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  1. Comment on TN governor halts executions, Christa Pike in hospital following two failed lethal injection doses after US Supreme Court overturns last-minute stay of execution, all on the same day in ~society

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    I have a feeling john oliver did an episode about the death penalty and if memory serves lethal injection is not the best method to do this. Also maybe she is meant to live. Edit: This is the...

    I have a feeling john oliver did an episode about the death penalty and if memory serves lethal injection is not the best method to do this. Also maybe she is meant to live.

    Edit: This is the episode of last week tonight that discusses the death penalty. I also saw that its not the first time they have had this as a topic.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOn3wba8c-Y

    5 votes

  2. Comment on Ella Langley’s ‘Choosin’ Texas’ finally breaks Mariah Carey’s all-time record for weeks at US no. 1, eclipsing ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’ in ~music

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    OK I have to know. What are the 5 movies you have seen?

    OK I have to know. What are the 5 movies you have seen?

    17 votes

  3. Comment on Ed Sheeran’s tour in trouble after opening acts drop out in solidarity with rapper Macklemore in ~music

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    Macklemore is famously outspoken about Palestine so its not like this would have been a huge surprise. Also the response they should've had ready was one of support because genocide is famously a...

    Macklemore is famously outspoken about Palestine so its not like this would have been a huge surprise. Also the response they should've had ready was one of support because genocide is famously a bad thing. So this scenario as plausible as it is also just makes Ed look a tool.

    21 votes

  4. Comment on Ed Sheeran’s tour in trouble after opening acts drop out in solidarity with rapper Macklemore in ~music

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    I have seen some discourse in here about how not everything should be political and we need time to rest our minds from the 24/7 horror that is modern life. I do agree with this because I also...

    I have seen some discourse in here about how not everything should be political and we need time to rest our minds from the 24/7 horror that is modern life. I do agree with this because I also would like to have a day where I am not hyper-aware that the world is going to shit. The issue is that Ed is allowed to be neutral and provide a space for his fans to turn of but lets not forget that he is a cog in the machine that is making our lives shit. He can't perform in a small pub for his fans so he must use the giant venues and ticketmaster who themselves are fleecing people who just want to switch off. Id argue that's a form of violence in its own right. They then use that money to fund pro Israel groups who then propagandize the rest of the world and so the machine moves ever onward. The ruling class owns almost everything that we hold dear and there is no getting around that. Hell you can't even go outside sometimes because the weather is lethal or there is some form of infrastructure that is downright hazardous to us.

    At the level that all this is happening there is no hiding from the politics of the situation and whatever form of violence is being committed to the average human that is just trying to get by.

    10 votes

  5. Comment on Ex-oil engineer turned climate whistleblower: We face collapse | Aaron Bastani meets Kevin Anderson in ~enviro

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    Sounds good from what you have said. It is on my list of podcasts to listen to/watch so hopefully this week I can get round to it. As for my friend I fear you are right. She has moved more towards...

    Sounds good from what you have said. It is on my list of podcasts to listen to/watch so hopefully this week I can get round to it.

    As for my friend I fear you are right. She has moved more towards doomerism even though I try direct her to more optimistic content when I find it. I suppose thats just how it be sometimes with folks.

    1 vote

  6. Comment on Ex-oil engineer turned climate whistleblower: We face collapse | Aaron Bastani meets Kevin Anderson in ~enviro

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    I have seen this one floating about on my recommended and normally I don't really watch these because there is a lot of nuance to this issue. I say that after having watched one with a...

    I have seen this one floating about on my recommended and normally I don't really watch these because there is a lot of nuance to this issue. I say that after having watched one with a volcanologist which was very informative but was kinda sold to me by a friend as "we are fucked". She is admittedly a bit of a doomer so I approached it with some skepticism. The video itself was good and the guy wasn't prophesying doom but it wasn't all good news. I also noticed, in my opinion, that Aaron Bastani was trying to milk the bad news. Another point I noticed was the guest had also recently released a book so I was aware that they would try promote this book which requires a bit of sensationalism.

    All that being said I do wonder if Novara media is pushing a bit of doomerism to get views and to get the message across. I do agree with a lot of points when it comes to how bad the situation is but there is a way to discuss this information without it being the focus and should be balanced with solutions and good news.

    2 votes

  7. Comment on UN says world will miss its climate target, warming must be reversed in ~enviro

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    in the case of my friend she works in australia and while they love to protect their natural environment they also love to mine and develop land without actually paying attention to the...

    in the case of my friend she works in australia and while they love to protect their natural environment they also love to mine and develop land without actually paying attention to the environmental reports that she writes for businesses so in this case I was implying sabotaging construction equipment.

    I should also mention it was only partially in jest. Also maybe eco terrorism is the wrong term and maybe I should say eco defense because when people think of the former they think of XR and Just Stop Oil which aren't everyones favourite. I think ZAD is a better example.

    9 votes

  8. Comment on UN says world will miss its climate target, warming must be reversed in ~enviro

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    I think it was simon Clark who mentioned that even though we missed 1.5c (which most climate scientists knew was going to happen) we have also prevented the worst case scenario which was something...

    I think it was simon Clark who mentioned that even though we missed 1.5c (which most climate scientists knew was going to happen) we have also prevented the worst case scenario which was something like 4c. So we are narrowing the scope of heating.

    Its not great but as i told an environmental scientist friend recently. There's always eco terrorism to fall back on if we want to get shit done.

    edit: here is a link to a climate obstruction book that is free to download. Iv not read the whole thing yet but the parts I have read are really good.

    https://academic.oup.com/book/61469?login=false

    28 votes

  9. Comment on Has anyone tried making their own font? in ~design

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    the crafsman made a font for his channel ages ago so this might be helpful. Also his channel is amazing so check out his other videos. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4edSwS_cIDU

    the crafsman made a font for his channel ages ago so this might be helpful. Also his channel is amazing so check out his other videos.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4edSwS_cIDU

    6 votes

  10. Comment on We economists have done the maths: ‘growth’ is a doomed strategy – there is a better way in ~finance

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    Ah right that's interesting. I wanted to study cultural anthropology but ended up doing social science which I suppose has a wider application in the regards to work. I don't want to derail this...

    Ah right that's interesting. I wanted to study cultural anthropology but ended up doing social science which I suppose has a wider application in the regards to work.

    I don't want to derail this thread but how do you feel about other branches of anthropology? No need to answer if its basically indifference.

    4 votes

  11. Comment on We economists have done the maths: ‘growth’ is a doomed strategy – there is a better way in ~finance

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    Why don't you like cultural anthropology?

    Why don't you like cultural anthropology?

    1 vote

  12. Comment on “Hope is a method: If I do something about this situation, I might change it enough so that I can do something else about this situation.” -- Cory Doctorow in ~humanities

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    Iv not read the essay yet but will do when I'm home. As to your point about changing the world the way in see it is like this. On a macro scale its a inconceivable but on a micro scale its...

    Iv not read the essay yet but will do when I'm home. As to your point about changing the world the way in see it is like this. On a macro scale its a inconceivable but on a micro scale its probably easier to do. So if you were to clean the on ramp then you would be changing your immediate world. A passer by might see that and be inspired to do a thing they have been thinking about and thus the ripples of change flow out. Broken down like this the change can spread and grow.

    I joined a tenents/ community union and while I am by no means any good at the work I am a small piece in the machine that hopefully inspires others to take action and so the union grows and we mobilize to make bigger changes.

    I hope this helps in a way. Also I find just putting this stuff out there helps me better process how I can make positive changes.

    4 votes

  13. Comment on What am I supposed to say to my coworker who says that there has basically been no impact from USAID being cut because "the black lady...the nurse at the health place" said so? in ~talk

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    I have coworkers like this and I find that if you press them for more proof or just probe deeper into their beliefs then they start to flounder. It also helps if you have evidence to show...

    I have coworkers like this and I find that if you press them for more proof or just probe deeper into their beliefs then they start to flounder. It also helps if you have evidence to show otherwise but if they are prone to dismissing data then you aren't going to get anywhere.

    This is the kinda thing you need to chip away at and come prepared for and even then it might not work. I had a coworker once who fully believed that the british were hardly to blame for the colonisation of India because as he learned, the ruling class indians helped the british. So obviously it couldn't have been totally the british fault. While this is true it is a more complex issue than he was prepaired to admit to himself it was. A friend of mine spent weeks sending him evidence and podcast about the issue and debating him but he wouldn't relent. Some people just don't wanna learn.

    15 votes

  14. Comment on GOG confirm they are working towards GOG Galaxy on Linux in ~games

  15. Comment on What are you looking forward to? in ~talk

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    In would also like a human to step up but I don't think that exists in the way we think it does. Iv been saying for years that the people need to step up and be angry. It sounds cheesy but we do...

    In would also like a human to step up but I don't think that exists in the way we think it does. Iv been saying for years that the people need to step up and be angry. It sounds cheesy but we do need some sort of revolution where we the people just over turn the current world order.

    The obvious issue is that many of us will die. Billionaire's won't let one single individual bring the whole system down. So we have to take the risk. Its not ideal but I don't see another way really.

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  16. Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books

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    Have you read at the cafe by Errico Malatesta? He is my favourite anarchist writer as well as being a generally badass dude

    Have you read at the cafe by Errico Malatesta? He is my favourite anarchist writer as well as being a generally badass dude

    2 votes

  17. Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music

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    yea I feel you. I think the modern metalcore scene and deathcore really pushed that super slick production as the technology got better. Im a big fan of the old school death metal production...

    yea I feel you. I think the modern metalcore scene and deathcore really pushed that super slick production as the technology got better. Im a big fan of the old school death metal production quality which is probably also a lot less quantized.

    1 vote

  18. Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music

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    Bring me the Horizon re recorded their debut album Count Your Blessings and it sounds...modern. I don't mind it although I need to sit down and listen to both versions back to back to see how I...

    Bring me the Horizon re recorded their debut album Count Your Blessings and it sounds...modern. I don't mind it although I need to sit down and listen to both versions back to back to see how I feel. I know the band don't like the original because it sounds like shit which is fair but I do really enjoy metal that isn't polished and clean.

    Also the new Devourment ep is hench. I don't often listen to much slam because it can be very samey but Devourment are OGs and with the EP being a quick 12min there is no time for boredom here. Just blasts and riffs for lifting heavy things repeatedly.

    Also took a trip down memory lane and listened to sixteen stone by Bush. Its a classic album thats easy to throw on and just loose yourself in.

  19. Comment on Obsidian Entertainment reportedly lays off a quarter of staff, cancels multiple projects, and begins work on new Fallout game in ~games

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    I reckon they could do something in Washington state or Wyoming...that where yellowstone is if my quick glance at google maps is correct. Im not that into the universe, im only playing New Vegas...

    I reckon they could do something in Washington state or Wyoming...that where yellowstone is if my quick glance at google maps is correct. Im not that into the universe, im only playing New Vegas now, so i figure there are enough landmarks in these locations.

    2 votes

  20. Comment on Godzilla Minus Zero | Official teaser in ~movies

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    Sick! I watched a few of the older godzilla movies last year and really enjoyed it. These new ones are really good and probably the only movie that will drag me to an imax to see.

    Sick! I watched a few of the older godzilla movies last year and really enjoyed it. These new ones are really good and probably the only movie that will drag me to an imax to see.

    3 votes