Ironically, I was finding the me who has spent 3 more years deep diving into history was debating the me who wrote that. It's not totally wrong, especially in context, but it could probably be phrased more accurately.
Thanks. I couldn't remember where I was talking about that so I went back and found it in the Chapter "basics" where I was explaining that violence is a last resort and that it often isn't benefical to you. It kind of reminds me of the Sun Tzu quote: "He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight." -- I do say that sometimes you do have to fight, but especially when you're teaching a child it's often not that time.
What's funny is there's lots of posts tonight, and I was really got interested in reading this post until I realized I wrote it at the end. :P
tbf though, they can turn off a gasoline vehicle remotely.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MK0SrxBC1xs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MK0SrxBC1xs
I agree, it was a strawman and I was being intentionally obtuse so I could snark. Reality is a lot more nuanced.
On one hand, there's a lot of "governance" I see which just looks like attempts at bullying and domination to me. Demand everyone obey or affix them with a scarlet letter and try to rally enough people together that the people who control the lists become the most powerful people, able to shut down anyone they don't like.
That being said, even someone like me who has an empty blocklist, an empty mute list, and doesn't defederate anyone may occasionally have to use mod tools. The ideal for me would be having the ability to paint with as thin a brush as possible to achieve the desired result. I want even people I really don't like to be able to talk about things I really don't like within certain limits (which I don't need to tell anyone because I'm not their dad -- it's in the TOS)
On one hand, there's a lot of "governance" I see which just looks like attempts at bullying and domination to me. Demand everyone obey or affix them with a scarlet letter and try to rally enough people together that the people who control the lists become the most powerful people, able to shut down anyone they don't like.
That being said, even someone like me who has an empty blocklist, an empty mute list, and doesn't defederate anyone may occasionally have to use mod tools. The ideal for me would be having the ability to paint with as thin a brush as possible to achieve the desired result. I want even people I really don't like to be able to talk about things I really don't like within certain limits (which I don't need to tell anyone because I'm not their dad -- it's in the TOS)
I've never heard about this before, but it's sorta nuts seeing every party saying "yeah, this makes sense" except the one.
You're not the first person to suggest a blog, but it's more about the journey. I'm thankful to have people cool enough to have conversations about things with and who are willing to tolerate my big walls of text as I try to figure out the world with everyone.
Seems to me like as long as you're following your conscience and thinking for yourself it doesn't matter what you are labeled as.
Labels like that shift and change and some people expect you to shift and change with them, but do people really switch their beliefs on a dime like that? You believe what you believe, not what some label says you believe.
Moreover, the way the political statecraft becomes all encompassing is really harmful. "All within the state, nothing outside the state, nothing against the state" and "everything is political" are two sides of a coin we should melt down for scrap metal. For most of us, the most important questions aren't about some distant capitol, but what's around us and how we affect that.
Labels like that shift and change and some people expect you to shift and change with them, but do people really switch their beliefs on a dime like that? You believe what you believe, not what some label says you believe.
Moreover, the way the political statecraft becomes all encompassing is really harmful. "All within the state, nothing outside the state, nothing against the state" and "everything is political" are two sides of a coin we should melt down for scrap metal. For most of us, the most important questions aren't about some distant capitol, but what's around us and how we affect that.
I've been a rackets fan since the Maddox v. Dick Masterson lolsuit, and it's been sad seeing a decline. Every stream used to be a must-watch, and lately I haven't gotten around to seeing a lot of them.
It's easy to just say he's just a degenerate, but I can honestly empathize with him. As one stares long into the abyss, the abyss stares back.
Everyone has tough times, and tough times don't always look the way you'd expect. Sometimes they look fun in the moment. It isn't until later that you realize you're in a bed of snakes.
Back when he'd say wise things on his show, he said that there are seasons of life, and things sometimes aren't good and sometimes things aren't good for a long time. I hope he can eventually find his way out of the bed of snakes, because under it all he's a good guy.
It's easy to just say he's just a degenerate, but I can honestly empathize with him. As one stares long into the abyss, the abyss stares back.
Everyone has tough times, and tough times don't always look the way you'd expect. Sometimes they look fun in the moment. It isn't until later that you realize you're in a bed of snakes.
Back when he'd say wise things on his show, he said that there are seasons of life, and things sometimes aren't good and sometimes things aren't good for a long time. I hope he can eventually find his way out of the bed of snakes, because under it all he's a good guy.
Some of random things about Megaman 3:
1. The second gamepad on NES is a cheat device. I remember if you press the right button you get a mega jump. If you have megajump active then jump down a hole you can get a death sound then jump out of the hole and you're invincible, but you can't shoot unless you have something activted, and rush components work.
2. The menu is broken. If you fiddle with the D-pad, you can get to one of the rush things without actually getting it. I remember we'd hop into gemini man's stage and shoot the little eggs to get some weapon tanks and once you're on the thing and you pick up a weapon tank you just have that weapon from now on.
3. The end of the game has this sequence where it's like "Oh yeah Megaman has a brother" and my brother and I got super excited because we thought there might be a 2 player coop option in a future game where one of you plays as Megaman and the other one plays as Protoman. That never happened which sucks.
Man, I should make a 2 player megaman-like game sometime. That'd be cool.
1. The second gamepad on NES is a cheat device. I remember if you press the right button you get a mega jump. If you have megajump active then jump down a hole you can get a death sound then jump out of the hole and you're invincible, but you can't shoot unless you have something activted, and rush components work.
2. The menu is broken. If you fiddle with the D-pad, you can get to one of the rush things without actually getting it. I remember we'd hop into gemini man's stage and shoot the little eggs to get some weapon tanks and once you're on the thing and you pick up a weapon tank you just have that weapon from now on.
3. The end of the game has this sequence where it's like "Oh yeah Megaman has a brother" and my brother and I got super excited because we thought there might be a 2 player coop option in a future game where one of you plays as Megaman and the other one plays as Protoman. That never happened which sucks.
Man, I should make a 2 player megaman-like game sometime. That'd be cool.
Remember: High inflation is a tax increase. You have to earn more money to get the same amount of earning power which means you can get bumped up into a new tax bracket -- bam, tax increase.
The neat thing about if someone made a biden bot is all the AI hallucinations would be a feature, not a bug. "I'm.... I was vice president during covid, jack! And barack obama sent me to Detroit!"
The fundamental issue of governance on the fediverse seems to be that somebody on earth disagrees with you and might say so using their own hardware and software, and you don't want to let them.
Fundamentally, it's a supervillain problem if you need to personally control everyone and everything on earth.
Fundamentally, it's a supervillain problem if you need to personally control everyone and everything on earth.
He became eligible for day parole in February and would be eligible for full parole in 2027, which is kinda fucked up.
Stealing from the poor to hand money to the elite.
And a bunch of idiots think that's a good thing.
And a bunch of idiots think that's a good thing.
Earlier today I was writing about this, the difference between the young and the old. Canada and the US are both notable -- the older people are people with million dollar houses, and the younger people are people who can never afford to buy a million dollar house. The older people have kids and potentially grandkids, the younger people statistically speaking are some of the least likely in history to have kids.
Can't blame this on any one person -- not for the policies that caused it nor for the politicians who talk about it (talking about it doesn't make it happen, so not talking about it won't change anything)
Can't blame this on any one person -- not for the policies that caused it nor for the politicians who talk about it (talking about it doesn't make it happen, so not talking about it won't change anything)
Honestly, "charge them both" seems the most reasonable option. It isn't like there's a good guy here.