Eji1700's recent activity
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Comment on What is your opinion on Dan Brown novels? in ~books
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Comment on ‘Furiosa’ fires up Cannes with six-minute standing ovation for Anya Taylor-Joy and teary Chris Hemsworth in ~movies
Eji1700 Link ParentIt’s a pretty unique series with each film barely being connected to the others, but yeah they don’t exactly age well. I think FR will always be an action classic. The rest have appeal for being...It’s a pretty unique series with each film barely being connected to the others, but yeah they don’t exactly age well.
I think FR will always be an action classic. The rest have appeal for being different and campy
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Comment on Cyberattack forces major US health care network to divert ambulances from hospitals in ~health
Eji1700 Link ParentDepending on the type of attack, they don't really "target", so much as cast a net and see what they hit. This was likely the case with the attack that brought down the medical system in Europe a...Depending on the type of attack, they don't really "target", so much as cast a net and see what they hit. This was likely the case with the attack that brought down the medical system in Europe a few years ago.
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Comment on Cyberattack forces major US health care network to divert ambulances from hospitals in ~health
Eji1700 Link ParentYep. It costs money and takes time and no one will address it until it affects them. Network security has been a non cost at so many companies for so long that they're not going to shift until...Yep. It costs money and takes time and no one will address it until it affects them. Network security has been a non cost at so many companies for so long that they're not going to shift until something drastic happens, and even then they'll likely half ass it.
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Comment on Fifth American tourist arrested at Turks and Caicos airport after ammo allegedly found in luggage in ~travel
Eji1700 Link ParentJust to throw out there, revolvers are a somewhat popular carry weapon and do not have magazines. Speed loaders and moon clips exist but the one person I met who carried one didn’t use either and...Why have loose ammo at all, vs loaded magazines?
Just to throw out there, revolvers are a somewhat popular carry weapon and do not have magazines. Speed loaders and moon clips exist but the one person I met who carried one didn’t use either and didn’t really know about them
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Comment on Donald Trump hush money trial: What criminal charges does he face? in ~news
Eji1700 Link ParentAll I can say is that I think that is an extremely generous interpretation and I feel this opens the door to all sorts of nonsense. There's 0 doubt trump is scum and that this payment was all...All I can say is that I think that is an extremely generous interpretation and I feel this opens the door to all sorts of nonsense.
There's 0 doubt trump is scum and that this payment was all sorts of not right. The part i'm arguing is that if this can be connected to campaign finance, so can just about every other personal payment. If they have a sordid affair with someone and wind up getting them pregnant, and give them money to help support the child, is that a finance violation if not reported? How far does this logic extend?
The whole point of the quoted part is that it's about making expenditures on behalf of the committee, and I don't agree that's what is going on here, or at least that it is far from black and white.
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Comment on Dune: Prophecy | Official teaser in ~tv
Eji1700 LinkThis seems awful. Not sure if it's actually pulling from the prequel material (which uh..to my understanding, is awful) or if it's their own concoction, but I'm skeptical at best that this will be...This seems awful. Not sure if it's actually pulling from the prequel material (which uh..to my understanding, is awful) or if it's their own concoction, but I'm skeptical at best that this will be worth the time.
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Comment on For proponents of "vote for the lesser of two evils", what is your endgame? in ~talk
Eji1700 Link ParentI think you're misunderstanding their point. The side that most closely aligns with your own beliefs is RARELY the side you like and OFTEN the side you dislike the least.I think you're misunderstanding their point.
The side that most closely aligns with your own beliefs is RARELY the side you like and OFTEN the side you dislike the least.
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Comment on Donald Trump hush money trial: What criminal charges does he face? in ~news
Eji1700 Link ParentI'm well aware of campaign finance law through personal experience as well, and of the severity of it. I do not see how Trump paying hush money and documenting it by lying is in any way a campaign...I'm well aware of campaign finance law through personal experience as well, and of the severity of it.
I do not see how Trump paying hush money and documenting it by lying is in any way a campaign finance violation, especially when it just so happens to be the key argument to even prosecute on this.
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Comment on What is a value or belief you have that is extremely outside the norm? in ~talk
Eji1700 Link ParentI'd go farther and add that some of the worst conflicts and friction points come from trying to stick to or salvage culture. I've seen the same people who would fight someone for implying their...I'd go farther and add that some of the worst conflicts and friction points come from trying to stick to or salvage culture. I've seen the same people who would fight someone for implying their mixed heritage friend has anything wrong with that, but then at the same time say "well you can't really say you're X or Y and so the culture doesn't apply to you".
Not often that extreme, but it's very much a thing, and it causes a lot of issues. I do get the problem where "hey culture A has major advantages over B, and is then monetizing culture B for more advantages", and that is a legit criticism of the commercialization of some of this, but often it just feels like people looking for more reasons to be angry.
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Comment on What is a value or belief you have that is extremely outside the norm? in ~talk
Eji1700 Link ParentI believe this is one of those things that has taboo roots not just because of empathy but darwinism. Prions and their wonderful associated diseases mostly stem from things like cannibalism as a...I believe this is one of those things that has taboo roots not just because of empathy but darwinism.
Prions and their wonderful associated diseases mostly stem from things like cannibalism as a vector (not just in humans), and thus I don' think you'll be seeing much lab grown human anytime soon, as I don't know how well you can easily control for that kind of problem, and the cost is horrific.
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Comment on ‘Has this guy ever made a movie before?’ Francis Ford Coppola’s forty-year battle to film Megalopolis in ~movies
Eji1700 LinkI'm almost certainly seeing it, but that's because a friend of mine likes things like Greenaway and so it's either going to be really really good or really really bad in a good way. I do think...I'm almost certainly seeing it, but that's because a friend of mine likes things like Greenaway and so it's either going to be really really good or really really bad in a good way.
I do think it's interesting that Coppola does try to make "art" for lack of a better word than a product. These days that's very hard to do with films because as the article points out, you just cannot have one person see the vision and get everyone else to "do the thing". There's too many moving parts, too much going on, too many things that need prep.
It will be very interesting if this is actually a successful or acclaimed film, but I personal doubt it will be.
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Comment on Donald Trump hush money trial: What criminal charges does he face? in ~news
Eji1700 Link ParentAnd i'm perfectly fine with just about every other case against him because they didn't need to find arcane and concerning interpretations of the law to do them. Again, in any reasonable scenario...And i'm perfectly fine with just about every other case against him because they didn't need to find arcane and concerning interpretations of the law to do them.
Again, in any reasonable scenario the correct action was "well he did this, it was probably illegal, but the statue of limitations is up, so there's nothing we can do. Best look elsewhere, and i'm sure we'll find something more sound"
So yes, the laws should apply to EVERYONE as written. The last thing I want to ever see is a prosecutor trying to get creative. To be clear, from the article itself:
According to prosecutors, Trump disguised his 2017 reimbursement checks to Cohen for the Daniels payment as retainer fees for legal services in records maintained by his New York-based family real estate company, the Trump Organization.
Each of the 34 counts stem from a check, ledger entry or invoice from Trump's reimbursement to Cohen.
It is against New York state law to make a false entry in a company's records. While falsification of business records on its own is a misdemeanor, ...This is the first part, and the part that bugs the hell out of me from this article. It's not just "a misdemeanor" it's literally beyond the statue of limiations if it is, and thus not something you should be able to charge anyone with. So then we get to the next part.
... it is considered a felony punishable by up to four years in prison if it is done to conceal or further other crimes.
In this case, Bragg said those other crimes include alleged election law violations and tax law violations. Federal law in 2016 capped individual contributions to campaigns at $2,700, and New York state law makes it a misdemeanor to conspire to promote a candidacy by "unlawful means."So to be clear, they're saying his hush money payment to stormy was recorded incorrectly on the books, but that it's a felony because it counts as a campaign contribution. The doors this opens are absurd, and the logic needed to actually arrive at this conclusion is disturbing.
There are plenty of cases with Trump where you can look at the facts and say "yeah if he'd just shut the hell up we'd probably never have known but he called it out and now we can charge him". As an example, literally every other case.
This one is very literally not liking what you find and trying to bend the law until you get the result you want. It is always disgusting when prosecutors do this, and especially so when doing so is probably doing trump a favor.
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Comment on US Justice Department says Boeing violated deal that avoided prosecution after 737 Max crashes in ~transport
Eji1700 Link ParentI would like to see something come of this but I have little expectation. This is probably the public wrist slap required to get some moron moving on whatever it is they should have done forever...I would like to see something come of this but I have little expectation. This is probably the public wrist slap required to get some moron moving on whatever it is they should have done forever ago.
It's still galling just how fucked the entire Max system was though.
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Comment on Wiley to shutter nineteen more journals, some tainted by fraud in ~science
Eji1700 LinkThis is such a huge problem. The worst part is that the system encourages it. If the only way you can judge your potential candidates is the awful publish or perish model, you are 100% creating a...This is such a huge problem.
The worst part is that the system encourages it. If the only way you can judge your potential candidates is the awful publish or perish model, you are 100% creating a market for falsified research, which costs millions and lives. The degree to just how awful this is isn't talked about nearly enough, and casts doubt over entire fields.
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Comment on Donald Trump hush money trial: What criminal charges does he face? in ~news
Eji1700 Link ParentSo I think most people have already covered the "he's for sure committed crimes" section, although I'll point out I don't think he's even been convicted of much, and i'm not even sure he's lost...So I think most people have already covered the "he's for sure committed crimes" section, although I'll point out I don't think he's even been convicted of much, and i'm not even sure he's lost anything but civil trials, at which point you might as well just not have anyone from a large business sector bother running (i mean...possibly a net positive but the concept is not so great).
As for the Christian right, well a lot of them don't actually approve of him. Everyone has some twitter freak in mind when thinking about this and they for sure are real, and totally willing to bend over backwards to somehow make it all "ok", but at the end of the day, even a more sane one who just has a strong stance on abortion probably feels that their ONLY choice is the republicans, no matter who they run.
It all devolves from there, and that's partly why Pence was his running mate (because nothing could signal more to the christian right), but at the same time, you've got groups like The Federalists of all things saying that Trump is out of line (no idea if they still feel that way, but it shows just how split everything is).
. Even if you think there's a witch hunt out to get him, there's evidence out there that he's an adulterer and misogynist. He doesn't even deny half of that.
Wellllp this would probably be an easier argument if a large portion of politics wasn't knowingly filled with trash like this. Bill sure as hell meets one of those and arguably two, but the dem's don't have any problem trotting him out whenever they need to get more support.
It's hard not to think that this kind of trial is being used politically to show what a piece of crap he is, even if he isn't actually convicted. But it probably won't work because he's a cult leader. I'm kind of watching with interest but I fear for the fallout of this trial.
It's a gross misuse of our justice system if that's the case. The idea that ANY DA can just go through all the activities of a possible presidential candidate to mire them in court cases is gross.
Now don't get me wrong, Trump has PLENTY of legit court cases (basically every single other one against him that i'm aware of, although I believe one DA campaigned on prosecuting Trump, which is another sticky spot), but that's why I find this one so repugnant. It really felt like this was just some DA understanding that the serious charges would be coming for trump soon (documents/gerogia), and wanted to be "the first" to charge him and get their 15 minutes.
It's bonus points for them that this means Trump once again makes an absolute fool of himself, but the levels they went to in order to make this a federal crime(which they need because if it's not federal the statute of limitations are LONG up) are disturbing.
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Comment on Some observations about some of the conversations here in ~tildes
Eji1700 LinkNow that I've got a bit more time: Contrarian and status quo supporter are labels I honestly despise. Contrarian is just an insult by design. While everyone knows the kind of person it describes...Now that I've got a bit more time:
Contrarian and status quo supporter are labels I honestly despise.
Contrarian is just an insult by design. While everyone knows the kind of person it describes and sure has had conversations with one, it's a cheap way to just invalidate someone's opinion or position. "Oh you're just saying that to be difficult" is pretty disrespectful, and often just comes from a place of not believing that anyone can actually hold a position other than yours, so they must be just trying to be difficult. If you actually engage in the discussion and ask questions I've found that it's an extremely overused label.
Further, quite simply put, most of the people throwing it around have no desire to engage with the people they're labeling and discover if they might actually have understandable or even legitimate positions.
Likewise I've noticed that those arguing people are "defending the status quo" often mean "you don't agree with how I'm approaching changing it". I'm pretty constantly accused of this despite never really self identifying as that, but so often it seems my stance doesn't matter. I believe heavily that you must understand something in order to change it, and am constantly disappointed at the raw ignorance surrounding so many issues.
Guns in particular is one where there is an embarrassing amount of easily verifiable disinformation, and yet pointing out "well no that's not true" is somehow "supporting the status quo", not "trying to be an adult who understands the issue and will approach changes with meaningful and accurate arguments, not something you read once on twitter".
There might very well be people supporting the status quo (which is a HUGE moving target), but in my experience it's a hell of a lot less than those accused of doing so.
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Comment on Donald Trump hush money trial: What criminal charges does he face? in ~news
Eji1700 Link ParentI feel it's odd on a bunch of angles. I agree the justice system shouldn't be about politics, but I feel like politics is the ONLY reason this is being prosecuted. The hoops they've jumped through...I feel it's odd on a bunch of angles.
I agree the justice system shouldn't be about politics, but I feel like politics is the ONLY reason this is being prosecuted. The hoops they've jumped through to argue that this is campaign finance violations, so they can extend the expired statue of limitations, is gross, and I feel like in a non politically charged environment there's a very good chance the judge would just throw it out.
However of course, it's also by necessity politically charged from the angle of how trump is treated. Due to him running for president there are legit concerns about things like contempt of court, which ANYONE ELSE, would've been slapped with so hard at this point it wouldn't be funny. They have to have a bullet proof case on any behavior to make sure there's no opportunity to appeal the decision.
So trump is, of course, acting like a lunatic and the court is functionally allowing it. I'm not sure what the legal standard is for "well the prosecution has no case but the defense is so out of line it's absurd", and so the whole thing feels like yet another circus.
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Comment on Donald Trump hush money trial: What criminal charges does he face? in ~news
Eji1700 LinkI’m well aware of why trump is being charged here and still hold it’s absurd reaching to classify these as felony charges to get around the statute of limitations, and giving trump more and more...I’m well aware of why trump is being charged here and still hold it’s absurd reaching to classify these as felony charges to get around the statute of limitations, and giving trump more and more ammo on the “see they are just out to get me” line.
While I wondered if the judge would throw the case out or just let it go and side with trump, giving him a huge win, the irony has been that since trump is incapable of just shutting the hell up, he’s probably tanking a sure thing
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Comment on Some observations about some of the conversations here in ~tildes
Eji1700 Link ParentIn general “I agree” statements are mostly covered by hitting vote. Maybe it shouldn’t be that way but if you don’t have much more to add what is there to discuss. And honestly the tone of this...In general “I agree” statements are mostly covered by hitting vote. Maybe it shouldn’t be that way but if you don’t have much more to add what is there to discuss.
And honestly the tone of this sure seems like it’s intended to offend and is kinda drama laden. There is very little productive discussion you can have on this because there’s no data.
I read da Vinci, felt it was ok. Then I read some of his other stuff and realized they all have the same plot with the same twist.