retrospectology

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[–] retrospectology@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The moon is hollow and the Nazis are on the inside, duh.

[–] retrospectology@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

We can only hope that literally being the ones to be involved in counting the votes and seeing the results for themselves first hand is enough to get them to accept reality.

A long shot, but if these people genuinely believe that there was election interference and they aren't simply looking to knowingly commit fraud, there's a chance they might acknowledge the facts in the end if the results really are just undeniable.

Edit: This American Life did an episode back before the 2020 election about an election administrator who basically made it his priority to make the process as transparent as possible so that election deniers could see under every stone and explore every nook of the process.

And I think it both speaks to the power of transparency as an antidote, but is also a bit sad how this guy bends over backwards to accommodate these people and is still treated with suspicion. Really interesting listen and highlights how fair elections really do rest on the shoulders of these lower level workers.

[–] retrospectology@lemmy.world -1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Genocide is not a "single issue". It's every issue. No, I will not "come on" and accept it as part of the party platform. If Dems can't stop themselves supporting an active genocide they're politically and morally useless.

[–] retrospectology@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Not a great sign, if she's going to go out of her way cozy up to him it's back to Uncommitted for me. Certainly don't want to, but I guess we'll see if Dems snatch defeat from the jaws of victory with this.

[–] retrospectology@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

She was a prosecutor, not a cop. But in this context it doesn't really matter, there isn't going to be a progressive option.

[–] retrospectology@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

Joe is an extremist when it comes to Israel, even for a right-wing democrat. He literally went around Obama to make promises to Netanyahu during their term. If we get someone without dementia and who is less enthusiastic about killing palestinian children that's still a net benefit.

Harris is best to mitigate legal challenges.

 

In light of the recent Crowdstrike crash revealing how weak points in IT infrastructure can have wide ranging effects, I figured this might be an interesting one.

The entirety of wikipedia is periodically uploaded here, along with many other useful wikis and How To websites (ex. iFixit tutorials and WikiHow): https://download.kiwix.org/zim

You select the archive you want, then the language and archive version (for example, you can get an archive with no pictures, to save on space). For the totality of the english wikipedia you'd select the "wikipedia_en_all_maxi_2024-01.zim"

The archives are packed as .zim files, which can be read with the Kiwix app completely offline.

I have several USBs I keep that have some of these archives along with the app installer. In the event of some major catastrophe I'd at least be able to access some potentially useful information. I have no stake in Kiwix, and don't know if there are other alternative apps and schemes, just thought it was neat.

[–] retrospectology@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

It might partly be that a lot of what is designed for a screen is made deliberately to be maximally appealing to begin with.

For example a film or tv show is shot with various lenses that create pleasing depth of field, color and light is carefully controlled. Same with high fidelity video games. Even the UI of your applications is made to be appealing and clean.

Sports are sort of shot like films too, and often the cameras can resolve much higher detail than our eyes alone can. The way a sports event is shot in high def can be like gaining the visual abilites of a hawk or something. The lens can zoom in close while our eyes can only squint.

[–] retrospectology@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago

UK, what is going on with you guys? You had both George Orwell and Aldous Huxley...

[–] retrospectology@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Medical disinformation should be suppressed, sorry. People died because of idiots like Joe Rogan.

[–] retrospectology@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago (2 children)

So this is like an anti-vaxxer thing then? A GOP committee defending Elon Musk and Joe Rogan spreading harmful disinformation. What am I missing here?

[–] retrospectology@lemmy.world 14 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

"Google will soon let everyone know ~~if~~ that their information is on the dark web."

[–] retrospectology@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago (2 children)

No, you won't. You've ignored the polling up to now, why would me posting it make it visible to you suddenly?

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