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wh0sthatd0g

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Justice-focused Christian. YIMBY, CJ Reform, Decentralization. #adhd. Not actually a cat ๐Ÿ˜‰

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wh0sthatd0g, to random
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Saw my first CyberTruck in the wild

wh0sthatd0g,
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@patrickworld I did not get a chance to see if there were any parts falling off it ๐Ÿ™ƒ

patrickworld, to random
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Subtitles in movie theatres NOW. I will not back down on this

wh0sthatd0g,
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@patrickworld @blogdiva Same! Real life captions are either # 1 or # 2 on my list of AR apps I can imagine that would actually be really useful

Of course the glasses would have to get more practical first, I'm not wearing goggles around just for that, but it would be helpful

wh0sthatd0g,
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@patrickworld @blogdiva Right??? Been wondering that for years! I was so excited to see stuff like that moving along but instead now we just have stupid goggles!

csilverman, to art
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wh0sthatd0g,
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@csilverman Mike Wazowski??

Alice, to random
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Disclaimer for anyone who follows my photography account on Pixelfed:

I KNOW about the Golden Ratio with regard to photography, I just donโ€™t CARE about the Golden Ratio with regard to photography.

It's probably an autistic thing, but I find squares and grids to be much more comforting so Iโ€™m going to do whatever makes me happy, even if it means breaking the dumb rule of thirds.

If you're okay with that, this is my Pixelfed account: @Alice

wh0sthatd0g,
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@Alice @Alice I'm no artist, but a photo is a good photo if people like it. If their only comment is about some golden ratio then they're missing the point entirely. A photo isn't about placing objects the right proportions from the edges. It's about taking a photo that looks good, taking photos that you like how they look. If you're doing that, you're doing it right.

Alice, to random
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I hate checking bags so much that I will do everything in my power to avoid it. I donโ€™t care if Iโ€™m going to Europe for two weeks, I will roll my clothes tighter than the fattest blunt just to ensure everything fits in a carry-on.

wh0sthatd0g,
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@Alice Carry-on + backpack as your "personal item"

wh0sthatd0g,
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@Alice Ah, well, at least for Southwest, they let you bring 1 carry-on + 1 personal item. The only rule for the personal item is it has to be able to fit under the seat.
So you could bring 2 bags/backpacks - put one up in the bin and one under the seat (depending on that airline's rules)

Or maybe that's more than you want to carry, idk

lovelylovely, to random
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This is what happens when people don't vote.

We must reelect in November.

wh0sthatd0g,
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@lovelylovely Of course, we know exactly which people will selectively be asked to show papers, and it isn't white folks

wh0sthatd0g, to ADHD
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For the fellow west-coasters who may be wondering right about now:

golgaloth, to writing
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Your character is uncertain of their role.

wh0sthatd0g,
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@golgaloth "My dragon is here to keep away all the weirdo narcissist incels who think they can drag me away and are entitled to have me fall in love with them just cuz they showed up at my house dressed as a knight and shouted some bad poetry at me"

mjg59, to random
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Twitter just doing a "redirect links in tweets that go to x.com to twitter.com instead but accidentally do so for all domains that end x.com like eg spacex.com going to spacetwitter.com" is not absolutely the funniest thing I could imagine but it's high up there

wh0sthatd0g,
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@stevenray @mjg59 I don't think it's the staff that's the problem...

AmandaMarcotte, to random
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Charlie Kirk's claims that birth control "screws up female brains" and turns them into "angry, bitter young ladies" was not a one-off.

MAGA leaders, in a semi-coordinated fashion, are conditioning their followers to back birth control bans.

https://www.salon.com/2024/04/05/screws-up-female-brains-maga-leaders-are-conditioning-to-back-birth-control-bans/

wh0sthatd0g,
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@ppatel @AmandaMarcotte just saw this elsewhere in my news feed: Alabama wants to make it a 10-year felony to submit "false reports" of crimes

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/04/alabama-lawmakers-want-prison-for-false-reporting-charges-that-could-have-serious-consequences/

gerrymcgovern, to random
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โ€œItโ€™s difficult to pinpoint an exact start date, but the declining lifespan trend seems to have gathered pace continuously. It varies in terms of the make, brand and robustness, but as an estimate I would say the lifespan has gone down by 20 to 30 per cent over the last two decades.โ€

https://www.yahoo.com/news/modern-household-appliances-hit-scrapheap-201645822.html

The smarter and more digital things become, the shorter their lives. These devices are only smart from a planned obsolescence perspective. Digital is turning everything to waste. Progress?

wh0sthatd0g,
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@gerrymcgovern Besides obsolescence and degradation over time, I think the original quality matters here too. What I mean:

My parents have a laundry machine that's a few years old. It works like crap. In the washer the laundry gets stuck wrapped around the center and gets the machine off balance. It frequently stops the wash mid -cycle (to avoid damage) and so my parents have to continuously be checking on it while it's running to make sure their laundry is in fact getting washed. Annoying AF..

wh0sthatd0g,
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@gerrymcgovern My parents are cheap/frugal and didn't feel like they can justify buying a brand new washer when the one they have technically works fine. But I'm sure in 1-2 more years they'll replace it out of frustration, even though it's not technically "broken", once they feel it's finally old enough they won't feel like it's wasteful to replace it. But they'll still be buying a new machine years sooner than they normally would.

My point is it's not just machines that break that get...

wh0sthatd0g,
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@gerrymcgovern replaced sooner, it's also machines that just had shitty quality/major design flaws from the beginning and people just live with it until they get frustrated enough to replace it sooner than they would've.

Perhaps a distinction without a difference, but I feel like it adds another dimension to the conversation. People hate new appliances right out of the gate, not just when they break.

josh, (edited ) to random
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Addressing indoor air quality saves lives and helps us achieve at work, in school, and in self-governance.

Brain function declines by 15% as CO2 levels hit 945ppm, and by 50% at 1400ppm.

Have you ever measured CO2 at your desk or a contentious City Council meeting? What you find might surprise you!

These scientists recommend mandating clean air in public buildings, with 800ppm as the upper limit. That's good policy: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adl0677

wh0sthatd0g,
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@josh Is this something I should be concerned about in my personal living space as well? I spend most of my day in my bedroom (doubles as a wfh office). I open the window when possible but still not much air circulation.

Jaycee, to sydney
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'Stripes & Trapezoids' (2023) -- a Classy Terrace on a Cliff With a View, the Scarborough Hotel, Scarborough, NSW, Australia

wh0sthatd0g,
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@Jaycee this would make a hellish jigsaw puzzle...

malwaretech, to random

I'm always shocked by how expensive basic European experiences are in the US. One of my favorite things is high street shops. You have a bunch of stores with apartments above them, so you can always live within walking distance of basically everything. In the US they separate things into commercial and residential districts so you have to drive everywhere.

Areas that allow mixing residential and commercial buildings are so rare that supply & demand sends costs through the roof. In Europe living in an apartment above stores is a budget option for people who can't afford homes, in the US you basically have to be wealthy and often those apartments cost as much as an entire house.

wh0sthatd0g,
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@malwaretech Side effect of racism pushing everything to car dependency, suburbs, and strict zoning codes.

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Certainly explains why his brain is mostly soup at this point.

The algorithm pushing a conspiracy theory with over 4000 retweets from verified account "Illuminatibot" claiming Bill Gates received secret funding from Germany to depopulate the country.

wh0sthatd0g,
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@malwaretech But it's a verified account, what's the problem?!?
/s ๐Ÿซ 

ned, to random
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And the UCP says we must privatize healthcare.

"Goldman Sachs asks in biotech research report: 'Is curing patients a sustainable business model?'"

wh0sthatd0g,
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@ned To be fair, their conclusions are included at the end of the article, and it's not quite as cynical as you might expect
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/04/11/goldman-asks-is-curing-patients-a-sustainable-business-model.html

mattblaze, (edited ) to random
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The senate finished voting around 9pm, which gives the president about 3 hours to receive, sign, and return the bill before funding for the federal government expires at midnight.

How does this actually work? I'm imagining there's some clerk on the Senate floor furiously re-installing drivers for a frozen-up printer, or perhaps searching for an unexpired cyan toner cartridge in time to get a printout ready to drive down to the White House before the deadline.

wh0sthatd0g,
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@mattblaze Bill has so many pages it takes 2.75 hours to print

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During the engineering work for the supersonic Concorde in England, "Thunderbirds" TV series creator Gerry Anderson was visiting the main facility one day. Someone asked him what he did for a living. Feeling massively outranked by all the engineering talent surrounding him there, he quietly replied that he made children's TV shows. Asked which ones, he mentioned Thunderbirds.

Within minutes he was surrounded by Concorde engineers who wanted to talk to him and shake his hand, many of whom told him it was his shows that had inspired them toward engineering careers, because they wanted to actually build the planes and rockets he had in his series. He was flabbergasted.

The original Star Trek had a similar effect on many career choices.

Now of course, TV mostly inspires people toward careers as lazy bums or crooks.

wh0sthatd0g,
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@lauren The great science communications of today are on YouTube. They haven't disappeared (in fact there's more than ever), they just moved.

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    wh0sthatd0g,
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    @zoomar The American dream: having enough money that you can convince people your weirdo interests and behaviors are, in fact, cool

    kbeninato, to random
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    Powerball has reached a billion. You could buy most of the Supreme Court for that.

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    @kbeninato

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