceptions. As you pointed out, viruses frequently mess around with genomes. Also, some bacteria can grab a plasmid from a completely different species of bacteria. Larger critters can’t pull off tricks like that, and that’s the group we usually think of.
Totally agree about gene editing being neutral. It’s just a tool like any other. That doesn’t make it good or evil. People who use it get to decide how it’s being used, and that’s the step where things can go wrong. It’s a powerful tool, so when used correctly, the results are life-changing. When mistakes are made, the price can be very high.
What about the terminology then? My previous examples are usually covered under evolution, not genetic manipulation, and I think intention is the key difference. Evolution happens on its own, while editing requires an intention.
- Comment on What's the weirdest argument you've gotten into with someone? 5 days ago:
Yeah, well where do you draw the line though? When normies talk about something being GMO, it always involves fancy labs, modern biotechnology and greedy corporations.
When wolves were modified to become dogs, people were effectively practicing low-tech genetic manipulation, but people usually don’t think of it in those terms. Well, what about when the same thing happens without humans in charge of the process? Like, why do peacocks have such impressive tail feathers? Humans weren’t involved in that manipulation, so does it still count? It’s the peacocks themselves who did all the selective breeding and genetic manipulation.
What about when one species causes another to change? Just think of the relationship between orchids and hummingbirds for example. What about wasp-mimic flies or harmless snakes that look a lot like venomous ones? Surely, that’s a result of genetic manipulation too. This is getting completely ridiculous, so I guess we need to draw the line somewhere.
- Comment on What's the weirdest argument you've gotten into with someone? 5 days ago:
Gotta say, I love the semi-hostile energy of that approach. 😈
- Comment on How do slugs not get eaten? 6 days ago:
It’s a numbers game, and the slugs are winning.
Foxes eat rabbits all the time, but they literally breed like rabbits, so there’s a balance of sorts. Birds eat bugs all the time, but bugs lay millions of eggs to compensate. Same goes for bacteria too. Lots of little critters eat bacteria, but bacteria just multiply so fast that there’s always plenty to go around for everyone.
Most species are just brute forcing it with numbers instead of skill or planning. So far, it has worked well, and slugs are just repeating a billion year old exploit. Slow breeding animals like superb owls, elephants and humans are the exception.