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Cake day: July 2nd, 2023

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  • As someone looking at this from the outside (and also with an interest in space) the saddest part for me personally has been the decline of NASA. I’m doubtful they will ever get back the prestige they once held after all is said and done. I hope I’m wrong but… yeah.

    Also while I’m on the topic - I have my doubts about the chances of a long term program successful enough to compete in Europe and that only really leaves one major player left on the field: China. Everyone else will presumably be playing catch-up in the foreseeable future unless something drastic happens.

    …and with the probable war we are about to have on our hands it’s even worse. So much for science.


  • From what I’ve gathered here and elsewhere they never really went full throttle on all that stuff for most of us here in the EU.

    Now don’t get me wrong, W11 is utter shite, and I had to essentially build a new computer from scratch to even get it running properly, but I still haven’t seen any ads or any other bullshit like that.

    This is exactly why my old computer is merrily running Mint, and it likes it.

    Edit: If it wasn’t for the fact that I happen to primarily use Cinema 4D for work I wouldn’t even have bothered, probably. Relearning 20+ years of software flow for the other options seemed silly at the time, but I would’ve reconsidered had I known what a mess W11 would become for me and in general.














  • If there’s any religion I had to adhere to it would probably be Buddhism, which I don’t, really, except for the whole “we’re born, we suffer and then we die” viewpoint. In that specific case it would only lead to more, albeit different suffering.

    Unless you’ve experienced daily pain on the side of 5+ for over a decade straight I don’t really give a shit about what you think though, especially if it is because of some religious belief.

    I have a few regrets, but no unfinished business I care that much about. If he wasn’t already an alcoholic wreck I’d beat the shit out of my abusive asshole of an excuse for a father but that’s about it.


  • As a counterargument I’d like to point out that when there’s enough pain present you might just want to tap out.

    Especially now since one of the lovely American corporations decided to fuck up pain medication for those that truly needs it for decades at the minimum, because they just had to get that fucking profit.

    I’m not even American and I’m on about a third of what I theoretically should be. My doctors admit this, but anything more and there’s a risk of malpractice bullshit.

    Hence, pain. Fuck that. I’ll tap out when enough is enough.


  • It’s not only the US that got hit by that russian campaign to mess with youths and even younger children. Europe for its fair share as well. It also plays into their “oh look at the degenerate west” playbook perfectly.

    They’re responsible for so much damage that I have no idea how it’ll end. Not even children with tech savvy parents are immune, as I can attest to myself.

    It’s important as fuck to have discussions about bad content to children ass soon as they get any kind of screen available to them, and it should never ever be a babysitter unless it’s under controlled circumstances.

    It’s also a good idea to start teaching your children how any tech they use works and what happens under the hood if they’re interested. They’re certainly less likely to get influenced by any bad actors if they know what’s what.


  • They’re building bases close to the Finnish border. I almost feel sorry for them, but not really.

    Joking aside though, if a new front opens it’s highly likely it’ll be here. Our politicians are already ensuring we have a plan, and …we’ll, we do.

    If they want to fight us in the forests again I don’t think it’ll end like Putin thinks it will, no matter if it’s summer or winter.

    Their drones won’t be as effective, and while they may well have a larger army now than when they started that’d change pretty quickly I believe.



  • The only jobs I’ve ever had were teaching and nursing, both paid by the country I live in, not some private entity. I don’t even own a car or a TV, nor do I live in the US for that matter.

    Get your head out of your ass and realise there’s more to life than fucking money. I was born poor and will die poor, but I don’t give a shit because I at least know I helped some people along the way.

    Jfc, the bubble some live in. You should be ashamed of yourself, but I guess you’re not even capable of that, are ya?