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The results of the world’s largest study on kindness are in. Here’s what we learned
It's probably good to remember that only the worst things are reported as news.
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Music At Reopened Kyiv Opera Replaces Noise Of Russian Artillery
As great at this is, while Putin is alive and Russia is doing the kind of f---d up s--t that they are doing I am not sure gathering a lot of people in one building in Kyiv is a good idea. That is what Putin would call a target.
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New ultrathin “honeycomb” solar panels achieve record efficiency
If a ever buy another house (sort of a sore subject right now) I am definitely building another solar power system. It made a big difference in my utility bills
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15 hours ago, Gromnir said:
you did catch the part 'bout how you likely woulda' died before reaching adulthood, yes? even then, am questioning sanity o' gd if he would rather have lived through the american civil war as a southern man, even as a white southern man, as 'posed to living 21st century USA.
possible worst o' all for gd, you woulda' had fewer gun rights back then compared to today.
HA! Good Fun!
Actually if I'm picking the where as well as the when I'd prefer the antebellum American West before the Union Pacific and manifest destiny screwed it all up. I'd rather avoid the United States of that time altogether. Of course that is a purely romanticized notion. Not one person of that time would not happily trade places with me because life was both hard and short. But as a man who enjoys trips to national parks I think you could see the appeal of seeing North America before the westward expansion. Plus there is an appeal to the idea of a simple life constrained only by physical needs with ample resources to meet those needs if you're smart about it. Just don't get sick. Or injured. Or elderly. Or on the bad side of whatever Indians happen to be around. Or whatever wildlife is around.
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53 minutes ago, Gromnir said:
sounds nice but am calling bs. gd wants the water running through his property to be clean as well as the air he breathes to be less than lethal. manage that w/o government interference? he also wants the government to protect him if other and more powerful people (or more desperate, 'cause while power corrupts, powerlessness corrupts absolute) wanna take his stuff... and think o' all the stuff he wouldn't have save for the government, such as drivable roads 'tween wisconsin and tennessee, vaccines and the internet. etc.
gd has a romantic notion o' world sans government interference, a fantasy based on some kinda jerimiah johnson movie setting which ignores how mr. johnson were as often as not struggling to survive the predations o' his fellow humans as well as the indifferent violence o' nature. most o' the other mountain men no doubt died young, painful and unmourned. you know where the rl jerimiah johnson died? a veteran's home in santa monica, ca. the government were taking care o' mr. johnson in his golden years 'cause the mountain man sh!te don't work so well once you hit senior citizen status. heck, life expectancy when jerimiah johnson were born were 29 years, which is misleading. the reason the number is less than 30 is 'cause in the late 1820s, like most o' history, a significant % (majority) o' children died before they reached adulthood. chances are w/o government and its benefits, gd wouldn't be alive much less posting on the internet.
calling bs. gd wants his idealized minimalist government, but only in the candyland world he has imagined would exist where his fellow humans is compassionate and fair and mother nature ain't a b!tch goddess bent on his extinction.
HA! Good Fun!
What can I say, I was born 182 years too late.
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6 hours ago, BruceVC said:
GD going back to Gorths question, what do you expect from your government? And Im serious because obviously all governments have to provide public services and collect tax and do other similar things. So thats mandatory for all governments
But for example do you think our politicians should be moral and virtuous people and not have affairs or gamble or go to strip clubs. Would these things bother you ? They dont bother me because I expect them to deliver on the policies they say they believe in and what they do in their personal lives isnt my business unless its illegal
Doesn't bother me in the slightest. Drink, screw escorts, go to church, read comic books, whatever makes them happy. Leave me and mine alone. don't try to take my f----g money, stuff, etc and don't be too horribly incompetent and stupid us into a war or cause a fuel crisis, currency collapse, or something. That's all I want from my government and I am certain I will die disappointed.
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3 hours ago, Gorth said:
Seriously think they would benefit from splitting up in smaller chunks. But that's just one outsiders opinion. Dips on those part with the Americans I like...
That will just end with there being more governments not worthy of your affection. Albeit each with slightly less ability to do great harm.
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Finished Picard Season 2 last night. It was pretty good. Some things annoyed me. 2024 was a bit more advanced than it will be. 2024 Guinan showed no reaction to the mention of the Borg which was off. But I thought the actress who played her. besides being smoking hot, did a great job capturing the character. Plus all the other annoyances of time travel plots. Don't get me started. And didn't Picard have a brother? Where the hell was he during all the childhood flashbacks? And WTF happened to Picard's dog? Never saw him again.
You know what? I don't think I liked it at all!
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In other news: Canadian national security task force is preparing for the collapse of the United States
As if taking a queue from it's far northern trade partner Mexican President Obrador was head musing aloud than maybe paying to finish that border wall isn't such a bad idea!
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2 hours ago, Chairchucker said:
anyone who thinks their rights to unrestricted access to unlimited firearms is too important to try to take action against gun violence is a garbage human being.
It's a good thing no one has rights to unrestricted access to unlimited firearms then. Not even here. Chicago has the highest gun death rate in the USA and has the most restrictive laws.
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1 hour ago, Gorth said:
Does the second amendment say anything about the right to possess ammunition?
I spent 20+ years stockpiling/hoarding ammo because of this loophole. They cannot outright ban it but they CAN limit availability and tax the living hell out of it. But I have far more than can ever use so feasibly I'll never need to buy it again!
Except black powder/muzzleloader stuff. But that is not likely to ever be a target.
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1 hour ago, BruceVC said:
Brilliant video and it makes such excellent points. The reality is their is no such thing as an easy solution
GD lets use you as example, you are not an extremist in any regard. What are your reasons to object to gun control or your guns being banned by the Federal government ?
To tell you the truth Bruce I don't really care anymore. If such a law were ever to pass I wouldn't obey it. If the knock on the door ever comes I will use them before handing them over. And all of that is just me writing a check I know I will never have to cash. It will never happen. Even though I would be 100% willing to die in a blaze of glory I can say that knowing it will never happen. I'm much more likely to die falling off a horse.
Even if gun bans ever did happen they would not be broad in scope. It will be something like "assault weapon" (whatever the hell that means) bans. Not going to affect anything I own. So it's a non issue. I only have two with me right now anyway. One is my carry pistol which I never carry because my CC permit does not travel in any state I'm going to be in. The other is my muzzle loader Diablo scattergun with two .72 oval slugs loaded. And that is just for home defense. G has a .20 ga pump as well.
I used to think political s--t was so important but I just don't care much about it anymore.
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2 hours ago, Gromnir said:
canada is a nice place to live, but we wouldn't wanna visit. i
Totally stealing that line
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So anyway I was looking onto taking G to Spain for her Birthday. I hadn't told her yet, she mentioned once a while ago she wanted to see Europe, Portugal & Spain in particular. I was 100% up for that. I've never been anywhere in Europe myself and I can speak Spanish passably well from working in Mexico. But I'm going to keep that one in my pocket until next year. Now she wants to visit Canada. It's literally three hours north of us but she's never had time to go. I suggested going to the Stampede in Calgary in July. Well take a week and explore southern Alberta and Calgary and come back through the Dakota's. She's very excited. I think is sounds like fun. The only place in Canada I've ever been is Toronto. And that was just for work.
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I betcha EVERYONE here will get it!
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4 hours ago, teknoman2 said:
My mother was a teacher until 2020 and had kids born after 2000 try to tell her "the truth" about events that happened in the 70s and that she witnessed with her own eyes.
The most bizarre example I've ever heard was three Bernie Sanders drones explaining to a sixty year old man that grew up in the USSR he didn't understand communisim.
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In today’s episode of “Comics @Amentep hasn’t read (because they don’t actually exist)
The Detroit Tigers actually made a comic book in the 70s
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4 minutes ago, Gorth said:
V'ger had help...
I thought we all agreed never to bring that movie up again? Dead stinky things should remain buried!
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Mystery issue experienced on NASA's Voyager 1 probe from 1977
It has travelled 45 years in space. It has travelled 15.5 Billion miles. In space! 45 YEARS. Why can't I get a laptop that lasts more than four years?????
Of course no one ever spilled coffee on the two Voyager probes. Probably.
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Biden admin considering shutting down their new "Ministry of Truth" : Biden Administration Considers Shutting Down Disinformation Board amid Blistering Criticism: Report
This would unquestioningly be for the best. Even if something like this is created with the best if intentions (not saying that is the case here) you had better believe it will be weaponized sooner or later. Almost certainly sooner. People are going to believe stupid and even dangerous s--t. There is NOTHING the government can or should do about it.
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I thought the best movie adaptation of Kings books was Cujo. That was the only one that checked all of the plot boxes without major changes.
I've said many times I've never been a fan of King's writing. He comes up with an interesting concept, bolts a makeshift plot to the concept and resolves all of it in 50 pages. Then he pads it with 150 pages or so of superfluous writing to glue it all together and then laughs all the way to the bank. Don't get me wrong, good for him. But he's not someone you are going to go to for interesting or memorable writing. I actually like the Bachman stories a little better because he was able to experiment with them. But one passage he wrote as always stuck with me. The next to las paragraph of Cujo changes the whole book:
QuoteShortly following those mortal events in the Camber dooryard, Cujo's remains were cremated. The ashes went out with the trash and were disposed of at the Augusta waste treatment plant. It would perhaps not be amiss to point out out that he had always tried to be a good dog. He had tried to do the things his MAN and his WOMAN, and most of all his BOY, had asked or expected of him. He would have died for them, if that had been required. He had never wanted to kill anybody. He had been struck by something, possibly destiny, or fate, or only a degenerative nerve disease called rabies. Free will was not a factor.
Edit: I just reread what I wrote here and I think it comes off harsher on King than I intended. He is not a bad writer. Far from it. From a technical standpoint he is excellent. In the opening line of the Dark Tower he identified the Protagonist, Antagonist, setting, and central conflict and did it one sentence. And it was a good sentence. He does not leave loose plots threads and resolves all conflicts. The plots make sense. But he does not inspire you to identify with his characters. He does not put you in the story. You never forget you are reading a book. You never get invested in the outcomes. At least that is true for me.
That will just end with there being more governments not worthy of your affection. Albeit each with slightly less ability to do great harm.
The Good News Thread
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Spanish diver rescues whale who was trapped in an illegal fishing net
Asi se hace!