mrsemi

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[–] mrsemi@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago (9 children)

What do you think vehicle registration fees, additional fuel taxes, and in some states Highway Use Tax are?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Road_tax

[–] mrsemi@lemmy.world 24 points 1 week ago

Every time Superman goes evil that's how he flies. It's evil flying.

[–] mrsemi@lemmy.world 35 points 1 week ago (21 children)

no science teacher would ever say that.

Careful with those absolute statements there buddy. I was told the same by a teacher, who challenged the class to come up with natural examples of either straight lines or perfect circles. He talked about how such things cannot exist because at high enough resolution/magnification there will always be interruptions.

Your own example of light traveling in straight lines doesn't account for the fact that photons are waves and absolutely do not travel in straight lines.

[–] mrsemi@lemmy.world 33 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Phub had an illegal content problem. They solved it by removing everything that wasn't uploaded by a verified user with real life credentials.

A lot of perfectly cromulent smut went down the drain with revenge porn and worse stuff.

[–] mrsemi@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

All of these recommendations so far are a grab bag of anything sci-fi. For something with similar themes and more of a focus on space warfare ops I would highly recommend Expeditionary Force by Craig Alanson.

Briefest possible synopsis: humans are forcefully introduced to wider space civilization, which is in a constant state of structured war. The focus is on a covert ops team always trying to get an edge by outsmarting much more powerful civilizations. It's dramatic and funny.

[–] mrsemi@lemmy.world 19 points 3 weeks ago

Yes, this is indeed an extra fabulous comic by Zach, glad you noticed that.

[–] mrsemi@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago

There's a few major trucking companies that put Bible quotes or just chapter references on their trucks and trailers.

From what I gather by talking to drivers who work for them, they are universally the shittiest, most abusive companies in the industry, with massive turnover.

[–] mrsemi@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

I'm not posting my results on this one.

All's I'm saying about today's word is this:

[–] mrsemi@lemmy.world -1 points 1 month ago

I'm sorry you felt like that was an exaggeration for effect. It is my honest opinion stated as clearly and concisely as possible.

[–] mrsemi@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (6 children)

Really drives home what a downgrade the new blurry and distorted consumable icons are.

 

The procedure is performed on one's knees before at least two witnesses, in the presence of the wrong-doer, and in the location of the offence. The criant with his hand in the air must call out —

Haro! Haro! Haro! À l'aide, mon Prince, on me fait tort.

(Hear me! Hear me! Hear me! Come to my aid, my Prince, for someone does me wrong.)

Following this, the criant must recite the Lord's Prayer in French.

On hearing this, the alleged wrong-doer must cease his challenged activities until the matter is adjudicated in court. Failure to stop will lead to the imposition of a fine, regardless of which party is in the right. If the criant is found to have called haro without a valid reason, he in turn must pay a penalty.

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On this date in 2004, Marvin Heemeyer used a bulldozer he modified himself to enact a rampage of revenge against the town of Granby, Colorado, for what he saw as extortionate requirements to improve a piece of property he had bought, followed by the approval of construction for a concrete plant adjacent to the property. The destruction ended with his death by suicide after the Killdozer began to break down.

The bulldozer was a modified Komatsu D355A, which he referred to as the "MK Tank" (or "Marv's Komatsu Tank") in audio recordings, fitted with makeshift composite armor plating covering the cabin, engine, and parts of the tracks. Three external explosions and more than 200 rounds of ammunition fired at the bulldozer had no effect on it.

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Ebola-chan (en.wikipedia.org)
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Ebola-chan is an Internet meme depicting a moe anthropomorphization of the Ebola virus and was popularized on 4chan amid the Western African Ebola epidemic.

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The meme's spread has been considered racist and has been attributed to increased mistrust between West Africans and medical professionals.

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Wenis (en.wikipedia.org)
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The wenis, sometimes spelled weenus or weenis, is a loose flap of skin underneath the joint of a human elbow.

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Antidisestablishmentarianism is the position that a state church (the "established church") should not be disestablished (i.e., be separated from the state).

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