I’ll go first. Mine is that I can’t stand the Deadpool movies. They are self aware and self referential to an obnoxious degree. It’s like being continually reminded that I am in a movie. I swear the success of that movie has directly lead to every blockbuster having to have a joke every 30 seconds
It bothered me that the scale was barely conveyed. For example, I don’t think it becomes clear how massive the troop movement is when the Atreides take control of Arrakis. I think that would have been fairly easy to illustrate visually by doing a better wide angle shot of Arrakis in space with thousands and thousands of ships heading towards it. I mean, the scene with the ships emerging from the sea as the Atreides leave Caladan is nice, but it seems like it’s just the ruling family and their court moving - not a gigantic force that can permanently occupy an entire planet. But maybe I just don’t remember it correctly.
That unfunny, creatively bankrupt, so-called “AI” bullshit is just sad, man.
Sorry, mate, just had to take that opportunity. But seriously: You are of course absolutely right. I won’t post any more AI-generated Pics to this community/magazine/whatever. I just thought since there are so many reposts from other plattforms I’ll try something new that is somewhat OC to Lemmy and that I have the time for. So, sorry about the AI stuff. I just wanted to contribute something with very limited time. Won’t do it again in this community.
I’ve often tried that too, but unfortunately I’ve only been successful sometimes. It’s not as if I haven’t tried to make it as simple as possible - with examples, metaphors and so on. I have the impression that people often just want to hear what suits them. Unfortunately, even or especially when they don’t have the slightest idea. I often get annoyed with myself because I sometimes fail to make people understand that what their highly paid consultants are saying is nothing but buzzwords and hot air. That makes me sad.
Looking at all the features that older phones uses to have compared to newer ones, I never hear anyone talk about the removal of the notification LED. I personally really liked that feature, being able to see if I got an email, a text or missed a call without turning on my phone was awesome. My Samsung note 8 had this feature,...
That is the problem with a so-called “war against terrorists”: Those who wage such a war can always claim that they suspected they were firing on terrorists disguised as members of the press, civilians, doctors, aid workers or whomever. That way, you always have an excuse - no matter how flimsy it is.
Yes, that is true. Just like the USA in Afghanistan, Russia in Ukraine and so on. That is precisely why it is all the more important to create an understanding that war cannot be the means to resolve these conflicts. Especially in the Israel-Gaza conflict, I think this should be obvious by now. After all, it’s not as if Israel didn’t try to force a solution with its military superiority during the last Intifada. Was that successful? I don’t think so. On the contrary. What has been achieved is nothing but a spiral of hatred, violence and misery. But hey, the arms industry is happy.
Well, they say this on their website: “Scientifically engineered from the finest Smell Ingredients™ on earth, by the most talented Smell Engineers™ in the industry.”
A system that appoints supreme constitutional judges for life and without even halfway serious democratic checks and balances seems to me the perfect recipe for disaster and corruption. But hey, I’m from Europe, so what do I know… ¯_(ツ)_/¯
It’s really a shame that so many seem to be clinging to a constitution that is close to 250 years old. You would think that some things would need to be updated over that period of time, but as I said, I’m from Europe…
I am aware of that. But essential things were obviously not changed at all. For example, in terms of majority voting. What speaks against it? Is there still a need for electors who have to ride to Washington on horseback?
Yup, I see. A bit like with the Bible and other holy books then. Even here in Europe, there are many who see the wording of those as the ultimate truth. No need to adjust anything, they say. It’s all good. It’s god’s will or whatever - if it helps their agenda, that is. Jesus, that must be frustrating.
Of course, I am aware that the U.S. Constitution has been updated several times and that any changes are a difficult political process (this is the case in every democratic country). From a European point of view, it is just difficult to understand why, for example, majority voting has still not been introduced and so on. In our system, it is unthinkable that votes are effectively devalued because the majority in one state disagrees. I understand, of course, that that was necessary some 250 years ago, so that electors could be sent to Washington to represent the will of the people of their particular state. But is that still in keeping with the times? To me, it seems antiquated - as does the attempt to guarantee independent constitutional judges by appointing them for life and thus - in theory - making them independent of political influence. I think that reality has shown that this is nothing but wishful thinking. Otherwise, a supreme justice like Clarence Thomas, who is obviously not only bound by his conscience, would probably no longer be in office. I just think that self-regulation has never really been effective - not in politics, law, or business.
Yes, absolutely right. However, it is very sad that the Europeans in particular do not seem to have learned much from their history. I am German and here, unfortunately, a blatantly fascist party is on the rise again. That political direction is unfortunately quite popular in many European countries as of late. It might be similar to what is happening in America: the standard of living is falling and so people seem to be longing for a strong leader who will supposedly improve their living situation. The fact that this strong leader has completely different interests is apparently of no concern to many. They simply vote for the party whose rhetoric appeals to them (foreigners are to blame and so on), and that promises a way back to the good old days. It is enough to make you cry.
That’s true. But no votes are lost in the election of a prime minister. People usually elect a party and the parties with the most votes in turn elect the prime minister (via various detours depending on the country). The prime minister is thus elected through a majority system: The party with the most votes usually provides the prime minister. Gerrymandering or something like that is therefore not necessary. In the U.S., however, the president is not elected by majority (how many votes a candidate got in total), but by electoral college, which votes according to how the majority in a state voted. This results in your vote being devalued if it does not match the majority in the state you live in. Here’s the difference: if you voted for a party to represent you, your vote would be counted even if you were in the minority in your home state. Under an electoral college system, that’s not the case: your vote is irrelevant if you’re in the minority in your home state. I can’t make sense of this other than on historical grounds: I think it used to be that elections would be held in a state and then a representative of the state, an electoral college, would ride into Washington and vote in the presidential election as the majority in the state from which he came. That doesn’t seem contemporary to me.
I share a name with a very famous professional athlete. I don’t even think about it usually but as soon as I have to give my name to someone I can pretty much count on some remark about the athlete by the same name....
I met a very nice older Scotsman named William Wallace the other day. He told me at our hotel bar that he had a court date the next day for allegedly beating an Englishman with his cane, who had apparently insulted his wife. Not quite sure how he handles questions about his name, but he certainly seems to have some things in common with his famous namesake.
I was there early September in the best weather and with some old friend of mine. We had a rental car and drove along the northcoast 500 - just beautiful. We had booked no tours at all and were completely unbound on the road. Did you see the hawks?
Yes, that’s true. After all, Germany is still more or less a welfare state with statutory health insurance and so on. To further undermine this in favor of economic competitiveness does not seem desirable to me, for example in view of the situation in America.
I am not an economist, but I do think that it is important for a country that its citizens have money to spend, that they are sufficiently educated to be able to participate in the digital world and that they can work productively because they are healthy. From that point of view, I think that this is worth invsting in and that political reform that is predominantly based on sustainable economics would make sence (in Germany, there is a difference between the so-called “Volkswirtschaftslehre” (economics), which focuses on overall political and social issues, and the “Betriebswirtschaftslehre” (business administration), which deals with the successful management of companies - the latter was way more influencial in German politics since the 80s). It just seems to me that the neoliberal doctrine that the market would regulate itself has proven itself wrong by now. So, in my opinion, reforms are needed to put a stop to neoliberal capitalism, which I feel has gone off the rails in the past decades. This seems just necessary to me; especially in the context of climate change. I simply don’t believe that individual companies can operate sustainably as long as they are primarily pursuing short-term profit interests.
I don’t understand why this whole generation concept is so popular these days. I don’t think it helps anyone if it’s just used for sensationalistic general statements that pit one group against the other. This is the same unthinking logic that racism operates on. I cannot see that this way of thinking would in any way help to find solutions to the real problems or even to identify the actors who are responsible for today’s ills. On the contrary, it only helps irresponsible profiteers to continue their greed for profit at the expense of the general public by placing the blame on an anonymous group rather than on the individuals who are actually responsible.
Not looking for a server as I use fastmail currently but a client would be nice. I am currently using spark on iOS and Mac OS and just fastmail website on my Linux desktop. I’m realizing spark is nothing special and would rather not renew my subscription.
I use Firefox and Firefox Mobile on the desktop and Android respectively, Chromium with Bromite patches on Android, and infrequently Brave on the desktop to get to sites that only work properly with Chromium (more and more often - another whole separate can of worms too, this…) And I always pay attention to disable google.com...
Yes, pretty much. But unlike Cloudflare DDos Protection and such Google ReCaptcha is mainly used to secure forms of all kinds (e. g. signup, login, contact or frontend posting forms).
What is your unpopular flim opinion
I’ll go first. Mine is that I can’t stand the Deadpool movies. They are self aware and self referential to an obnoxious degree. It’s like being continually reminded that I am in a movie. I swear the success of that movie has directly lead to every blockbuster having to have a joke every 30 seconds
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Germany approves financial reforms to help its tech industry compete with Silicon Valley (www.cnbc.com)
How do you deal with incompetence?
Especially paired with ignorance.
Introducing the community teams
Hello World,...
Spirits, what is the meaning of life?
Crusty creatures with 'rather complex' genitalia found in caves: A new species of millipede (phys.org)
Sometimes with a very minor change to make it patentable again. (startrek.website)
Are phone notification LEDs still a thing?
Looking at all the features that older phones uses to have compared to newer ones, I never hear anyone talk about the removal of the notification LED. I personally really liked that feature, being able to see if I got an email, a text or missed a call without turning on my phone was awesome. My Samsung note 8 had this feature,...
Reuters, Al Jazeera journalists ‘targeted’ in Lebanon strike: Press group (www.aljazeera.com)
Reporters Without Borders says ‘unlikely’ that Issam Abdallah and six other journalists were mistaken for combatants....
What was your best purchase?
And yes, this meme counts as a reaction to the reaction (startrek.website)
What’s wrong with you UK? (i.imgur.com)
Biden worries ‘extreme’ supreme court can’t be relied on to uphold rule of law (www.theguardian.com)
Joe Biden worries that the “extreme” US supreme court, dominated by rightwing justices, cannot be relied upon to uphold the rule of law....
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Which battleship from which sci-fi series has the longest laser range? Who has the longest?
Those of you who share a name with a celebrity, how do you deal with it? (sh.itjust.works)
I share a name with a very famous professional athlete. I don’t even think about it usually but as soon as I have to give my name to someone I can pretty much count on some remark about the athlete by the same name....
Sony confirms the Xperia 5 V is not coming to the US (www.androidpolice.com)
The View [OC] (lemmy.world)
from the salon of Dunrobin Castle, Scotland
Horrific trees [OC] (jemmy.jeena.net)
Germany went from envy of the world to the worst-performing major developed economy. (apnews.com)
Quack on the beach [OC] (lemmy.world)
I’ll fight anyone who shits on Gen Z (i.imgur.com)
can anyone suggest a good selfhosted email client? with iOS app or PWA
Not looking for a server as I use fastmail currently but a client would be nice. I am currently using spark on iOS and Mac OS and just fastmail website on my Linux desktop. I’m realizing spark is nothing special and would rather not renew my subscription.
I'm convinced Google uses its reCAPTCHA to promote Chrome
I use Firefox and Firefox Mobile on the desktop and Android respectively, Chromium with Bromite patches on Android, and infrequently Brave on the desktop to get to sites that only work properly with Chromium (more and more often - another whole separate can of worms too, this…) And I always pay attention to disable google.com...