Echinoderm

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[–] Echinoderm@aussie.zone 76 points 1 year ago (1 children)

But earlier this month, he said he would move the company’s headquarters to Austin, citing a new Golden State law meant to protect LGBTQ+ children as the “final straw.”

Imagine being so full of hate for a highly vulnerable group of people that you base your business decisions around it.

[–] Echinoderm@aussie.zone 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It does seem like an oddly specific denial.

[–] Echinoderm@aussie.zone 24 points 1 year ago

The bananas won't be fooled, because everyone knows that bananas are straight until they get picked and the banana bender puts the bend in them.

[–] Echinoderm@aussie.zone 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's not really a debate about continuing to rely on fossil fuels. For context, in Australia the conservative coalition (for some reason) has an idealogical bee in its bonnet about investing more heavily in renewable energy sources, instead arguing that nuclear energy production is the way of the future.

[–] Echinoderm@aussie.zone 20 points 1 year ago

I thought it must be too garbled for someone to have honestly thought it was a sensible message, but hadn't seen it before. Thanks for the extra context.

[–] Echinoderm@aussie.zone 4 points 1 year ago

The thought of seeing someone shouting "Train!" still gives me nostalgia.

[–] Echinoderm@aussie.zone 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It looks like something "sci fi" from a 90s video game, when low-res polygon models were the best computers could do.

[–] Echinoderm@aussie.zone 13 points 1 year ago

Including humans. I'm not going near the person launching pinecones at my head from their yard.

[–] Echinoderm@aussie.zone 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

But quoting it implies it’s an invalid claim.

Interesting. I read the quotes as meaning: someone else said it, it's not just some opinion we made up. In this case, it was reporting the coroner's official finding.

In other words, I understood it to be reinforcing the claim rather than invalidating it.

[–] Echinoderm@aussie.zone 22 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Why are we quoting each other? I remember the comment before yours. I made it. Idiot.

Because quoting in a response provides structure to the response that improves readability.

Also, you are posting on a publicly accessible forum, not having a one-on-one conversation. In that context, that fact that you may remember what you said doesn't mean that it's not beneficial to repeat it for others.

The "idiot" comment was unnecessarily rude where someone was engaging in what appeared to be a good faith response, and only brings down the tone of your entire post.

[–] Echinoderm@aussie.zone 4 points 1 year ago

Why so often? I just updated my almost 10 year old PC that had one gpu upgrade in its life, and was still happily playing the 10 year old games I wanted to play.

Then I got the new PC with decent specs and decided to push its limits with some Stardew Valley.

[–] Echinoderm@aussie.zone 13 points 1 year ago

It's Australia. Everything tries to kill you.

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