fine_sandy_bottom

@fine_sandy_bottom@lemmy.federate.cc
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Counting before polls close would influence voting. Even if it were "secret" you could publish fake leaks. It would devolve into a shit show of misinformation, even though we do have that already.

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Mate, things are gloomy enough right now without this type of accusatory comment.

Everyone has voted, the die is cast, if we lose everyone left of centre will be in mourning for a long time.

There's a lot I could say about your position and opinions but I just don't think this is the place.

I'd encourage you to think carefully about the type of commenter you want to be in this very troubled time.

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Yeah it's daft.

Every Trump voter interviewed says something like "yeah he's not perfect but I'm concerned about the economy".

What they actually mean is that they have no idea how the economy works but Trump makes them feel better about hating minorities.

Turns out a rich person can just buy a social media platform and fuck with elections and stuff.

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I swear these guys sit down every morning and make a list of all the messed up shit they've done, then issue a press release saying the dems did all that stuff.

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Trump said Thursday that Walz has "had a terrible career" and called him "a weird guy," adding that Harris was "weird in her policy."

I love this so much. His best retort is "no, you're weird!".

Um so pumped to see him lose the ejection, and then go to jail, and then become irrelevant, and then die.

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  1. Lose Debate
  2. Tantrum <-- we are here
  3. Complain election will be rigged.
  4. Lose election.
  5. Claim election was rigged.
  6. No one cares.
  7. Go to jail.
  8. Become old and frail and irrelevant before Christmas.
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I suspect today will be the best day of the rest of Trump's life.

He's wasted tired and anxious but at least he still has hope.

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Just gonna point out the obvious here but...

It's so bizarre to me that someone could possibly look at Trump and think "yep, this is a godly man who is going to save us from the forces of evil".

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The US death penalty is so bizarre.

"We desperately want to kill these probably-guilty people, we want it to appear humane while simultaneously lacking any humanity, and no one wants to be involved in any way because we acknowledge that it's pretty much murder which is the crime we're punishing these poor bastards for"

Other countries still doing this, which I don't condone, at least own it. "We think these guys are scum and we're going to end them by chopping their heads off. No you may not watch."

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Just want to point out that this woman made a mistake and expressed remorse.

The guy who's trying to be pres, deliberately and knowingly stoked this fire for his own benefit.

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Investors have instead treated the stock as a proxy for the market’s bet for a second Trump administration

Exactly.

That said, only an idiot would hold any at present. Guaranteed those shares will be worth less after the 20th than they are now.

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God this is sad.

The parts of tech that are useful and elegant are contracting, while subscriptions and ads just get more obnoxious.

One, day... some adult is going to think "that fucking cunt ass bitch lied to me about the rice".

It's great that the admins are putting so much effort into getting this right.

Sadly, I don't think this is the way. Adding this to the ToS means you admins will always be in the centre of every unwinnable situation that arises.

You need a committee to deal with these issues on a case by case basis. There are many advantages to this:

  • You can be tough but flexible and adaptive
  • you can enlist the help of people with more time
  • you can enlist the help of people with experience writing policies
  • committee members can resign or be discontinued when they become embroiled in some shit storm.
  • you can retain veto power

I don't want to be critical of the ToS because someone has put a lot of thought into it, but the most charitable thing I can say is that its unlikely to serve its intended purpose.

Sorry, my guy seems like a nit wit all the way up and down.

If you want to sell mods as a side hustle that's great, but don't form a company with the explicit enterprise of infringing the rights of one of the largest and most litigious rights holders in the world.

The thing that really bugs me is that Trump has told everyone exactly what he's going to do, but no one seems interested.

He's been very clear that he's not going to concede, and that he has legal challenges ready to go. The election isn't going to be won or lost on votes in swing states, but who can provide the most pressure on officials in those setting states.

I have this sinking feeling that he's going to be declared winner through corruption and manipulation, the dems will say "oh well fiddlesticks", and the western world will start matching towards fascism.

As in, Kamala is talking about medical records and Trump is planning insurrection.

Just like the investigation into Russian interference, and all Trumps legal stuff. "Yeah well he's guilty as sin but you know - what are you gonna do".

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There's a few things going on here.

I think this particular polar bear is "rare" simply because it happens to have come ashore in Iceland, which doesn't often happen. It's species is merely "threatened".

Also, this isn't wanton wholesale slaughter. This particular animal was a threat to humans and after considering the options euthanisation was determined to be the least bad. As humans, we've observed this practice literally since the dawn of time. We regularly euthanise sharks which have attacked humans, we regularly cull "pests" including large cute ones like Kangaroos, and smaller cute ones like foxes and rabbits.

Encroachment of humans on the habitat's of threatened species is certainly a problem, and one which needs to be carefully managed, but this is not that.

Everything in the US is so god damn partisan.

How can the fucking postal service be republican?

And... why is there no democrat stuff?

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I don't care for the vitriol but the sentiment is exactly how I feel.

Any person who is not a white male millionaire that votes for trump I'd am idiot, but it's particular true of black people and hispanics.

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My personal view is that the bot provides a net negative, and should be removed.

Firstly, I would argue that there are few, if any, users whom the bot has helped avoid misinformation or a skewed perspective. If you know what bias is and how it influences an article then you don't need the bot to tell you. If you don't know or care what bias is then it won't help you.

Secondly, the existence of the bot implies that sources can be reduced to true or false or left or right. Lemmy users tend to deal in absolutes of right or wrong. The world exists in the nuance, in the conflict between differing perspectives. The only way to mitigate misinformation is for people to develop their own skeptical curiosity, and I think the bot is more of a hindrance than a help in this regard.

Thirdly, if it's only misleading 1% of the time then it's doing harm. IDK how sources can be rated when they often vary between articles. It's so reductive that it's misleading.

As regards an open database of bias, it doesn't solve any of the issues listed above.

In summary, we should be trying to promote a healthy sceptical curiosity among users, not trying to tell them how to think.

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My take:

Americans are either republican or democrat.

If you're a republican then you're going to vote for your guy. They see everything he does as just bullshit and bluster. "He says things to rile up the lefties but that's just his brand." They see the legal issues as politically motivated, or "maybe he's a bit dirty, but all politicians are".

I think it really is that simple. The vast majority of the population is not making a decision of whom to vote for based on their research regarding each party's policies. They will just always vote the way they've always voted.

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This article is bullshit.

Republicans don't actually think that.

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Even if it's hyperbole, it's still a shitty thing to say.

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Tomorrow: a new mothership!

Gross.

Anyhow I think this just gave Swift's endorsement a lot more reach.

Oh man, I'd nearly forgotten about small dick energy guy.

Sure, or you could go outside and play on some days.

A few months back my GP asked if they could use a transcription thing they were trialling during my consult.

He seemed shocked when I declined.

I just don't understand why anyone would actually want that?

I want my doctor to listen to what I tell him, and I don't really want what I say to be used for any other purpose, because no other purpose would be to my benefit.

Next week they'll be adding to share "basic characteristics" about me with third party "wellness partners".

Let's be honest, most share trading is more like gambling than it is like investing.

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Ok kiddo, I'm just gonna tell you the brutal truth.

Everyone likes the cheap stuff China makes, but we're not comfortable with how they run things, so every time we're reminded that they're going to be the dominant global super power by 2100 we freak out a bit.

Conversely, Muslims killing Muslims in a country that doesn't make anything we want isn't that important.

I'm not saying this is how things ought to be, but it is how things are.

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Trichinosis is rumoured to be "what done for" the franklin expedition to find the north west passage.

The Jens Monk expedition lost 62 men to Trichinosis, and returned home with only 3 men alive.

https://canadiangeographic.ca/articles/jens-munk-an-expedition-ahead-of-its-time/

I love reading about these guys, just so courageous. I'm sat here looking at spreadsheets worrying about emails. These guys did the equivalent of flying to mars in a washing machine, battling ferocious martians, succumbing to a war of attrition against a mysterious ailment, before un-dying and coming back home.

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Is this a rape joke?

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This thread is a mess.

users: "bot is awful"

mod: "ok so it's not terrible so that's good"

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I just don't really feel the need to justify my piracy.

I watch pirate movies and tv and I don't feel a teeny tiny bit of remorse, nor interest in whether it's ethical.

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LOL.

"Guy on book tour says something clickable!"

Who cares.

Was that a legit question?

The answer seems kinda obvious.

Crypto is still just as awful as it ever was IMO. Still plenty of assholes gambling investing in crypto.

She accepted a plea deal. No trial no jury.

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The republicans have a penchant for the "mental health" backhanded compassion.

The implication in this comment is that Uptons feelings are to be disregarded because she has poor mental health.

A few days ago it was the cemetery employee having a mental health episode who asked them to stop filming.