Noughmad

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[–] Noughmad@programming.dev 21 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

The great leap forward was such a colossal clusterfuck that you can't blame it on any one thing (although most of them would be prevented without the authoritarianism). Literally everything was wrong. Sparrows, lysenkoism, forced collectivization (basically, and perhaps ironically, farmers not owning the means of production), Mao just being evil, backyard burners, rigid chain of command that gave the chairman absolute authority but at the same prevented him from knowing what was going on, everything.

[–] Noughmad@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago

The definition of a tankie is both simple and clear: someone who supported the invasions of Hungary and Czechoslovakia by the Warsaw pact. I thought you would either know that, be able to look it up, or stop talking about things even you admit you don't know anything about. But that is too much for some people I guess.

[–] Noughmad@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

And if you replace "murderer" with "jew", then the code of laws sounds like Nazi propaganda. What a gotcha. But guess what, words actually do have meanings.

[–] Noughmad@programming.dev 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I haven't seen anyone excited about neuralink, ever. Maybe it helps that I don't read Twitter though.

[–] Noughmad@programming.dev 7 points 2 years ago

Below 110K. That's still at least 160K away from room temperature.

[–] Noughmad@programming.dev 17 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Legally, yes. You can't and shouldn't prevent them from dating.

But, it's still creepy, it's usually still predatory, and there can be a huge power imbalance. Basically, the main thing is whether either person can easily leave at any time - often the younger one can't.

[–] Noughmad@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago

Well, it's complicated. Ideally, I would make them all millionaires. But, they made it so that this is more difficult than murdering them.

[–] Noughmad@programming.dev -5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

And when would that be? Exactly what year?

[–] Noughmad@programming.dev 74 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Whenever I hear people saying this, I always think of that guy who put chili powder and mint into his mouth at the same time.

Yes, it sounds like it should cancel out. No, in reality it definitely doesn't.

[–] Noughmad@programming.dev 3 points 2 years ago

I second this. I've never played or painted, but I'm fascinated by the universe, and it is LONG. I'm just now finishing the prequel series (the Horus Heresy) which is over 50 books long (and some extra short stories). The main universe has 500 or something books.

I listen to audiobooks on the way to work, and used to do the same on the way to school, so I go through books very quickly.

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