Jhex

joined 8 months ago
[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 6 points 17 hours ago

I use Voyager and also used keyword filters. Currently I have "Trump, Musk, MAGA, GOP, Repubilcan, Democrat" I still get mostly US political crap content... It seems these filters only apply to the titles?

[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 1 points 17 hours ago

I have yet to see them doing anything smart...

[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 0 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

you absolutely overestimate what little understanding or control the tRump fascist regime has on economic issues (amongst other)... the timing you suggest would be a master class in planning... Mango Mussolini's only mastery is in diddling kids

[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 3 points 20 hours ago

yes! but Disney won't learn the right lesson

[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 6 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

how?, please teach me your secret

[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 17 points 20 hours ago

well have you noticed (waves at everything) in the world?

[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

Muricans: wE aRe NOt tHERe yeT

[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago

Yes we are a tone throw away from GEN AI... also AI will take all the jobs and make billions... this is why Open AI is now doing shittier clones of Tik Tok and allowing porn... not because they ran out of fake hype to pump the bubble, no sir

[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Not necessarily.

Yes, and there have been cases of guns not going off and failing to kill anyone but that is a very pedantic take... The fact of the matter remains, guns are designed to kill people, other things could kill people but not been designed for such purpose, they tend to be less effective

I think you are drawing a false causal relationship/strawman here. Almost no one thinks this, including 99% of people who own and use firearms. Certain people should be prevented from owning and operating firearms and certain people should also be prevented from owning and operating vehicles.

The point is that, since seemingly we all agree (even gun owners as per your comment)... why do we do it at all when we all agree it's a bad idea?!

A person who uses a firearm irresponsibly should have their firearms/firearms license taken and be jailed in such a case.

Which is the case in 99% of the world... not sure why we need to pretend there is any logic or reason in the USA when it comes to this topic (or a growing list of other topics for that matter)

To me it sounds like the issue you have is not with vehicles or firearms, it is with Larry.

Not quite... I would not trust a toddler to get a pie out of the oven because, no matter how well trained, such toddler will likely burn themselves and ruin the pie. Sure, Larry is a disaster, but we have COUNTLESS examples of Police Officers, arguably the most trained demographic to hold guns, who constantly misuse them.

The amount of people that could truly be trusted with guns, under special circumstances, is very very slim. No amount of education or training would make a human 100% trust worthy with guns 100% of the time. There is a reason a huge percentage of violent crime falls in the category of "passion" crimes

Alternatively, you tackle the societal responsibility/education/mental health problems that society has, and maybe Larry stops drinking, gets therapy for his mental problems, gets off social media and now feels as though there is no need to hurt anyone or to act irresponsibly with guns, vehicles, gasoline, knives, baseball bats, tire irons, or whatever else.

We should do those things... and still not let almost anyone own a gun. The case is clear, there is simply no societal benefit to allow widespread ownership of certain guns

[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (3 children)

A car can be used as a weapon as can cleaning products, baseball bats, tire irons, kitchen knives, sharp sticks… etc. If someone wants to purpose something as a weapon, then they will.

Sure, but as seen repeatedly in countries where guns are heavily regulated, the harm people can do improvising an everyday device as a weapon, is magnitudes of order lower

Cars I think are a great example. We have ALL seen how irresponsible people in general are with them, even though we do have a full framework of regulations around them. How can anyone see that and think "oh sure Larry is a crazy person, drives drunk all the time, usually on his phone, but I am sure he will be super responsible with an automatic machine gun"

[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Canada post missed the bus when they didn’t find a way to pivot and use their infrastructure to create a delivery system for Internet packages. Now they have to try play catch up.

Canada Post exists as a Crown Corporation under a specific mandate; I don't think they could just pivot to become an internet service provider on their own

[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

It’s only normal if you’ve been ~~neglecting to check your tire pressure on a regular basis. ~~

It's only normal if you've been living in an area when temperature drops significantly.

There FIFY

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submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by Jhex@lemmy.world to c/diy@lemmy.world
 

Hi Lemmy,

I want to do a project that involves concrete. Basically I am making steps, giving them texture and stamping them so it looks somewhat like stones.

I have watched a million videos and I feel I can tackle this, plus I have a lot of areas to practice that won't be too visible so if the steps look a bit amateur it's fine.

My biggest question is about the effort of mixing concrete. I have a corded drill with a mixing paddle and most steps won't require much. However a few are larger and I would have to mix 10 bags or so. The drying time allows me to work one at a time and then do my stamping but I was wondering if this is feasible from an effort perspective.

I am an experienced DIYer but have not worked much with concrete, I made a coffee table, post bases, etc but never something that requires so many bags... am I setting myself up for failure / a broken back? hehehe

 

"Unexpectedly"... who would have thought that taking a chainsaw to all establish trade could be an issue?!

 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/25218430

Quick vid summarizing it all for those who do not have time to read through

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0M-e9GEn_A

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