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[–] grue@lemmy.world 11 points 8 hours ago

Both sides think the other is evil. Only one side is factually correct.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 17 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

A bullshit excuse to pretend a leftist "can't win" even though South Carolina won't vote Democrat in the general regardless.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 9 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

It can't. They want to destroy 3D printers and Free Software in general entirely.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 3 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago)

(Speaking as an early Millennial)

I have a gigantic cabinet in my dining room/kitchen (not much wall between them so it's kinda the same space). It's 8 feet tall, solid hardwood except for the glass doors, and was originally a built-in from a house in the next neighborhood over. They put it out on the curb and I saw it, hitched up my utility trailer, brought it home and installed it. Best curb find so far.

I use it as a pantry because my house small and doesn't have a closet-style pantry.

I also have a set of fine china that a friend gave me as a wedding present (even though we didn't have a gift registry), but the pattern isn't really our style and I've never taken it out of the box. I don't have plans to buy other fancy dishes, either. I'm very happy with my cheap Corelle (except for the fact that they discontinued the pattern and I wish I had more sets of it).

So, technically, I "have" both china and a china cabinet, but it is very much just a Boomer thing anyway.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

Rivers can no longer be relied on to provide an inexpensive, reliable, relatively low-carbon alternative to road and air freight.

Fuck NYT for failing to mention rail.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

Didn't they literally just finally get the electromagnetic catapults working correctly, years late and way over-budget?

I mean, criticism of the system was justified at one point, but throwing it out just after they finally sunk enough costs to fix it is the stupidest possible course of action. Yet again, it's as if Trump is a Manchurian candidate trying to US power on purpose.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

Guess this is that small government the conservatives keep talking about.

It literally is. "Small government" is a euphemism for "let corporations get away with shit."

[–] grue@lemmy.world 47 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Nah, Biden's biggest mistake was undoubtedly appointing conservative do-nothing Merrick Garland instead of somebody who would actually do their fucking job and prosecute Trump's crimes.

Everything else is dwarfed in comparison to that. Biden is going to go down in history worse than Neville Chamberlain, as the President who let the fascists destroy the country on his watch and did fuck-all to stop them.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

We have a 2025 Nissan Kicks - sure it's SUV shaped, but it's not tall or have any of the issues typically associated with SUVs (I'm not an expert on these issues - happy to be educated here) - it really is just an SUV shaped car.

I want to see one of those image overlay comparisons done between a Nissan Kicks (or similar small crossover) and a pre-WWII sedan:

"Cars" (as opposed to "trucks" or "vans") have been lower to the ground for a long time until recently, but there is precedent for them being tall if you go back far enough.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

In some ways it kinda is, though. The point of ultra-processing is either (a) to make the food easier to eat, which can be bad because the hard-to-digest parts like fiber are important for health too or (b) make it taste better, which can be bad because it encourages overeating.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Well, he could have, up until the deadline the other day.

As for "legally," guess what: stopping him would require Mitch to file a lawsuit and show up to win the case, which is exactly the fucking point anyway! So the governor should absolutely gone ahead with the appointment regardless of whether it was "legal" and dared the GOP to object to it!

Like it or not, because of fuckheads like McConnell, this is how US politics works now. You have to try every dirty trick to gain advantage, or you lose to the other assholes who do.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago (3 children)

There is a vacancy. If that's wrong, Mitch is welcome to prove otherwise.

 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.today/post/58022486

Interesting article from 2018. But nothing has changed at all. Even the electric cars I see on the road are huge.

 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/50646165

A well researched and referenced video (see yt description for references and spreadsheets), from Sharath of Building Beautifully.

The cost of building transit in the Anglosphere has spiralled out of control. Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Singapore and Hong Kong are all terrible at managing transit costs. Meanwhile, nations like France, Spain, South Korea and Turkey are running laps around the Anglosphere, building world-class transit at unprecedented speeds for prices up to four times cheaper. There is no reason for building transit to cost this much. Follow me as we unpack the staggering reasons that costs have spiralled out of control, and what we can do about it. Thank you to Jedwin Mok for appearing in this video! Jedwin introduced me to the transit costs crisis in mid-2025, which led me to ultimately create this video and interview him for it.

 

Youtuber "Brad is Brad" creates a custom controller for Subnautica using an exercise bike and an Arduino so that he has to pedal the bike in order to swim in the game.

 
 
 

cross-posted from: https://pawb.social/post/46852721

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced Tuesday that his department would redirect $1.73 billion in Biden-era grants away from establishing “DEI bike lanes” to build roads and bridges instead.

So, what exactly is a “DEI bike lane?”

The Daily Wire pointed to former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg’s claim that a series of 2021 grants funding bike lanes would serve to “improve infrastructure, strengthen supply chains, make us safer, advance equity, and combat climate change.”

Upon hearing “equity,” President Donald Trump’s goons can’t help but get triggered into attacking any federal spending that won’t benefit them directly. In reality, those Biden-era grants directed funds to build a new transit center in North Carolina, replace bridges in New Mexico, extend streets in New Hampshire, install traffic lights and crosswalks in Missouri, and install bike lanes in Seattle, among other projects. Now the financial status of these projects is unclear.

 

cross-posted from: https://news.abolish.capital/post/61209

A new big-data analysis of the U.S. pinpoints how urban design aids the health of city residents—especially when cities provide walking opportunities, greenery and mixed-use streets with a blend of commercial and residential activity.


From Earth News - Earth Science News, Earth Science, Climate Change via This RSS Feed.

 

cross-posted from: https://yall.theatl.social/post/10923091

From the Atlanta Community Press Collective

Cop City-related charges become the second case brought that explicitly mentions the controversial Trump administration initiative, NSPM-7, targeting left-leaning movements. You can support stories like these at https://atlpresscollective.com/support-us.

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