2/3rds of our planet is ocean though, so right off the bat you're starting with a less than 40% chance of a random de-orbit actually hitting something important.

Mortality between 2-5%. If you had a 95-98% chance of winning the lottery I'm sure you would rush out and buy a ticket no questions asked. Yes, COVID-19 can and does kill. But that's not the common case.

Unless of course we're talking about Christians and gay wedding cakes? It's not as clear-cut as you'd like people to believe.

Because it's not just "rights", it's "rights and responsibilities". Just because you have a driving license and have the right to drive on public roads, you have the responsibility to obey traffic laws, keep your vehicle in good repair, etc. You can argue all day that speed limits are ridiculous, but they exist for a reason and they apply to you regardless of skin color, religion, political view, sexual preference etc.

Guess you missed the bit where the founder of Gab got all his card processing abilities pulled by banks and then Paypal et al, and then lost his personal bank accounts too. Because some people in finance happen to disagree with some of the stuff posted there so they blacklisted him as the owner of the site to try to get it shut down.

It's never really a big deal when someone gets blacklisted by a large corporation/cartel and loses things that you and I take for granted - right up until the moment it happens to you.

No one is arguing this. But with rights come responsibility. If they appoint themselves as censor, then they inherit responsibility for the content which they don't censor. A choice needs to be made - either they let anyone do as they like and cannot be held responsible for any content, or they censor and are fully responsible and liable for content. So far they've been playing both sides when convenient.

How is Gab a "wingnut platform"? Are there "wingnuts" on Gab? Yes, certainly. That's what happens when you let anyone speak their mind. That doesn't mean the platform itself is a "wingnut" though - anymore than say slashdot. There are plenty of opinions and conversations of all sorts there. There are trolls. There are spammers. But to throw away an entire platform just because your filters for looking beyond unsavory people don't work - well...

Keep pushing that Green Power you fucking morons.

By adding a step to the process you have automatically reduced efficiencies, because nothing we design can ever be 100% efficient. So yay I have a green car. Forget about the extra energy required to create and maintain this new hydrocarbon based supply chain, not to mention the energy and pollution required to make and recycle batteries...

Sure - there are advantages too. But don't fucking sell me on this being a miracle because it's not.

Sure you can. The problem is one of design, when you decide that monetization is a priority over actual gameplay. But don't worry Jeff Bezos we're going to get so rich with this thing sucking up any cash those stupid gamers may have left in their pockets....

It's almost as if gamers can smell microtransaction laden shit and have had enough of it. Especially a shooter - because there are a zillion shooters out there and you're instantly competing with the likes of CoD, etc.

The only thing I expect him to build is a giant ponzi scheme.

There are so many laws nowadays that if anyone wants to throw you in jail they can easily find an excuse. And every year they add more.

Second is only the first of the losers...

I would be surprised if dogs responded to still images at all. Most dogs either don't get it or don't care. You cannot extrapolate response to a living being from responses (or lack thereof) of static pictures. Dogs can tell the difference and are much more interested in the living creature.

I fully expect the government to find itself not guilty.