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- Comment on The planet still belongs to the dinosaurs. 21 hours ago:
I mean people ate them so I’d say you know the answer to that…
- Comment on Israel should build more settlements in the West Bank 2 days ago:
Then to be satire it should have some context, perhaps a title or sub-title like:
“This just in! Hot off the presses! Israelis propoganda machine Hasbara hard at work to justify land theft in the West Bank:”
- Comment on Israel should build more settlements in the West Bank 2 days ago:
Satire usually uses sarcasm or hyperbole or some variation, this reads very flat. While it may seem absurd to some, it’s coming off more as just repeating propoganda points rather than actively pointing out irony or hypocritical thinking etc. Just doesn’t have the flare to read as satire. It reads more like the writer holds these views themselves. Perhaps I missed something in tone but that’s my two-cents. Satire can be hit or miss; see Poe’s Law.
- Comment on Israel should build more settlements in the West Bank 2 days ago:
If it was meant as satire I think it missed the mark in tone completely.
- Comment on Don't worry about the job market on Earth, Gen Z: Sam Altman, Jeff Bezos, and Elon Musk say you’ll be working in space soon 2 days ago:
Ah yes. Let’s go where the greediest people on earth will literally control who gets to breathe and who doesn’t and ration every drop of water and food to their fancy. What could possibly go wrong?
- Comment on Israeli drones drop grenades near UN peacekeepers in Lebanon 2 days ago:
I feel the headline is way too generous to Israel. It makes it sound like they weren’t targeted in retaliation to the extension of their withdrawal date, which they were absolutely targeted over.
“One grenade impacted within 20 metres and three within approximately 100 metres of UN personnel and vehicles,” the mission reported
“Any actions endangering UN peacekeepers and assets, and interference with their mandated tasks are unacceptable and a serious violation of Resolution 1701 and international law,” Unifil said.
The attack came days after the Security Council voted unanimously to extend Unifil’s mandate “one final time”, setting 2027 as the deadline for its withdrawal.
- Comment on Belgium to recognise Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly 3 days ago:
My only concern is, from my understanding, is Palestinians are classified under different rules because they are considered “stateless individuals” in many of these countries. If they recognize the state of Palestine what will happen to their status and protections, and their ability to claim asylum? Someone please guide my understanding for the immigration/visa implications?
- Comment on [fluff post] If lemmy users are Lemmites, what would we like to call piefed users? 6 days ago:
Pie feds aka “the feds”
- Comment on White House fires US health agency head after she refused to quit 1 week ago:
Good for her. People need to stop making their job so easy for them. Put up a fight.
- Comment on ICE Targets App Delivery Drivers — and the Tech Giants They Work for Stay Silent 1 week ago:
Makes my blood boil. Am I shocked? No. But I’m still very angry. Just yet another reason to boycott.
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- Comment on Why aren't you creating more workers?? 1 week ago:
Most places are actually experiencing a birth rate decline. South Korea is having statistically less than one child per woman. Other places like Europe are also projected to shrink.
So, it’s already happening, that’s why countries are freaking out and trying to force births now. The policy shift in the US on abortion isn’t based on religion, it’s economics.
US birth rate hit 1.6, a “stable” birth rate is just over 2.1… mind you that’s the estimate for a population not growing or declining.
- Comment on Why aren't you creating more workers?? 1 week ago:
Elon, that’s enough. Go home.
- Comment on anons brother has some strong opinions 1 week ago:
Shah also said that “cement carbonation requires very specific conditions” including humidity of between 40 and 80 per cent and open-air conditions.
“Submerged or buried concrete or concrete will not undergo carbonation,” he said, adding that “concrete carbonation happens at an extremely slow rate: an average of one to two millimetres per year.”
Shah added that he was “a bit frustrated with the IPCC using the word ‘sink’ because that gives the impression that it is beneficial.”
“Cement and concrete are not carbon sinks,” Shah said. “They are net sources [of CO2].”
Article: Cement and Concrete “are not carbon sinks” says Cambridge material scientist
Also: “Carbonation in concrete refers to the chemical reaction between carbon dioxide (CO₂) from the atmosphere and calcium hydroxide in the concrete. This reaction forms calcium carbonate and gradually reduces the pH of the concrete, which can lead to the corrosion of embedded steel reinforcement.”
So, not exactly a process you want to occur in your buildings or bridges. So if you’re hoping waiting around until it turns into limestone (if it’s not buried, submerged or sealed) it will probably mostly be demolished and long buried in a landfill somewhere potentially leaking toxins where it will never undergo the natural processes to absorb carbon anyway.
Beautiful in theory but impractical in mass scale execution. But certainly a good way to justify the continuation of a multibillion dollar industry. (This is not to say that there aren’t serious material scientists working on this problem, but a lot of it unfortunately is straight up greenwashing rather than advocating for reduction in initial footprint and investment in long-term sustainable alternatives.)
- Comment on anons brother has some strong opinions 1 week ago:
I would happily smash concrete blocks in the early am- don’t threaten me with a good time!
- Comment on anons brother has some strong opinions 1 week ago:
Modern and brutalist architecture can have that effect on people. Fuck concrete, and fuck neo-imperialist colonial architecture.
Concrete is horrible for the environment and its fucked up global emissions of buildings and architecture. (Cement production alone constitutes 8% of global emissions, not considering its inefficiency in thermal lifecycles of a building and ultimate un-renewable waste). It is in fact not the best fit for every circumstance.
One shoe fits all architecture trends have effectively killed vernacular wisdom and climate conscious local innovation. Favoring “cheap” garbage that jacks up costs in other sectors, damages climate and ignores localized need, requiring complex, often power-hungry, solutions like extensive BAS to try and counterbalance their piss poor application.
(For those unaware modern buildings when all is said and done account for over 40% of global emissions. And the heating/cooling systems far outpace keeping the lights on in terms of energy consumption (something like 2/3 of the total buildings demands over time). Tackling that behemoth number is going to take a multifaceted approach but the importance of materials and place-specific design cannot be understated.)
- sincerely, someone whose installed one too many motors for automated blinds and slapdash bandaid HVAC solutions.
- Comment on To install a new outlet with a dedicated circuit do they have to cut the drywall all the way from the electrical panel to the outlet? 1 week ago:
If you don’t have a crawl space or attic with access, and aren’t somewhere they run conduit for resi, then most probably yes.
- Comment on Let's hear it, little lemmings. 1 week ago:
Hedy Lamar and Mileva Marić-Einstein
- Comment on UK | Man arrested in dawn raid after sharing Facebook posts backing Palestine Action 2 weeks ago:
Wow, that guy has to be the most menacing guy I’ve ever seen. I am so scared. The horrors. Absolute horrors. Menace to society. Bring it all down. Thank you! Thank you for keeping us safe! Society would surely collapse if we didn’t drag 52 year old janitors from their beds in the wee hours of the morning for sharing facebook posts. Phew I feel so much safer.
- Comment on Story-based survival strategy game Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown announced 2 weeks ago:
Take my money
- Comment on Vampires really do sparkle, I guess 2 weeks ago:
It is best forgotten.…
- Comment on Vampires really do sparkle, I guess 2 weeks ago:
Golden schnapps millenial eh
- Comment on What's good to know before transferring from Emergency to Operation Room as a nurse? 2 weeks ago:
Sounds like you’re a better fit for patients who are unconscious.
- Comment on On Black Holes... 2 weeks ago:
Flatland?
- Comment on Prince William and Kate to move into new eight-bedroom home worth £16m - This will be their 6th 'Forever home' 2 weeks ago:
Only 16 mil? Are they doing ok? Should we be worried? /s
- Comment on AI experts return from China stunned: The U.S. grid is so weak, the race may already be over 2 weeks ago:
Anyone who is working on the next big project in his garage is just signing his own death certificate. That’s the truth about the American energy industry and capitalism’s free markets make “healthy competition economy” myth. Traditional American capitalism is long dead.
- Comment on AI experts return from China stunned: The U.S. grid is so weak, the race may already be over 2 weeks ago:
The lasts ones the one that matters most but their supporters can’t read a list that long in one sitting.
- Comment on Israel | An IDF soldier just exposed that Israel deliberately let October 7 happen 3 weeks ago:
They don’t value life. Period. Any life. Including their own.
- Comment on Why doesn't the US name this state? Are they stupid? 4 weeks ago:
Dem der are da North Woods.
- Comment on Imagine not being able to shower, because AI slop generator machines need that water! 4 weeks ago:
Why aren’t they building these things underground or repurposing old mines in areas where geothermal is plentiful for power and aquifers are stable, instead of in water-poor, temperature extreme places like Texas and KY? …Oh right, poverty and red voters. Better to exploit and damage then have some upfront cost and long-term stability. I forget.