yesman

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[–] yesman@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago

The rx6700xt is in your budget if you buy second-hand. This card is the cheapest you can get 12GB of VRAM, and I think that will keep it relevant to new games the longest.

[–] yesman@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago

You've heard of a "bucket list", but have you tried Apocalypse FOMO?

[–] yesman@lemmy.world 36 points 1 week ago

Those DNA kits work differently than what you might expect. When they say "you're 20% German", what they mean is that you've got 20% of the genetic markers they've identified in modern people who identify as German.

This might not seem like a big difference, but it is because genetics doesn't respect political boundaries. Ancestry will not tell you that you're 60% Texan because "Texas" isn't a recognized biological origin. Even though people have been there as long as they've been in Mexico.

You also have to accept that 20th Century Germans who've participated in DNA testing is the absolute standard for what a "German" is.

Nonsense. The idea of "national DNA" is incoherent leftovers from race-theory.

[–] yesman@lemmy.world 35 points 1 week ago (2 children)

A female guard replied “If he is dead, we’re going to cover it up and he’s going to have an alibi -- my officers,” the FBI notes said. The inmate claimed the whole wing overheard the exchange.

My favorite part is not where the phrase "cover up" is explicitly used, it's the part where the female guard clarifies that it's "my officers" who are going to get an alibi. As if she was worried their'd be confusion over the pronoun "he's".

In context, this reads like a bad SNL sketch.

[–] yesman@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Your life must be going pretty well if you've got the bandwidth to worry about Trump wearing a hat.

[–] yesman@lemmy.world -1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I don't know why an atheist would be seen as less likely to be bigoted than general population. That's certainly not my experience especially with regards to Islam. I'd argue that anti-theism is a kind of bigotry.

Many famous atheists are just public misogynists and Islamophobes riding the Joe Rogan circuit with Jordan Peterson and Ben Shapiro. And let's not forget how many of them were guests at Epstein Island. Richard Dawkins withered under the spotlight of fame like Smegol under the one ring.

There was a time on the Internet when the atheists were the good guys. It was the same time that Elon Musk was cool.

[–] yesman@lemmy.world -2 points 1 week ago (3 children)

It’s a funny thing. It’s made me realize that being a pacifist or being anti gun is, in a way, almost a privileged position to take. It’s easy to say “I’m anti violence” when your existence isn’t being threatened, it’s a lot harder to stomach as the threats get more real.

Your existence was being threatened but now that you have a gun you're safe? Sounds like creative writing to me. What was the threat? How did you counter that threat with a gun? Was their a big confrontation? Did you have to put a motherfucker down?

[–] yesman@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago (2 children)

If you read the article, only the victims were from Utah. The murderer is from Iowa.

[–] yesman@lemmy.world 33 points 1 week ago (4 children)

TLDR: Classic libertarians think the government should have limited power so they can't hurt people. American libertarians think the government should have limited power so they can't help people.

[–] yesman@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

The official rationale coming from the administration is no more coherent than this.

[–] yesman@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Does anybody use a screensaver in 2026?

 

All anyone cares about is which powerful man gets embarrassed. And I recon it's more likely that Maxwell will get out early than any predator gets jail.

There were HUNDREDS of victims; it went on for decades; and nobody gives a tiny shit. Have you heard anybody propose a law, a task force, even a blue ribbon commission to find out how this happened or make sure nobody does this again? Are their any more resources for victims because of this?

Our society accepts that men of wealth are entitled to abuse people. And sexual abuse is all in the game. Because at the end of the day our legal system is constructed to protect these people from the rabble, not hold them to account.

A pedophile is political designation to strip rights, dignity, and legitimacy from enemies. Children being harmed is beside the point.

 

12/13/03 A date that will live in infamemey.

 
 
 

I own Windows 11 and my computer and preferred OS (Fedora) support TPM and Secure boot. Is it worth the time to configure that stuff to run W11, or should I just continue to run W10 since I don't do anything but run a couple games?

I have a robust backup, so even a system wide Nuke is a day's worth of re-installing, worst case.

Honestly, since I boot W10 so rarely, it'll kinda be nice not to have to update it every time.

 
 
 
 
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