Zorque
@Zorque@lemmy.world
- Comment on People in the office who don't take used K-Cups out of the machine are the new equivalent "you kill it, you fill it" 12 hours ago:
But your “fair and balanced” puts all the onus of clean up on the next person. Kind of like how parking far to one side of a parking spot puts all onus of creating enough space for people to get out of their car on the next person.
It’s passing the buck because you can’t be bothered to clean up after yourself.
- Comment on People in the office who don't take used K-Cups out of the machine are the new equivalent "you kill it, you fill it" 14 hours ago:
You’re the kind of person who parks all the way on the passenger side of a parking spot, aren’t you?
- Comment on People in the office who don't take used K-Cups out of the machine are the new equivalent "you kill it, you fill it" 14 hours ago:
As someone who used to take care of office supplies (I was in accounting, btw) because everyone in the office is lazy and doesn’t wanna deal with complex things like grounds and filters.
- Comment on RFK JR just told us Elon Musk can't use the toilet unassisted 6 days ago:
The problem is it’s not the last resort, far from it. We still have some semblance of democracy, no matter how often people are screaming that it’s all lost already (like yourself). We still have options, just because so many people choose not to consider them doesn’t mean they don’t exist, it just means it takes more effort than lighting a bottle of alcohol with a rag in it on fire and tossing it at the people you blame for all your inconveniences.
Yes, we have a problem at the federal level, and yes it’s going to be hard to fix it. But it’s not the only thing that matters, and treating it like it is is how we’ve lost so much ground already. People gave up long ago because everyone keeps telling them their thoughts don’t matter, that everything is already broken and there’s no way to fix it. Not because it’s true, because it’s the easiest way to get people to stop resisting effectively.
You want people to do something meaningful? Stop backing them into a corner by telling them they have no options left. Cause as we’ve seen already it just means they give up.
- Comment on RFK JR just told us Elon Musk can't use the toilet unassisted 6 days ago:
That we think in absolutes, and either are hyper violent or apathetic, both of which lead to no real resolution? Yeah, definitely a real problem.
- Comment on RFK JR just told us Elon Musk can't use the toilet unassisted 6 days ago:
If you organize that many people you can get what you want without resorting to a form of violence that will really only create a power vacuum, not a better future.
Violence is just cheap and easy, as long as you don’t have to think about the consequences of your actions.
- Comment on RFK JR just told us Elon Musk can't use the toilet unassisted 6 days ago:
Some people also wear a label as a badge of honor, or as an excuse for their malign actions. Elon has little to lose with his claims, and so much to excuse.
- Comment on Are there any Trek episodes where they enforce the Prime Directive to protect a developing world within Federation space from an external influence? 1 week ago:
TNG, Devil’s Due
- Comment on Are there any Trek episodes where they enforce the Prime Directive to protect a developing world within Federation space from an external influence? 1 week ago:
There was that one episode where they tried to save a planet from Satan. I dont think the planet was technically pre-warp, though, especially since there were federation scientists/engineers on the planet working with the population.
- Comment on Are there any Trek episodes where they enforce the Prime Directive to protect a developing world within Federation space from an external influence? 1 week ago:
Weren’t they working against the prime directive? Otherwise they wouldn’t have beamed them back down after beaming them up. They had to trick the ferengi into leaving of their own accord… well the accord of the mob burning them in a pyre, but still.
- Comment on Bluesky has started honoring takedown requests from Turkish government 1 week ago:
The odds are 1000:0 that they won’t, and I still wouldn’t take that bet.
- Comment on Jack Dorsey would like to ‘delete all IP law’. 1 week ago:
a lot of industries will no longer have the incentive to be innovative or creative as using other’s ideas is much cheaper
That’s already what they do, it’s just those people are on their payroll. Industries don’t create, they absorb and proliferate.
- Comment on Australian comedian ditches US trip due to concern she could be denied entry over Trump jokes 1 week ago:
That reminds me, has anyone seen Kathy Griffin recently?
- Comment on The name "edgar" has really fallen off as of recently. 1 week ago:
Egger suits are expensive these days.
- Comment on Crypto is now as stable as the US economy! 1 week ago:
“Working on” implies pre-production, at least to my understanding.
Then again if game companies can do Early Access, why not banks?
- Comment on The White House orders federal agencies to name chief AI officers and expand the use of AI, rescinding Biden-era orders intended to place AI safeguards. 2 weeks ago:
So we should make one with human intelligence, you’re saying?
- Comment on The White House orders federal agencies to name chief AI officers and expand the use of AI, rescinding Biden-era orders intended to place AI safeguards. 2 weeks ago:
Okay, but hear me out, what if we make one that isn’t dumb?
- Comment on Most Americans think AI won’t improve their lives, survey says 2 weeks ago:
And if you get rid of the board, the shareholders will appointment a new one. If you somehow get rid of all the shareholders, like-minded people will slot themselves into those positions.
The problems are systemic, not individual.
- Comment on BAFTA Crowns Shenmue "The Most Influential Video Game Of All Time" In Surprise Result | Time Extension 2 weeks ago:
Any poll that asks the general public to pick something is inevitably going to turn into a popularity contest, irrespective of its original intent.
- Comment on Bring Trek into everything 2 weeks ago:
Winngrainvowel?
- Comment on Elon Musk and Taylor Swift can now hide details of their private jets/// Private aircraft owners can now ask the FAA to keep their registration information out of the public eye. 3 weeks ago:
I was looking up bike lanes in a city I was thinking of buying a house in and the map had property lines on it, with the registered owners names plastered in every space.
- Comment on Skill issue 4 weeks ago:
Master Chief Collection came out in late 2014.
- Comment on Tim Cook praises DeepSeek AI, which could mean a partnership is in the works 4 weeks ago:
What if he’s just throwing shade at Apple’s own AI division?
- Comment on If you have a circle of friends, then by definition they are all fringe 4 weeks ago:
There’s an inside part of a circle, too.
- Comment on Google Hijacks Restaurants Booking System Leading To No Reservations Being Available. 5 weeks ago:
Why even have a phone number if it is useless?
Really? Are reservations the only use for a phone?
A publicly shared phone number for the restaurant? Pretty much. It has limited uses for checking hours and holidays and such, but the primary use is going to be checking availability to eat at the restaurant. If that’s not something you can get over the phone, 99% of the reason to have a public facing phone number is negated.
- Comment on The human hand is incredibly good at seeing what's inside your pocket 1 month ago:
When you’re jiggling around in your pocket for it and there’s other coins in there too, it becomes harder to do.
Well, sure. Adding many variables usually makes anything harder to do. But that generally just means it takes a little more effort.
Are your hands horribly mangled or something? Am I bringing up something hard for you to deal with?
- Comment on The human hand is incredibly good at seeing what's inside your pocket 1 month ago:
A nickel is smaller and thicker, and has a smooth edge compared to the quarter. Can you not tell the difference?
- Comment on The Simple Act of Buying a Graphics Card Is the Defining Misery of PC Gaming in 2025 1 month ago:
Being bought, or being sold? There’s a difference. If they’re not being bought at those numbers, they’ll still show up the most.
They also said “starting”, which implies that’s what it’s being sold at, not what you see the most listings for.
- Comment on Brave CEO rants about "lefties," "glowies," George Soros 1 month ago:
At least two.
- Comment on Brave CEO rants about "lefties," "glowies," George Soros 1 month ago:
I imagine the implication is that no cryptocurrency stuff is inserted in the spot that google once occupied.