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  1. Comment on Something that always bothered me about the Jonathan Majors trial in ~talk

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    I have to assume because there's less repercussions for the perpetrator if they are found guilty in a civil trial? So how come Miller didn't face a trial for the choking incident that apparently...

    Meanwhile, in a civil case, the court merely needs to be 51% sure the plaintiff is on the wrong. That's why many domestic abuse cases are not pursued by prosecutors, and instead the victim tries in civil court.

    I have to assume because there's less repercussions for the perpetrator if they are found guilty in a civil trial?

    it was caught on security footage. Can't get much harder than that. When corroborated by pictures of injuries as well as bodycam footage from a prior 911 call, that's a strong case.

    So how come Miller didn't face a trial for the choking incident that apparently surfaced on social media?

    3 votes

  2. Comment on Something that always bothered me about the Jonathan Majors trial in ~talk

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    that's also my issue and makes my post rather paradoxical tbh. I make it a point to not follow these kinds of trial (I think its perverse that these kinds of trials are ever public attention tbh)...

    I can’t say I followed their legal stuff, which did happen for Miller but I don’t know if LaBoeuf ever had legal issues for that.

    that's also my issue and makes my post rather paradoxical tbh. I make it a point to not follow these kinds of trial (I think its perverse that these kinds of trials are ever public attention tbh) and only get a bird's eye view just if a post about it hits the front page of reddit which I sometimes scroll while taking a break at work so I am not even reliable when it comes to their legal and social media backlash tbh.

    I just felt like Majors got dragged alot more in the media and had a much more publicized and scrutinized trial.

    LaBeouf’s social media reactions were not that strong, for sure. But I don’t think they were quiet either.

    Yea, that's the thing, all 3 certainly got predictably dragged on social media. I just got the impression Majors got dragged alot more.

    1 vote

  3. Comment on Something that always bothered me about the Jonathan Majors trial in ~talk

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    he was arrested with that charge. Was he convicted on that charge? I already said I don't entirely trust the results of that trial due to a bias I perceived in how fast it happened compared to...
    1. he was arrested with that charge. Was he convicted on that charge?
    2. I already said I don't entirely trust the results of that trial due to a bias I perceived in how fast it happened compared to Miller and Labeouf.
    3. I also already said that Majors may well be guilty of what he was charged of. I just felt that Miller and Labeouf didn't face criminal charges/social media backlash like he did and that seems off to me.
    1 vote

  4. Comment on Something that always bothered me about the Jonathan Majors trial in ~talk

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    i think I am actually less focused on their job prospects and what I am more focused on is (1) the legal ramifications they faced and (2) the reaction to their legal ramifications on social...

    i think I am actually less focused on their job prospects and what I am more focused on is (1) the legal ramifications they faced and (2) the reaction to their legal ramifications on social media/reddit.

    2 votes

  5. Something that always bothered me about the Jonathan Majors trial

    ~talk Ask
    So something I am curious about with the response/reaction to the Jonathan Majors trial and I am curious where I might be wrong. I never trusted the trial. but then again, I also know he might...

    So something I am curious about with the response/reaction to the Jonathan Majors trial and I am curious where I might be wrong.

    I never trusted the trial. but then again, I also know he might well be guilty of assaulting his ex-girlfriend Grace Jabbari. What always bothered me was the difference in how Jonathan Majors got treated compared to someone like Shia LaBeouf or Ezra Miller.

    Shia has openly admitted to the fact that he had inner demons that he is struggling with and that he was abusive to his ex-girlfriend. He never really got "cancelled" by Hollywood (whether or not he deserved to be cancelled is another story) and he never faced a trial as far as I can tell.

    Ezra Miller has had a laundry list of scandals and controversy and was apparently caught on camera assaulting people. No real publicized trial or anything (not that I think a publicized trial is good but it's what happened to Jonathan Majors). and I feel like social media didn't really come for Ezra like how it did for Jonathan Majors (again, I don't think social media should come for either individual but the difference in how they were treated seemed weird to me). I am not sure if Ezra has been "cancelled" by Hollywood. They hasn't really been in anything, so it might be Hollywood cancelling them or just not willing to take a chance on them or they're focusing on themself.

    All three man apparently assaulted other people. One of them on camera, but only the black guy faced a very publicized trial over it. What's more, Majors was accused of assaulting a white woman so it made me feel like the odds were stacked against him even more with regards to getting a fair trail due to the racial undertones.

    I will admit, I am not totally plugged into social media (I had no idea about the 6 7 meme until it made an appearance on South Park), I try to avoid staying away from it as I find it toxic to mental health (the extent to which YouTube shoved the Johnny Depp Amber Heard trail down my throat even though I didn't search for it and had no interest in seeing a women being served up on a platter for all the misogynists online who were damn near ready to say she was basically the anti-Christ scared me) but it just felt to me like there was much more furor behind the Majors trail than Miller or LaBeouf and it always made me distrust the pronouncement of guilty even though I also know he might well be actually guilty of assaulting his ex-gf.

    Did I misread the situation?

    11 votes

  6. Comment on Is there a postman alternative without the bloat? in ~tech

    b3_k1nd_rw1nd
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    if this page is not bullshitting me, thank you brother. seems to be exactly what I wanted.

    if this page is not bullshitting me, thank you brother. seems to be exactly what I wanted.

    7 votes

  7. Looking for movies that combine religion mythology and supernatural elements

    ~movies Ask (recommendations)
    After watching The Omen a while back and recently watching The First Omen, I realized I rather like media that combines supernatural elements and religious mythology. Not that I am religious...

    After watching The Omen a while back and recently watching The First Omen, I realized I rather like media that combines supernatural elements and religious mythology. Not that I am religious myself but I seem to like religion with a supernatural twist.

    Like Supernatural the TV show but in movie format.

    Are there really good moves that live in this venn diagram? They don't necessarily have to be horror but that's just what I have come across so far.

    27 votes

  8. Is there a postman alternative without the bloat?

    ~tech Ask (recommendations)
    use postman quite a bit at work as a backend developer and the recent updates have added alot more bloatware to the program. All I want is a simple program that does HTTP requests and not get...

    use postman quite a bit at work as a backend developer and the recent updates have added alot more bloatware to the program.

    All I want is a simple program that does HTTP requests and not get account promo and collections and their cloud stuff shoved down my throat.

    And my work computer is maintained by a central system so I can't freeze my Postman application at a past level, it auto-updates.

    So I am wondering if there is a good alternative that just does HTTP requests and nothing else?

    28 votes

  9. Comment on Is there a service that a regular joe can use to provide subs or dubbing for a movie? in ~movies

    b3_k1nd_rw1nd
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    Sure, but I am still curious if any corporations/people offer this service for average people. Either the subs or the dubbing.

    Sure, but I am still curious if any corporations/people offer this service for average people. Either the subs or the dubbing.

    2 votes

  10. Using NFS mount with docker containers

    ~comp Ask (advice)
    When I first setup my NUC, I wanted to setup docker on it so that all the information is stored on the NFS mount I setup on my Synology mount. Meaning volumes and anything of that kind. One issue...

    When I first setup my NUC, I wanted to setup docker on it so that all the information is stored on the NFS mount I setup on my Synology mount. Meaning volumes and anything of that kind.

    One issue that came up however, was that if my router experience a temporary glitch, the docker containers would then also experience an issue since they were trying to access information stored on the mounts and my system would freeze and I had to force a shutdown to get the mount to work correctly.

    Which makes me wonder, what is the recommended way to have docker containers store their information on an NFS mount while also allowing taking into account that sometimes a networking issue or router issue might happen?

    6 votes

  11. Is there a service that a regular joe can use to provide subs or dubbing for a movie?

    ~movies Ask (recommendations)
    there is 2 pieces of media I want to get subbed and dubbed in different languages. problem is, whenever I try to look into this, I get results of places that offer their services to companies...

    there is 2 pieces of media I want to get subbed and dubbed in different languages.

    problem is, whenever I try to look into this, I get results of places that offer their services to companies only.

    Are there no places that offer subs and dubbing for tv shows and movies?

    17 votes

  12. Comment on I really wish news and talk shows would change the way they discussed polls on their show in ~society

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    i don't think they do though and even they admit it's not an exact science. Hell the polls from the 2016 election proves they can't account for variables they haven't thought of and worst, they...

    A good political survey corrects for that though.

    i don't think they do though and even they admit it's not an exact science. Hell the polls from the 2016 election proves they can't account for variables they haven't thought of and worst, they can't account for people giving them b.s. answers.

    Proper education can make a lot of difference here. I don't think that's something a news report can solve.

    Agree, then the news media and talk shows shouldn't discuss polls when most people don't really understand their implications. I guess my personal gripe is Bill Maher using polls like its the word of God and an exact science.

  13. Comment on I really wish news and talk shows would change the way they discussed polls on their show in ~society

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    I tend to be rather verbose when I speak but sure, that would be a great alternative.

    Incidentally, do you also get annoyed with other imprecise use of language? If they say "40% of polled Canadians" do you feel less upset?

    I tend to be rather verbose when I speak but sure, that would be a great alternative.

    1 vote

  14. Question about breathing while exercising

    ~health Ask (advice)
    this past summer, I started biking quite a bit and part of my route involves lots of hills and so forth. It was painful af the first few months, not gonna lie. although, now, my legs muscles have...

    this past summer, I started biking quite a bit and part of my route involves lots of hills and so forth. It was painful af the first few months, not gonna lie.

    although, now, my legs muscles have grown quite a bit (didn't expect that) and I am quite happy with my muscular endurance, although there is still room for improvement obviously.

    However, oddly as it sounds, my breathing is still off. As I bike up the hill, I feel heartbeat go up quite a bit and my breathing becomes quite laborious and I wind up taking quick breaths with my mouth aka panting. If I try to do it through my nose, I quickly feel like I am suffocating like I can't get enough air.

    In the beginning, this made sense. I was out of shape and all that.

    But summer is over, my legs have adapted but I feel like my breathing hasn't. when I am going up a hill, I still feel the need to pant and breathe through my mouth and take short breaths.

    Is this normal? that I would have to pant even after 3-4 months of this kind of exercise everyday. I figured my lungs or whatever would get used to the biking route I am taking by this time.

    23 votes

  15. I really wish news and talk shows would change the way they discussed polls on their show

    ~society Ask
    I don't often watch news programs that talk about polls. but when I do, I always hate that they say "40% of Canadian|Americans say ___" or "60% of Canadians|Americans prefer ____" Polling is such...

    I don't often watch news programs that talk about polls. but when I do, I always hate that they say "40% of Canadian|Americans say ___" or "60% of Canadians|Americans prefer ____"

    Polling is such a mis-used technique of getting public opinion. The media/news want to pretend that its this very precise way of getting to know the electorate and it's just not. It's one tool that can help you if you already have other means of getting in touch with the people.

    And I know the news/talk shows knows this, but I think their wording intentionally does not reflect it cause they rather bring on pundits to discuss the poll results and use that to take up airtime. Really wish they would change their wording to "40% of Canadians|American who responded to the poll say ____" every time they bring up a poll result, and then each time they do that, I feel like they're also ethically responsible to provide people with an easy to remember link to a website that elaborates on the methodology used for the polling that is broken down in a way that is easy for lay-people to understand for people who care/have time for that.

    Although personally, in my ideal world, poll results would not be publicly available and would be known just by the campaigns of the politicians they involve but :shrug:

    Cause maybe this is just my skewed perspective but I am the only one I know in my social circle that answers calls from unknown numbers that half the time turn out to be pollsters and I actually take the time to answer their questions. I don't know of anyone else in my social circle that does this and I am in my thirties. So I get the feeling these pollsters just are not capturing a major part of the population and they don't want to admit that.

    11 votes

  16. Comment on Something I always wondered: Why did Dave Chappelle get a bigger backlash for what he said about the trans community compared to someone like Bill Maher? in ~talk

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    you mean his bit about Madison Cawthorne? that got blowback? Even Madison is on record as finding it funny...

    I also believe that the views people claim Chappelle has are mostly taken WILDLY out of context (as mocked in his last special with the bit on the handicapped.)

    you mean his bit about Madison Cawthorne? that got blowback? Even Madison is on record as finding it funny...

    5 votes

  17. Comment on Something I always wondered: Why did Dave Chappelle get a bigger backlash for what he said about the trans community compared to someone like Bill Maher? in ~talk

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    /u/papasquat was comparing their respective shows. if you want to compare numbers, you got to compare their stand-up specials numbers. The ratings of a stand-up special by any current comedian...

    /u/papasquat was comparing their respective shows.

    if you want to compare numbers, you got to compare their stand-up specials numbers.

    The ratings of a stand-up special by any current comedian will always be more than a regular TV show, even more so considering HBO is on a premium channel.

    Although, I wonder where Deadline got that info since Netflix is notorious for not publicly sharing viewing metrics.

    3 votes

  18. Comment on Something I always wondered: Why did Dave Chappelle get a bigger backlash for what he said about the trans community compared to someone like Bill Maher? in ~talk

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    his talk show is one of the highest rated shows on HBO...

    his talk show is one of the highest rated shows on HBO...

    1 vote

  19. Comment on Something I always wondered: Why did Dave Chappelle get a bigger backlash for what he said about the trans community compared to someone like Bill Maher? in ~talk

  20. Comment on Something I always wondered: Why did Dave Chappelle get a bigger backlash for what he said about the trans community compared to someone like Bill Maher? in ~talk

    b3_k1nd_rw1nd
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    Then how did you hear of Dave Chappelle?

    Then how did you hear of Dave Chappelle?

    3 votes