CaptainHowdy

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[–] CaptainHowdy@lemm.ee 0 points 8 months ago

I wonder if you have read/heard the things Rowling has actually said about trans issues.

I also find it ironic that you liken her to a chrisofachist, when in the early 00s she was basically crucified by those people.

I certainly don't agree with everything she has said. But some of her points are genuine "maybe this is something that deserves conversation and contemplating", which are immediately construed as transphobic or hateful by many people who haven't personally read/heard what she said. People jump to screaming online instead of trying to refute her points.

Again, I do NOT agree with her on many, many things!

[–] CaptainHowdy@lemm.ee 1 points 8 months ago

Yeah it was the first one

[–] CaptainHowdy@lemm.ee 3 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Not sure if they are still available, but after pebble shut down, I got this Chinese watch called amazfit bip. It has a color e-ink display and lasts roughly a week on a full charge.

I was able to sync to my phone using FOSS called gadgetbridge so I didn't have to install sketchy Chinese software on my phone.

[–] CaptainHowdy@lemm.ee 1 points 8 months ago

Iirc there's a pine watch. Maybe it didn't have e-ink

[–] CaptainHowdy@lemm.ee 6 points 8 months ago

The problem is that e-ink is a patented technology and the patent owner charges insanely high royalties for using it in your product.

[–] CaptainHowdy@lemm.ee 12 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Paying taxes? Most of that goes to military spending in the US

[–] CaptainHowdy@lemm.ee 18 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (8 children)

Just saw this morning that the police are saying the death was not caused by injuries from the fight.

https://nypost.com/2024/02/22/us-news/nonbinary-student-nex-benedicts-death-was-not-caused-by-injuries-from-school-fight-police/amp/

[–] CaptainHowdy@lemm.ee 1 points 9 months ago

Thank you for the detailed info! This is the kind of response I was hoping for

[–] CaptainHowdy@lemm.ee 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Thank you! This is exactly the kind of info I was wanting to see.

[–] CaptainHowdy@lemm.ee 9 points 9 months ago (8 children)

I have a legitimate question: why is this public information? Like.... I'm not taking sides either way, I just don't understand the reason that the current location of someone's private property (her jet) is considered public info. They location of someone's car or boat isn't publicly available.... So why a plane?

I understand that flight controllers need access to this info for logistics, but that's not really public. They also need access to air waves for communication and those are heavily regulated.

[–] CaptainHowdy@lemm.ee 1 points 9 months ago

Stand Out Riot is an incredible ska/hardcore band with mostly political lyrics. They are from UK so I don't get all of the references, but they are fucking awesome anyway.

[–] CaptainHowdy@lemm.ee 7 points 10 months ago (13 children)

Yeah it sucks the family ignored the quarantine orders, I agree. Maybe they should be held liable for that.

What concerns me more, and what we should be talking about, is that the kid shows up at the hospital and two other patients contact the disease. At the hospital.

Being at a hospital should not be a threat to ones health. This along with other hospital borne illness and the insane amount of preventable deaths from medical negligence should concern all of us.

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