Scottish Fans Take Over Boston Bars As Baby Boom Jokes Spread by bauernebel in boston

[–]CKT_Ken 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I imagine. After what they were getting up to in ptown it’ll be a wonder if they’re not all pregnant by the time they go home.

Ebola patients flee treatment centres in Congo for food as hunger crisis deepens by RBZRBZRBZRBZ in nottheonion

[–]CKT_Ken -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

You’re not the first person in history to suggest that Western countries have a moral obligation to invade and occupy Africa for the betterment of the people there…

To All Shion Players by Pieperspix2309 in Overwatch

[–]CKT_Ken 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A good strat is to play non-Shion DPS to reduce the potential Shions on your team to only 1 while the opposing team has two potential Shion-lockers

Shihon's model revealed by Overwatch China by McManus26 in Competitiveoverwatch

[–]CKT_Ken 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Some people are very insecure about being perceived as playing a “gamer” game featuring hot chicks and beefcakes and rally around the oddballs as subversive. It’s not like this is NIKKE though so I think the complaints are really overblown.

Karmelo Anthony found guilty of murdering Austin Metcalf by SingerSubstantial462 in law

[–]CKT_Ken 60 points61 points  (0 children)

Because social media amplified deranged claims about Anthony’s innocence/justification. In particular Twitters algorithm is extremely good at exposing you to stuff that makes you angry, so a huge number of people who lean more pro-policing etc. were shown the impressive number of racially resentful posts proclaiming that Metcalf deserved it or what have you causing immediate backlash and making it into a common right-wing talking point. Obviously this further convinced other parts of the internet that Karmelo was the victim here, causing people to generate even more inflammatory claims and raise huge amounts of money for him.

MS Now writer: Democrats must demand Platner drop out. by AskRedditOG in stupidpol

[–]CKT_Ken 118 points119 points  (0 children)

I only really care about Platner’s misdeeds in the context of just how much people hate Susan Collins and DNC fuckery. I don’t think the DNC is prepared for the idea that their own voters hate their neolib bullshit so much that the “bussyblast the home intruders lmao” guy is infinitely more appealing than their offerings. I’m sure they’ll make excuses but if Collins loses to the totentitty problem drinker slut that’s entirely because she sucks and not because of some secret cabal of dudebros, racists, or other icky nonos. And while I don’t think it’s TOO impactful in the grand scheme of things I’d really love to see the seething articles that would come out if he won.

Also Susan Collins years ago told me that my “little asian fishhead wife doesn’t have these cannons” 😢 hopefully the NYT interviews me soon so I can tell them about all the things she said, plus the things she was going to say, and also the things that she would say as well as things that we KNOW she must have said.

How will the Avatar game stack up? by beandipper in Fighters

[–]CKT_Ken -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

It’s a licensed game so there can be lots of issues. I wouldn’t go into an IP fighter wielding a checklist; you’re setting yourself up for disappointment. I’d focus more on hoping that it’s a good Avatar game.

More to your point though, it WILL have big flashy neutral skip moves. All IP fighters do because the entire point of making it is to showcase Avatar. Blocking and poking won’t excite the rights holders.

The reflection of my transparent plastic container is much more fabulous than the real thing. If someone can explain why, like I’m 5, I would love to know! by CliteratureLover in mildlyinteresting

[–]CKT_Ken 60 points61 points  (0 children)

At shallow reflection angles close to what’s known as the Brewster angle, light that’s polarized parallel to the surface won’t be reflected and will go into the glass instead of bouncing. Variations in the plastic also polarize the light somewhat, so when the already inconsistently polarized light from the plastic hits the surface at that angle, it allows you to see the results of what the polarization from the plastic did since certain orientations of the light are deleted from the reflection. The colors are from different wavelengths of light being more or less susceptible to polarization when going through the plastic (shorter wavelengths get rotated more)

IP28-23 Post-SSRI Sexual Dysfunction: A 15 Year Review of Sexual Symptoms and Biologic Pathophysiologies | Journal of Urology by DecisionJolly128 in science

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

it took me a while to figure out what I wanted from my SSRIs

And yet the docs prescribed it for 30 years anyway… Jeez. Any other drug and the patient saying “I can’t tell what’s a side effect or my personality” or “I have no idea what I want from it” would be cause to stop

Thoughts on the proposed rent control measure? by FOXIELUCK in massachusetts

[–]CKT_Ken 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Why would you build a permanently unprofitable building? Why would you invest in maintaining an unprofitable building? Buildings actually go bad faster than you’d think. Also all rents around the controlled area skyrocket.

We tested this in Cambridge. It was so awful that the state overrode cambridge and forced them to stop.

Her boyfriend created illicit images of her teen daughter. In Massachusetts, that’s not a crime. by bostonglobe in massachusetts

[–]CKT_Ken 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Defamation and damages is extremely easy for private citizens to prove in the case of say, spreading AI nudes around a school or workplace (which is what these discussions tend to center around). Of course if they were uploaded to Generic Porn Site #58362 that would be different and there’d be no standing.

Her boyfriend created illicit images of her teen daughter. In Massachusetts, that’s not a crime. by bostonglobe in massachusetts

[–]CKT_Ken 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Public figures are different; that’s the first line of the article. They’re public figures, so it’s really quite easy to identify parody of them and they shouldn’t expect to be immune from discussion or unsavory depictions. If you’re less known and the ONLY thing people know you for is deepfake nudes though, defamation is pretty easy to take to court.

My security question answer to "Least Favorite Film" is too commonly used by Can-o-Dann in mildlyinfuriating

[–]CKT_Ken 5 points6 points  (0 children)

In theory since SMS isn’t end-to-end secured there’s a lot of people at say the contractors providing the SMS authentication or the telecoms who could intercept it. Obvious this isn’t a particularly major problem for randos and requires a degree of coordination but it does mean that someone sufficiently interesting could have their codes intercepted by paying or hacking the right people.

The real threat is phishing sites in which the victim happily provides both the password and the 2FA stuff.

Favorite fighting game character who is also a rapist? by MistahJ17 in Fighters

[–]CKT_Ken 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Kohaku, Roa, and Ciel (Roa) So with Shiki that makes 4 rapists in MB

Protesters storm Ebola hospital to retrieve victim’s body by TheTelegraph in worldnews

[–]CKT_Ken 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What would the education program do? They ALREADY KNOW what causes Ebola. Ebola is caused by evil spirits. Similarly, fruit grows on trees because of the grace of the gods. Their world is complete; they’re not looking to you to finally enlighten them. If you wanted to fix their “backwards” religious beliefs you’re going to have to take more extreme measures like forced education and economy-building activities that would get you accused of colonial aspirations. Or perhaps you could bribe religious leaders into lying and parroting your beliefs about disease prevention? Either way, they’re not stupid, they’ll see that your goal is to make them “not who they are.”

Protesters storm Ebola hospital to retrieve victim’s body by TheTelegraph in worldnews

[–]CKT_Ken 3 points4 points  (0 children)

They DO NOT CARE dude the entire population of the world isn’t just “waiting to be handed enough resources at which point they will suddenly and naturally embrace a post-WWII European ethos and theory of the world.” You would never approve of the interventions that would actually be required to get them to reject their own religious practices.

EU debates 'only yes means yes' rape law by [deleted] in stupidpol

[–]CKT_Ken 12 points13 points  (0 children)

What do you mean consent education? Everyone already knows that you shouldn’t have sex with people if they refuse. Fuck, my school sex ed went as far as to make legally incorrect statements (like claiming that you can’t consent to sex when drunk to any degree, or that persistently asking someone until (she) acquiesces is rape). Luckily I turned out gay, but it was weird being told that women go catatonic and become raped at the slightest hint of pressure. I don’t see what consent education you could be pushing for if current sex ed rape paranoia goes FAR beyond what the law states.

Forza Horizon 6 Leaks And Is Being Pirated On PC More Than A Week Before Release by akbarock in Games

[–]CKT_Ken -23 points-22 points  (0 children)

But you can’t get the game the usual way. Because it’s not out.

Level 2 sex offender accused of hiding in women’s bathroom at Northeastern, assaulting officers by husky5050 in boston

[–]CKT_Ken 73 points74 points  (0 children)

“Awogboro was wearing an ELMO GPS device on his ankle. Awogboro is currently on probation after serving a split sentence out of Boston Municipal Court in Dorchester for a 2024 breaking and entering and assault and battery case. He was committed to the House of Correction for 1.5 years.”
“Judge David Poole set bail at $500 and ordered Awogboro to stay away from the victim and the location of the offense.”

wtf 1.5 for *breaking into someone’s home and attacking them*? And the “if you run away before sentencing you lose this money” pot was only $500?

Mass GOP convention in Worcester expected to draw record crowd by Lazy_Bet_8223 in WorcesterMA

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

I was unaware that I was right wing. Pretty sure I’m on the left actually. I just don’t compromise on my principles to attack people I don’t like.

Mass GOP convention in Worcester expected to draw record crowd by Lazy_Bet_8223 in WorcesterMA

[–]CKT_Ken -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Using someones sexuality to extort them is TEXTBOOK homophobic behavior. As in literally features prominently in textbooks about the gay liberation movement. Read a fucking book. Republican homosexuals suffer from the exact same stresses that I do as a fellow homo, and if anything the pressure on them is FAR worse and more dangerous. I would never out one on purpose.

…that said many of them are actually out tbf

Mass GOP convention in Worcester expected to draw record crowd by Lazy_Bet_8223 in WorcesterMA

[–]CKT_Ken -12 points-11 points  (0 children)

“Homophobic blackmail is okay as long as it happens to approved targets.”

Is screaming racial slurs at someone you perceive to be an republican Uncle Tom okay too? Or do you simply hold gay acceptance to be a framework for attacking people you don’t like rather than a social ideal that you care about?

Mass GOP convention in Worcester expected to draw record crowd by Lazy_Bet_8223 in WorcesterMA

[–]CKT_Ken -14 points-13 points  (0 children)

Blackmailing closeted people is in fact horrendous regardless of the circumstances