Believe it or not, straight to jail.

That’s probably the case, or at least a part of it, but it’s crazy that it’s gotten to that point. If somebody finds a food item in the wild and decides to eat it, the consequences should be 100% on them. It doesn’t even have to apply to food, either.

If I find a block heater on the ground, install it into my car, and then my car catches fire; I’m not going to go after the manufacturer of the block heater. I’m the idiot who decided to do something stupid.

That being said there’s real life cases which indicate that yes, people are stupid and will sue over their own stupidity, so I’m not surprised at all.

I wouldn’t consider Modelo to be a premium beer but it’s certainly a better beer than the standard options like bud (light) and Coors (light) that are served everywhere.

I prefer Sol as my standard beer. On its own, I wouldn’t say it’s a premium beer, but relative to bud/Coors it is.

Why? And what constitutes a “functional language” to you?

Is the fact that they can read, write, speak, and understand the language not “functional” enough for you? The point gets across to the person receiving the message.

You can even translate it to a “functional language” of your choice, with some restrictions. Translation restrictions aren’t isolated to Japanese either, there’s lots of languages that have things which don’t translate well, or at all, to English.

If somebody needs to pay for their insulin with a credit card, chances are they’re already not very well off.

So, start with a baseline mediocre life due to financial constraints. Oh wait, you’re also diabetic. So let’s drop that quality of life further. Now you’re $800 in debt, plus interest. Chances are you’re not paying the balance off next month, and if you’re not paying off the balance then you’re probably using credit to pay for your next batch. Now you’re in a cycle of paying off your debt, similar to payday loans. Your “disposable” income is now shrinking each month. You sacrifice meals, and you don’t do anything enjoyable because most things cost money, but you need your medicine to live. Eventually you end up so deep in the hole that you either have to sell what you have (i.e your home, if you even own one), or claim bankruptcy - which as a low income earner will limit your potential to pick yourself up even further. But wait! You still need to buy your insulin, and now nobody will lend to you. Now you’ve lost the value you’ve built throughout your life AND the debt keeps piling up.

Death sure sounds like an enticing option now. What’s the point of living if it’s in misery? You very well may rather be homeless for the rest of your life (while still being diabetic but not being able to afford your medicine), but I’d rather die.

Not understanding the logic doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist.

We created math and devised a method to ensure that equations can be solved in a way that leads everybody to the same result. If you don’t use the rule, you don’t get the same answer as someone who does. In this circumstance, yes, you do teach by nailing down a strict rule as it’s foundational to the language (math) that we’ve created.

“Outlaws anonymous communication by requiring every citizen to verify their age…”

To me that reads similarly to age restricted websites asking you to verify your age before accessing it, where you just input a date that says you’re old enough and then you’re set. I’ve been 99 years old for the last decade. Given what they’re trying to do, I wouldn’t be surprised if they use more extensive verification measures, but I haven’t read into that yet. If it’s just an age/DOB input, then it’s not really outlawing anything.

Not my country, thanks. I figured the lemmy.ca might’ve been a hint but that would require paying attention.

You might not be able to directly protest outside of the ICE office, but to say you can’t do anything just reaffirms my point. You CAN do things from outside of the US. You could be helping set up databases of ICE agents, you could target their networks, you could organize with people who ARE in the US, etc.

Instead you go online and tell others how to act or protest. Take your own advice and do something effective if you care about this issue.

People are being killed every day and yet people - including yourself, I’m sure, continue to enjoy their days openly. Or are you miserable and unhappy in everything you do on a day to day basis?

I’m in agreement that the example in the video is weak and performative, but it’s funny to me that these calls for Americans to “DO SOMETHING!!!” always come from those who aren’t going to be the ones making any meaningful sacrifice. It’s keyboard warriors all the way down.

At least these people are letting ICE know they’re still there and paying attention. What have YOU done to help the fight against ICE?

Alright, enjoy demonizing your allies because your views are so binary. You’re just as much of a hindrance to the leftist movement as the people you complain about.

I’m not sure how to simplify it further for you. It’s not the fault of the Democrats, but they’re partially responsible. It’s entirely fair to call them out for doing it again.

If someone comes to your door and says “let me in I’m going to rob you”, and you say “no” but don’t close the door, lock the door, or do anything to stop them (similar to the performative opposition we see from the Democrats) do you bare no responsibility for the outcome? Sure, you’re not the robber, but you were warned and didn’t do anything.

You seem to think criticism of the Democrats = someone saying they’re Fascists just like the Republicans. Sure, that idea is out there, but now you’re just painting everybody with that brush. You and MAGA seem to share more similarities than you think.

Man. Every day, I see less and less difference between the fat left and MAGA.

Probably need to get your lenses checked, because how you took that comment speaks a lot to how you see things and it sounds like you need a new prescription. This is a post about Democrats caving to the GOP once again, so the comment fits the context.

Are they wrong in stating that the cowardice and unwillingness of Democrats to put up a real fight for the average person paved the way for not one but two Trump presidencies? Trump is a symptom.

A sub has more than the single purpose you mentioned. You can’t just hand-wave away their most critical role: intelligence gathering.

If it was about spending as much money as possible we wouldn’t be buying from South Korea as they manufacture vessels faster, and cheaper, than other countries. If we built these at home they’d probably cost 5x as much, we’d get them 10 years late, and they’d be riddled with issues.

I’m trying to see your point. Do you want us to increase our shipbuilding capacity to build these in Canada, or do you not want subs at all?

Do you want the government to give all of this money to our local shipbuilding industry so that they can continue to gouge taxpayers? They can’t even provide our military with the equipment they won bids for without inflating costs and timelines by an exorbitant amount, and that’s not even for subs which are significantly more complicated than something like a supply or patrol ship. At least Davies shipyard was able to provide the CAF with a supply ship within reason, but others, like Irving, are a giant money pit.

You:

• Don’t like texting with them
• Don’t like talking on the phone with them
• Don’t like hanging out with them
• Don’t care about the things they like, only that they like what you like (from you other post)
• Don’t want them to take you away from your games
• Don’t want them to break up with you because you “need” them

So…what do you even like about them?

Whether it’s intentional or not, this sounds extremely manipulative. You haven’t said a single thing that gives the impression that this is somebody you actually care about. You’re using them as an accessory. Someone you can fall back to when you’re not binge gaming in fear of being truly alone.

I think you need to revisit your priorities in life. You don’t work, you don’t put effort into maintaining personal relationships, and you escape reality by gaming your days away. I don’t think you’re ready to commit to a relationship because I don’t think you are even capable of caring for yourself at this moment.

Being extremely introverted is one thing. This is just being selfish. Again - intentional or not.

What radical centrism are you referring to? Pikers comments? The news organization’s reporting? I’m not sure what you’re referencing as radical centrism. Is this even a response to the article or is this just venting?

Welcome to the internet, I hope you have a good time here. Nobody is obligated to understand others’ situations, especially with no prior interaction with you, and you don’t get to gatekeep content you post openly online or control how it’s shared.

If you’re being banned by mods who don’t take the time to check timestamps to verify you’re posting OC, that sucks, but who cares if you’re banned from an instance or platform that’s moderated by someone who’s “too blind in the brain to see the truth.”? Is the fact that your meme is being shared by others and enjoyed not enough of a dopamine hit? Do you really need to be able to spread them yourself through platforms/instances that are moderated so poorly? If you’re that concerned about it, you can always add some sort of watermark. That’s an easy way to link it back to you. There’s no point in trying to police the actions of strangers on the internet, you stand no chance.

Ah, so they’re just rolling out viable models now, so we should build infrastructure based on something that’s just starting to be viable in that one specific location? Nah.

I’m not sure you know what moving the goal posts means.

Not even Japan is mass adopting hydrogen vehicle infrastructure, why would we? How many hydrogen cars are on the road?

Mass transit? Yes 100%. Hydrogen vehicle infrastructure? No. Not at a mass scale, or not on the near future, anyway.

How many hydrogen cars are on the road in Canada? A few hundred, maybe a few thousand? We’re not going to build infrastructure around a concept when even the heaviest adopters of that concept aren’t fully behind it.

Hey I don’t have cats so it might be a bit different, but I’ve had a few dogs over the years and I figure it would be similar. Your cats probably associate the carriers with going to the vet which it sounds like they’re not a fan of. Their thought process is probably carrier = vet = no thank you.

Have you tried to put them into the carrier without actually taking them to the vet? Drop some treats in there, let them explore it at their own pace, close it for a minute or two, and then either reward or praise them after release? Keep progressing to the point that treats are no longer required to lure them and they enter on their own, but still reward them on release. Rinse and repeat (and repeat and repeat and repeat). Over time they may change their attitude towards the carrier their mindset may turn into carrier = treats and praise.

If they’re not food motivated you may have to use alternate bait such as toys or nip.

None of what you wrote indicates that you can’t arm yourself - you’ve just outlined reasons why you can’t be assed to do it and it sure sounds hyperbolized to me. For example, your excuse of an old fudd thinking you shouldn’t be armed just for being a registered Democrat… why the hell would you just disclose that information when it’s not relevant to what you’d be doing at all. Go in, take your shots, get your paperwork, and leave. You don’t need to get into your personal politics.

You make it sound like going through a vetting process is such an inconvenience. The only real hindrance you’ve outlined is costs. The comment reads like pure defeatist.

That’s a roof anchor that you tether to. You nail it into the roof, yes. Those nails are specifically designed for this application.