Murse

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[–] Murse@slrpnk.net 7 points 16 hours ago

We'll see. Gen Z males showed up in force to vote for Trump in the 2024 election. Some of the younger ones are alright, but others are doing the whole Hitler Youth thing. Overall I couldn't tell you if they're any more or less shitty than any other generation, but their voting record isn't off to a great start.

[–] Murse@slrpnk.net 1 points 16 hours ago

Few reasons:

  • It played out like a cheesey action movie. Gunshot goes off, everyone dives down behind the podium for a sec where the cameras aren't pointed, just long enough to pull a fake blood packet out of a pocket and also it onto his face. They emerge immediately after, everyone sporting an over-the-top expression of panic, except for stone cold badass Mr prez, who just pops up with a triumphant fist pump. (reminder, this is the same guy whose life flashed before his eyes as he was recoiling away from a bird on his desk that pecked in his direction)

  • We never saw damage to the ear tissue, just blood streaked on the skin.

  • Dude just casually climbs up to an extremely obvious vantage point with a long gun a stone's throw away from someone under Secret Service protection, during an extremely public showing of an extremely controversial figure, and is allowed time to set up the shot.

  • Days later the bandages came off to reveal there wasn't so much as a scab, it was just magically healed up completely.

  • So how would you make something like that look semi plausible? Kill someone in the audience. Trump doesn't give a shit about his supporters or anyone else under his power. Firefighter? People fucking love firefighters - they'll be real mad about that.

So... It smells enough like bullshit that I'm calling it bullshit. Could have been something like the gunman was an impressionable dipshit that they knew could be easily radicalized, convinced him to take the shot, and sent him up with a fake bullet. An actual sniper nearby, possibly inside that same building, had his gun trained square onto the firefighter from an angle that didn't put Trump at any risk, and assassinated the pawn. Cheesey action movie scene plays out, dude on the roof gets killed by responding agents, and bam: Trump is a living martyr. Would only take a few key people to be in on it.

Outlandish? Absolutely, but less so than the official bullshit we were fed, and way more in character for Trump.

[–] Murse@slrpnk.net -1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

Never eat meat that looks like an oil slick

Beef and probably other red meats can get an oil-slick appearance pretty quickly from certain packaging. My very first job was grocery, part of which in the meat dept. This was always something that struck as odd: we'd get fresh (like bright red, truly fresh beef) that I'd personally cut and load it into those foam trays and plastic-wrap them. Come back the next day, and the trays I assembled would have this weird chromatic glisten like an oil slick, like they were starting to rot despite being on the shelf (refrigerated) for a single night. Dude in charge of the meat dept said it was something to do with it being sealed off from oxygen - it'd go away when cooked, and is totally fine to eat. (this could be total bullshit - but taking his word at face value. Grain of salt)

Actual rot has a similar chromatic glisten, but kinda permeates deeper into the tissue. When in doubt, the smell test will tell you everything you need to know.

Edit - getting downvotes, so just to clarify: I'm talking about mostly normal looking meat, but with that kind of multi-colored oily looking sheen. In NO WAY am I defending that strip of fucking road tar on the tray in OP's photo.

[–] Murse@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 day ago (2 children)

No one said there wasn't a shooter or bullet - would you put Trump above sacrificing a pawn for a photo op?

[–] Murse@slrpnk.net 46 points 2 days ago (9 children)

No of course not, gunshot wounds to the ear heal up completely with no scar tissue in like 48 hours all the time. One of the ER techs asked Grok.

[–] Murse@slrpnk.net 6 points 2 days ago

I think those might have been bulls.

[–] Murse@slrpnk.net 20 points 3 days ago (5 children)

He should paint the walls red.

[–] Murse@slrpnk.net 50 points 6 days ago (9 children)

Any ideas on ways we can convince Amazon to pay its workers enough to survive?

[–] Murse@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Alternatively, have you considered replacing your monitors with AR glasses?

Oh man, there's a whole world that I know absolutely nothing about. My immediate concern is resolution and latency - I use my computer for gaming mostly, would these have a look and feel on screen similar to a decent monitor?

Second concern... I'd kinda hate to even support that product line. The concept is good for what I'm asking about, but these things are a security and privacy nightmare in general. Mine would never leave the home, but even just buying a pair would feel like making a deal with a serial voyeurism sex offender. Is there a brand that doesn't have the sketchy camera?

 

I'm basically trying to recreate this, minus the absolutely insane pricetag. Desk mounted versions exist for literally one-twentieth the cost, but for some reason that three foot pole and wheels causes the price to explode.

So... this is for sure a DIY project. My thought is to buy a desk mounted stand, and remount the arms to a makeshift floor pole... Like the 5-wheel base of an office chair with an iron plumbing pipe shoved into the middle. Not sure if that'd give the stability I need, but that's why I'm trying to run it by folks with a mind for this kind of thing :p

Use case: my computer desk my living room couch. Right now the monitors are on a coffee table. Keyboard goes on lap, mouse goes onto a makeshift mousepad frame to my right. Works great, except the screens are just hanging out in the middle of the room when not in use. Wife's comfy spot is on the other side of the couch where she watches the TV on the other side of the room: when we both want to watch something on the tv, the monitors become an annoyance, so being able to easily wheel them to the side of the couch and back is the goal.

Either that or something like a swivel-arm, but the weight of two monitors would be a lot for something like that.

Any ideas?

[–] Murse@slrpnk.net 17 points 1 week ago

You don't need to worry about shit. Propaganda like the OP's serves only to make you feel guilty about speaking up, pushing you to become one of MLK's white moderates.

If you're in a position to advocate for a group who's voice is being muffled, do it.

You already know the distinction between that and talking over them - don't let internet bullshit blur the line.

[–] Murse@slrpnk.net 7 points 1 week ago

We can assess his brain for abnormalities during autopsy. Until then, continue to treat him as the domestic enemy to the Constitution, war criminal, rapist, and con artist that he is.

[–] Murse@slrpnk.net 8 points 1 week ago

...asking Valve to make a third game in a franchise is a tall fucking order!

 

Newbie here. My keyboard just completely crapped out (it's been a long time coming). I have a wishlist of features that I was hoping to run by one of the techy communities to see if anyone could recommend a model, but none of the communities I'm seeing are geared toward those kinds of questions.

I can search communities, but if I don't guess the correct title then I'm SOL... Is there a directory that doesn't just list the communities, but actually categorizes them so I can more effectively find a hit?

Also is it worth posting in a 'dead' community? Unsure if a new post will have any visibility in places like /all if the post itself is in a community that no one frequents.

Learning the ropes here.

Thanks all!

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