queermunist

queermunist , 9 days ago

Five days isn’t enough, but maybe can be stretched out to a real ceasefire by further negotiation?

If Biden pulls off a ceasefire I’m voting for him. If he doesn’t, I won’t. Simple as.

queermunist , 9 days ago

I will not vote for genocide. That’s my red line. If you vote for the lesser of two genocides you’re still voting for genocide.

If Biden actually manages to stop Israel from continuing its genocide he has my vote! That’s all it would take and that is not a high bar.

queermunist , 9 days ago

I feel shame for being American and not laying down my life to oppose this demon shithole.

queermunist , 12 days ago

I’m sure they’ll suddenly find it in two weeks when they’ve had enough time to construct one.

queermunist , 13 days ago

I think they’re saying the dumbest shit possible so Trump picks them for VP.

queermunist , 16 days ago

Those babies? Believe it or not, Hamas.

queermunist , 19 days ago

Sanctions don’t hit the same anymore, all the West is letting China eat its lunch. 😏

queermunist , 19 days ago

Don’t forget the sanctions on Russia, which have irreversibly tied Russia to China as a junior partner. Russian store shelves are mostly filled with Chinese goods now.

queermunist , 19 days ago

Hypothetically, a just system using this technology would be capable of a lot of good!

The system is unjust, so any good use is vastly outweighed by the horror and evil it will be used for - like how they use this to track uppity Palestinians and arrest/kill them.

queermunist , 21 days ago

Mildly infuriating.

I just don’t like it when lines are crossed. It’s a little bit annoying. That’s all.

queermunist , 21 days ago

Fair, people talk about parking close to him so he dings his car and that’s totally an overreaction lol

queermunist , 23 days ago

And people still think Israel didn’t bomb a hospital.

queermunist , 23 days ago

Two pieces of bread and untreated brackish water that they can’t even boil. Few (if any) working toilets, no sanitation, surrounded by rotting human remains and overflowing sewers, bugs feasting on crushed human corpses and open sewage, and everyone covered in wounds and burns.

It’s turning from a concentration camp into a death camp.

queermunist , 24 days ago

Notice how both of those apples are being offered by the serpent. 🤔 🤔 🤔

queermunist , 22 days ago

Also, !Bang notation is so damn useful and one of the best things about DDG

queermunist , 27 days ago

America will never have 6G and half of Americans will be convinced it’s because it causes long COVID

queermunist , 1 month ago

It’s not cowardice, it’s cynicism.

They are unwilling to take any risks because they fundamentally do not believe anything can change. In their minds any sacrifices they make are made in vain. Look at the cop city protests- Tortuguita was murdered and nothing changed. The peaceful protesters were rounded up and are being tried under RICO for being terrorists. People see this shit and conclude nothing anyone does matters and we’re all fucked and they might as well keep their head down for a slim chance at an okay life.

America has done an excellent job of beating the hope out of us.

queermunist , 1 month ago

Privacy has nothing to do with censorship lol

queermunist , 1 month ago

Can you imagine how humid that would be? No thanks. 🥵

queermunist , 1 month ago

Influencers are the second most oppressed people on Earth, just after podcasters. China must be stopped!

queermunist , 1 month ago

I don’t like that they’re forcing people to display a gender, that’s honestly pretty weird, but the rest of it they have a legitimate state interest in making public. There are influencers that have financial backers and connections and they need to be exposed for the public good.

As for privacy, do you… actually think China’s government doesn’t already have all of this information?

queermunist , 1 month ago

Sure, and I’ve heard of restraining orders. I’m sure China is considering how to deal with problems caused by transparency.

queermunist , 1 month ago

I’m in the heart of the empire. I’m right where I need to be.

queermunist , 1 month ago

Settlers made up a lie about Hamas beheading 40 babies and tricked Biden into saying he saw pictures.

It was later corrected: he didn’t see any pictures because there are no pictures.

queermunist , 1 month ago

To be fair his dad abandoned him with his mother and then set him up to die for basically no reason. Kinda an asshole.

queermunist , 1 month ago

Ever had a frozen banana?

It’s like icecream!

queermunist , 1 month ago

If you learn how to make your own patties from scratch it’s pretty cheap - or to save time you can do what I do and eat beans directly from the air fryer 🤤

queermunist , 1 month ago (edited 1 month ago)

I actually just rinse off canned beans, spray them with vegetable oil, toss em in at 400F for 8-12 minutes, then shake them in a baggie with salt and spices. Or mix them in a bowl with hot sauce. Or use them as a topping for rice. Or throw them in stir fry. Or sauteed onions and bell peppers, then put them on tortillas.

God damn I love air fried beans

queermunist , 1 month ago

They’re junk food and that’s why I love them.

It’s the same impulse that keeps me buying Takis.

queermunist , 1 month ago

All kinds!

Airfried garbanzo beans are great as a salty snack (generally I like to use a sweet chili seasoning) or sauteed with onions and peppers and fajita seasoning and then served on soft tortillas. Airfried pintos are great as a salty snack (chili lime or nooche is best for them) or sauteed with corn and onions and taco seasoning, and then topped with fresh tomato and lettuce and put on crunchy tortillas. Airfried black beans are great as a salty snack (just straight with salt and pepper) or just drenched in hot sauce and eat em with a spoon.

I wasted so much of my life thinking I didn’t like beans because I’d only ever had nasty baked beans from school lunches. 😞

queermunist , 1 month ago

That’s just the exo-suit from “Aliens”

queermunist , 1 month ago

It happened to me and it could happen to youuuuuu! 😱

queermunist , 2 months ago

No! No!

You mean to tell me my cheap crayon candy is forbidden??? 😞

queermunist , 2 months ago

Yeah surely they could be made from corn starch. Ugh

queermunist , 2 months ago

It wouldn’t really be self reflection, because these people don’t really believe the nonsense they say.

When they say the government is going to stay locked down forever, they don’t mean it literally. To them “lock down” is a vibe and “government” is a vague Them that controls the world. As long as the vibes are fucked and They are in charge, it feels correct.

queermunist , 2 months ago

“More likely” is not likely. Autonomous vehicles shouldn’t be allowed on the road at all.

queermunist , 2 months ago

Yeah, part of my job making car parts is as an operator for a cell. Im constantly moving, troubleshooting, doing minor maintenance, and actively engaged in the process.

A driver-operator would be sitting down doing mostly nothing. Totally different

queermunist , 2 months ago

Yeah, but they don’t need to react within seconds when there is a problem. They can zone out and nothing bad will happen.

A driver-operator needs to be hyper vigilant at all times and react within seconds to any problems because at any moment the software could fuck up and kill someone.

queermunist , 2 months ago

We could just not allow autonomous vehicles.

queermunist , 2 months ago (edited 2 months ago)

Not until they’re safe. The tech isn’t there yet.

There’s no reason to bother with autonomous vehicles if we’re just going to have human drivers anyway.

queermunist , 2 months ago

My point is that autonomous trucks shouldn’t be on the road, with or without drivers.

queermunist , 2 months ago

Hell if anything I’m MORE attentive when using the autopilot because it can be so sketch sometimes.

I doubt you’re more attentive than someone who is literally driving lol

queermunist , 2 months ago (edited 2 months ago)

And zoning out would be much worse with computer assistance!

Actually cars should be abolished for this very reason - humans can never be truly safe drivers, they always get bored and zone out.

queermunist , 2 months ago

I don’t want companies to test drive on public roads, I did not sign up to be one of their test subjects.

queermunist , 2 months ago

We have ways to test new technologies before unleashing them onto the public, what are you talking about? Even if it’s necessary to test them on public roads, they could be limited to only certain roads so people who don’t want to be part of he experiment don’t have to risk their lives.

queermunist , 2 months ago

Okay, think about medication.

They test it before it gets regulatory approval. Once the testing is done it goes to the broad public because they’re found to be safe when used as directed. At no point do they experiment on people without their consent.

Obviously data is still collected after that, but that’s not the same as testing - are you conflating those two things? Because by your definition, testing never ends.

queermunist , 2 months ago

It’s not, because data is collected forever. By that definition testing never ends and we talk past each other about the meaning of words.

There’s a review process. Drugs go through stages of steadily growing numbers of volunteers, but after that the test is over.

That’s what I’d want. Phase 1, these vehicles are tested on private land by highly skilled voluneers. Stage 2, they’re tested on private land by laypersons. Phase 3, they’re tested on a wide (but limited!) scale across selected public roads and highways.

And then testing is done. At no point is someone subjected to being tested against their will, they always have the ability to opt out. After that they’ll still collect data, but it’s not an experiment anymore because they’re already generally recognized as safe by regulators.

queermunist , 2 months ago

I’ll only feel better if we build rail. This stupid car shit is killing us.