IrateAnteater

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[–] IrateAnteater 1 points 8 months ago

I'm a mix of both. That's why I pay for Spotify, and also own a turntable setup. Sometimes I just want single tracks, sometimes I want to sit down and listen to the entire album. There are some albums where I'll only listen to the entire thing.

[–] IrateAnteater 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Not sure if Fusion360 supports Linux. Only other choice I can think of is FreeCAD.

[–] IrateAnteater 8 points 8 months ago (4 children)

Probably just using all the various GPS systems. Unless the Russians are jamming their own system as well.

[–] IrateAnteater 26 points 8 months ago (11 children)

I'm not sure you realize how much heavy lifting I'm making the quotations around "coffee table" do.

[–] IrateAnteater 31 points 8 months ago (22 children)

I am a man, and I see many problems with this:

  • the TV is at least two sizes too small
  • WAF is a non-factor, so there would absolutely be some oversized speakers beside that tv
  • my ass isn't lying on the floor, when a couch would be far more comfortable
  • the couch would make floor pizza too far away, so there would be a "coffee table"
[–] IrateAnteater 8 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Of course. It gets the clicks. Which in turn feeds the bullshit, which they report on, and get more clicks. It's the circle of un-life.

[–] IrateAnteater 32 points 8 months ago (1 children)

It's not hard to understand at all. There's a couple things at work here: first, humans are terrible at connecting emotionally to long term consequences. That's why a disaster that kills 100 people will always elicit a stronger reaction than a policy that will kill millions.

Another thing happening is how humans subconsciously justify things to themselves. An adult could have "deserved" whatever happened, but there's no way a puppy did.

I think it's dogs tickling the same parts of our brains as kids, which would go towards explaining the similar reactions.

[–] IrateAnteater 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Regardless of what the reasons behind actions are, individual are still responsible for their own actions. If a group of Klansmen does a lynching, should they just go free because Fox news made them do it?

[–] IrateAnteater 1 points 8 months ago (3 children)

While looking at root causes and contributing factors is very important, none of that absolves people for their own actions.

[–] IrateAnteater 46 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I think this pretty much applies to all fields. Everything looks complicated and hard to outside people, but once you get into the field, you realize that most people are just average.

[–] IrateAnteater 13 points 8 months ago (11 children)

Unrelated to the actual topic, but is anyone else starting to find this "my brother in Christ" meme really irritating? I ain't your brother, and I don't give a fuck about your Christ.

[–] IrateAnteater 2 points 8 months ago

Yet you pay the paywall fee and there are still ads,

Not on any of my computers. Ad companies know this and pay accordingly.

and you talk about the lack of funds to pay journalists while the Murdochs and other media families live it up, richer than kings.

That's got nothing to do with what I'm talking about. I'm talking about a theoretical world where consuming the product created by journalists is free. Where would the money to pay journalists come from? Are the ads preferred? I know I'm never going to be disabling my ad blocker. Is it a government subsidy?

Basically, I'm talking about what should be, not what currently is.

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