hopeless optimist

this was linked above https://programming.dev/comment/13809699

s e k u r e

all of these elements are exactly the kind of Hyperreality that Baudrillard wrote about in Simulation and Simulacra.

I agree with Luigi that it’s bad for humans to live in a simulated experience 24/7, but not with his ultimate conclusions about remedies.

https://english.elpais.com/usa/elections/2024-11-08/false-promises-and-political-neglect-why-latinos-did-not-vote-for-kamala-harris.html

For Latinos — as for the rest of the country — the high cost of living, housing and food was the factor that most influenced their vote.

The disenchantment among Hispanics has grown as they’ve felt the Democrats have overlooked them outside of election seasons and failed to address the issues that matter most to them. Although Harris’ team launched an extensive, multimillion-dollar strategy to engage Latinos — a group of over 36 million eligible voters — through Spanish-language ads and even a dedicated WhatsApp group, it was of little use. The damage was done, and Trump knew how to capitalize on that discontent.

it isn’t hard to find if you look. But go on with your racist bullshit it helps folks know who to block

i don’t notice a difference in bananas.

I was taught to buy organic if you eat the outside (apples, herbs) but not if you peel it (bananas, garlic).

Side by side the organic herbs and spinach seem way healthier at kroger but the garlic and bananas seem identical on the inside. taste the same to me but i’m getting old and that could be just me losing my sense of taste.

at new seasons the non organic produce looks as lush as the organic stuff at kroger.

you get Legionnaires’ disease from air conditioners. It’s called that because it was figured out after a bunch of people died from improperly maintained air conditioners at a hotel hosting a Legionnaires convention in the 70’s!

oh neat thank you for the tip I will check Parenti Lofi out!

ayyy i’m reading Parenti because of you nice to see you in this thread :)

if you haven’t tried them https://tildes.net and https://metafilter.com are both decent

i have no idea how you’re supposed to get a tildes invite without being able to post though

pepperoni roll’s big sister stromboli is even better. filled with cheese too and gigantic.

Claudia Sheinbaum the president of Mexico is a woman…

pretty sure latino men voted for her, 9 out of 10 Mexicans voted for a woman in that election as her best opponent was also a woman.

she had more votes than any previous president!

the code for the US shuttle program (outsourced to lockheed martin) written in the late 70’s and early 80’s is supposed to be some of the most flawless code ever produced, written by hundreds of folks too.

https://archive.ph/HX7n4 really good article on it

didn’t philly murder that canadian robot a few years ago? 🇨🇦🤖🔫

class warfare and capitalism always come down hard on marginalized people. Leftists believe in solidarity and equity which can often mean using your voice to protect and amplify marginalized groups.

they also have a great indigenous comm for example.

the terminally online know without clicking that the link is to the ‘today’s 10,000’ comic just from the context!

I fucking love hexbears. the weekly trans mega threads are my favorite place on lemmy.

At the same time I have probably blocked more hexbears than any other instance’s users. I don’t enjoy fighting online and just block anyone who is remotely aggressive or who i see bullying others.

I rarely see blocked users in the trans or other hexbear megas though (my client shows when a blocked user posts just not the name or content). I think there are some who use the server to argue their political positions from but it’s definitely not the majority.

I don’t blame anyone who can’t abide the more ornery ones but if you ignore them the rest are just lovely and willing to share a lot of knowledge.

yes you would salt/smoke the “Eye Fillet” and slice it up to fry as bacon

Yup that’s pretty vile.

well what was the most disgusting thing you have ever put in your mouth?