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Comment Re: But why? (Score 1) 197

If you take a stick, walk into your neighbors yard, then start poking their dog until it finally bites you, who is at blame?

Lest I be labeled an anti-semite... I understand there is a very long and troubled history in that region and Jews have gone through a lot of shit.... but I'm looking at the current situation.

Israel keeps instigating, then when something happens uses as justification to take more land. They know the US will back them up so they are free to keep picking fights. And it's for this reason that many non-Jews in the West are really sick of Israel right now. Israel hasn't shown that they really want peace so they can justify taking more land. It's exactly what Russia is doing in Ukraine.

Comment Re: Gas guzzling V8s don't seem like a good idea (Score 2) 384

You sound like one of those guys who buy a heavy duty pickup truck but have next done a day manual labor in your life.

I like my EV. 50 weeks of the year I have no concerns with range, charge at my house and pay roughly 30% per mile of what a regular ICE vehicle owner would pay.

I can also admit the technology isn't there for EVs to be good in all scenarios. That's why our 2nd vehicle is a hybrid. 50mpg with no worry about range anxiety is great!

Comment Re: Good moves (Score 2) 128

Are they qualified candidates? It's as simple as that. There could have been 100 highly qualified candidates with different areas of strength at which selection then becomes subjective.

Humans are biased. People are going to inherently select someone that looks like them, all else being equal. If you can't acknowledge that, then that's probably why you spend so much time complaining about DEI.

I don't agree with quota hiring.. but if the people going to space are highly qualified to do so, how can you argue some white male would be more qualified? There's no single test (as far as I know) that selects the best astronaut.

The way they promoted the crew was a political stunt and I feel it takes away from their accomplishments and gives people like you a reason to whine. It doesn't take away from their personal accomplishments.

Comment Re: Fuck this administration (Score 4, Insightful) 392

Those same Republicans that are still trying to get the 2020 election results overturned? Yep, real patriots trying to overturn an election

The GOP are not the republican party I grew up with. I was a voting R for awhile before going Independent. I am still not affiliated with a party but do vote mostly Democrat these days.

The reason, Democrats at least try to implement ideas that would benefit everyone, Republicans want to consolidate power and wealth and are more concerned with telling us what we cant do... except those rules only apply to the peons and not the rule makers.

There are certain things i value most for our society, focusing on quality free education for all children through high school and going after the health care insurance pyramid scheme we have in place to make it more affordable for everyone.

Current Republicans have no morals. Bowing down to one of the most corrupt elected officials in the history of our nation simply because they are scared he'll call them mean names in social media.

If the GOP had real plans to take the issues in the US, they may earn my vote back. Blaming everything on everyone else... sorry, that's what clueless people do.

Comment Re: Fuck this administration (Score 0) 392

My school aged son and wife are both dual citizens. We have openly talked about moving to her country of birth. Only concern is extracting our wealth without getting bent over in the exit.

There is a lot to love about the US.. but if the GOP continues down this path it's only a matter of time before they track down the non-supporters and punish them into submission. Think Russia. Get too out of place and you fall from a balcony or have a heart attack.

Comment Re:We could just require the data centres to pay (Score 4, Insightful) 44

In the US, local governments are in a race to the bottom. There are usually enough willing to participate (despite what the residents want) in an incentive bidding war to lure these development projects to the area for that short term economic benefit.

Elections rarely have anything to do with qualifications/plans for the future anymore, simply if you prefer to take it in the 'R'ump or like the big 'D'. Enough voters are blind followers and will keep incumbents in place regardless of destructive actions.

Comment Re:failed pedagogical experiment. (Score 1) 108

I have a son in middle school, many of his lessons and testing have been computer based since around 3rd grade.

My biggest complaint as a parent is never seeing the actual results of my son's tests. I know what grade he got but do not have the ability to see what he got wrong. It's hard for me to help improve when all that is invisible.

He's doing more complex math now, the computer interface simply does not beat a good ole pencil and sheet of paper for algebra. I continue to re-iterate that point to him, write it out before submitting the answer on the computer.

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