kersploosh
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kersploosh@sh.itjust.worksto News@lemmy.world•Immigration agents told a teenage US citizen: ‘You’ve got no rights.’ He secretly recorded his brutal arrest19·5 days agoAnd speaking of Friday, it’s time for the weekly reminder! (CW: swearing)
The Washington Post published an op-ed 9 years ago (Jesus, it’s been that long?) suggesting that Trump launched his political career out of spite after being laughed at during the 2011 correspondence dinner.
kersploosh@sh.itjust.worksto Science Memes@mander.xyz•I try to spice it up with some VB Macros but it's still ultimately just a spreadsheet.English9·5 days agoDepending on the field, later in your career you can often skip the spreadsheets and get away with just saying, “That looks close enough,.” If you have enough seniority people will assume you know what you’re talking about.
kersploosh@sh.itjust.worksto Casual Conversation@piefed.social•Walking into your local wilderness right now - how long could you survive?9·6 days agoIn winter, I would be lucky to make 48 hours. In warm weather I could probably last a week. Grabbing a blanket, knife, water bottle, and hat on the way out the door would delay the inevitable by a few days.
Anyone thinking they could survive easily needs to remember the survival Rule of Threes:
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3 minutes without breathable air (unconsciousness), or in icy water.
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3 hours without shelter in a harsh environment. (Including sleeping outdoors uncovered on a cold night, IMO.)
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3 days without drinkable water.
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3 weeks without food.
Dehydration will get you faster if you drink contaminated water from a stream and pick up giardia or some other infection that causes diarrhea.
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kersploosh@sh.itjust.worksto Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•Is it common for hetero women to enjoy taking charge during intimacy and switch between who's leading? (I was raised in a traditional family so I'm dumb)30·7 days agoassumed that anyone I dated would flop over like a dead fish in bed,
Those women do exist. I have dated them. They were raised as you describe yourself being raised, and thought sexual relationships were entirely the man’s job. Sex was something that happened to them, not something they would actively pursue or direct.
Fortunately, the world has all types. You can absolutely find someone who wants the save dynamic you are looking for. Dating is trial-and-error so you’ll have to deal with some duds along the way, but you’ll get there.
It’s referencing the move Poltergeist.
kersploosh@sh.itjust.worksto Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•Is trash talking in sports, boxing in question real or is it something that both fighters agree on to "advertise" or get audiences interested in the fight?3·7 days agoFor boxing specifically, it is absolutely part of the fighters’ marketing strategies.
For sports in general, trash talking during a game is “real.” Extended beefs that get major media coverage might be intentionally played up for publicity.
kersploosh@sh.itjust.worksto Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•Which state in the US is the worst to live in? Why?17·8 days agoOh, how could I miss Louisiana? It’s the place with the highest incarceration rate in the world.
kersploosh@sh.itjust.worksto Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•Which state in the US is the worst to live in? Why?69·8 days agoThere is no universal, objective answer. It depends who you are, your financial situation, your political views, etc.
That said, the states that suck the most for the most people are conservative places with lots of rural poverty. Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Oklahoma, …
kersploosh@sh.itjust.worksto Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•If Trump were to pass a EO lowering the Age of consent to 13. Would that finally be enough to break Maga19·8 days agoIt would be spun as a win for small government/libertarian ideals. Get government control out of private lives and all that jazz.
That is likely a new swarm looking for a home. When an established hive gets too crowded, they will create a new queen who will then fly away with a subset of the workers to establish a new hive.
If you want to make your local beekeeper’s club very happy, call them and tell them where this swarm is! They will come and collect it.
kersploosh@sh.itjust.worksto Lemmy Be Wholesome@lemmy.world•A Family of Turtles I Spotted in the Park Today6·15 days agoThen you get too close and they all scurry away. No little ones, don’t go! I won’t hurt you! I just want to see you up close.
kersploosh@sh.itjust.worksto History Memes@lemmy.world•Boys will be girls and girls will be boysEnglish38·16 days agoGirls will be boys and boys will be girls
It’s a mixed up, muddled up, shook up world
'Cause I ain’t no hollaback girl
kersploosh@sh.itjust.worksto News@lemmy.world•Southern California bishop suspends weekly Mass obligation over immigration raid fears33·20 days agoThe Catholic press has picked it up, too:
https://www.ncronline.org/news/california-bishops-scramble-tend-catholics-feeling-hunted-ice-agents
There are hints that the current government’s actions are widening a cultural rift in the church. Considering how large the Catholic church is, I’m really interested to see how this plays out.
kersploosh@sh.itjust.worksto No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•Why is so hard for musicians to have a good living and be famous?19·20 days agoTo add all the other good comments here…
As a recording artist, it’s nearly impossible to stand out unless you have a marketing machine behind you. That means a record label that can promote your work, get your songs placed on radio stations and streaming platforms, and (in the old days) manufacture and sell physical media through many different retailers.
As a touring performer, you also need a large crew of people working for you: booking venues, marketing your shows, ticketing, managing the logistics of set-up/tear-down/transportation, operating lights and sound during the show, etc.
In both of these scenarios, the musician is only one small cog in a large machine. And there are enough good musicians in the world that they are treated as largely interchangeable.
kersploosh@sh.itjust.worksto News@lemmy.world•The Catholic Church won’t endorse political candidates, even if IRS rules change, bishops announce3·20 days agoThere is a significant group of conservative Catholics who view any change as a departure from the One True Faith™. You can still find churches that do not follow the modernizations from the Second Vatican Council, which happened back in the 1950s. Pope Francis was seen as a radical by many of these people.
kersploosh@sh.itjust.worksto Not The Onion@lemmy.world•Bike lanes on Richmond-San Rafael Bridge are contributing to pollution, drivers sayEnglish0·23 days agoI’ll bet the lane is there purely to satisfy some requirement for including non-car infrastructure, regardless of whether it makes sense in this particular location. It’s the same way we get fun bike lanes like these:
I started with basic goals:
Make enough money that I don’t have to worry about money. Not like “annual tropical vacations” kind of money, but “if my car is stolen tomorrow I can buy a new one without having to worry about covering other expenses” money.
Do work that is creative and technical.
Do work that somehow benefits society.
When I got to university I pulled up the list of majors and started highlighting ones that sounded interesting and would likely fit those goals. I ended up going into engineering. And after bouncing around in industry, for a few years, I found a niche that fits me well.