I_Has_A_Hat

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[–] I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 15 points 16 hours ago (21 children)

Kamala was the most viable opposition to Trump.

You really believe that, huh?

[–] I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago

Photoshopping your statement onto a billboard to create a fake picture doesn't make it interesting or worthwhile.

[–] I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Not a real billboard. Get out of here with this stupid fake shit.

You have something to say? Then fucking say it. If your statement is too low effort to stand on its own without making people think it was plastered to a billboard, then maybe you should think of a better statement.

[–] I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago

300 years of the US not giving a shit about the native population or about appearing hypocritical towards them would argue with your theory.

There's not a single US leader who worries what Native Americans would say if they turned against Israel. They would just ignore them like they always have.

[–] I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Oh they know that Americans won't work at factories. That's not their goal.

They want to bring manufacturing back the the US, it just won't be humans doing the manufacturing, it will be robots.

[–] I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

People always make this complaint, but I really can't blame the movie studios. Moviegoers have shown time and time again, that as much as they complain about the lack of original IPs, they don't go see them when they come out. Movie studios want to make money. If the public has shown again and again that they'll fork out $20 for a remake or some generic superhero crap, while completely ignoring original films... well, which do you think the studios are going to embrace?

Even the few original films that do come out have to be marketed in the same way a remake if they want any attention. "From the Producers of Nostalgically Popular Movie", "From the Director of Big Series Everyone Knows", "Starring That Actor Who Was in All Those Other Films You Used to Love". Original movies can't stand on their own anymore. The few that do are the rare exception, not the rule.

[–] I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 12 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Man, who would have thought that throwing a Nazi salute, and then when people point it out, making a bunch of Nazi jokes instead of denying it would get you labeled a Nazi?

That's the damning part for me. If it really was a screw up, why would you not immediately say "Oops, that was not what I intended! I just got caught up in the moment and definitely was not trying to give a Nazi salute!" Like, I'd still hate the guy because he's got a shitty ego, but I wouldn't consider him a full-on Nazi. People make grand gestures when in front of a crowd, and let's face it, a Nazi salute is not exactly a complicated gesture. I can see someone making that mistake when they're just trying to be animated.

But he didn't deny it! He instead went on Twitter and immediately started saying shit like "I did Nazi that coming." What the fuck did you expect would happen?

[–] I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

Yea, everyone knows it's impossible to make a Sloppy Joe with actually good ingredients.

One time I tried to make one with good chili and the whole thing just evaporated into mist and caused me to get a nose bleed.

Yep. Utterly impossible.

[–] I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago

What's wrong babe? You've barely touched your abstract shapes.

[–] I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 17 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Is it real in the sense that you could prod a similar response out of Grok given the right inputs? Yes.

Is it real in the sense that it's providing factual information and not just providing what its algorithm has decided the user wants to hear? No.

[–] I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (3 children)

Most places will have loud thunderstorms at least a few times a year. They scare pets, trigger PTSD, and can cause a hell of a lot more damage than fireworks. We also only know about them a few days in advance, and have to deal with additional problems like rain and high winds. But we don't get mad at the thunderstorms, and most of us aren't filled with hatred and dread while we wait them out, they are just something that happens.

So considering mother nature will out-do fireworks multiple times a year without any sort of schedule, I really don't see the issue with people using fireworks to celebrate two times a year on dates and times that everyone should know well in advance.

Do they have to happen? No, but enough people want them to happen that you should maybe just learn to put up with it. That's part of living in a society.

 

Is it just a matter of not being worth it? I see cooling towers releasing what appears to be a ton of steam, pretty high up. If that steam were captured at the top and allowed to condense, wouldn't that result in a ton of water with a lot of gravitational potential energy? That water could then be released and used to power water turbines. Maybe I'm overestimating the amount of water being released as steam, or underestimating how much is needed to spin a water turbine to get a meaningful result, but it seems like wasted energy to me.

 

I'm moving across the country in a few weeks and am trying to plan my route as I'll be driving a moving van with a car towed behind it. The entire drive will be 16-17 hours.

Google maps seems limited for searching everything I'd want to take into account for the route (pull through gas stations, height requirements, avoiding mountain highways, etc.) and was wondering if anyone knew of a better way to plan out the trip?

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