teawrecks

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[–] teawrecks@sopuli.xyz 24 points 1 week ago

This is the definition of appeasement, and it historically never works out for the president who tries it.

But then again, the president has never been a Russian asset before, so who knows, maybe it'll work out exactly as he expects.

[–] teawrecks@sopuli.xyz 20 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Bernie has been registered Independent until 2015 when he started his campaign for pres. He's not part of the Democrat establishment (as evidenced by the way they deliberately dismanted his campaign to favor Hillary).

[–] teawrecks@sopuli.xyz 29 points 1 week ago

Zelensky probably spent the whole call wondering if it would be faster to just hand deliver everything they talked about directly to Putin.

[–] teawrecks@sopuli.xyz 5 points 1 week ago

"Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out, because I was not a trade unionist."

[–] teawrecks@sopuli.xyz 0 points 1 week ago

But if a critical mass of people call you a cat, then that's just how language works.

[–] teawrecks@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 week ago

I'm all for it. All publicity is good publicity in this space. Open criticism is the first step to better open software.

[–] teawrecks@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Lol that's actually hilarious. So but, why not comment on your posts too? Each post is just sitting there with an empty comments section.

[–] teawrecks@sopuli.xyz 10 points 1 week ago (2 children)

This is why I'm hoping that all the impending hardships reflect poorly on Trump's term, and he can merely serve as the Hoover to an FDR-like successor.

Would be great if we avoided all the unnecessary deaths along the way, but we wouldn't be human if we didn't insist on learning everything the hard way.

[–] teawrecks@sopuli.xyz 5 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I don't see any of The Avalanches on there. All their stuff is good, but if you haven't listened to them, probably start with the original Since I Left You album.

For reference, I discovered J Dilla - Donuts when trying to find more stuff like The Avalanches.

[–] teawrecks@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Yeah, that QI clip came to mind when you mentioned it, but to your point the shape that we consider "fish-like" shows up a lot in water. Even whales and dolphins figured out a similar shape, despite them not being fish (though they might still be etymologically related if you go back far enough?)

Ok, I can buy that the shape of a crab is probably optimized for a certain lifestyle.

[–] teawrecks@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I'm not an expert, but my understanding is that the science indicates all mammals have a common ancestor. Not certain about fish, but I think that's a similar case?

To me, the surprising part about carcinisation is that, the form of a crab seems oddly specific, but non-obvious. I mean, I look at the form of a fish and think, "yeah, it makes sense why that shape would be favored in water," but I look at a crab and think "guess that's just what worked out for your ancestors. Tough luck, buddy." But apparently it's not just bad luck, it's a common strategy.

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