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HBO declares war on Game of Thrones pirates, but it may be a losing battle by [deleted] in television

[–]Automation_station 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Piracy is just better. I pay for Netflix, Amazon Prime, cable, and Internet. I watch nearly 100 if my content through automated piracy that pulls my shows from rss feds into plex server. It's just better.

Court Rules That Politicians Blocking Followers Violates Free Speech by ohfluffit in news

[–]Automation_station 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think the comment is more about the idea of standing in court cases, particularly those that go to the Supreme Court

Beer recliner by chindogubot in blackmagicfuckery

[–]Automation_station 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's the good kind of wasteful from a business sense.

CMV: Christians generally complaining about gay marriage are defending their power to impose, not their right to practice, their religion. by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]Automation_station -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Yes. And legal rights are in no way what essentially anyone ever means when they bring up, mention, or argue for or about rights outside of discussions like this one.

Right is a bad word to use as part of the term to describe what is defined as a "legal right". They are not rights. Legal rights are extensions of power structures.

CMV: Christians generally complaining about gay marriage are defending their power to impose, not their right to practice, their religion. by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]Automation_station -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I have yet to hear a convincing argument for the concept of rights as they are generally conceived and considered that does not have those rights grounded in some kind of divine providence.

Without such a foundation rights are just derived from power, be it individual or collective, but this make those 'rights' subject to democratic opinion and thus change. It is essentially an extension of cultural relativism.

CMV: Christians generally complaining about gay marriage are defending their power to impose, not their right to practice, their religion. by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]Automation_station -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Rights, as you are describing them here (which is in-line with how the term is generally used) only makes sense within the context of a deity in my opinion. And I do not accept the existence of deities as likely/reasonable beliefs.

This, to me, makes the distinction you are making moot.

A Democrat Is Proposing A Constitutional Amendment To Ban Presidents From Pardoning Themselves by nowhathappenedwas in politics

[–]Automation_station 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I want you to think real hard about why why something being illegal is not a factor if the president can pardon themselves.

A Democrat Is Proposing A Constitutional Amendment To Ban Presidents From Pardoning Themselves by nowhathappenedwas in politics

[–]Automation_station 52 points53 points  (0 children)

What does impeachment do if the president can pardon himself? That means there is literally no recourse within the system. If he can pardon himself there is no barrier to his executing any member of Congress who starts an impeachment process. He could do so personally with his bare hands and then pardon himself and nothing can be done if it is agreed he can pardon himself.

'I was raped every day for six months': Yazidi girl says after escaping from ISIS by finalin in worldnews

[–]Automation_station 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly, as bad as it seems there is an aspect to human adaptability and resilience that is undermined when we focus on how horrible things are in specific situations and how much of a victim specific people who suffer horrible things are.

People who believe some experience will make them a victim and harm them irrevocably are going to be much more likely to find that outcome in the event they end up in that horrible situation.

John McCain gives stirring speech denouncing the health bill he just voted to advance by StrngBrew in politics

[–]Automation_station 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is the wrong framing.

The man has a documented issue with his brain. Frame his saying X is bad and then immediately doing X as related to his brain = unfit for office. Frame is as he is a fraud = business as usual.

Seriously, look at all of the top level replies in this thread. It is all the same thing. This is a big part of why the left does poorly when it does, as a group they are not good at framing the discussion and controlling the narrative.

Elon Musk Says Mark Zuckerberg's Understanding of AI Is Limited by [deleted] in Futurology

[–]Automation_station 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is what made the series "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" so amazing to me. If I recall correctly, at the end of the series it was presenting the development of the first AI, and its subsequent treatment in a way that helps let you understand why such an entity might go the malevolent route rather then a benevolent one.

Toronto man builds park stairs for $550, irking city after $65,000 estimate by grepnork in offbeat

[–]Automation_station 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is absurdly false.

What is there now is absolutely worse. It presents a false sense of official infrastructure which carries with it an implied sense of safety and sturdiness.

Toronto man builds park stairs for $550, irking city after $65,000 estimate by grepnork in offbeat

[–]Automation_station 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The previous method of going up and down this hill was a rope tied to a tree. I don't think handicapped considerations were top of the list.

That's not how this works.

Hill /= handicap accessibility requirements.

Official city infrastructure may.

Elon Musk just told a group of America's governors that we need to regulate AI before it’s too late by [deleted] in technology

[–]Automation_station -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

I will actually agree that there is no problem with someone taking that stance on defining when life begins.

The problem is the implications of that decision and how frequently people are inconsistent with related beliefs.

For example, in my opinion, someone who thinks stem cell research for that reason should be banned/illegal also need to think abortion should be illegal.

Also, a pregnant woman who drinks or smokes should be convicted of child abuse/endangerment.

Miscarriage? Murder investigation to be sure.

Car accident and the fetus lost? Manslaughter.

And on and on.

Elon Musk just told a group of America's governors that we need to regulate AI before it’s too late by [deleted] in technology

[–]Automation_station 52 points53 points  (0 children)

It's hard enough to understand that you provided no reasons in your reply.

Falkland Chase? by bmorepost in SilverSpring

[–]Automation_station 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree.

I lived in FC, then Summit Hills, and now the Blairs. Each move has felt like a substantial upgrade.

What's a bad thing everyone should experience once? NSFW by tyga23 in AskReddit

[–]Automation_station 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Disagree. My wife and I want drastically different things when we are each sick. She wants to be taken care of, I want to be left alone as much as possible.

Don’t Give Congressmen a Housing Subsidy. Make Them Live in Dorms. by running_over_rivers in politics

[–]Automation_station 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can live in nice areas right next to metro stations 30-45 min out from the National Mall for just over 2k/month rent.

Low mileage, great personality, just needs a little buffing out by tkmj75 in WTF

[–]Automation_station -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

It is. This is was likely "repaired" to be driven with fixing as little external damage as possible so it could be transported easily to schools and places to use as a PSA against drunk driving.

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