riskable

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[–] riskable@programming.dev 3 points 17 hours ago

just 10% of medical students, 8% of law students and 7.5% of doctoral students are Black.

For reference, about 13.7% of the US population is black (to give those statistics some perspective).

[–] riskable@programming.dev 19 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

AKA the "protect Visa and MasterCard bill."

By banning the US government from making their own digital currency the bill guarantees credit card companies like Visa and MasterCard will be able to continue ripping off US consumers and businesses with transaction fees.

[–] riskable@programming.dev 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Hummingbirds are ferocious (with each other)! Are you kidding me? That sounds like an awesome thing to watch!

Learn something new today: https://slate.com/technology/2015/08/hummingbird-aggression-fierce-deadly-fights-for-territory-nectar-feeders-flowers.html

"They are gods of war"

[–] riskable@programming.dev 2 points 1 day ago

I only bought two!

 

The fire extinguisher in my garage is almost 20 years old now and the pressure gauge is right at the edge of the red zone. That means it's time to order a new one!

Decided to get two because it seems like a good idea to have one out by the grill (and they're a better deal that way) 👍

Very excited because this means I get to ~~play~~ teach the kids how to properly use a fire extinguisher with the old one! Been a while since we used the fire pit out back...

[–] riskable@programming.dev 20 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

You work for us (the citizens), assholes! When you perform a public duty in public you don't get privacy!

Either stop being a pussy and be proud of the fact that you're working for actual modern day Nazis or resign. Those are your two options.

You can get your name written down in the history books as someone who willingly worked with Nazis or someone who refused to do so. Your choice!

[–] riskable@programming.dev 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Who TF cares what Alex Jones thinks? You're more likely to get an interesting take from a random stranger. In fact, do that instead of continuing to give attention to dried up former celebrities where you can be absolutely certain they don't deserve it.

[–] riskable@programming.dev 12 points 1 day ago

An unnecessary emulation too! Of fascists.

[–] riskable@programming.dev 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I see the picture of the girl... I assume she's going to play Link? Perfect match. She looks just like him 👍

I assume the guy will be Ganon? 😁

[–] riskable@programming.dev 25 points 3 days ago (5 children)

Yeah! Go for it!

I'm curious to see how you'll haul away 19,600 gallons of corn syrup, 3,900 bushels of grain, 100 tons of random auto parts, 80 tons of paper reams, 70 tons of logs, 13,000 gallons of ammonia (or other dangerous chemicals), and the various other things that typically get shipped via rail these days.

You might get lucky and find a boxcar full of canned goods 👍

...or maybe even actual cars but... How would you get them off the train without the necessary equipment/track setup? 🤔

[–] riskable@programming.dev 59 points 3 days ago (38 children)

I've seen this before. Last time I looked, it required that everyone live in cities with good public transportation. It also didn't factor in modern necessities like air conditioning (which will be actually necessary in many more parts of the world due to global warming).

Basically, for this to work, everyone needs to live in 2-bedroom apartments... Without air conditioning or anything like a desktop PC. You'd have a small refrigerator and heat your food with a microwave (and nothing else because stovetop and ovens use up too much energy).

It also makes huge assumptions about the availability of food, where it can be grown, and that all the necessary nutrients/fertilizer are already present in the soil and that transporting/processing things like grain is super short distance/cheap.

Also, communism. It requires functioning communism. That everyone will be ok with it and there will be no wars over resources/land.

[–] riskable@programming.dev 77 points 3 days ago (22 children)

Everyone's joking but this is a serious problem. Imagine you're a billionaire and someone wants to assassinate you. The would-be assassin could figure out when you have a doctor's appointment (or similar) and force a train to get stuck, blocking their route.

It would leave the billionaire stuck in traffic with no escape until the train(s) started moving again. An entire cavalcade of security personnel would also be stuck (if they had one).

Aside: It could also work for robbing something like a Brinks truck but let's be honest: In this dystopian world it's more likely that this vulnerability would be used to rob a food shipment 🙄

[–] riskable@programming.dev 0 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Turning people's homes into "gardens" is not positive news. It's just one step away from Soylent Green.

 

Made this looping video on a whim this morning because you'd think they would've fixed this problem by now (after ~5 years and multiple headsets).

Wasn't sure where to share it so here you go, lemmy.world/Virtual Reality 😁

 

The genie asked the man, "do you wish you were worth a lot of money?"

Onlookers watched in horror as the quickest among them broke off large golden chunks of the statue before they could even get close to claim their own prize.

 

Pool pump has been a bit weak lately: The stream of water pouring out of the hot tub "waterfall" into the main pool had become more like a trickle. This usually indicates a significant clog or that the pool filter needs cleaning.

Considering I haven't cleaned the filter in almost a year I figured that was likely the problem. It wasn't 😮‍💨

Turns out that there's something stuck in the intake at the bottom of the pool which means I have to dive deep with a screwdriver in the super cold water and carefully clear out whatever is in there. Probably a plastic bag or similar.

Note: Never attempt such a thing while the pump is on! In fact, lock it down with some tape and maybe a warning label that says not to turn it on while you're doing your difficult work.

Been a long time since I had to hold my breath under water. I wonder if I can still reach 2 minutes? 🤔 Probably not with this water temperature 🤣

 

I just watched the final episode of If My Wife Becomes an Elementary School Student and I had to write something about it... When I first read the description of this anime I thought it looked stupid, "Another low effort anime." But of course I watched it anyway (because I run out of episodes fast on Sundays, haha) and it turned out fantastic!

The description is accurate but severely understates the concept: It's not a comedy but more akin to sci-fi or isekai with a, "what if?" scenario. What would it be like if your dead wife suddenly appears in the form of a little kid, saying she reincarnated? It does a pretty good job of going into the emotions and real-world problems (Japanese 🤣) people would run into in such a situation.

For example, what about the mother of the little girl‽ Wouldn't she be like, "WTF‽" Ummm... Yeah she would! And the show explores that aspect of the concept as well as the family of the deceased.

I highly recommend this anime. It'd probably be a great show to watch with your partner too. Also, make sure to have some tissues handy to soak up the tears!

 

As I put a dish into the dishwasher I thought to myself, "🤔 I haven't cleaned the filter in a while." So I took it out and gave it a real good blast with piping hot water from the kitchen sink. I even scraped some of the gunk off with a dish brush to the point where I couldn't find a single mote of gunk upon careful examination.

Then I proceeded to refill the rinse aid (even though it wasn't empty) and--as usual--spilled that stuff all over the interior door in the process. Is it even possible to not spill the rinse aid when refilling it? 🤔

My journey didn't end there, however! I then proceeded to walk the entirety of my home searching for cups and plates that may have been left behind by my children, found several, and it was enough that it nearly filled the dishwasher racks; bottom and top.

The dishwasher has been started; the wait begins.

 
 
 

Electoral College elects The President. No other type of election works like that.

 

Came pre-lubed and ready for battle

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