Sundial @ Sundial @lemm.ee

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Well people fleeing Syria is a pretty good sign that they fear for their safety.

That's fair. I'd imagine it's from a variety of reasons given the state of Syria right now but I won't deny there is probably truth to these words.

Meanwhile, there are now lots of posts on social media showing all the usual ISIS horrors unfolding in Syria such as beheadings, hangings, and so on. The worst kinds of terrorists have taken over the country, and they do the things they always do.

I don't have social media so that might explain why I'm out of the loop. The new government says something and HTS does another. Seems HTS isn't as completely "reformed" from their Al-Nusra/Al-Qaeda days as they would like you to believe.

This seems to he based on a lot of hypothetical and not actual data.

The study examined the carbon footprint associated with each user per minute by incorporating the emissions associated with data centers, which made up about 99% of the footprint, and the emissions associated with charging devices after using the platforms.

TikTok’s emissions are the most opaque of the social media platforms. Tech giants such as Meta and Google release detailed reports to the Carbon Disclosure Project every year, even posting their findings to their respective websites. TikTok has no publicly available emissions data.

It's just the theoretical output of emissions needed to run a Data Centre based off viewers and average time spent. While these are all rough numbers it could also very well be that the Data Centre's are powered at least in part by renewables.

So it would make sense that Tiktok would use up a lot of electricity for its platform. We just can't be sure how much of it actually translates into more emissions.

It's crossed my mind as well to be perfectly honest. But I haven't read anything to say definitively. Do you know anything that I'm missing?

It's due to the housing crisis. If we had the infrastructure to support the influx of immigrants, Canadians wouldn't be so opposed to them.

While it seems as if HTS has been saying the right things in terms of treatment of minorities time will tell if they actually mean it or if they are just saying the right things for now. Their history certainly doesn't do them any favors in this situation.

Also, I thought this was interesting.

The Alawite community - from which the Assad family originates - are the largest Muslim minority group in Syria, making up roughly 10 per cent of the population and situated largely in Syria’s coastal provinces. The Assad family has long relied on the Alawites, who have filled many senior positions in the regime, since they came to power in 1970.

Many reports suggested that they were disproportionately targeted for conscription by the Assad regime in earlier years of the war, with conflicting estimates all agreeing that at least tens of thousands of Alawites have been killed in the conflict.

While taking up a disproportionate number of positions in key regime positions, Alawite communities are also some of the poorest in Syria. One Alawi dentist told The Times that it was comparable to an “army of slaves”, with many living in the belief that “if we leave him [Assad], we will die”.

I had no idea the disparity was that big for Alawites. I had always assumed the because of Assad they were more privileged as a whole.

But not step 1?

"MontaNah"

Lmao.

We just comment it out in case we ever need it again.

They're not Canadian. They're Quebecois, remember?

I'm seeing some discussions about random communities moving off of .world. Is there any reason for it?

Could have just included the Ontario part snd Vancouver Island and it would still be true lol.

They've been attacking besieging the Kamal Adwan hospital for months now.

It said it was continuing to examine the incident but described the number of fatalities reported by Palestinian medics and media as "inaccurate" and not aligning with the army's information.

Wonder what information they are relying on. 🤔

Celebrity appearances.

Not to say the show goes downhill because of it. But I feel as if it's often used as a crutch to attract more viewers.

Have you ever had anything you would characterize as a 10? Or even something like 8?

That sounds to me like you were just dealing with bad faith actors, which isn't uncommon here unfortunately.

I think we both agree on what it's intended use is meant to be for. I guess you've just had the misfortune of dealing with people misusing the label to shut down any actual discussion.

I think you hit the nail on the head with this comment. Stalin was a very influential man who shaped large part of the 20th century. Villanizing or idolizong his achievements without acknowledging the other side of the coin would be having an incorrect outlook on him.

I took a quick read of the link describing tankies. It more or less echoes what you said. That being said my observation of the use of the word tankie doesn't fall in line with what the author was talking about. I've seen it used primarily for people who staunchly or blindly defend figures like Stalin and are incapable of acknowledging any criticisms of said figures. What yoyre describing is more of a lefty or a socialist in my opinion. The article was written in 2020 so maybe the use of the word has evolved over time. I haven't been familiar with the word for that long to say otherwise.

Rarely. Humans can be very inconsistent due to their inherent biases and emotions. If what you say were true we would have been able to observe it take place by now.

Not many people are pure leftists though. We all have our inherent biases based on things like social class, upbringing, religion, nationality, etc. Just because a consistent framework is there doesn't mean people just fit so well into it.

Funnily enough my only exposure to D&D was from Baldurs Gate 3. I'll take it as a compliment though.

Sanders said it perfectly in his open letter after the election.

While the Democratic leadership defends the status quo, the American people are angry and want change. And they're right.

Today, while the very rich are doing phenomenally well, 60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck and we have more income and wealth inequality than ever before. Unbelievably, real, inflation-accounted-for weekly wages for the average American worker are actually lower now than they were 50 years ago.

Democrats just didn't do enough to make people believe that their lives would change for the better from them. Continuing the status quo is not something they wanted to hear.