Chipthemonk

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[–] Chipthemonk@lemm.ee -3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I don’t know what it is, but a fair number of people are incoming these types of arguments these days, especially in academia. What started this trend?

[–] Chipthemonk@lemm.ee 19 points 1 year ago (7 children)

This article did not present a compelling case for abandoning brave. Who cares what the founder thinks about various political issues. If the software is good, then that’s all that matters.

Don’t get me wrong, I support same sex marriage, but people have a right to oppose the concept as marriage is a government idea that is tied up in politics.

[–] Chipthemonk@lemm.ee 41 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Place is fun. Glad to see that it’s going to happen here too.

It seems there is a fair number of people wanting to “not copy Reddit.” But it seems they forget that the whole reason they are on Lemmy/Kbin is to find an alternative to Reddit, that basically works like Reddit. The sentiment of “don’t do what Reddit does” should apply only to the shifty stuff Reddit does, like cutting off API access to good developers.

[–] Chipthemonk@lemm.ee 18 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I’m not quite why the argument is “nuclear or renewables.” It should be nuclear AND renewables.

Renewable energy generators have improved significantly in the last two decades. I’m sure they will continue to improve.

Nuclear power is a hell of a lot cleaner than coal. And it seems nuclear power plants have improved tremendously. We should use them.

[–] Chipthemonk@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

I find it crazy that the plug hasn’t been defined and made universal. They mandated USB-C, I’m sure they can figure out something for car chargers.

[–] Chipthemonk@lemm.ee 54 points 1 year ago (33 children)

I do not trust Google at this stage. I pine for the day when Google seemed like a good company. Gmail was awesome when it came out, for example, and Google search worked well. Now I feel they are harvesting all my data to jam ads down my throat. Google search now sucks ass and just returns websites that have a bunch of AI nonsense or aggregated content that is effectively worthless.

I am migrating away from Google.

[–] Chipthemonk@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago

Kids don’t know what is interesting until they encounter it. I didn’t know Calculus was awesome until I was in a place to understand it, for instance. School opened my eyes to many interesting things that I would have had no clue about otherwise.

Smartphones are a major problem in schools. They are highly addictive and distract students to a high degree. An young developing mind (which some adults seem to forget about) has less control over addictions and such than a fully developed mind. Adults recognize they are addicted to their phones. Kids are also addicted, but it’s a bigger problem because it is hampering their learning.

I taught in the public high schools in Canada. Phones are a major fucking problem and kids would rather Snapchat/play stupid games/or look at Instagram than do just about anything else.

[–] Chipthemonk@lemm.ee 43 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Japan’s underworld has not escaped unscathed either: a majority of yakuza are over 50 and there are now more gangsters in their 70s than in their 20s. Meanwhile, senior porn is a growing niche, populated by a handful of silver stars in their 60s, 70s and even 80s.

Do older people watch porn with older performers? I was under the impression that younger people are the object of gaze regardless of age.

[–] Chipthemonk@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

From what I understand, the car will help you plan your trip with charging stations along the way. At least, that’s what Teslas do.

[–] Chipthemonk@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago

Nuclear a power, when done right, is highly efficient.

[–] Chipthemonk@lemm.ee 22 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Although I like big public transportation options, cars are also awesome and won’t be going anywhere for the foreseeable future. I’d rather have electric cars than gas cars as we can generate renewable electricity but not renewable gas.

I’ve seen your argument a few times now. In San Francisco, some folk are protesting self driving cars with cones because they want more public transportation infrastructure. Again, I’m sympathetic—I love public infrastructure. But improving public transportation doesn’t have to be antithetical to EVs.

[–] Chipthemonk@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I’m not sure why so many Apple folk use Spotify. I prefer Apple Music. Also, the new included Apple Classical App is fantastic. Spotify offers a shit experience for classical music lovers.

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