[-] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 0 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

That is forced work on an imprisoned person upon threat of punishment, even if they can theoretically decline it.

There is a history of this yes, but there is no signs that this is happening with this specific situation. I even said, if this case had that, it would be slavery.

The website for the program, while can't be fully trusted, explicitly states that this is not the case

An incarcerated person must volunteer for the Conservation (Fire) Camp Program and meet all eligibility criteria meant to protect public safety. No one is involuntarily assigned to work in a fire camp. Thus, incarcerated people do not face disciplinary action if they choose not to serve their time in a fire camp.

Edit: And just to be clear - Yes, they might be forced to do something else if not this, but that's probably up to the prison specifically. That alternative would be slavery, but these people are freely volunteering. They were not enslaved into this as OPs editorialized title implies.

[-] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world -1 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

If you'd like to provide any proof that these fire fighters are not doing this voluntarily and are coerced into it with some sort of punishment if not, please go ahead and provide it. Specifically this job, not others.

Also, you do realize that many fire fighters across the world are voluntary, in some cases the entire fire department is voluntary. People do risk their lives for this job for free.

[-] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world -3 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

I agree that's slavery.

There is slavery in the US prison system as well.

These prisoners are supposedly doing this specific job voluntarily, with pay. That is not indentured servitude.

Me: I'm gonna season and dry the wok for a few minutes while I do the dishes.

does dishes

walks out of room.

air quality alert from filter goes off saying bad air quality.

Shit the wok!

[-] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

I get that this would work on any breadboard, buy why not just make a breadboard with an integrated USB C port?

Or both.

Ya, it's a hard reason to dispute. It ultimately has to happen or we'd have no way to support the roads if it was 100% EVs. I agree though, I think it's intent is to slow EV sales in the short term rather than continuing to encourage them.

I think the whole thing needs to be rethought though, and things like semis deal way more damage to the roads than passenger vehicles. Its not a linear rate of weight to damage.

I've seen some states do it as well though where it's clearly more punitive as the fee is a lot more. If you take an EV and ICE and compare the tax they'd pay for miles driven, it might be out of whack which would be punitive.

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submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world to c/confidently_incorrect@lemmy.world

Having a discussion about turning radius of the EV trucks, and a person takes a radius for 2 vehicles, and then compares it to the turning circle of the 3rd.

I try to politely point out that the numbers he's comparing aren't the same, and then he replies that he "stands by the numbers I found"

https://lemmy.world/comment/14256612

[-] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 174 points 10 months ago

However, due to the high immunity rate in the community, as well as the burden on families and educational costs of healthy children missing school, [the health department] is deferring to parents or guardians to make decisions about school attendance."

This is fucking bonkers.

We know it's hard on you, so fuck preventing a breakout of the most contagious disease we've encountered, that not only is bad on its own, but resets your immunity fucking you over even more for years to come.

[-] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 396 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

You should also pay everyone 2 million dollars a year. The company will do great and your employees will be happy. I don't have the data to back it up, but I know it's better!

[-] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 182 points 1 year ago

He's not suing the advertisers, he's suing a watchdog who's pointing out all the antisemitism and whatnot, which causes the advertisers to flee because in his world, none of it is bad.

[-] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 174 points 1 year ago

Draw a single unconditional map, you lose the right to draw it and it goes to an independent group who'll do it properly.

Don't give these fascists another chance when they do something unconstitutional.

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