birdwing

@birdwing@lemmy.blahaj.zone

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Can you think of any now?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  Hell, Nazi Germany also had a few elections. All extremely rigged, of course.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨same shit every day, on god⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  Done!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨oh no⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  Where’s the fern kissing

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨same shit every day, on god⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  “It’s a blockchain of an highly enhanced hydrogen process. Thanks to its quantum mechanism it manages to increase the energy output by a ton.”

  Just tell that to investors and they’ll gobble it up.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I was diagnosed with early onset dementia and alzhimers. Is there safe guards I can put it up so I don't screw or kill anyone? Like who do I contact about being denied to own a gun?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  US authorities can’t be trusted imo.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is there an optimal home/apartment size that most people would be happy with?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Just FYI, Mexico uses metric.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How old are ferns, anyway?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  We need a version with all four of them thinking to be together as all four.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How old are ferns, anyway?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  God I wish that were me

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why is hatred/dehumanization of the working class so prominent in the UK, when about 60% of the UK population is working class?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Divide and rule. A tale as old as capitalism.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do some people have so many tabs open on their browser?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Yup, that’s also the reason I have them a lot.

  Other times it’s just me being too lazy to close them, cause I feel lost in all the tabs and don’t know anymore which to close.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is there an optimal home/apartment size that most people would be happy with?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I actually calculated this a while ago. I’m not going by just “essentials” but also taking in account that furniture will take up space. So you need just enough to not feel ‘cramped’.

  Assume you need at least the following:

  • Bedroom: (bed + cabinet for clothes): 8 m₂

  • Dinner area (table and chairs) 10 m₂

  • Toilet and washing basin 2 m₂

  • Shower (including rack) 4 m₂

  • Kitchen (sink, oven, hot plate, fridge, dishwasher, washing machine, rubbish bin) 8 m₂

  • Living (couch, TV or whatever) 8 m₂

  • Extra space[1] (your niche) 8 m₂

  • Hallway (clothing rack) 6 m₂

  • Optional [2] (outdoor) 10 m₂

  [1] You could also distribute the extra space for the other rooms. Just consider it a sort of ‘backup’.

  [2] For this I count a garage, garden, or bicycle storage. But I consider it optional since not everyone has or strictly needs those for good comfort.

  Altogether, you then get about 54-64 sq m for an household of 1-2 adults (may include a small child or pet).

  So a good fist rule might be 60 sq m, then add 20 sq m for each extra person.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is it completely impossible to do age verification without compromising privacy?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  The one who asked the verification service also shouldn’t know who the verification service is, imho.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is it completely impossible to do age verification without compromising privacy?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Zero-knowledge proof. Medium has an example, though unfortunately the article logs user data, so beware on that.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨xkcd #3172: Fifteen Years⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Shit, right in the feels. This is nice to read.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How has there not yet been a leak of the Epstein files? Surely there is someone with access to them that could have been subject to worldwide pressure to let something out.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Exactly. Palantir is American terrorism and infiltration.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How hard would it be to trap gated communities by crashing dozens of cars into the front of their gates blocking them from leaving ?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I like the way you are thinking.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do Republicans hate the poor so much?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Your brother is what we would call a “leech”.

  Poor people who do the same as him would be put to sleep on the streets. But him? He gets tax breaks and he makes other peoples’ lives a living hell.

  I hope your brother encounters the consequences of his own actions.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How has there not yet been a leak of the Epstein files? Surely there is someone with access to them that could have been subject to worldwide pressure to let something out.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It did actually have some effect, though. The GDPR and countries reducing their dependence on the USA’s intelligence services are part of it.

  I’m also reminded of the Panama Papers, which did make some bankers in Iceland step down.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Historians never talk about the "good old days".⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  “Golden Age” is commonly better dubbed “Gilded”.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨"What is the oldest country in the world that still exists?" is a Ship of Theseus problem.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I think that honour would have to go to San Marino.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Some meetings don't even need to be e-mails.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Accessibility is pretty important though, you personally also do benefit from it - and others especially so!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Arguing for the car as a good method of transportation is like arguing that having personal diesel generator to power you home is a good idea⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Buses can have different schedules depending on the time. Here buses for example drive more often between 6-9, 12-13, and 17-19 o’ clock. Many places also have buses that drive well into the night.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Arguing for the car as a good method of transportation is like arguing that having personal diesel generator to power you home is a good idea⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  You could look into the environmental costs of fucking your mother :3

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Arguing for the car as a good method of transportation is like arguing that having personal diesel generator to power you home is a good idea⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  get a bike that doesn’t pollute, requires only food (i eat as much as ppl who don’t bike) car: same food intake, extra pollution.

  boss, i’m tired of constantly winning.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Arguing for the car as a good method of transportation is like arguing that having personal diesel generator to power you home is a good idea⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  My bike cost me €800 in 10 years.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Arguing for the car as a good method of transportation is like arguing that having personal diesel generator to power you home is a good idea⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Has it ever occurred to you that this may also apply to you?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Arguing for the car as a good method of transportation is like arguing that having personal diesel generator to power you home is a good idea⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m going outside more often than you, probably. 🤷

  I transported an entire IKEA bed set on my bike. I think it’s just a matter of a skill issue.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Arguing for the car as a good method of transportation is like arguing that having personal diesel generator to power you home is a good idea⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Yes, basically

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Arguing for the car as a good method of transportation is like arguing that having personal diesel generator to power you home is a good idea⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  For all of those there are cargo tricycles. 🤷

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Arguing for the car as a good method of transportation is like arguing that having personal diesel generator to power you home is a good idea⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Or maybe, it’s people who think they understand why it doesn’t extent everywhere.

  But the truth is, that lines got cut and slashed, trains made shorter, and so on, all in the name of the Golden Cow of Profit. When shareholder profit becomes focus, general wellbeing decreases.

  I spend everyday outside, btw. It’s a bit naïve to assume that others like me don’t.