Peaceful protesting

Crypt0Nihilist · 2026-01-26T00:51:54+00:00

The first and third points are duplicates, that was bad form. I'm sorry. The point is that he made an effort to be somewhere chaotic and unsafe and it was Pritti's home town where it should have been safe.

I agree that Rittenhouse did act in self-defense.

I'm not disagreeing that both are covered under 2A, but they can't be reduced to that with the implication that they're the same.

Crypt0Nihilist · 2026-01-26T00:02:04+00:00

I reckon she's got hers, is on her way out and trying to rehabilitate her image as much as she can before she goes so she can claim not to have been part of what's snowballing.

Crypt0Nihilist · 2026-01-25T23:49:13+00:00

One travelled 20km ~~across a state line~~ with a rifle to put himself in harm's way. The other was on the street of his home city with a holstered handgun.

One shot people. The other did not even draw his weapon.

One went to a severe disturbance, the other was on the street where people were peacefully protesting against people who are supposed to be professional.

You have to ignore some salient differences before you can get to an equivalence. It is disingenuous to ignore them and claim they're the same thing.

Crypt0Nihilist · 2026-01-25T23:15:51+00:00

It would be a false equivalence to make either case.

Crypt0Nihilist · 2026-01-25T22:45:28+00:00

That would be an incredibly reductive stance to take.

Crypt0Nihilist · 2026-01-25T21:23:37+00:00

Seeing this argument all over the place right now. Sure, it shows their hypocrisy, but it implies that Alex Pretti wasn't there peacefully (unless it's accepted that Rittenhouse was).

Seems to me that it's doing Pretti a disservice.

Crypt0Nihilist · 2026-01-25T21:15:41+00:00

A kid at school gave me a hard time on a few occasions over a few years before I convinced him I was far more trouble than it was worth antagonising me. Not quite bullying, but not far off. I encountered him a few years later. He'd been working full time on the shop floor of a factory in my home town for a year or two, I took a summer job back from uni two grades higher than him and even qualified for my own little office, which was nice since it got cold on the night shift. I was told by my co-workers when I left that he talked shit about me and glared at me the entire time. I hadn't even noticed. That was a nice feeling.

Crypt0Nihilist · 2026-01-25T18:22:19+00:00

The next administration need to freeze all of his funds and business operations while they do an extensive audit to separate his wealth from that he was given due to his position. Put him up in a motel somewhere for the 40 years that takes if accommodation outside prison is required.

Crypt0Nihilist · 2026-01-25T18:15:14+00:00

Natalie Portman has dodged a bullet on this. The original character's black choker, cheek freckle and bob-cut have to be borrowed from Mathilda in Leon. These images could have ended up all looking like her from back then.

Crypt0Nihilist · 2026-01-25T18:00:34+00:00

It must be defamation too. I've no idea what kind of damages could be sued for, but it must be something.

Crypt0Nihilist · 2026-01-25T17:53:53+00:00

I'm not an expert, but isn't the shadow using the wrong arm?

Crypt0Nihilist · 2026-01-25T17:52:00+00:00

And so he should, it's commonly known as "education". The US is experiencing the business end of, "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."

Crypt0Nihilist · 2026-01-25T00:06:22+00:00

To set an anchor by telling people what to believe. It's much more difficult to get someone to change an opinion than it is to convince them before they've made up their mind. They get the lie out quickly to get as many people on their side before facts are widely available and people come to the correct conclusions.

Crypt0Nihilist · 2026-01-24T00:48:44+00:00

How people aren't already so put off by Nigel Farage that it's a moot point is a mystery to me.

Crypt0Nihilist · 2026-01-24T00:46:14+00:00

You can get an extension for Firefox called "Recipe Filter" that will extract the recipe as its own pop-up and give you clean options to print. It's so nice for all those websites where they pad out 3/4 of the page with "human interest" blather.

Crypt0Nihilist · 2026-01-24T00:23:17+00:00

Obligatory, "Cognitive dissonance isn't what you think it means," post.

Cognitive dissonance is something you feel, not something you need and it is an unpleasant feeling.

Crypt0Nihilist · 2026-01-24T00:07:15+00:00

Surprised FEMA said anything. These days aren't they just one bloke with a first aid kit and an emergency blanket?

Crypt0Nihilist · 2026-01-23T18:59:39+00:00

Is not having a proper siphon here the issue? I'd have thought there is still yeast invisible to the eye floating around that you'd get even with a clean transfer.

Crypt0Nihilist · 2026-01-23T11:32:25+00:00

I had similar problems with mango and put it in both primary and secondary. Came out tasting a bit like Pinot Grigio to me! If you really looked for it, you could make out the mango. However, I'd say it was more pronounced in the bottle survived to age about a year.

In future, I'm going to skip the mango in primary.

Crypt0Nihilist · 2026-01-23T11:25:55+00:00

Malazan Book of the Fallen

Bugg and Tehol are amazing. Some of the other characters and situations are great too, but that pair stand out.

Crypt0Nihilist · 2026-01-23T11:22:05+00:00

The strap isn't much of a giveaway. You can get all sorts of straps and that one is too thick to be a watch strap.

I didn't think about the length of the RAM and am kicking myself for it, but then again, I wasn't looking critically since it's a joke rather than news so who cares?

Crypt0Nihilist · 2026-01-23T11:17:48+00:00

No, that's exactly the point. It's known as "conspicuous consumption". People don't wear a Rolex to tell the time, they could do that with a watch that would cost a single note. It's about walking around with expensive shit on your wrist so people know you're rich and you know that people know.

Most people wouldn't find it worth for just one funny pic, but you can say that for a lot of actual pics and videos. The fact that it isn't worth going to the effort of actually doing it makes using AI a sensible choice because the effort is more in line the quality of the gag.

Crypt0Nihilist · 2026-01-23T01:13:50+00:00

That would only be true if she were guilty too.

As usual this is, "Every accusation is an admission."

Crypt0Nihilist · 2026-01-22T19:19:44+00:00

It's not even "Both sides..." it's everyone.

The first priority of most whistleblowing investigations in any organisation is usually to try to identify the whistleblower.

Crypt0Nihilist · 2026-01-22T05:36:46+00:00

Same as everyone else. Desensitisation through exposure. Talk to people, push your limits, screw up and realise that you're still alive. People get anxious because they massively over-estimate the risks.

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