nyahlathotep

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

Reminds me of this genuine photo of bison skulls from the late 1800s

The US government encouraged mass hunting of bison to force Native Americans to give up their way of life that depended on them and move to reservations where they would be "allowed" to live. Unless something valuable was discovered on that land later.

When colonists first started arriving there were upwards of 60 million bison in North America, traveling in vast herds that provided much of what various nomadic tribes needed to live on. At the lowest point in the late 1800s there were around 541 known animals in existence. Now there are around 500,000 in NA, the vast majority of which live on ranches and are farmed for meat. There are around 20,000 living on conservation lands.

[–] [email protected] 53 points 1 week ago (2 children)

It's great when dystopic defense contractors take names from the things I love! Palmer Luckey started one called Anduril, and I just can't tell you how much I love these fucking shits co-opting Tolkien's words in their endeavors to profit on oppression and murder.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Their point is they no longer care

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I think they're not being built in most US (and maybe Canadian?) cities because nimbys only want single-family detached houses to be built to preserve their home's value

least that's what I've gathered from watching youtube videos on urban planning and reading articles

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

afaik it's essentially an apartment but you own your domicile, and have a stake in the building as a whole along with the other "tenants" who are also co-owners.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

All the arguments were had here: https://sh.itjust.works/post/11011288

edit: and the subsequent vote where we decided to defederate: https://sh.itjust.works/post/11308397

[–] [email protected] 65 points 4 weeks ago (4 children)

The suspects are aged between 30 and 49 and are studying in Busan

now, education is possible at any age, but really?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Isekai Ojisan. it's a show about a nerd in his early twenties that gets isekai'd, then 10 years later comes back and talks to his nephew about his adventures. but he's a really weird dude, and makes utterly bizarre choices. I hesitate to use the word autism, but he's definitely not neurotypical. It's a funny show, I recommend it

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 month ago

yeah, I know. I just get pissed off whenever I hear a parent talking like this

[–] [email protected] 43 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

"Is that hundred grand a gift... or a loan?"

Neither, it's an obligation. You don't get to choose whether or not to provide for your children as you would a gift, nor can you expect a "return" on your "investment".

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 month ago (1 children)

A "woobie" is a name for any type of character who makes you feel extremely sorry for them.

https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheWoobie

Not sure it's used properly here. They seem to be using it as a synonym for harmless. A woobie is harmless, but that's secondary to their pitifulness.

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The Things by Peter Watts (clarkesworldmagazine.com)
submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 

Companion to the John Carpenter film The Thing.

 

Currently there is no rule for when a vote is over, or when the vote is tallied. I propose we allow 24 hours from post creation to allow everyone in the community to have a chance to see and consider a proposal and vote. After 24 hours from post creation, the 'polls' would close and the votes can be tallied. Any votes cast after 24 hours would be invalid.

Edit: some good points made, I withdraw this proposal

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