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There’s naught no doubt so much the spirit calms as rum and true religion.

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Pappy, to socialism
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I've had this exact conversation,

Pappy,
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@thepoliticalcat

If I had created the meme myself I might have chosen a different country as an example. In any case, I wouldn't have used one of the poorest countries in the Western Hemisphere. It just wouldn't hit right.

You're misapprehending what is funny about the meme. It's not about Norway. It is about how Americans understand and view socialism.

mattblaze, to random
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I’m still stuck on the fact that “I shot and killed a puppy simply because I didn’t like it” is HER side of the story.

Pappy,
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@mattblaze A chicken killing dog that's aggressive with you is a problem. I think, taking it out back and shooting it is probably a bit much. Most normal people would just pass it on to someone as a pet (obviously I don't believe her when she says the dog was aggressive. Maybe to her, who knows.) Including it as an anecdote about who you are as a person is even stranger. She knows her audience though. Conservatives in general and the MAGA crowd in particular will love this.

Pappy, to random
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“Yes, my friend,” Father Justin is reported to have said, “I am as real as the faith we share.”

LMFAO! It's not wrong though.

https://flipboard.social/@TechDesk/112333653794721321

ai6yr, to california

LA Times: These are the California cities where $150,000 still buys you a home. Would you live here? "...For the last 30 years, Ann Epperly has lived in Trona, one of only nine California cities, towns and unincorporated areas tracked by Zillow with median home values under $150,000 in February 2024." https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-04-24/california-9-cities-where-150-000-can-buy-an-average-home

Pappy,
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@ai6yr Under $150k? You mean, under $50k, right?

Mollysdailykiss, to bookstodon
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If you have not read either of these books, then you really should.

Regardless of whether you like Non fic or not, if you are using this here big old interwebs, then honestly read them both. Start with Doppelganger and then read Code Dependant.

Is technology gonna destroy democracy? What about the whole of humanity?

These books made me worry, but both also gave hope for the future and the power of humanity and most of all communities.

@bookstodon

Front cover of the book Code Dependant by Maghumita Murgia which shows a Control keyboard button lit in purple and red

Pappy,
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@Mollysdailykiss @bookstodon

Been meaning to read Doppelganger. Never heard of Code Dependant however. Thanks for the reco.

Pappy,
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@gimulnautti @bookstodon

LOL, that doesn't seem like much hope..

Basmitharts, to random
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Late afternoon for y'all.

What is the most 80s car that isn't a DeLorean or 308?

Pappy,
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@Basmitharts

chriswelch, to random

You're gonna want to open up your preferred internet browser and visit The Verge dot com tomorrow.

Pappy,
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@chriswelch

Is this a laptop?

gulovsen, to Law
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I've got a bet with someone that it will be 10 years or less, but that's not really based on anything other than gut feeling. Happy to be proven wrong, although I have to buy the other person a t-shirt if I lose... 😐

Sam Bankman-Fried sentence due on Thursday — here’s what to expect

https://protos.com/sam-bankman-fried-sentence-due-on-thursday-heres-what-to-expect/

Pappy,
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@laimis @gulovsen

Rich white people stealing from even richer white people is definitely a serious crime in the US, so you may be right. The numbers the prosecution is throwing around are cartoonish though. Quintillions of dollars? Get out of here! How much real money did he steal?

danielnazer, to random
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Every time I see "Liquid Death" water I feel personally insulted.

I read every can to say "Yes, you humans, especially male humans, really are stupid enough that, even though drinkable water comes out of the faucet, we can sell a ton of expensive water in a can just by giving it an idiotic name."

https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/liquid-death-became-billion-dollar-beverage-brand-rcna143037

Pappy,
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@LibertyForward1 @danielnazer

Technically aluminium is infinitely recyclable. Also, they sell flavored water. It's not all just regular water. I quite like it and I think it was pretty clever to market it like malt liquor, lol

ArchaeoBasti, to random German
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Hi everyone! I am searching for a native English speaker (American) with a background in (digital) archaeology that can check an academic article I wrote and want to submit. My English is not that bad, but it isn't perfect either.
I can't pay money, but I have a couple of books (not new, but also not used) that I could send free of charge to whoever likes to help. We can also discuss the books first, before you decide!

Let me know!
Best!

Pappy,
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@ArchaeoBasti If you need help let me know. I am curious. Also, I do not speak German, FYI 😊

Pappy,
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@ArchaeoBasti No, my background is in television production.

ai6yr, to repair

Replaced the door seal on my 1999 Toyota 4Runner: In terms of difficulty, give it a 1 out of 10 (simple). Remove 4 screws, snap out plastic panels in the way, pull old seal, replace with aftermarket replacement seal, snap panels back in, screw the screws back in.

Pappy,
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@ai6yr Where'd you get the door seal? I've been looking for a good aftermarket seal for my driver side door.

Pappy,
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@ai6yr Right!? I have a '96. The driver's side door rubber is just shredded. I priced it at the dealer and it's like $200. I may try an aftermarket one though. I've also been meaning to hit the local pick-a-part which surprisingly has a few of these old trucks.

clive, to random
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I'm reading Janette Sadik-Khan's "Street Fight" -- her book about her time as transportation head of NYC, building bike lanes, bikeshare, and pedestrian avenues

She prints this "city of the future" model from the 1939 World's Fair

Massive highways circling mammoth buildings; virtually no non-car routes; hilariously few trees

I'd love to read about: How did this become the vision of "the future" back in 1939?

What are some good books on that? Any recommendations, I'm all ears!

Pappy,
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@migurski @clive

I want to live in 1993

clive, to random
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“Theoretically, what would happen if every US household got a heat pump? According to a new study in the journal Joule, it could slash the emissions in the residential sector by a staggering 36 to 64 percent, and cut overall US emissions by 5 to 9 percent.”

https://www.wired.com/story/what-would-happen-if-every-american-got-a-heat-pump/

(Via @br00t4c)

Pappy,
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@clive @br00t4c

Lived in the South all my life and this article was a mystery to me, lol. Before AC (yes, I'm that old) I lived in houses with a fireplace or wood burning stove for heat and then, post AC, well, those all do heat too. I've never lived in a house with anything else.

Pappy,
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@clive @br00t4c

Right? Someone asked me the other day how we did it. I was like, there was no other option, lol. For us it was play outside, windows almost always open, and a big box fan at the foot of the bed at night.

Pappy,
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@clive @br00t4c

My grandparent's house was two stories and had an attic fan. It would pull air up and out the attic through the stairwell. It worked really well.

RustyBertrand, to random
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to bomb Iran next.

“Iran is now the biggest threat to both Israel and the US’ national security!”

  • Anthony Blinken

You voting for 4 more years of carpet bombing poor people for your ZIonist overlords really need to get a grip.

https://twitter.com/peace_justice23/status/1758630650171551935?t=vicN_md8Pr_NnXlthX4o7A&s=19

Pappy,
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@RustyBertrand As opposed to what? What is the alternative for American voters?

toxi, (edited ) to genart
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One more from the heap of raw ideas and unfinished projects: This one from almost precisely 2 years ago, going under the working title "Computational Lace", but really a kind of fractal process based on an initial 2D SDF, creating a surprising amount of complexity from even the simplest seed shapes...

This is again one of these projects requiring a full size view to appreciate the fine structures emerging...

1/x

Pappy,
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@toxi

If I might ask, this is an initial shape transformed in a regular way using a math equation? , please, haha

Pappy,
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@toxi

A'ight...I had to look up 'convolute' TY Very interesting animation. Is this an art project or are you studying a real world application? I'm guessing the answer is 'yes?'

Pappy, to queer
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Found in my . I'm thankful for a lot of things today. One of those things is all you and folk. I hope the Earth blesses every one of you, today and forever.

futurebird, to random
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Are Trump's lawyers naturally terrible, or do the conditions of their job, probably getting yelled at for making reasonable suggestions... train them to be terrible since it's the only way they can keep the job?

If they aren't getting paid weekly... they aren't very bright.

I expect it's similar to a NFT or crypto reddit forum where there is a "no FUD" (Fear Uncertainty and Doubt) rule. Of course he'll win!

At a recent event he said that he "won all 50 states"

Yeah. And they all clapped.

Pappy,
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@Virginicus @futurebird @nazokiyoubinbou

Correct. It's not about being right, it's about being the right kind of person.

Free_Press, to news
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US Ambassador to Ukraine, Bridget Brink, held a meeting with the newly elected anti-Ukraine, MAGA Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mike Johnson.

During the meeting, Brink emphasized the significance of providing Ukraine with the opportunity to halt Russian aggression in Europe - it fell upon deaf ears!

Pappy,
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@Free_Press

Yeah, you guys, MAGA Republicans are pro-Russia. They like authoritarians and see Russia's regressive social values as a compliment to their world view. I'm not sure if they're in denial or just stupid when it comes to Russian aggression towards its neighbors.

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