TheDoozer @ TheDoozer @lemmy.world

Posts

0

Comments

930

Joined

2 yr. ago

I'm no expert, but I also accuse them of that.

It does suggest that the people who requested it were more likely to be near end of life, exactly when someone (generally) might want an out.

I prefer the more accurate "there is no evidence that God exists." What proof do I have there is no evidence? "Behold, my field of evidence of God's existence, and notice it is barren. To my knowledge, there is no evidence. If you have any non-anecdotal evidence of God's existence, I'd be happy to look at it, but absent that, there does not appear to be any evidence."

If pressed, there's no evidence of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, unicorns, or leprechauns either. Does that mean they don't exist? I guess that depends on who speaks first, right?

The only reasonable way to think and live is to only believe in things that have evidence they exist. To, as a default, believe in something and then require proof of its non-existence doesn't make any sense. There is literally no end of things that "exist" if you just believe in things without evidence. Therefore, requesting "proof of non-existence" makes absolutely no sense in any context except when evidence of existence has already been established (e.g. someone declaring the moon landing was faked, where there is established evidence showing the moon landing having been real. A case would have to be made why that evidence was somehow illegitimate).

I think the difference is the opera singer is their own name and you can point to some parts or performances, but the songs belong to someone else. "Toxic" by Britney Spears is considered her song... even though it was written by other people, for example. Nobody thinks that Queen of the Night is Diana Damrau's song.

And I get there's a difference, because nobody think Beyonce's version of "Can You Feel The Love Tonight" is anything but Elton John's song regardless. But the line is so blurred amongst pop singers (as some write their own and some don't) that credit seems falsely attributed often.

Basically, if you're a songwriter/composer, you have songs. If you're a singer, you have performances.

Man, I do enjoy taking the wind out of the sails of presumptuous people knee-jerking a response without knowing any specifics.

I spent most of my career flying in relatively dangerous conditions in helicopters (or on small boats, before I went into aviation) in order to save people from drowning in the ocean or freezing in the woods. I've had two coworkers who've crashed (in separate incidences), one of which was at the door sending a dewatering pump to a sinking boat. I specifically joined the service I did because, as I told the recruiter, I can choose to join, but I can't choose where I'm sent after, and I'm still responsible for my actions because I chose to join in the first place. There's nothing morally ambiguous about saving somebody whose boat is sinking.

Now, don't get me wrong, having more and more of our people being sent to "defend the border" definitely falls in the realm of "not what I signed up for," but I haven't personally been forced into that, and am extremely unlikely to.

So I may have dealt with some brown kids whose lives were threatened, but certainly haven't found any that were a threat themselves (except to themselves... boaters tend to be their own worst enemies).

I remember that time well. Mine are 5 and 10, so I'm moving out of the more intensive child-rearing time. When I retire, they should both be at or near the "too busy for Dad" time, so other than giving rides, my days should be free and clear. I'm really looking forward to it.

Good luck with the little ones!

I retire (military) in 4 years, and my countdown feels like this, but more specific. I just had to re-enlist, and I was asking if I had to do full years, or if I could do 4.3 to line up with the anniversary of my enlistment (to retire THE DAY I am technically able to).

Not that I don't enjoy my job, because I do, but I'm excited to be able to do whatever I want with my time and let my wife be the primary support for us for awhile.

"Get up, go run to that tree, and come back" was sometimes at least somewhat effective, particularly with younger children. Also, getting up and moving for a minute helps with learning anyway.

I live in Alaska, and if nobody was talking about the eggs thing I wouldn't have had more of a thought about it than "huh, eggs are a little expensive right now. Or are they? Have they always been this expensive?"

For reference, eggs here are $10-$11 a dozen. And for extra reference, a regular sized container of strawberries fluctuates between $5 and $12, and a carton of ice cream (e.g. Dreyer's) is generally around $12 if it's not on sale.

The thing is, around here people just... shift what they buy mostly. Strawberries are expensive? Time to buy apples. Ice cream is expensive? Wait to buy until it's on sale, then buy 8. Bread is only $4.50 a loaf? HOLY SHIT, FILL HALF THE FREEZER.

I'm not trying to minimize the issue. There are lots of people who specifically need eggs (e.g. bakers), but for the most part, I feel like this is some weird hyper-fixation. This feels like toilet paper at the beginning of the pandemic.

To egg distributors: sell more 6-packs. Outside of baking, I just don't think normal people need that many eggs.

I'm a very white dude and have flown fairly regularly. Not a crazy amount, but several times a year at least.

I have never been randomly searched by the TSA. I've definitely been searched, but the couple times have been because I either accidentally brought something I shouldn't or had some medical equipment in my bag that looked suspicious.

So if people with a darker complexion are getting "randomly" searched regularly... well, that's not very random.

It would have been nice if they had done that with PS5s or concert tickets. It's less about being forced to keep a crappy item and more about not artificially inflating prices on it (by buying out the stock and reselling).

I feel like you're missing the reference we're making.

Gaston:

When I was a lad I ate four dozen eggs

Ev'ry morning to help me get large

And now that I'm grown I eat five dozen eggs

So I'm roughly the size of a barge

Okay, but how are your expectorating skills? Can anybody spit like you?

If you set one end up in an air-tight room with an airlock, it would be just like a door from a mars station.

For safety's sake, it might be better to put that on a space station, though. Better to wreck Mars than equalize Earth and Mars.

So it'll be just like the bag full of Maximum Heal potions when the credits roll, except I imagine you could pass it on to someone with a message not to wait for the perfect moment.

Not sure how they responded, but that's technically not an acronym, as it would need to be sounded out as if a word (e.g. NASA or laser, but not CIA or UTI).

SDF would be an initialism, but not an acronym. Just for your awareness.

And Pluto knows that it's Hot Shit.

I think he's saying seeing a therapist that doesn't specialize in gender dysphoria (kind of the "to a hammer, everything is a nail" thought). So going in and talking about all their mental health issues, and seeing if gender dysphoria comes out with it.

I don't think it's a terrible read, if it seems like gender dysphoria is coming out of nowhere. Very different if OP was showing signs of it most of their life, and their dad had just refused to acknowledge it. Tough to tell just from what's written, but I think the dad is remarkably reasonable.

With a diet like that he'd be roughly the size of a barge!

And all of this IMO is why the war in Ukraine has been allowed to continue. It's live weapon/ technology testing for modern warfare

I think innovation like this, that is so cheap and accessible, is terrible for the super powers. I'm imagining if this type of thing was available in the Iraq or Afghanistan wars, the US would have had a MUCH worse time.

I would think it would be in the best interests of any first world country with a tendency toward... wars away from home... to limit the advancement of technology like this.