Is it a noose made of hemp

My answer has nothing to do with current events: what scares me the most about the future is the inevitable death of my parents. I am scared of never being able to talk to them ever again.

I remember when 30° was considered acute.

Meh. The government has aircraft, tanks, drones, and missiles. Personal firearms won’t counter them.

What is the “self-driving car problem” that the comment refers to?

I wonder where all of those pacifist countries went…

Sounds expensive. Most nans weight a lot of pounds.

It makes the air cold. What’s there to understand?

With that logic, leaving your refrigerator door open should cool the room. But doing so would actually heat it up.

It actually does require some basic knowledge of thermodynamics. Many people think “there are space heaters, so why not space coolers?” The reality is that the heat needs to be pumped out of the room (meaning hot air needs to be vented to the outside of the building).

We are capitalist, not socialist

It’s pathetic that they didn’t even read the wiki page on socialism before declaring themselves to be against it. They don’t seem to be aware of market socialism and mixed economies. If they truly had the best interests of their constituents in mind, they would perform basic research before ruling out entire economic philosophies.

Fun fact: These states require tippable workers to be paid the full minimum wage:

• Alaska
• California
• Guam
• Minnesota
• Nevada
• Oregon

Source: Department of Labor - Minimum Wages for Tipped Employees

I am currently making my way down IMBD’s list of the top 250 TV shows (by user ratings). They also have a similar list for the best movies.

My personal shout-out goes to Black Mirror.

“In leadership roles, narcissists have a clear preference for face-to-face interaction, where richer channels allow them to not only gain attention but also wield power and status,” the authors write. Remote settings curtail leaders’ usual means of “directing and inspiring employees” like using hand gestures, fluctuating the volume of their voice, making eye contact, and adjusting their posture. “When communicating by video, phone, email, or text, it is more difficult for leaders to command the attention—and gauge and bask in the admiration—of their employees,” the authors write.

Prostitution?

I don’t understand the aversion to datacenters. Just make sure that they use green energy and recycle their cooling water.

Hell yeah California. Suck it, Peacock.

Apartments can be owned by the residents, too. (Condos/flats.) Improvements in technology are now making it possible for companies to own and operate single-family homes in the same way that they’ve owned and operated apartments for hundreds of years. For that reason, I don’t find this bill to be logically consistent; If it is problematic for companies to own and operate homes (and I am skeptical that it is), then apartments should also be included.

You don’t like the AI response at the top? It’s free and I find it super helpful. But you are welcome to ignore it.

I disagree. This site is not hostile or insular at all. Also, it’s not Lemmy, it’s The Lemmy Club.

(/s please have a pleasant day)

You can still Google it for free. You only have to pay for AI if you use AI.