DagwoodIII
@DagwoodIII@piefed.social
- Comment on Different species of animals could have a noise or calling that means "human" and we would never know. 4 days ago:
What other species think about me is none of my business.
- Comment on One of the best parts of Cyberpunk (as a theme) is the ubiquitisation of cultures 4 days ago:
Haven’t read Neuromancer in a while, but didn’t the rich have private satellites?
- Comment on What, greedy, powerful people would do to keep and increase their power in a world that is approaching a period of increasing weather disasters? Would a post-scarcity society benefit those people? 4 days ago:
It’s 2025. If you’re not thinking about doom you’re not paying attention.
- Comment on What, greedy, powerful people would do to keep and increase their power in a world that is approaching a period of increasing weather disasters? Would a post-scarcity society benefit those people? 4 days ago:
It’s totally reasonable to think that they are blind to the problem.
Look at the run up to WW1. The European generals had studied the US Civil War and knew what large scale battles would look like.
But in the end it doesn’t matter if they are acting out of blindness or insanity.
The result is the same.
- Comment on Doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results is not the definition of insanity. It's the definition of practice. 6 days ago:
Stretch Armstrong has entered the chat.
- Comment on Doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results is not the definition of insanity. It's the definition of practice. 6 days ago:
- Comment on Doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results is not the definition of insanity. It's the definition of practice. 6 days ago:
Thank you
- Comment on Doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results is not the definition of insanity. It's the definition of practice. 6 days ago:
I’ll let whoever reads this decide.
- Comment on Doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results is not the definition of insanity. It's the definition of practice. 6 days ago:
You reworded my comment.
- Comment on Doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results is not the definition of insanity. It's the definition of practice. 6 days ago:
No.
You’re either doing the thing right, and expecting the same result, or you’re doing it wrong and then adjusting. Either way, you’re not doing the same thing and expecting a different result.
- Comment on If you are in the US, and a karen threatens to call ICE on you, what's the best course of action? 1 week ago:
Thank you
- Comment on Jeebuz Rode A Velocirapture 1 week ago:
“Young Earth” Christians believe every word in the Bible is true. According to their calculations the Earth can’t be more than 6,000 years old. The idea that there was anything before that is anathema.
- Comment on If you are in the US, and a karen threatens to call ICE on you, what's the best course of action? 1 week ago:
lol!
An old woman gets assaulted by someone she accused of being an illegal immigrant?
She’ll be more famous than Charlie Kirk.
- Comment on If you are in the US, and a karen threatens to call ICE on you, what's the best course of action? 1 week ago:
It’s like you didn’t bother to read the article you posted.
The police attacked the woman. They don’t like it when you usurp their privilege.
- Comment on If you are in the US, and a karen threatens to call ICE on you, what's the best course of action? 1 week ago:
I’ve been in a few confrontations in my life.
First rule in any confrontation is to maintain your cool. If you aren’t going to throw the first punch, you want to look like the reasonable one. They are like dogs and can smell fear.
The figure out how to deescalate the situation. Ask her what she wants? Free delivery? A written apology? Yes her to death and walk away.
- Comment on If you are in the US, and a karen threatens to call ICE on you, what's the best course of action? 1 week ago:
The prisons are full of people who thought their violence was justified.
Use some logic. Cops aren’t going to search that hard for someone who might be an illegal. They are going to look long and hard for someone who assaulted an old woman.
- Comment on Do all American stores have greeters? 1 week ago:
New York City. Many places have a security guard near the front, but not a greeter.
- Comment on Daily routine for me 1 week ago:
[off topic?]
In ‘Fight Club’ Helena Bonham Carter asked her makeup artist to use her left hand because Carter wanted it to look like her character was too fucked up to put on her makeup
- Comment on be gay, do crimes (in space) 1 week ago:
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- Comment on be gay, do crimes (in space) 1 week ago:
Straight female astronaut drove 900 miles to confront her rival.
https://www.biography.com/musicians/lisa-nowak-lucy-in-the-sky
- Comment on What were the Greeks and Romans like? Their letters suggest they weren’t so different from us 1 week ago:
One of my favorite stories.
Back in the day, one of the most popular television comics used the name “Sid Cesar.”
One day, some of his writing staff had the idea to go to the library and research ancient Roman comedy. Turns out the old romans laughed at characters like the horny, henpecked husband: the angry wife; the clueless young man; the macho bully; the doddering old fool; the silly young girl; the sneaky businessman, and the schemer who isn’t quite as smart as he thinks he is.
They stole some old plays and wrote a Broadway musical.
- Comment on [deleted] 1 week ago:
BTW, I have proof that Angelina Jolie and Greta Garbo had an affair during the Civil War.
- Comment on [deleted] 1 week ago:
Mark Twain famously said, “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.”
- Comment on When this aired, it was a joke. 1 week ago:
The whole theater cracked up at the tucking scene.
- Comment on When this aired, it was a joke. 1 week ago:
Now it’s a genre??
Pepe LePew was seducing reluctant ladies decades ago!
- Comment on What happens if a world leader gets assassinated during a foreign visit by a *former* citizen of that leader's country? (Like: international relations wise) 2 weeks ago:
Case by case basis.
So much would depend on the countries involved, and their current relationships.
Let’s say it’s a former Russian citizen who kills Putin in the USA. The new Russian leader might want to have the killer tried in Russia, or they might want to throw the whole thing to the Americans. Legally, if the murder takes place in the USA, it’s the duty of the individual state to deal with it. But if the US President declares it an act of international terrorism, they could push through sending him home.
That’s not even getting into how the murder was done. Putin would have his own security team, plus Secret Service protection, so how did the killer get past them? Was there a conspiracy?
There’s no single answer possible.
- Comment on What is in for the antivax in a government? 2 weeks ago:
The Right hates the idea of an effective government that works for the people. They will tell you the the New Deal was a failure even though FDR was elected four times.
RFK is a useful idiot. The richest are going to get great healthcare no matter what. But if they can break people’s idea that the government is there to help them, then the Right can break OSHA, laws that protect consumer rights, and anything else that keeps them from making more money.
- Comment on in sickness and in health 2 weeks ago:
iirc Glenn Close had to die of poisoning in "Hamlet." She did her research and decided that she was being killed by strychnine
- Comment on Hardest battles 2 weeks ago:
I like how in the old comics they'd give the superhero some weakness that would negate their powers.
For Green Lantern it was the color yellow. For the Martian Manhunter it was fire. For Wonder Woman it was being tied up.*
*Wasn't sure if I remembered it right so I did a search. Over a million entries for 'Wonder Woman tied up.' Lotta comic fans out there.
- Comment on in sickness and in health 2 weeks ago:
https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/culture/g24261075/actresses-wearing-corsets-period-dramas/
The clothing alone was enough to kill a weak woman!!