February 14, 2024

The absurdity of detonating satellites in space...

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/white-house-plans-brief-lawmakers-house-chairman-warns/story?id=107232293

There’s an effect called the Kessler Effect, where, space debris can collide with satellites, generating more space debris. This causes a runaway chain reaction that results in a debris prison for humanity, orbiting the earth.

It could render satellite use difficult, if not impossible in the future. It could endanger future space missions and space crews, as space debris can range from giant chunks of metal to millimeter-sized metallic “bullets” that can shoot through human bodies easily.

So, Russia could use this to gain an advantage in war, but, they’re also destroying their own ability to use satellites and conduct space missions in the future. It’s an extremely bad idea to even contemplate - a doomsday-lite device that will destroy modern society.

February 14, 2024

Republicans Continue to Push Lie that the Lakewood Church Shooter was Trans.

https://www.vox.com/politics/2024/2/13/24072287/lakewood-church-shooting-anti-trans-messaging

Josh Hawley still has this claim up on Twitter. These people are massive pieces of shit.

February 13, 2024

As an autistic person, bright and loud ads everywhere drive me crazy.

Can’t even relax when pumping gas anymore, as loud, bright ads play constantly. TV Commercials are so fucking loud every second of the day, to the extent I don’t watch TV anymore.

You can’t get away from it online either. I remember when ads were simple sidebar items that didn’t take up the whole page, nor did they scream in your face until you found and clicked the 4 pixel wide close button.

Also, medication / big pharma commercials make me irrationally angry. The worst has to be for Skyrizi (yes, I remember it, so it worked). It’s like someone boosted the contrast up to the max level.

I wish I could go live in a cabin in the woods.

January 9, 2024

Horrific Treatment of an Unhoused Person.

https://www.reddit.com/r/iamatotalpieceofshit/s/HLeKqK24by



Throwing water on someone in freezing cold temperatures is attempted murder!

December 27, 2023

Hamas Terrorists Discuss Hiding Among Civilian Evacuees

Thoughts?

https://www.reddit.com/r/IsraelWarVideoReport/s/Q4WmVtEAeM

If anyone doesn’t think Hamas are cowardly scum, listen to these intercepted communications.

November 28, 2023

Anyone Else Miss Web 1.0?

(Web 1.0 being the era of AOL, MSN, Yahoo, no two-day shipping, no Facebook, no Amazon, no Twitter, no YouTube)

I’m so nostalgic, despite beginning at the tail-end of Web 1.0. Those were magical times.

My first graphics card had 16MB of RAM. I first started experimenting on my computer at 11, messing around with Visual Basic programming and game mods. I loved visiting odd Geocities sites, chat rooms, gaming communities, etc.

The message boards were amazing! Were people nice? About as nice as they are now. However. Moderators usually clamped down on toxicity when it occurred. Message boards were watched for bad behavior; the same that seems to flourish on Facebook now.

I feel like DU is leftover from when webpages weren’t absolute shit: flooded with advertising, misinformation, and low-effort content (if you ignore the pop-ups we used to deal with). I miss the days of viral videos that were actually interesting. I miss when morons didn’t try to record everything for fake internet points (like likes or upvotes). I miss communities like DU.

The current internet is toxic. Morons can live in their own information bubble and never leave it. As a result, you get cult-like followings of people like Trump. Insane message board types like those found on Free Republic (which I used to laugh) are now mainstream.

Everything is a scam now. It’s fine-tuned rob you blind at every moment. There can’t just be a Facebook that exists on advertising. No - it has to cater to everyone to get the most money possible, including tailoring the experience towards mountebanks and bullshit artists who use an entire Corporate Social Media team and Psychologists to fine-tune the art of grifting.

I’m tired. I will gladly celebrate the day, should it come, that Facebook closes it’s doors forever. I can’t wait until Instagram is gone, followed by TikTok, Twitter (or, X, or, whatever fever-induced pseudonym Elon Musk dreams up in the moment), and, finally, Reddit. I wish we could come full circle.

It’s a pipe-dream, sadly. The genie is out of the bottle, and, we will never go back to the way it was. However, I have to admit that I miss it. I want just one more uninvited AOL CD in the mail, please?

October 29, 2023

Autism / Aspergers

Does anyone else have autism and have hyper-fixations? Mine are cemeteries and computer programming.

April 10, 2023

Can Someone Explain Why the Texas FDA Ruling Affects All States?

I don’t quite understand. Isn’t the judge in the Texas state court, or, are they a Federal judge? If they are a state judge, why do other states need to follow the ruling as well?

January 16, 2023

Does Anyone Cultivate Their Own?

If so, any thoughts or suggestions for someone who is looking to plant her first plant?

I usually buy legal weed from Massachusetts, but, it’s pricey.

January 7, 2023

Hello - I like old cemeteries

I like old brownstone or slate headstones with interesting carvings. I also like to learn about headstone carvers and their unique styles they put into their craft.

Does anyone else also like old cemeteries?