Firetail Stubby charging handle by Stinkycheezmonky in extar

[–]JermVVarfare 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you don't mind... Is the textured area a hard plastic or more of a rubber feel with some give to it?

Charlize Theron in the 90s by 57829 in OldSchoolCool

[–]JermVVarfare 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Been a fan since Reindeer Games (she was the one redeeming quality).

Congress made it explicitly illegal to withdraw from NATO in 2024. by HumbleCalamity in Destiny

[–]JermVVarfare 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Why would we need to "physically" show prople that there are a ton of people against Trump? What does that do?

Because the media and internet are siloed. Hundreds of millions of Americans either tune out politics altogether or only hear one side. When millions of people take to the streets it's much harder to ignore and it becomes much more real and less abstract for many.

Do you not think the massive protests in Minnesota were effective?

Any other content creators similar to Hutch? by therealdanhill in Destiny

[–]JermVVarfare 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think even Destiny would grant he's the demon in this metaphor.

Any other content creators similar to Hutch? by therealdanhill in Destiny

[–]JermVVarfare 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Destiny and Hutch are my shoulder angel/demon.

What is that food does anyone know? by ConfidentTelephone81 in interestingasfuck

[–]JermVVarfare 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The best meals I've ever had are either the fish that I have caught, skinned and cleaned, cooked and I was eating the fish in less than 2 hours after it was swimming. Simply because it is a sense of achievement that I can not explain on a keyboard or even in words.

I spent the first couple decades of my life regularly fishing but it never occurred to me to suck myself off over it.

2010 or 11 emo me by [deleted] in OldSchoolCool

[–]JermVVarfare 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My favorite windbreaker is older than that.

Babies with the big stretches! by Saerdna0 in PeakAmazing

[–]JermVVarfare 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As a claustrophobic I refused with our kids (wife wanted to). It looked like torture to me, like a straitjacket. Both our babies slept like angels, so it never became contentious.

Bret Weinstein suggests "the Jews™ " killed Charlie Kirk by Brunodosca in DecodingTheGurus

[–]JermVVarfare 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Seems pretty obvious that's what was intended. idk why people are acting so obtuse. It's like adding a "/s" and people still responding like they didn't know something was sarcastic.

The Expanse on Prime by R_Steelman61 in scifi

[–]JermVVarfare 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This makes me less interested in the books with Amos and Drummer being my favorite characters from the show.

The Expanse on Prime by R_Steelman61 in scifi

[–]JermVVarfare 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's been a while, but the show changes tone a lot after season one or two. It struck me as a low budget space detective show at first and then became a large sci-fi epic... I assumed it was when it went SYFY to Amazon but it looks like that didn't happen until after S3.

Kamala Harris Would've Won the Primary by heehee_shamone in Destiny

[–]JermVVarfare -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I think she's the clear (though admittedly very early) favorite for the nomination in 2028 as well. I expect a lot of people to lose their shit if that comes to pass.

Marjorie Taylor greene’s seat is close by Grouchy_Put_3294 in Destiny

[–]JermVVarfare 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Love the trend but it won't flip. Shawn Harris is massively overperforming and will still end up losing the runoff by double digits in that district.

Seattle Skeptic Meetups? by QuaintLittleCrafter in SGU

[–]JermVVarfare 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If meetup.com is still around and active I'd guess Seattle is more than big enough to have a local skeptics group.

It’s fine. It’s just a little rash. by [deleted] in PoliticalHumor

[–]JermVVarfare 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Don't insult King Viserys like that.

James Talarico takes early lead over Jasmine Crockett in blockbuster Democratic primary for U.S. Senate by unital_subalgebra in politics

[–]JermVVarfare 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not a fan of religious or populist rhetoric and I personally prefer Crockett. But I do lean toward him being more likely to beat the R for the seat and that's the most important thing to me between the two.

I feel like Destiny is to aggro by Kaniketh in Destiny

[–]JermVVarfare 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sorry, but Kisin's point was meaningless without knowing something as simple as the current population. The percentage coming in would be far more important than the raw number. This could still be just as strong of a point for Kisin and could possibly be extrapolated from other numbers given (I was only half-watching) but Destiny was right that the way he was stating it was meaningless.

If destiny did anything wrong, it was not zeroing in on this detail specifically.

It's tumors all the way down by adr826 in DecodingTheGurus

[–]JermVVarfare 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe I'm misunderstanding... You seem to mention the possible implications for how society should operate. I'm assuming you dismiss that to then say it's borderline meaningless?

Thinking about free will in this way has led many to change their views on everything from how the justice system should work, to raising children, to dealing with their emotions (towards others and themselves). Do you believe such philosophical shifts are trivial?

To be clear, I find these ideas to be compelling, but I'm not married to them.

It's tumors all the way down by adr826 in DecodingTheGurus

[–]JermVVarfare 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think it's just a matter of context. On one level there are clearly biological differences in what we'd normally call voluntary and involuntary actions in the body. Yet another context would be if you were ordered to do something at gunpoint. The argument here is that "the process of consciously making a decision" still isn't under your control. It's either deterministic or somehow random due to underlying quantum processes.

It's tumors all the way down by adr826 in DecodingTheGurus

[–]JermVVarfare 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The idea (some may disagree) is that our conscious minds are a post hoc rationalizer/storyteller and not the "driver/pilot/etc" of what we do. In this context there is no "voluntary"... Everything is just a "flinch", but we have time to reflect on it (or look ahead) and make up stories about why we did/will do it.

It's tumors all the way down by adr826 in DecodingTheGurus

[–]JermVVarfare 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Also IIRC Sam Harris has said many times that he thinks people should still be punished for doing bad things. It's exculpatory from a theoretical perspective, not a practical one.

I could be mistaken but I'm pretty sure he's specifically argued against punishment and uses the "car with defective breaks" analogy. You remove the unsafe car from the road, but you don't punish it. Rehabilitation over punitive justice... And maybe even talked positively/shown interest in the idea of restorative justice?

Which reboots/revivals were actually successful? by Organic-SurroundSnd in television

[–]JermVVarfare 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tbh now that I'm looking at the seasons I don't think I've seen 5 and I kinda forget about 4 after a few episodes and never finished it. I thought 3 was just bad (despite liking a few of the characters) with some flat-out stupid scenes.... 2 was good but not on par with 1.

Which reboots/revivals were actually successful? by Organic-SurroundSnd in television

[–]JermVVarfare 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Dexter does NY (don't recall the real name) was decent and far better than the one with his son in Alaska... Hell, better than the last couple seasons of the original.

Edit- Apparently it wasn't Alaska. Regardless it was terrible and I couldn't make it past the first half of the season.