GreyEyedGhost

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[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 12 points 9 months ago

I'm pretty sure even Farage doesn't want to fly to America to get his ass kicked. He might to suck some billionaire cock, though.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

But given a fundamentally broken system such as FPTP, voting is going to do very little to fix the flaws. There is the winner and everyone else, and that everyone else may be the majority. So fi d a better tool for the job. This one clearly isn't working.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 1 points 9 months ago

There are a number of words in English that have different meanings depending on where you're from, such as flat or boot, but the political definition of table is its own antonym depending on the region. In Canada and the UK to table a bill or subject means to pay attention or deal with it, while in America it means to set it aside. There is an apocryphal story about the leaders of Canada and America meeting with him during WWII and they wish to discuss some subject. The Canadian says to table the discussion, the American gets upset and says it's an important topic and needs to be discussed, and Churchill says we are nations divided by a common language.

I honestly thought it would be more prevalent on the internet, but I couldn't find a reference to it.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 2 points 9 months ago (2 children)

This is a Canadian topic. With regards to this exact term, in the words of Churchill, "We are divided by a common language."

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 4 points 9 months ago

I admire your bravery. Not everyone who sees the gleaming blades of the DickSlicer2000 rushes to be first in line.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 9 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Keep in mind that our reactors produce a significant proportion of the world's medical isotopes. Those also have a short lifespan so steady production is required. If we are going to maintain or improve healthcare, we will need to increase our production.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 3 points 9 months ago

I can agree with all of that, and it's what I hope for for everyone. I just don't think having other priorities is necessarily immoral, although it certainly can be.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 7 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

I'm not sure where morality comes into the whys of getting married. Historically, women have married for things other than love, when they had a choice at all. If they maintain fidelity and keep their agreements with each other, how is this any less immoral than marrying for love?

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 1 points 9 months ago

Again, wouldn't know. I haven't used an Apple computer for more than 20 years.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 2 points 9 months ago

Cats will probably be okay. Their wild cousins are native to desert climates.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 4 points 9 months ago (2 children)

There was a recent Lemmy post saying Apple had just raised their minimum RAM specs to 16 GB. I think I came across this in the last couple weeks. I didn't do more than skim the comments since I don't have any products from them.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 3 points 9 months ago (3 children)

So would the collapse of civilization. Neither counts as a win for humanity.

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