[-] meyotch@slrpnk.net 1 points 3 days ago

Plan A, basically, without the stink.

Organize, prepare for direct actions, build solidarity.

[-] meyotch@slrpnk.net 1 points 4 days ago

Plan B has a stink on it. We are calling it Plan D now.

[-] meyotch@slrpnk.net 56 points 1 month ago

You don’t have to get a smart tv at all. TVs do not need to be smart. If you search ‘business monitor’, you will find large quality displays such as used for corporate signage. The one issue is they often have only a few inputs, but that is easily addressed and worth it to avoid the completely unnecessary hassle of a TV too smart for your own good.

My two cents

[-] meyotch@slrpnk.net 71 points 4 months ago

I’m in agreement that churches need scrutiny, a lot more. But here is a church standing up for actual, biblically authorized Christian activity?

[-] meyotch@slrpnk.net 57 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

This is why I may never be able to fully repair my relationship with my religious father after my own journey out, because I love him too much to undermine the belief that sustains him as an 87 year old.

My own journey out has been incredibly painful and challenging but that is MY life path, not his. He stuck with my mother for 25 years to the very end after her Parkinsons diagnosis and he got to watch her choke to death on some food at the end.

I really believe my father doesn’t need the religion to be that good and faithful, because he is just basically made of good stuff. But I will never attack his faith even though in my heart of hearts I find the foundations of that faith to be risible. What would be gained? What would it say about me if I did?

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submitted 7 months ago by meyotch@slrpnk.net to c/politics@lemmy.world

This is US focused but the principle of being involved in local issues is universal to all democracies.

Can I rant for a minute?

Why does every thread about voting devolve into bitching about the flaws of the Electoral College?

Fun fact: the Electoral College only pertains to the Presidency and there’s almost nothing you can do about that directly.

Think local, that’s where you can make a difference. Your local school board has the power to either support students or drive them to suicide. Local races frequently turn on a handful of votes.

So go ahead, sit out the election because the choices for president stink. I humbly submit that your superior moral stance may not be based on very firm principles. That trans kid down the block didn’t need your help anyway. /s

[-] meyotch@slrpnk.net 42 points 8 months ago

You live for these opportunities. The pay stinks, your parents don’t understand what you do for a ‘living’, but you got a sick pun in a Nature Group™️ publication.

Sweet.

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1000 Blank Cards experiences sought (www.math.stonybrook.edu)
submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by meyotch@slrpnk.net to c/games@lemmy.world

I played this game back in the 00’s and had a pretty good time. My friend group was quite creative at the time so everyone got it. It was a raucous good time.

I’m just contemplating trying again and was seeking experiences and maybe tips on pulling off a successful session.

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submitted 9 months ago by meyotch@slrpnk.net to c/news@lemmy.world

Some mental health experts are advocating for religious trauma to be considered an official disorder in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.

[-] meyotch@slrpnk.net 46 points 9 months ago

I blame shitty sitcoms. If you really look at them, most people are terrible to each other.

[-] meyotch@slrpnk.net 51 points 11 months ago

But I do (sort of) blame farmers (agribusiness really) for a lot of obesity. Maybe everything doesn’t need corn syrup in it?

Fossil fuels are useful as hell for chemical feedstocks and we mostly just burn them. Stop trying to prevent solutions by spuriously individualizing the causes.

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A book review on the latest Weinersmith creation. It’s true, there is so much we don’t know.

Just throwing this out there on this forum because missing technology is the problem that kills the dream of Mars, according to the authors.

[-] meyotch@slrpnk.net 83 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It won’t work for all girls, but it will work for the right girl.

[-] meyotch@slrpnk.net 155 points 1 year ago

Price advertised == Price actually charged.

It’s not really that hard. Do it!

[-] meyotch@slrpnk.net 99 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It's why the right wing invented 'cancel culture', to try to demonize people banding together to change things. This kind of public pressure is a form of people-power. There's a nasty side to it all, but this is an existential battle for the writers and a mild inconvenience to Drew and Bill. I know what side I'm on.

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About Strong Towns (www.strongtowns.org)
submitted 1 year ago by meyotch@slrpnk.net to c/urbanism@slrpnk.net

I just wanted to introduce this group to Strong Towns, a non profit devoted to making development make sense. I worked with the founder of Strong Towns years ago when the idea was new.

The issues and framework of Strong Towns transcend partisan politics and instead gathers people under the banner of demanding that our towns be built to upon principles most any reasonable person would want to see enacted. Principles like: development responsive to local needs and financial transparency.

Please check them out.

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