blackbelt352

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[–] blackbelt352@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

In your mind, what classifies as an assassinatiom attempt? What are the criteria that needs to be accounted for to consider something g an assassination attempt?

[–] blackbelt352@lemmy.world 10 points 3 days ago

Math literally has everything to do with it. There are entire branches of mathematics dedicated to figuring out ideal voting systems.

[–] blackbelt352@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Terrorism is actually a pretty simple but specific definition. Terrorists use unlawful violence and threats of violence to influence the government or an international governmental organisation, or to intimidate the public. They do this in pursuit of a political, religious, racial or ideological cause.

It doesn't take much money or many resources to engage in violence or even make threats. Certainly having money and resources at your disposal make you more effective but it's a rather low but still specific bar to cross to be considered a terrorist.

[–] blackbelt352@lemmy.world 108 points 6 days ago (4 children)

Data was also wasn't a replacement for human labor to enrich the capitalist class. I think AI would be cool if the tangible benefits made everyone's lives better rather than just lining the pockets of rich people.because they fan pay less on labor.

[–] blackbelt352@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago

If you're not going to take the effort type "can a government use patents" into Google and look at the top link. It took me less than a minute to find that government using a patent is just baked into the patent system. There's not additional law around it. So it might be better to go the WD 40 route and never actually file a patent to the formula to avoid sharing the formula publicly.

[–] blackbelt352@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

That's... not how eminent domain works...? Like it's scope only applied to stuff like building sidewalks, roads, bridges, and other infrastructure.

[–] blackbelt352@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

Because it's a lot easier for Disney to churn out mickey mouse cartoons than it is for General Electric to come up with an entirely new rotating joint for the helicopter mounted motorized minigun

[–] blackbelt352@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

For using volume measurements (weighs are still superior tho) flour shouldn't be packed in but spooned into the measuring device and leveled with the back of a knife but brown sugar should be packed into the measuring device.

In recipes, they'll call for a heaped teaspoon or tablespoon, everything else is implied to be leveled, especially leavening agents like baking powder/soda. There's also an understanding that certain things don't need as much precision, like adding in flavoring extracts.

I also do really like the nice even 25° increments that recipes align to for farenheight.

[–] blackbelt352@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Personally I originally went to Discord because it was the alternative to skype which was increasingly becoming shittier and shittier when Microsoft bought it.

[–] blackbelt352@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I'm not trying to insinuate anything about vance or insult him or anyone else.

Oh I definitely am. He's a grown adult and a politician, he absolutely should have the media training to answer a simple question like "Why would a Wisconsinite have a beer with you?"

The easy homerun answer is "Oh there's a lot of great breweries here in the state! A lot of great choices while having some squeaky cheese curds." Seriously in 1 sentences I just called out 2 major industries within the state that they're well known for across the nation, beer brewing and the dairy/cheesemaking industry. Like it's so braindead easy to do.

[–] blackbelt352@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Granted, most likely, you don't have media training. He does, or ar least should have media training and be able to give a cogent answer in front of a camera.

[–] blackbelt352@lemmy.world 63 points 2 weeks ago

You'd have a point if this were good faith encouragement of civic duty, but it's not, it's a surreptitious attempt to gain control over the mechanisms of power at the expense of everyone else.

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