SaltSong

joined 6 months ago
[–] SaltSong@startrek.website 1 points 6 months ago (4 children)

So you are calling for might makes right. I had hoped you had a better idea than that.

[–] SaltSong@startrek.website 1 points 6 months ago

I'd honestly like to try a page out of Heinlein's book. No-one can vote, or run for office, unless they have served a few years working for the government. Prove that you are willing to put the good of the many before the good of yourself, then you get to help steer the ship of state.

There are issues with the system, of course, but most of the people in power today would not be in power under that system.

[–] SaltSong@startrek.website 3 points 6 months ago

Better then ladies lying in ponds distributing swords.

[–] SaltSong@startrek.website 3 points 6 months ago (8 children)

If someone is given authority and power over others, regardless of the method of acquiring that power, the system is evil.

What do you propose for the case of someone stronger than me stealing my food?

[–] SaltSong@startrek.website 2 points 6 months ago

I can't see any reason not to just flood the room. Nitrogen isn't expensive.

[–] SaltSong@startrek.website 3 points 6 months ago

That's the Fox model. Have your talking head invent visit on the morning program, have them debate it on the afternoon program, then have the evening program report on the controversy.

[–] SaltSong@startrek.website 6 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Yea, if we assume for the sake of argument that we should be executing people are all, nitrogen gas seems like a pretty good way to do it. I've never made a detailed study, but I've worked with the stuff, and had the safety training. Apparently there is no "danger" signal from the body, and you just keel over.

[–] SaltSong@startrek.website 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Larry Niven is not up everyone's taste, but I find that his Laws, such as they are, stand up reasonably well. On writing, he said this:

f you've nothing to say, say it any way you like. Stylistic innovations, contorted story lines or none, exotic or genderless pronouns, internal inconsistencies, the recipe for preparing your lover as a cannibal banquet: feel free. If what you have to say is important and/or difficult to follow, use the simplest language possible. If the reader doesn't get it, then let it not be your fault.

I wish this was taught in schools.

[–] SaltSong@startrek.website 2 points 6 months ago

I suspect that they are just going to be instructing the companies on which speech they should be censoring, and which amplified.

[–] SaltSong@startrek.website 31 points 6 months ago

I find it hard to believe the NSA would even let him in the door.

[–] SaltSong@startrek.website 0 points 6 months ago

I've known some methane who claim that they also have a flat fee, even from visa and MasterCard. So it can certainly be done.

[–] SaltSong@startrek.website 1 points 6 months ago

Honestly, I think the biggest act of rebellion we could manage right now would be to stop treating social media posts like reality.

If they want to kick out ambassadors, there is a form for that, and Twitter is not it.

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