BillDaCatt

joined 2 years ago
[–] BillDaCatt@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

I have a wifi switch on a freestanding lamp in my bedroom that comes on every day at 7 am and stays on until I turn it off at night. I have found it really helps to wake me up in the morning without needing to use noisy alarms.

I also have a dog and if I don't get up right away, he sees the light and starts pestering me to take him outside.

[–] BillDaCatt@lemmy.world 37 points 2 weeks ago

Universal healthcare would reduce car insurance premiums significantly and could eliminate the need for health insurance.

[–] BillDaCatt@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago

Someone forgot to remove the protective film.

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

Thomas Crooks. He was killed by the Secret Service shortly after he shot at Trump.

[–] BillDaCatt@lemmy.world 17 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

To me, this sounds like he is admitting that he hired the guy who shot at him. Every accusation he makes is a confession.

[–] BillDaCatt@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago

There are indeed times when I don't mind sex in a story, especially when I expect it and it's why I'm watching or reading it.

However most of the time I prefer the sex to only be implied. Kissing, touching, clothes begin to peel off - fade to black, cut to the next day.

[–] BillDaCatt@lemmy.world 7 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (2 children)

Check out "Reign of Fire." (2002)
Christian Bale and a very bald Mathew McConnahey.

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

Push back in the same way.

Answer her questions about your lack of belief with your own questions. Ask her why she believes?

What makes her feel like her religion is correct?
What about Christianity is more right than other religions?
Does she think that she would still be Christian if she was born in India or China instead of here? If so, why?
Has she ever read, or considered reading, about Islam or Buddhism or any other religion that isn't based on Christianity?

I doubt you will hear from her much after that. If you do, she will likely ease up on the religious stuff.

[–] BillDaCatt@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

My stance is not anti-Semitic, it is humanistic. I am against any government that insists on murdering and/or marginalizing any group of people. I would boycott my own government right now if I could. My government sucks! China sucks! Israel sucks!

It's not about identity, it's about decency. Stop killing other people!

[–] BillDaCatt@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I feel like the real reason for the social media ban is to establish some kind of digital ID program and requiring that ID for everything a person does online. That makes it possible to curate not only where you can go online, but what you see when you get there. It is being sold as a way to "protect the children" but the reality is the children are the target audience. Children don't have many preconceived notions about privacy, so violating their privacy will be so much easier.

Remember, in just a few years these "children" will be adults and any changes made for them today will eventually become the normal for everyone.

 

The story is about an artist who isn't very successful until he notices some tiny creatures (aliens?) and they somehow get into his eyes. This makes his art really great, but also drives him crazy. His art is full of those tiny faces, because that is what he sees.

Not sure if it was in a book or a magazine, but I would love to read it again.

 
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