[-] pokemaster787@ani.social 42 points 9 months ago

On one hand I get what you're saying, on the other hand is Mexico going to start a war with the US because a handful of National Guard members saved a mother and child from drowning in "their" water?

I get that wars have started over more stupid shit, but I'd hope we have enough brain cells in the modern day to understand that that would be in no way an incursion or intentional act against Mexico.

[-] pokemaster787@ani.social 38 points 9 months ago

makes it appear negative that they don’t see what’s going on with their money. I I interpreted that as them being ignorant of what happens with their money

To be clear, the meme is that PayPal shows the users' dead names (presumably because the account was set up prior to their transition/legal reasons)

The "I do not see it" is referencing "not seeing" the dead names in the transaction details.

[-] pokemaster787@ani.social 41 points 9 months ago

Well that's assuming it's completely solid and not hollow. Hollow would probably be pretty huge, although the structural rigidity might not be great. Maybe we make a giant obsidian 3D printer and print it at like 10-15% infill.

[-] pokemaster787@ani.social 27 points 9 months ago

What even is this argument?

"Scientists who say they can't afford to do X should do X"? Does he think this makes him sound smart?

[-] pokemaster787@ani.social 34 points 9 months ago

How do we intend to pay a person who contributes nothing to society?

Why must we value how a person "contributes to society" via their output for capitalism?

Is studying philosophy useless? Is making art? Is reaping the benefits of a society built upon tens of thousands of years of human innovation to just sit back and relax a bit?

Humanity worked hard to get to a point where this is even a question. If you listen to the capitalists saying "If you're not working you're worthless" then you've been tricked. Tens of thousands of years of human innovation and suffering to advance society to a point where we don't all have to work, but the rich want you to think that's a bad thing. It is not natural that the benefits of all of that effort and suffering should all collect in the hands of a few at the top while everyone else suffers.

The "simple answer" is UBI because there literally is no alternative short of outright killing people that don't work to maintain automation. You and everyone else deserves a cut of that pie, we and all of our ancestors put blood, sweat, and tears into it. Let the people relax and enjoy the fruits of that society.

16
submitted 11 months ago by pokemaster787@ani.social to c/diy@beehaw.org

Hi everyone,

As the title says, recently purchased my first house (yay), but while I initially noticed these stains in the floor during a daytime walkthrough, I realize now they're a lot more bothersome when it isn't super bright inside. Images in the attached link

I'm not moving in for a few weeks, so wondering if I can fix this beforehand (I know for a fact it won't happen at all if I wait until after I've moved in...). It's mainly this one section in the hallway and one of the bedrooms, as shown in the pics.

I did some initial research and it seems that they're likely going to need to be completely refinished, and I had a few questions about doing that myself (or would love to hear if there are other options!).

  1. How easy of a task is this for a beginner to woodworking etc.? Most of my DIY has been in the realm of tech, so I don't have any experience or needed tools. Maybe I'm in over my head here and it isn't something I can do myself.
  2. What tools/equipment do I need? I believe just a sander (any recommendations would be nice), wood stain, and sealant. Plus brushes to actually spread the stain/sealant.
  3. Can I just refinish the areas that are stained, or will it look horribly uneven if I do that? Do I need to refinish all of the flooring if I do some? (80% of the floor is this hardwood floor throughout the house, there's not a break in it or separate sections)
  4. Given the answer to 3., about how long would such a task take? I assume there's a lot of passive time waiting on stain, restaining, sealing, etc.

Thanks for any help, really appreciate any advice!

[-] pokemaster787@ani.social 25 points 1 year ago

Unfortunately the reasoning isn't to improve school-life balance or give parents more time with their kids, it's that schools in the US are criminally underfunded and cannot afford to operate 5 days a week.

[-] pokemaster787@ani.social 23 points 1 year ago

It was a bug in that version of the distro IIRC, trying to install Steam would instead try to install the SteamOS desktop environment (or something along those lines). It has since been fixed to actually install the Steam client.

Obviously it was a bit silly he typed "Yes, do as I say" after seeing the message, but he was also literally following exactly what all the online guides said to do (other than the "Yes do as I say" part). Luckily it's fixed now but I do think it was a really good demonstration of what the video wanted to see: "What might the average non-techie gamer face using Linux?"

[-] pokemaster787@ani.social 23 points 1 year ago

Google is not the law, and they can do whatever they want with their company.

Sure, but imagine your employer just fired you because of accusations before it ever reached trial. Illegal? No. Ruining someone's livelihood even though they're innocent legally speaking? Yes.

Not defending this person, I genuinely do not even know who they are. But "private company can do whatever they want, your rights are only something the government has to care about" is a pretty concerning position to take. Not to mention they didn't seem to take down or stop running ads on the channel, just stopped giving him the money. They're profiting off of his content without paying him and using an unverified (but very possibly accurate) accusation as an excuse. That should be illegal.

[-] pokemaster787@ani.social 27 points 1 year ago

But if you don’t have coivd, and you’re the only one wearing a mask, it’s markedly less effective at preventing covid.

Worth noting that is mostly only true for cloth masks. The person you're replying to said N95, which do a lot better at protecting the individual wearing them even when others aren't masked.

[-] pokemaster787@ani.social 28 points 1 year ago

Teens will feel like outcasts if they get an Android phone while their friends still use iMessage because of the green bubbles.

So I've heard this sentiment a lot, and at one point it certainly was true, but are teens still texting these days at all? I swear almost everyone moved to instant messaging over Snapchat, Instagram, Discord, etc.

[-] pokemaster787@ani.social 86 points 1 year ago

I feel like it's 100% a "they don't care," the vast majority of social media users couldn't give less of a shit who runs the service, just what the service does for them.

The average person didn't quit Facebook because it was a gross invasion of privacy and FB was caught doing plenty of suspect shit - Facebook declined because it wasn't "cool" anymore and that's it. People on Lemmy are more likely to care about who's behind the service, but the average user certainly isn't going to care much or at all.

[-] pokemaster787@ani.social 30 points 1 year ago

Read the article, this isn't talking about consumer-owned vehicles but the Cruise Origin robo-taxi service. They're small autonomous shuttle-style cars.

Basically GM reinvented the bus but made it smaller.

So to answer "How does it park at Walmart" - it takes the passenger to the front and drops them off then continues on its way. I believe the intent/current trials using Bolts have an app similar to Uber, you put in your current location + destination, then it comes and gets you, then drops you off.

Almost 0 value in removing a steering wheel or any kind of input to a consumer-owned car like that, makes some amount of sense for robo-taxis. (They specifically wanted passengers sharing the ride to face eachother to ease safety concerns, and they probably don't want random Joe getting up at the emergency controls and driving it off road)

view more: next ›

pokemaster787

joined 1 year ago