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  • Ukraine shuts down arms network that supplied weapons to Steven Seagal

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  • Every time you think this timeline can't get any more nonsensical and inane, it throws a "Steven Seagal is a gun runner for Russia" curve ball at you.

  • What does an ideal society look like to you personally? Economic, governmental and/or social.

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  • True about the pay.

    In general I just feel like our representatives are too far removed from the people they're supposed to serve.

    Here in Canada, we've had a couple of floor-crossers from the Conservatives to the Liberals, and social media is up in arms about how that shouldn't be allowed. "We voted Conservative, not Liberal". Whenever someone points out (and rightly so) that in the parliamentary system you're voting for an individual, not a party, they freak out and say that's not how it works.

    They fundamentally have no idea how a representative democracy is supposed to work.

    A part of that comes from an American culture bleeding up into Canada a bit, with people thinking they vote directly for the Prime Minister the same was Americans directly vote for their president. But a bigger part of it is that those representatives spend more time in Ottawa than in their own ridings. And if a representative loses their seat in an election, they can just pick a different riding where they don't even live and run again. It's ridiculous.

  • What does an ideal society look like to you personally? Economic, governmental and/or social.

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  • Basically democratic socialism but with a few rules:

    1. No billionaires. After 500 million, it's taxed at 100%
    2. No Corporations. Private business ownership only. No Shareholders or Hedge Funds. Basically no wall street.
    3. Lobbying on behalf of an industry is banned.
    4. No party "whips" that exist to make a representative vote the party line even if they're personally disagree with the party on that particular issue. Representatives need to truly represent their constituents, not their party. In fact, fuck the entire concept of "party politics". Ditch it.
    5. By law, a representative has to have actually lived in their riding for 5 years or more.
    6. Representatives are required to spend at least 80% of their time in their constituency, in their office. It's a 9-5 job. No more of this showing up to vote bullshit and then fucking off to Mexico. You serve your constituents, and your job is to be in your office to listen to them tell you what they want 5 days a week, 8 hours a day. Otherwise, what do they pay you for?
    7. With the exception of meeting twice a year in person, most bills in congress/parliament are able to be done completely virtually. The representative studies the issue, consults with his constituents and votes accordingly. They do so without any input from their so-called peers. The only input they are allowed is from their constituents and legitimate experts in whatever field they are looking into.
    8. Representatives have a strict two term limit and an age limit.
    9. At any point, your constituents (and ONLY your constituents) can trigger a recall election due to no-confidence.
    10. You're a "servant of the people"; not the other way around. You get a working man's salary; enough to live and a small dispensation for travel expenses, office staff, etc... But using your position to enrich your own personal wealth is grounds for an immediate arrest.

  • WOAAAAH YEAAAAHAAHH!

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  • Someone: "Hey, how old are you?"

    Me: "I'm 'Tia Carrere was a thing' years old"

    Someone: "Shiiiiiiit"

  • Work on any good projects lately?

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  • My desktop that was powerful enough to do most things died a few months ago at the worst possible time; it came on the heels of emptying a lot of my savings on vets to find out that my girl had advanced bone cancer, and then even more on sending her over the rainbow bridge and getting her cremated.

    So both as a way to save some money and a way to keep my mind off of her, I've been putting together a new computer using a few spare parts that I have had laying around. Truth is, my old computer, though old, had been upgraded up the wazoo through the years to the point where most of that stuff could just transfer over (750 watt powersupply, Nvidia 3060 12gb card, max amount of RAM that it could take, etc...)

    All I really needed was a new mainboard and processor. As long as I bought a used one that used DDR4 instead of 5, I already had everything I needed.

    The "Project" is adapting my second-to-last PC case to accept newer components. (upgrading the front USB ports, things like that) Because it's an OEM Acer case, I can't simply order in an upgraded swappable unit, so I'm having to get creative with soldering.

    It'll probably fail and I'll have to buy a new case too, but oh well. It's fun to try. I have so many old computer parts laying around, let's see how Dr. Frankenstein I can go.

  • What is your comfort movie?

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  • Wrath of Khan directors cut.

  • I think she's broken

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  • Nope. Not broken. Just feeling very safe and contented.

    Having a dog sleep like this in your house is an honour. You've done a great job and your pupper is telling you they appreciate it.

  • What was the most recent thing that made you cry as an adult?

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  • Lost my soul-dog to bone cancer at the end of February.

    R.I.P. Ripley. Love you, baby-girl.

  • Good question

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  • Let's start with everything and go from there, shall we?

  • ‘In two years, nobody will care’ if actors are AI or not, predicts La Haine director

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  • Exactly.

  • ‘In two years, nobody will care’ if actors are AI or not, predicts La Haine director

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  • What an idiotic take.

    "Celebrity" worship has existed since the dawn of cinema. Star Power is what brings people into the theatres.

    People have always wanted to know all the salacious gossip about their favourite celebs, and that's what makes Hollywood go around; they want to fell like they "know" their favourite actor/director etc...

    For example:

    • The only reason anyone remembers "Mr. And Mrs. Smith is because its the movie that gave us Brangelina and broke up Pitt and Aniston.
    • "The Whale" was a mediocre movie at best that won awards in part because of Brendan Frasier's comeback after being shunned in Hollywood.
    • Martin Sheen being legitimately drunk and cutting open his hand created an iconic scene in Apocalypse Now.

    I could go on and on. Point is, actors being themselves into the roles that they play.

    You can't replace that with soulless homunculi that have no life off screen.

  • is it unethical to buy off brand but compatible batteries for power tools?

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  • Corporations are not your friend. Ethics plays no part in it. It's economics. If they price themselves out of the competition, that's their problem, not yours.

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    YSK what duper's delight is. People are often smug or smiling while they are deceiving others

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  • Can anyone make out what the piece of paper says?

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    YSK what duper's delight is. People are often smug or smiling while they are deceiving others

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  • I vote the Fediverse just invents it's own fake language, like Esperanto, or French.

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    YSK what duper's delight is. People are often smug or smiling while they are deceiving others

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  • No one can tell me that Leavitt wasn't desperately trying to avoid winking when she said "shots will fly". That smug look on her face said everything.

    They're super confident and cocky in their incometence. And why wouldn't they be? No one...literally NO ONE...has called them out on it.

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    Stephen Miller using pregnant wife as human shield.

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  • He's just thinking 'Hey...if she takes a shot to the belly, it's an easy abortion for Elon's latest bastard child"

  • Question for Canadians - do you say "zi" or "zed"?

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  • zed of course.

    Don't argue with Meredith Rodney McKay.

  • What are your favorite and least favorite variety of bean, and why?

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  • Favourite: Chick Peas

    Least: Fava beans

  • Trump says 'shooter apprehended' after president rushed from White House Correspondents' Dinner

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  • Wasn't it leaked in a memo that Trump was planning some kind of "confrontation" at the dinner?

    Is anyone stupid enough to believe this asshole?

  • techsupport @lemmy.world
    Hemingways_Shotgun @lemmy.ca

    CPU spikes at rest causing the mouse to move in jerks and starts.

  • Unpopular Opinion @lemmy.world
    Hemingways_Shotgun @lemmy.ca

    The 2017 Essential Phone has never been beaten in terms of aesthetic design

  • Linux @lemmy.ml
    Hemingways_Shotgun @lemmy.ca

    When they say CachyOS is mostly for newer machines...what's "newer"

  • Writing @beehaw.org
    Hemingways_Shotgun @lemmy.ca

    I couldn't find a minimal writing app that behaved exactly the way I wanted it to....so I'm making my own.

  • RedLetterMedia @sh.itjust.works
    Hemingways_Shotgun @lemmy.ca

    Drew Struzan has passed away

  • privacy @lemmy.ca
    Hemingways_Shotgun @lemmy.ca

    Is /e/os/ the best option if you don't have a phone that can support GrapheneOS

  • Writing @beehaw.org
    Hemingways_Shotgun @lemmy.ca

    What is the absolute most basic typeing/writing app out there?

  • Unpopular Opinion @lemmy.world
    Hemingways_Shotgun @lemmy.ca

    The V8 Aston Martin Vantage that Dalton drives in The Living Daylights is the most beautiful and coolest bond car on film.

  • Unpopular Opinion @lemmy.world
    Hemingways_Shotgun @lemmy.ca

    Suborbital Supersonic transport will never become a viable reality

  • Paradox Games @lemmy.world
    Hemingways_Shotgun @lemmy.ca

    Is it weird that I don't Min/Max my Paradox games?

  • Paradox Games @lemmy.world
    Hemingways_Shotgun @lemmy.ca

    Darn you, Paradox! Shakes Fist

  • KDE & Plasma users @lemmy.ml
    Hemingways_Shotgun @lemmy.ca

    Low Battery on Wireless Mouse triggers laptop Critical warning shutdown.

  • No Stupid Questions @lemmy.world
    Hemingways_Shotgun @lemmy.ca

    Did the western world just suddenly go back to pretending wrestling is "real" for some reason?

  • Showerthoughts @lemmy.world
    Hemingways_Shotgun @lemmy.ca

    Maybe a young Margaret Atwood witnessed the unveiling of her time capsule book in 2114 and then travelled back in time to close the paradox loop by arranging the time capsule book in the first place.

  • KDE & Plasma users @lemmy.ml
    Hemingways_Shotgun @lemmy.ca

    On-screen keyboard

  • Unpopular Opinion @lemmy.world
    Hemingways_Shotgun @lemmy.ca

    A redesigned Pontiac Aztek would do well in the current climate of off-grid YouTube Explorers.

  • Showerthoughts @lemmy.world
    Hemingways_Shotgun @lemmy.ca

    We tend to describe the pupil as though it's its own actual separate part of the eye. It's almost strange to think about the fact that in reality it's just a hole in the Iris and not a "thing" at all.

  • KDE & Plasma users @lemmy.ml
    Hemingways_Shotgun @lemmy.ca

    New Wallpaper Showed up after an update and my god, it's gorgeous.

  • No Stupid Questions @lemmy.world
    Hemingways_Shotgun @lemmy.ca

    Am I a bad person if (as left as they come) I invest in American Private Prison contractors on the assumption that Trump will go through with his deportation scheme at least to some extent?

  • DeGoogle Yourself @lemmy.ml
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    Google Message Alternative Options & Group Texts