JillyB

u/JillyB@beehaw.org
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If they wanted you to think his actions were against their values, they would have said "against". The fact that it's a company owner and CEO, means that the company values and the owner's values are the same, whether they publicly state it or not. That's why they've made such a fence-sitting PR statement. Even when they're trying to downplay the link between the company values and the owner's values, they don't commit because the owner's values are the company's values.

Interesting. It seems like a copy of the same concept as the US APKWS which is just a cheap 70mm rocket with a guidance kit fitted to the front. I'm not surprised that someone else did the same thing since the whole point of the concept is that it's cheap and easy to roll out. I suspect that we'll see these "rockets" (missiles?) used for ground based air defenses before too long.

on Spicy Air ☢️ · c/Memes · 19 pts · 103d

That feels kind of all-or-nothing. Environmental issues are part of the problem destabilizing societies. Overall, the poisoning of the environment is much worse and much less contained with fossil fuels than with nuclear power. Distant future societies might have no knowledge of nuclear storage sites and a few people might even die before they realize they need to stop breaking into the underground barrels. But a lot more people will die from the environmental havoc that we're causing with fossil fuels. And they can't just stay away from the barrels to avoid that one.

Just to be clear, I think wind and solar (and geothermal where appropriate) are the best ways to get off of fossil fuels. They've gotten a lot cheaper than nuclear so it doesn't make much sense to build new reactors. But it also doesn't make much sense to shut them down if nuclear waste is the only issue.

on HEX THEM · c/goblincore · 48 pts · 217d

Punching holes in poison ivy leaves sounds like a good way to get a rash.

on So unrealistic · c/AntiMeme · 8 pts · 217d

Every gun in a movie has to have metallic click clack noises so you know there's a gun involved. A gun with no hammer will be drawn and a hammer cocking noise will play. According to movies, guns a made with the tolerances of a fencepost and are all rattly. This is part of my larger complaint about foley in movies. It often sounds very separated from the action on screen. Not always. But sometimes it sounds like the leather and metal sounds of the cool hero character are as loud as the vocals and have perfect clarity.

on conditional soap · c/memes · 84 pts · 217d

When your hair is short, you can wash it with Gatorade and it'll look acceptable. The longer it is, the more you have to maintain it. I'm a guy who grew his hair out.

Disclaimer: not qualified to talk about this with any degree of authority.

I thought species were most commonly defined as naturally producing viable offspring. Animals that can produce fertile offspring but only in captivity were lumped in with mules and other hybrids.

I'm now reiterating the disclaimer that I shouldn't even be allowed to speak on a public forum about this subject. It's amazing I haven't been arrested.