Oh yeah, the presence of this particular mindset is a lot more prevalent here on Lemmy, unfortunately. I call it the "Russian troll farm mentality." Frankly, I find disingenuousness is less discomforting than outright delusion, because it means they know they're full of shit. The delusional are just depressing.
There's an important distinction. Pence was just an old school Republican who spent most of his career when they were still sane pieces of shit. They picked him because he was an actual politician to lend credibility to the crazy.
And ultimately, the dude chose country over party. We can give the guy shit for tons of stuff, but he still made the right call at the end of it.
Couch fucker was specifically chosen because he's none of those things. Which is way, way worse.
Probably as "inconspicuous" storage. If you've got a bunch of other garden gnomes around, this'll look just like one of them.
Is it a clever idea? Did it work? Well, we're reading about it...
On the flip side, there's no reason to assume an artificial intelligence will share the same priorities as a human being.
https://airesourcelab.com/paperclip-maximizer/
I'm not fearmongering AI here (I, for one, welcome our future ai overlords). But we don't really escape the issues of ethics with artificial intelligences. They're still intelligent.
Oh good! There's a bizarro me out there that's still capable of feeling feelings! Good for them!
Instructions not clear. Croissant too runny and crunchy.
Next time will use heating method to cook the egg and remove the shell beforehand.
They're actually 8 ft tall
Why don't you get back to us in January?
Hundreds of years, yes. Without issue? Definitely incorrect. It is a statistical certainty that, in the entire course of history, someone somewhere has gotten sick and died from this cooking method.
Pedantry aside, it's all about who's making the stew that matters. A seasoned chef today with the sufficient knowledge of modern food safety practices can keep a stew reliably safe to eat. Some old farmer centuries ago will experience a lot more opportunities for contamination and won't notice until they get the shits.
You're also missing a major part, donorship. These picks aren't incompetence as it looks at first glance. They're deliberately picked for regulatory capture. They're going to burn it down from three inside.
Look at Dr. Oz. He got picked because of his wife's family, the Asplundhs. They're going to fuck up healthcare far worse than you expect.
That's because there wasn't any law against it at that time. Now we've got the 22nd amendment.
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Almost forgot to photograph the holiday Mojito pitcher
Hey everyone. As promised, here's what I did for the holiday. It's a classic mojito mix, made with freshly picked key limes. This is actually the 3rd pitcher, so pardon the lack of visual flair.
And before anyone asks, I don't use a specific recipe or ratio. I built to taste based on the palate of the people I'm with. Some of my family like it weak and mild sweetness, so I have the bottle of rum for floating and made a simple syrup for the family who are speedrunning diabetes.
I've been making these since I was 6, feel free to ask me about any of it!
Happy Turkey Day!