wildbus8979
@wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works
- Comment on advertisement 1 day ago:
Sir or Madam, this is shitposting, not piss posting!
- Comment on Waffles shaped like genitals 1 week ago:
Damn inflation, in my time that would have been three fitty. No more, not less.
- Comment on People often say "Don't talk to the police", but what if a friend, neighbor, or a loved one gets kidnapped and you want to help the victim? 1 week ago:
They made an incorrect assumption that some of us are correcting.
- Comment on People often say "Don't talk to the police", but what if a friend, neighbor, or a loved one gets kidnapped and you want to help the victim? 1 week ago:
Most of the reports I see about the police being awful seem to come from the US.
They made an incorrect assumption that a lot of us are correcting.
What’s your issue exactly?
- Comment on People often say "Don't talk to the police", but what if a friend, neighbor, or a loved one gets kidnapped and you want to help the victim? 1 week ago:
Yes that’s the point. I’m replying to one one who thinks this is only an issue in the US.
- Comment on People often say "Don't talk to the police", but what if a friend, neighbor, or a loved one gets kidnapped and you want to help the victim? 1 week ago:
Since at least 1976, police have picked up Indigenous men, women, and boys, then left them miles outside the city on sub-zero winter nights, leading to what’s known as the Saskatoon freezing deaths.
- Comment on Why Americans Can’t Buy the World’s Best Electric Car 1 week ago:
In China workers rights are pretty non-existent and there’s no OSHA equivalent, at least not to the degree we have in the US
How much maternity leave d’you get in the US? Cause in. China it’s a minimum of 90 days up to 180. And an extra 15~30 days of pat leave. Mandatory paid holiday? US: 0 China: 11. Sick leave? US: 0 China: months (at reduced rate).
The work sfatey certainly remains an issue, like any developing country, but things are rapidly improving.
Efforts at work safety shall be oriented around people and reflect the principle of people first and life first, with top priority given to people’s life safety. The philosophy of safe development shall be adhered to and the principles of safety first, prevention as the main target as well as comprehensive administration shall be followed to forestall and resolve major safety risks at the source.
en.npc.gov.cn.cdurl.cn/2021-06/10/c_786248.htm
Things aren’t all roses in China, but y’all have to get off of your high horse when you know fuck all other than bland ass propaganda.
- Comment on Why Americans Can’t Buy the World’s Best Electric Car 1 week ago:
like worker protections or unions
That’s just patently false. en.wikipedia.org/…/All-China_Federation_of_Trade_…
- Comment on Why Americans Can’t Buy the World’s Best Electric Car 1 week ago:
In September 2009, Ford entered into an agreement with the Department of Energy and borrowed $5.9 billion
www.freep.com/story/money/cars/…/5526413002/
They still hadn’t paid it back in full in 2022.
- Comment on Why Americans Can’t Buy the World’s Best Electric Car 1 week ago:
Alternatively we could start subsiding local car makers
We have been. Bailout after bailout. For the longest fucking time, and have had insane trade rules and tarrigs in place for decades and decades. I’d argue this is what another country finally being able to play on a level playing field.
- Comment on Iran president says Israel attempted to assassinate him 2 weeks ago:
What a dumb ass comment. Masoud has been in power since 2024. He’s f on the reformist party. And was elected with 53.7% of the vote during the run off election.
- Comment on Why doesn't the US government just tax illegal immigrants a little bit more than the Average american? Then use those funds to fix infastructure or a new WPA of the 21st century? 2 weeks ago:
a) the main purpose is to avoid paying b) because spending a bunch of cash can be suspicious to other agencies that are looking, like if law enforcement is already suspicious and starts seeing a ton of large purchases without a legitimate source of income they will figure out something is up c) because people don’t know any better.
- Comment on Why doesn't the US government just tax illegal immigrants a little bit more than the Average american? Then use those funds to fix infastructure or a new WPA of the 21st century? 2 weeks ago:
Fair enough. The same saying often goes for sex workers.
That’s how they ended up catching Al Capone, on tax fraud charges.
- Comment on Why doesn't the US government just tax illegal immigrants a little bit more than the Average american? Then use those funds to fix infastructure or a new WPA of the 21st century? 2 weeks ago:
How do you mean? The whole point is to encourage people, everyone, to pay taxes. It’s a great system. Taxes enforcement should be truly independent from all other agencies to maximize trust and honesty.
- Comment on Why doesn't the US government just tax illegal immigrants a little bit more than the Average american? Then use those funds to fix infastructure or a new WPA of the 21st century? 2 weeks ago:
The IRS normally doesn’t share files with anyone. Don’t you know the old saying? The best way not to get caught as a drug dealer is to file your taxes.
If you look at my other comment, undocumented people in the US contribute over $90B in taxes every year!
- Comment on Why doesn't the US government just tax illegal immigrants a little bit more than the Average american? Then use those funds to fix infastructure or a new WPA of the 21st century? 2 weeks ago:
You can’t tax them at all, at least officially, without giving them the authorization to work.
You should probably know that this isn’t correct at all. Undocumented immigrants do in fact pay income tax in the US. The IRS issues Individual Taxpayer Identification Number to everyone, regardless of status.
Regardless of immigration status, both resident and nonresident immigrants may have federal tax return and payment responsibilities under the Internal Revenue Code.
reuters.com/…/undocumented-immigrants-can-do-pay-…
Undocumented immigrants paid nearly $97 billion in federal, state and local taxes in 2022, according to a July 2024 report , opens new tab by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP), which used data on taxpayers with ITINs to estimate tax revenue.
The ITEP report said undocumented immigrants contributed $59.4 billion to the federal government, including payments for federal income tax and federal social insurance such as Social Security, Medicare and Unemployment Insurance.
- Comment on Why doesn't the US government just tax illegal immigrants a little bit more than the Average american? Then use those funds to fix infastructure or a new WPA of the 21st century? 2 weeks ago:
The IRS issues “Individidual Tax Identification Number” for undocumented immigrants who don’t have a social security number.
- Comment on How do you wash a weighted blanket, is it just the outside you wash after removing it? 2 weeks ago:
Mine isn’t :/
- Comment on How do you wash a weighted blanket, is it just the outside you wash after removing it? 2 weeks ago:
Yeah I have the same worry. We have a weighted blanket that we still haven’t washed and it bothers me. I don’t need to wash it regularly but it would be good to give it an initial wash after purchase, but I’m worried about damaging my front loader :(
- Comment on Do the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few? 2 weeks ago:
What are you? A communist?
- Comment on UCLA team finds high levels of dangerous air particles(PM2.5) in air near electric vehicle fast charging stations. 2 weeks ago:
This seems accounted for since the comparative samples are from “similarly urban areas”
- Comment on UCLA team finds high levels of dangerous air particles(PM2.5) in air near electric vehicle fast charging stations. 2 weeks ago:
- The tiny particles likely come from particle resuspension around Direct Current Fast Charging power cabinets. Cooling fans designed to prevent the electronics from overheating can also stir up dust and particles from internal surfaces.
a) that doesn’t really sound like the fault of EVs or the charging stations themselves. Any sort of very moderate air current would cause the same problem.
b) that sounds pretty easy to fix with some filters simple pleated filters, and that would leave the surrounding environment cleaner than they used to be.
- Comment on UCLA team finds high levels of dangerous air particles(PM2.5) in air near electric vehicle fast charging stations. 2 weeks ago:
Sounds easily enough to fix with a couple of filters…
- Comment on Is WW3 more likely to accelerate or slow down anthropogenic climate change? 2 weeks ago:
This is indeed not a new concept. But the previous tank (Ambrams) was using a turbine turbo-shaft. So this is a pretty radical departure.
As for battery technology… Let’s compare LiFePo4 (not the densest, but safe, reliable, long lasting with wide operating ranges) to modern lead acid (let alone 100 year old lead acid)…
Energy Density (Weight): 120-200 Wh/kg vs 30-50 Wh/kg
Energy Density (Volume): 250-530 Wh/L vs 75-120 Wh/L
Cycle Life: 1000-3000 cycles vs 200-1000 cycles - Comment on Is WW3 more likely to accelerate or slow down anthropogenic climate change? 2 weeks ago:
The next US tanks is supposed to be a disele electric hybrid actually. But I’m not saying this because I think it’ll be some sort of improvement. It’s just interesting that they think that is the superior tech.
- Comment on Is WW3 more likely to accelerate or slow down anthropogenic climate change? 2 weeks ago:
War releases MASSIVE amounts of CO2 and green house gasses and destroys casts swaths of green spaces.
That’s your answer.
- Comment on Questions on Wood Siding Repaint For Hail Damage 2 weeks ago:
Before sanding, seeing the age of the building, and considering this is exterior paint. Make sure there isn’t a layer of lead paint in the mix.
Don’t get swabs they suck. Either get it tested by a lab, or get a methylammonium bromide based detector from detectlead.com or similar.
- Comment on Google Drive alternative? 3 weeks ago:
WebDAV would work. Mounts directly in the Finder in MacOS.
- Comment on AI CEO – Replace Your Boss Before They Replace You 4 weeks ago:
Here’s a list of a few coops: canadianworker.coop/join/members/
- Comment on A new report confirms that Israel bombed Iran’s heavy nuclear facility. 4 weeks ago:
So they struck civilian infrastructure. More war crimes, got it.