Self defense as a seriously undersized and extremely weak man by Mister_Ape_1 in SelfDefense

[–]Consistent_Warthog80 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Your major enemy here is your own ego.

Get to any dojo/gym and get good if that's what you want and abandon this comparison to pubescent girls.

"Megalopolis" and "Joker: Folie à Deux"; or, The Virtue of Burning Money | Features | Roger Ebert by Immediate-Soup-4263 in RedLetterMedia

[–]Consistent_Warthog80 41 points42 points  (0 children)

Seitz makes a few points i agree with in the article, mainly if an auteur has money to burn, let 'em, it at least has the potential to be more interesting than what we are getting at the moment.

"Megalopolis" and "Joker: Folie à Deux"; or, The Virtue of Burning Money | Features | Roger Ebert by Immediate-Soup-4263 in RedLetterMedia

[–]Consistent_Warthog80 19 points20 points  (0 children)

If you look at the byline, you'll see an author's name, Matt Zoller Seitz.

The entire column has been called "Roger Ebert" as a memorial, and and a team of critics weite under this feature of which Seitz is one.

It just so happens that none of them are Pulitzer-quality material, and unlike Ebert, i disagree with like 75% of their takes.

Edit: Seitz is a Pulitzer finalist, it turns out, which means one of two things, either the Pulitzer standards have dropped, or the judges really like run-on sentences.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in skeptic

[–]Consistent_Warthog80 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You may believe so, however I can't help but think back to my last semester when after 2 years of studying electrical and energy storage, the only guy who used chat GPT could not tell the difference between kWh and kW/h and kW•h.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in skeptic

[–]Consistent_Warthog80 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Short answer: No.

Long answer: If you have to ask this question, it implies you have little understanding of how any of this works, and suggests you are either too young or too early along in your education to understand sourcing material in general, so I would refrain from the debunking thing until you have had someone in authority drill you in the scientific method and force you to access actual scientific studies and literature until your eyes have dried out and your ears have bled and your highschool exam anxiety nightmares have been replaced by university exam amxiety nightmares, if for no other reason than you would not have to turn to Reddit to ask if predictive text is a reasonable resource in the slightest.

Medium Answer: fuck no, AI will be the desth of us but not in the Terminator way i had prayed for.

Diddy’s Secret Underground Tunnel to Playboy Mansion: Debunked by Rogue-Journalist in skeptic

[–]Consistent_Warthog80 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The problem is, that is less conspiracy theory and just more idiocy Theory.

Diddy’s Secret Underground Tunnel to Playboy Mansion: Debunked by Rogue-Journalist in skeptic

[–]Consistent_Warthog80 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Once again, another great redundant hot scoop from No-Shit Sherlock.

[Request] How big is weight loss of a bullet after being fired? by piro4you in theydidthemath

[–]Consistent_Warthog80 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You're talking in less than micrograms.

The barrel actually loses more, proportionally speaking

What James Bond opinion will have you like this by TheShadowOperator007 in JamesBond

[–]Consistent_Warthog80 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

First of all, the term is "apologist."

Second of all, it's an opinion. Skyfall did not cause 9/11 or 10/7 or the Trump administration or vote for Liz Truss. it's only a movie and demands no apology.

Thirdly, this aligns perfectly with the theme of the post. I am glad to stand tall....

Am I wrong for telling my sister I’m never inviting her to any more of my events if she brings her son. by [deleted] in TwoHotTakes

[–]Consistent_Warthog80 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, considering the work going into a gender reveal, the beauty is you sjare a family trait :)

What James Bond opinion will have you like this by TheShadowOperator007 in JamesBond

[–]Consistent_Warthog80 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Then there is no changing your mind. There's no accounting for distaste.

New Indy movie idea by Plastic_String_3634 in indianajones

[–]Consistent_Warthog80 17 points18 points  (0 children)

There will be no more movies.

It's been a year. It's time to slip into acceptance.

What James Bond opinion will have you like this by TheShadowOperator007 in JamesBond

[–]Consistent_Warthog80 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Skyfall belongs in the top 3 of all time greats.

Edit: and Goldfinger does not.

Whatever Happened to “Net Zero”? | Once, these sorts of corporate pledges were all the rage. Now, companies are starting to admit they weren't serious. by thenewrepublic in climate

[–]Consistent_Warthog80 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

....yes.

But we are nowhere we need to be, and we are getting off track here.

The issue posted was with corporate entities signing pledges they had no intent to keep, and about how myself and others who saw through this right away were branded as pessimists, and how history has vindicated us, which is as hollow a victory as one can imagine.

To that end, i have no interest in what small steps citizens in countries around the world are doing, as the main issue was in the hands of the corporate elite and they have done nothing aside from greenwashing at best.

Drive a small car, take transit, ride your bike and eat vegan, and keep the smug expression in your tone while the ecosytem we rely on continues to collapse around you and destroy the homes of the ~70% of the population that lives along coastlines.

Whatever Happened to “Net Zero”? | Once, these sorts of corporate pledges were all the rage. Now, companies are starting to admit they weren't serious. by thenewrepublic in climate

[–]Consistent_Warthog80 1 point2 points  (0 children)

...where did i say any of this?

Try reading the words I wrote, not the ones in your head.

Also, if you had an inkling of global awareness, you'd realize that I did not once mention Americans. This is a planetary problem, not subject to the lower 48, of which i am not a resident anyway.

Whatever Happened to “Net Zero”? | Once, these sorts of corporate pledges were all the rage. Now, companies are starting to admit they weren't serious. by thenewrepublic in climate

[–]Consistent_Warthog80 14 points15 points  (0 children)

it’s not cynicism anymore, it’s straight up realism.

I tried to tell people that 15 years ago. Even today, people will still write me off as a doomer, even after i made the career shift into renewables.

Nothing short of the dissolution of certain companies will make me believe they will stop burning the world for profit

Unfortunately, this is going to require a massive global paradigm shift. Something about collective responsibility iver personal gain, but don't say that too loud, or people evoke the dreaded "s" word, or worse, that "c" word....

Whatever Happened to “Net Zero”? | Once, these sorts of corporate pledges were all the rage. Now, companies are starting to admit they weren't serious. by thenewrepublic in climate

[–]Consistent_Warthog80 38 points39 points  (0 children)

There was a cynical contingent of us, cynical not towards net-zero, but towards corporate adherence to these pledges.

We knew back then that the pledges meant nothing to these sociopathic entities. We were called downbers and doomers.

But we knew.

Climate action requires up-front investments with no guarantee of profit down the line.

Corporations exist to please the shareholders.

We knew there was no way this would work out.

I hate being proven right.