SolNine

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[–] SolNine@lemmy.ml 7 points 8 months ago

This is highly unlikely to cause a statistically significant difference in the polls. Having this strong of a view point on the matter is largely isolated to a specific demographic of younger, progressive voters, who are notoriously difficult to reach and accurately account for via traditional polling methods.

It registers as the 15th most important issue via a Gallup poll, and that doesn't account for which "side" the individuals polled support.

Of the 30% of the population saying it is an "extremely important issue," it gives no indication of what their desired resolution is.

On the extreme end of the spectrum, consider that 30% of our nation is in a death cult that believes Israel plays a role in their eventual salvation, not to mention how many people are blatantly racist and view anyone with darker skin as a terrorist.

I am registered, politically active, not difficult to locate and have had the same phone number for 20 years, yet, I MIGHT have been polled once in that time!

This isn't to say there aren't those who are doing as they say, but it is not likely to move polls one way or another.

[–] SolNine@lemmy.ml 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Excellent comment, I frequently bring this concept to others attention when the term "colonizer" is used.

Arbitrary and selective use of the term to fit a specific narrative detracts from current day realities.

Somehow people seem to have forgotten that times of peace and respect for manmade borders and laws of sovereign nations are not the norm for history.

[–] SolNine@lemmy.ml 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I don't understand this map, I live very close to the coast and am 20+ feet above sea level. 5 meters is 16' 4.85".

The highest point in Pinellas county is 110', for those who don't know, it's the peninsula on West Coast of Florida.

I'm not under the impression there will be a consistent land mass, but something more resembling new islands, keys and beach fronts makes more sense than showing areas entirely underwater.

[–] SolNine@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

I e been espousing #2 for years.... Companies used to actually train and invest in their employees, now it's all about poaching someone else from some other company rather than training and promoting within.

[–] SolNine@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 year ago

They need these every block in Miami. I absolutely cannot comprehend how some people don't see Trump is a dictator. Left, right, center, it doesn't matter, a dictator is a dictator and no political ideology is safe from them..

[–] SolNine@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

The people here are such fucking morons... Yes, let's ban WIND POWER, literally one of the oldest forms of clean energy generation. I swear if I didn't have family here I'd be gone.

[–] SolNine@lemmy.ml 37 points 1 year ago (4 children)

The simple solution is not to rely upon AI. It's like a misinformed relative after a jar of moonshine, they might be right some of the time, or they might be totally full of shit.

I honestly don't know why people are obsessed with relying on AI, is it that difficult to look up the answer from a reliable source?

[–] SolNine@lemmy.ml 16 points 1 year ago

I have news for you, as an old millennial, it's not just G Zers.

[–] SolNine@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

Don't actually bring up reasonable topics, people might get outraged.

I've been trying for quite some time to understand what drives the social outrage Zeitgeist, at the moment much of it seems like TikTok.

[–] SolNine@lemmy.ml 16 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I have to tell you, I know many intelligent people that have succumbed to propaganda, and outrage porn addiction. I see it continue to happen on all sides of the political isle. (This isn't a both sides kind of statement, simply acknowledgement that the same tactics work on our brain, indifferent of political ideology.)

Whether they are hooked on the dopamine rush of rage baiting up votes, likes or comments; or only seeing everything in the world through a myopic lens of negativity, it has captured many of my friends and family, including myself for a time.

For some their drug is Fox News, others it's Reddit, Facebook or TikTok, the results are often the same.

I have yet to figure out a manner in which to communicate with individuals who spend considerable amounts of time in echo chambers, constantly having their personal beliefs reinforced. Evasion of cognitive dissonance and social conflict are very powerful psychological motivations. I wish I knew the solution.

[–] SolNine@lemmy.ml 30 points 1 year ago

Given the reality that Linux simply isn't viable for some people (including myself), I highly recommend using this tool.

https://christitus.com/windows-tool/

Between this, and manually uninstalling a lot of bloat (or using a specific type of windows install) and a few other tweaks, windows becomes significantly more usable.

Disabling garbage in the task bar, removing Cortana and indexing services, etc etc, it can also add a fairly decent uplift in performance.

I'm sure there is still telemetry being collected but significantly less and less impact on my user experience and day to day performance.

Oh and make sure you turn off auto/feature updates!

[–] SolNine@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Our county and state in general is miserable for biking and pedestrians outside of designated trails. I only know a handful of people who are serious about road biking, and multiple have been in serious accidents due to motor vehicles.

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