Wolf314159

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[–] Wolf314159@startrek.website 5 points 3 months ago

It's also an argument for not having your own domain for emails, because you may one day loose that domain too, and someone could poach the domain to impersonate you.

[–] Wolf314159@startrek.website 5 points 3 months ago

They are using a private organization structure to try to loophole the civil rights act. Of course, it's a violation none the less, just with extra steps.

IANAL, so I don't really know how you'd build a case against them, let alone one that the current supreme court would actually hear (if that case would even get that far). The Supreme Court can absolutely say the quiet part out loud without saying anything, simply by refusing to hear the case. It's also entirely possible that this organization could get struck down by courts at such a low level that the ruling has no substantive effect outside their county or the state.

Fighting bigots has always required grassroots efforts in conjunction with federal support. Remember, the last time a president deployed the National Guard to a state without the governor's (of that state) approval before the recent California incident was when Lyndon Johnson sent the National Guard in to protect the civil rights of students against this kind of institutional racism at the local level. But, as you say, this administration has obviously abdicated their responsibility the rule of law and the rights of most of the population.

[–] Wolf314159@startrek.website 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It doesn't work. Too much heat on the outside, but not enough time for that heat to get to the inside of an even slightly thick cut, especially if it's frozen. Phase changes take a lot more energy to cross than simply heating through the same temperature change. That's also why those fake ice cube things that aren't water (stone, metal, etc.) really suck at actually chilling a drink as well as plain old ice.

[–] Wolf314159@startrek.website 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Perfect is the enemy of good.

[–] Wolf314159@startrek.website 2 points 3 months ago (13 children)

2 hours max in the danger zone. More than that will get people sick.

[–] Wolf314159@startrek.website 63 points 3 months ago (15 children)

Air frying a frozen chicken is like the perfect way to burn the outside while keeping the inside raw.

[–] Wolf314159@startrek.website 4 points 3 months ago

The Google Nest Mini is a smart speaker, not the smart thermostat with a similar name.

[–] Wolf314159@startrek.website 1 points 3 months ago

I mean, come on. Being not too proud to ask for help, allowing someone else to feel useful and genuinely being appreciative of their help? That's pretty fucking hot to be honest. Maybe I'm a slut for being made to feel useful and appreciated.

[–] Wolf314159@startrek.website 1 points 3 months ago

OG sandals involved socks always. Granted fashion has changed a bit over the various millennia since the invention of sandals and socks.

[–] Wolf314159@startrek.website 2 points 3 months ago

Strange New Worlds catches the feels of TOS without feeling dated. It honors the best of TOS, Next Generation, DS9, and Voyager, but leaves behind the parts that don't really work anymore. There are women on the bridge and Rick Berman's shadow is long gone. Although there is still some interpersonal drama, it doesn't feel nearly as center stage as it did in Discovery, focusing more on the adventure and focusing less on ACTING-centric monologues that made Discovery unbearable sometimes. I wouldn't call the politics luke warm, though they are maybe a more subtle and less center stage than they were in Discovery. In general, my feeling is that Strange New Worlds has distanced itself from all the parts of Discovery that didn't work for me.

My chief gripe is that Spock is often way more emotional than makes sense.

-A millennial that watched every episode of Next Generation at least twice, once when they aired and again from VHS tapes when my dad got home from work. I guess I've watched them all way more than twice now.

[–] Wolf314159@startrek.website 14 points 3 months ago

Not just typical. It should be celebrated. I for one throughly enjoy seeing cross cultural exchanges of any creative type. Exotic doesn't need to be derogatory or dehumanizing. (it's really unfortunate that it most often is.) Everybody is exotic somewhere.

[–] Wolf314159@startrek.website 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

All of those kinds of communities, where people tell anecdotes about their lives, turned into creative writing excerises for wannabe authors long before we had to worry about AI slop. TIFU, AmITheAsshole, RelationshipAdvice, etc. were all getting pretty derivative and sensational for clicks long before the exodus. Now they're all either that or illiterate attention seekers showing off the results of their latest LLM prompts. I liked those stories too, but I don't want anything to do with any of those communities anymore. It all just turned into a training ground for LLMs generating engagement. YouTube still tries to force those dumb AI story voiceover videos to me constantly. We used to joke that "nothing ever happens", but everyday that sentiment feels a little less cynical and a little more real.

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