A cranky biologist who means well. My hobbies include long walks off short piers and anything science related.
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What fresh hell is this?
I use this whenever my supervisor tells me she has news for me.
meyotch@slrpnk.netto Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•Are Trump supporters plain conservative or reactionary?7·4 days agoI’m don’t love the chart and hate forced and false dichotomies.
Both ‘conservative’ and ‘liberal’ are over-loaded terms, meaning that they can be used to mean too many things, some definitions almost directly contradict each other.
So I stick with the term ‘assholes’, which has a more universally agreed meaning.
meyotch@slrpnk.netOPto No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•Do the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few?151·12 days agoListen here, you little shit.
JK, you are correct. I prefer punishingly steep progressive taxation over asphyxiation as a solution.
meyotch@slrpnk.netOPto No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•Do the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few?86·12 days agoThen WHY THE FUCK AREN’T WE ACTING LIKE IT!!!
Sir, I apologize for my inappropriate display of emotion. But seriously, I think almost everyone would agree with this statement if asked in a vacuum.
meyotch@slrpnk.netto Europe@lemmy.ml•Jeremy Corbyn hints at launch of new party as leftwing alternative to Labour4·12 days agoAsking as a person of USA extraction, are you able to comment on the reasons behind the dissatisfaction with Labour that prompt desire for a leftier party?
I am specifically curious if Labor has become a managed opposition akin to Democrats. It wouldn’t surprise me, politics being a global sport, but would appreciate a boots on the ground perspective. That is if you feel up to it.
This is a global fight. If we are going to tax billionaires into non-existence we can leave them nowhere to run. That’s what motivates my curiosity.
Websites work very well and are scalable af. A plugged in person with a track record like that could go Web 2.0 and probably net more.
meyotch@slrpnk.netto Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•Which actor/actress are you unable to dissociate from one of his/her role?5·19 days agoIn all those subsequent roles, I imagine they are all the same universe and Harry’s life just got really random.
meyotch@slrpnk.netto No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•If one were so inclined, could you take your plot of land, parcel it up into 1-meter-squared (or smaller) sections, and sell each of those sections to different people/companies?2·22 days agoWhat you might want is a permanent easement, as is often used for conservation purposes
meyotch@slrpnk.netto Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•What's a random line from a movie that fans of it will instantly know?91·23 days agoAny line from the script to The Big Lebowski.
meyotch@slrpnk.netto No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•What do you think the solution to selling progressive politics to young men is ?165·27 days agoThank you for taking the time to write that. That was very well thought out and I really can’t see much or anything to quibble about.
I am a gay man raised in a conservative culture and I really know quite a lot of men in their 30s and 40s who are straight and accepting of me, but still deeply deeply troubled and confused about what it means to be a man. They struggle to identify and articulate their emotions quite a lot.
The fact that those in same-sex relationships have to invent their own ways of dividing the work in a partnership without reference to pre-defined gender roles makes their insight incredibly useful to the world at large. A lot of the struggles that men experience are due to rigid gender roles that do not allow for healthy expression.
I get a little bit angry because it’s like we were expected to accept that provisional approval from the Supreme Court, which as we all know is a very fragile victory.
Why? Because frankly, I think gay men and lesbians have a lot to teach about relationships just by existing visibly. Transgender people do too, but they do not yet enjoy the patchy and tentative acceptance that same sex relationships between cis people have achieved in the large parts of the USA. Their struggle is very intense right now and the LGBQs can help by getting loud again.
Why did we give up on the fight so early? The struggle for existence is not quite as dire for gay and lesbian people as it used to be, but it is still quite a struggle as nothing is assured. But it is not just for our benefit that we must be visible. Frankly, our experience gives us a great deal of wisdom and insight that our society, and men especially, desperately need.
meyotch@slrpnk.netto No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•In this day and age is it possible to create a commune? With majority of vegetables coming from one acre and all put in to get wifi to our subdivision? So the bill is not that high?7·29 days agoIf you really want help, you almost need to dox yourself by giving pretty specific location info. So please don’t do that.
Land matters are very complex in any country. In the USA, laws around land use can vary from one block to another. 50 states and many matters are delegated from each state to their counties for implementation.
My point is, yes, you may be able to arrange such a community.
It can be a tricky legal, political and social affair that is very specific to your exact site.
So plan on a huge learning curve and learning how to find the right kind of legal and organizational advice.
In cybersecurity, this is called red-hat or red-team work. Maybe the search terms will help you find what you need.
meyotch@slrpnk.netto No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•Why is it okay for shit to go down the drain but not food?121·2 months ago“The most notable Fatberg is Lord Eustace Fatberg IV. Lord Eustace had no hobbies as he was a non-sentient amalgam of human waste, wet wipes and fat lodged in a sewer.”
If a person can moderate, I would call it a bad habit and not an addiction. To me, the inability to moderate is what makes it an addiction in the first place.
meyotch@slrpnk.netto Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•Bad film with amazing premise and mediocre execution that you can't stop thinking about?5·2 months agoMe, too.
Can you imagine the creation myths that would evolve in the society that developed from the survivors? There were just a handful who had survived and experienced that descent into hell. The others had blissfully slept.
meyotch@slrpnk.netto Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•Bad film with amazing premise and mediocre execution that you can't stop thinking about?13·2 months agoPandorum is, to me, what Passengers was trying for. The claustrophobic horror of hurting through the void, other humans being both your salvation and your tormentors, all that.
The execs ruined it to make a vehicle for some big names.
meyotch@slrpnk.netto No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•Is it weird to juggle in the park?2·2 months agoIt won’t work on all people, but it will work for the right people!
I mean, if a person has the urge to juggle in public, it means they want to be seen and maybe connect with randos over it.
That’s wholesome AF
meyotch@slrpnk.netto No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•Is it weird to juggle in the park?183·2 months agoYes, it is.
Do it anyway.
Yeah, you get it. I aim to trivialize the oligarchy. The idea that we can make the world better at nearly zero cost. The only cost is the therapy bills of the former billionaires, as they work through their butthurt at being reduced to mere opulence.