bss03

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[–] bss03@infosec.pub 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Maybe he's got a finer point, but it actually just looks like an argument against categorization. It's like saying I don't trust math about "triangles" or "scalene triangles" or "rhombuses" when you find out about the special properties of the equilateral triangle or the square.

The fact that there are differences between elements of a category does not eliminate the utility of the commonalities shared by elements of a category. It does limit that utility, yes.

For example, just because you are getting plenty of protein, if you somehow completely avoid one of the amino acids that the human body uses but can't synthesize, then eventually you will have some fairly specific health problems. That's not strong evidence that it's worth micromanaging your macronutrients by tracking your intake of all amino acids individually. (It might be; I haven't seen it studies either way.)

Maybe I'm missing some context, but I also get the "anti-science" vibe from the image.

[–] bss03@infosec.pub -2 points 1 week ago

Justice can be achieved without racism.

Actually, it can't. Since racism caused the injustice, identifying the victims and restoring their losses is impossible without using it.

The pendulum swing (post-dampening) is the only practical way to get to justice.

This is especially true since we can't know we've achieved societal justice without some measurement delay.

[–] bss03@infosec.pub 3 points 1 week ago

Popular and profitable things do way more damage no matter how "uncool" they are. Boomers making minion images will only worsen the problem.

[–] bss03@infosec.pub 2 points 1 week ago

There's no option for me to choose a copyright-free world. But, I can choose to not use (or promote or propagate) works made by "AI" owned my MASSIVE corporations in violation of the copyrights of millions of independent, often non-profit-driven content creators (including myself).

[–] bss03@infosec.pub 0 points 1 week ago

Employment is a necessity under Capitalism. Performance is not.

[–] bss03@infosec.pub 15 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I agree. I don't really see any problem with her performing the play.

BUT, I'm not sure the library should be forced to let her use the space (or be assessed civil penalties). So, I don't think she should sue or that the suit should go her way.

I could be convinced if the library is supposed to be providing performing space to the public and the library is controlled/funded by the government. Then, I think she might have free speech protections, especially after they had done some scheduling. Asking her to change the characters definitely seems like content policing, not mere "time and manner" control.

[–] bss03@infosec.pub 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

A talented artist should combine Zohran Mamdani's campaign photo and the movie posters for "Conan the Destroyer" and "You Don't Mess with the Zohan" to produce a "Zohran the Destroyer" meme image.

[–] bss03@infosec.pub 1 points 1 week ago

Living in the sauna that is Arkansas, I don't usually think about dry air, but I think you are correct. If you've dehydrated yourself through breathing, plain water is fine for hydration.

[–] bss03@infosec.pub 1 points 1 week ago

If you can have food that is an electrolyte source with your water, that's fine.

If you consumed the food prior to the dehydrating events, it won't assist in restoring electrolytic balance.

[–] bss03@infosec.pub 4 points 1 week ago

Tap water has too few electrolytes to restore your electrolytic balance after losing water (via sweating or urination). But yeah, it does technically contain electrolytes.

[–] bss03@infosec.pub 10 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Yes, all the ways in which human lose water they also lose electrolytes ("salts"). More with sweat, but still some with urine. So, re-hydrating should include at least some of those. This has been known for decades, tho ravers often forget it and have died from hyponatremia.

[–] bss03@infosec.pub 3 points 1 week ago

Anyone working-class that's unhappy with the DNC should look into the Working Families Party. They are non-existent where I am, but I believe they are fairly active in NYC in particular, and on the other coast as well.

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