nieminen

joined 10 months ago
[–] nieminen@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Honestly, I'd take it over what we have now, or are about to get. Those people were at least smart enough to elect the best candidate.

[–] nieminen@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

My wife was de-uterized a few years back (mostly for other reasons), but it's been the best.

[–] nieminen@lemmy.world 23 points 2 days ago (6 children)

Unfortunately it always seems to be the dumbest that breed most.

[–] nieminen@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

Ahh bummer, thanks for the update. Hopefully it doesn't make it too difficult to vote

[–] nieminen@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago (2 children)

My wife and I tried, looks like we lost the presidential for KY, not super surprised, but disappointed.

Glad we won prop 2 though. We don't have kids, and they're not in our future, but they already keep taking too many funds from public schools.

Anyone have the result for prop 1?

[–] nieminen@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

Lawls, yeah, the fact it's not clever at all is what I was getting at 😂😂 nothing like all the nicknames I've heard for Trump:

  • Fat Nixon
  • Little Donnie two scoops
  • Agent orange
  • Mango Mussolini
  • Napoleon bone spurs
  • Orange fuhrer

Etc. these are some of my favorites.

[–] nieminen@lemmy.world 11 points 5 days ago (1 children)

All we need to do is freaking STOP standing in the way of the UN. How many times has the US vetoed the UN in attempts to assuage the horrors being visited on these Gazan people.

[–] nieminen@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago

Your comment lead me to this article (CNN), because I kept hearing stuff like bytedance is primarily owned by American or non-chinese companies, blah blah blah. So I appreciate you prompting me to look further into it. Seems pretty cut and dry that you're correct. (Wasn't just this article that pointed it out, but it was the most inclusive and concise one I found)

All that said, what information can china get from the app that they don't already have, or can already purchase from any of the other data collectors/sellers available? Is it just the fact they can do it for free?

There's also the option that perhaps the CCP will decide (or maybe has already) to influence what Americans see on the app. Perfectly feasible, but in my experience, it shows you what it knows you like to see. My feed is primarily related to human rights, recent politics, American history, science and tech, and cute dog/cat videos. My wife's feed is primarily horse/animal, music, entertaining things. creepy old dudes complain all they see is half dressed teenagers dancing (we all know why they're seeing that). If they're interfering with the algorithm to influence American politics (like Russia did with Facebook), I think they're doing so poorly.

[–] nieminen@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

No no, I mean, if you're turning 18 on November 4th (or maybe even the 5th), you can register to vote earlier in the year. But you're only eligible for elections AFTER you're 18.

[–] nieminen@lemmy.world 19 points 5 days ago (4 children)

This was my thought as well. I get the feeling she's been fairly quiet on the subject until now due to the power AIPAC has in our politics. If she spoke out this whole time, I'm sure they would have thrown all their financial and political power against her.

I hope we're right.

[–] nieminen@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago (3 children)

Unless his birthday happens before the election. I believe you're allowed to register if your birthday falls before the election.

[–] nieminen@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Did you mean "demoNcrats"? That's the term the kids are using these days. I swear, the nicknames are the only things remotely clever about trump supporters.

 
 

So religion is a pretty common theme in his books. Stormlight and Elantris (more for the latter) have heavy religious influence.

I'm reading Elantris now, and I can't imagine a man who understands religion as well as he does (based on his writing) believes anything about the TSCC. This thought just came to mind as he's describing how the one dude knows how to manipulate the masses, using their pride and shame to his own ends.

Anywho, just throwing that out there. 🤷

Have a great weekend, and a lovely second Saturday everyone!

 

Super weird, noticed it today on his right foreleg just above the elbow joint. Feels like there's something underneath, and had this chunky white protrusion. Can't find an exact match via Google. Expecting some sort of cyst or maybe a blocked gland?

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