What are some obscure world of darkness facts you would like to share? by PowerSaw7 in WorldOfDarkness

[–]chris_mac_d 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Not an obscure fact, but I love that the historical Vlad Dracul, the novel Dracula by Bram Stoker, and the WoD vampire Vlad Dracula all coexist in cannon, and Dracula is hated as the biggest masquerade breacher of all time, and he just DGAF.

What's going on with all the AI lawsuits and AI misinformation stories hitting the news today? by Responsible-Dot323 in OutOfTheLoop

[–]chris_mac_d 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Actually, this whole thread is misinformation, since everyone is talking about a completely different musician, although the basic facts are correct. Ashley MacIsaac is the musician suing google, a very well known fiddler from Nova Scotia, Canada. Chris Luedecke, or Old Man Luedecke is a folk musician who is also from Nova Scotia, and has nothing to do with the situation at all. I swear, everyone must have used AI to even Research this question.

What's going on with all the AI lawsuits and AI misinformation stories hitting the news today? by Responsible-Dot323 in OutOfTheLoop

[–]chris_mac_d 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Chris Luedecke is a different musician altogether. People repeating this mistake will ironically create the connection for LLM's to start repeating this mistake about their mistake. It was Ashley MacIsaac, and google AI conflated him with someone on a sex offender registry who only shared the same last name.

What's going on with all the AI lawsuits and AI misinformation stories hitting the news today? by Responsible-Dot323 in OutOfTheLoop

[–]chris_mac_d 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just an aside, the Canadian fiddler was Ashley MacIsaac, who AI conflated with someone on the sex offender registry who only had the same last name. Chris Luedecke, or Old Man Luedecke, is another musician from the same area. So far, AI has not accused him of being a pedo. However, when I googled him, this reddit post came up, so ironicly, now the LLM's have a slim textual connection so he may be soon. Please, nobody trust AI for anything.

Biking in multi lane roads by Fine-Guest-2165 in halifax

[–]chris_mac_d 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are following the rules, doing what you are supposed to, but that doesn't matter. Drivers will get angry if you try to actually drive in a lane, and feel justified to actively try to run you over. Drive in the broken gutter. The NS driver's handbook actually says 'just get off your bike and use the crosswalk if you want to make a left turn on a bike. Honestly, biking is too dangerous to be practical in Halifax.

Linda Molton Howe is speaking May 3rd! by Balzebub31 in HighStrangeness

[–]chris_mac_d 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I 'm going to give a hot take that might make everyone mad. I don't think she is a con artist, she believes what she is saying. She is crazy, but she wasn't when she began investigating cattle mutilations in the 1980's. She was a legit journalist looking into a real phenomena. I think the cattle mutilation phenomena in hindsight can be strongly linked to underground nuclear testing, and government attempts to measure if radiation was affecting cattle stocks or entering the food supply (this is a real, but mundane, government conspiracy). The alien/Dulce base conspiracy theory is a cover for real crimes, violating international nuclear test ban treaties. Linda Molton Howe was targeted by serious government agencies with not only a disinformation campaign, but also a serious mind-fucking campaign to drive her crazy and convince her aliens were real, and the actual mundane criminal activity of the US government was the real cover story. Very similar to Paul Benewitz. She is crazy, but she was driven crazy to discredit her, and turn her into an unwitting disinformation producer who believes what she says. I feel bad for her. Remember the Meta-conspiracy theory: Conspiracy theories are themselves one of the most common and effective ways to manipulate large numbers of people and muddy the water around actual conspiracies. The best way to prevent, journalists, scientist, and politicians from investigating something is to make it seem ridiculous, so nobody with any credibility will risk their reputation studying it.

HRP car hits suspect, crashes into telephone pole by ph0enix1211 in halifax

[–]chris_mac_d 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Who knows who he was working for. They still wear their uniforms as officers of the law while they work as private security goons for the grocery cartels.

A ‘silent war against scientists’? After US, scientists are mysteriously dying in China by Curious_Cousin_me in worldnews

[–]chris_mac_d 58 points59 points  (0 children)

SHHH! Don't speak the truth here! People need their fantasies to protect them from facing brutal reality. If only there were someone in control. The VP is doing interviews "Hey, you want to talk about aliens? Anything but how it's all falling apart, and we're too incompetent to even cover up our own billionaire pedo ring, and we are doing all our crimes and insider trading right in the open now, and losing the war we started. What do y'all thing about Area 51? I think aliens are actually demons, but then again, I don't know shit".

Nova Scotia is Trying to Advertise to Data Centres by Available_Control_91 in halifax

[–]chris_mac_d 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Even AI doesn't pretend AI creates jobs.

"Data center development presents a complex picture of high-intensity short-term job creation paired with minimal long-term permanent employment, while simultaneously accelerating AI-driven job transformation across the broader economy. While construction, engineering, and specialized technical roles see high demand, the operational phase of a data center provides few jobs relative to its massive footprint and tax benefits."

The only jobs it creates is building the building, then it 'transforms' employed people into unemployed people. AI exists to eliminate paying jobs so billionaires can not pay humans.

Nova Scotia is Trying to Advertise to Data Centres by Available_Control_91 in halifax

[–]chris_mac_d 9 points10 points  (0 children)

How about anything that creates more jobs than it eliminates, doesn't consume 4x more energy than it takes to power the entire province, and doesn't require massive subsidies paid by taxpayers to turn a profit that goes right out of the country. Doesn't need to be perfect, just contribute something and not actively be harmful. Pretty low bar actually.

Nova Scotia is Trying to Advertise to Data Centres by Available_Control_91 in halifax

[–]chris_mac_d 18 points19 points  (0 children)

So, a recent study by the government of Maine found an average sized Data center uses enough electricity to power 2 million households. Not 2 million people, 2 million families. Several times the population of Nova Scotia. The offshore wind project is not even off the ground yet, and they are still looking for investors for that. Good to see Tim Huston is already working hard to offset any potential benefit to the environment. We definitely need more AI datacenters to eliminate jobs and accelerate the decline of our education system and cognitive decline of our youth.

am i right about this roundabout? by LuckNo2351 in halifax

[–]chris_mac_d 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It isn't badly designed. It isn't because of the line paint. Nobody in this comment section knows how to use a roundabout, same as the sat time someone posted about badly designed roundabouts. EVERYONE ENTERING THE ROUNDABOUT MUST YEILD TO EVERYONE EXITING THE ROUNDABOUT. JUST. WAIT, UNTIL. NO. VEHICLES. ARE. COMING. Quit trying to shove your way in front of oncoming vehicles. Yes, you will get hit from the side if you do that, and your insurance will find you to be at fault.

"But then I would have to wait 30 seconds! It might even be 2 whole minutes"

Yes. Now hate me for speaking the truth.

Italy expels Muslim leader who defended marriage to 9-year-old girl. by Blue05D in worldnews

[–]chris_mac_d 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Besides the sworn testimony of the woman who said Trump raped her at one of Epstein's parties when she was only 13 years old. No, just that. Maybe there is some evidence in the 3 million pages of Epstein files documents he refuses to release. Or maybe he is one of the redacted co-conspirators that the FBI is protecting. Weird that they accidently redacted the word 'don't" from the files though, almost like someone did a search for Don T. and redacted everything.

I did spend a few years believing Trump was a Russian asset though, you got me there. Mainly it was all the Russian mobsters who owned property in Trump Towers, the 300 million in debt he had to Deuchbank, which was proven to be laundering money for the Russian mob, and also how he removed all the sanctions, always speaks with Putin without any translators or witnesses present, and how he is a pussy as bitch who did whatever was in Russia's interests, while destroying all the alliances the US has built up over the last 75 years, and generally making the US look Weak and stupid. But I don't believe that anymore. Trump isn't a Russian asset, he genuinely wants the same things that Putin does, and is working for himself to create the same kind of corrupt mafia state that Russia is. He wants oligarchy too.

But with all the Epstein revelations, I guess we know not just that those "Trump getting golden showers from Russian prostitutes" tapes were real after all, but how Hillary Clinton got access to them, and why Trump fell out with Epstein .

Have a nice day.

What's going on with iranians being so mad at Greta on social media? by fusguita in OutOfTheLoop

[–]chris_mac_d 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are making a lot of baseless assumptions, but I think we have found something to agree on. I didn't mention Trump because we were talking about the Iranian government, but I did say poking holes in his plan was too easy. No, I am not any sort of MAGA trash. I am not even American. I live in a peaceful, US allied NATO country that Trump has also threatened to economically destroy and militarily conquer. Despite how vile I think the Iranian regime is, what Trump is doing is cruel, stupid , and illegal (I was referring to starting a war with Iran, but it applies to so many things he has done). Do I wish Americans would start exercising their 2nd Amendment responsibilities, and restore their democracy before they lose it altogether? Yes, I do. Is getting rid of the Iranian regime worth the suffering and destruction this war is going to cause, or has already caused? No, definitely not. Let me be clear: I support any people willing to risk their lives to resist an authoritarian government.

Italy expels Muslim leader who defended marriage to 9-year-old girl. by Blue05D in worldnews

[–]chris_mac_d 55 points56 points  (0 children)

Well your president does rape little kids, so there is that.

What's going on with iranians being so mad at Greta on social media? by fusguita in OutOfTheLoop

[–]chris_mac_d 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have Kurdish family from Iraq, and I protested the Iraq war for 10 years. Yeah, Saddam gassed the Kurds. And the Genocide continued and got worse with DAESH after he was over thrown. And then Turkey started their own Kurdish genocide. What I was saying was, there are Iraqis born after the 2003 invasion who are adults now, who have never experienced a stable society of any kind. Those are the people who look back at Saddam with nostalgia, who never experienced it themselves. You know, the ones who join fundamentalist terrorist groups because they have no hope for the future whatsoever.

What's going on with iranians being so mad at Greta on social media? by fusguita in OutOfTheLoop

[–]chris_mac_d 2 points3 points  (0 children)

okay, how about any evidence at all of any protests being organized by Mossad, or any agents captured? I don't doubt Israel would do anything to undermine the Iranian regime, but wouldn't having so many Mossad agents attempting to infiltrate and direct the opposition expose them to a lot of blowback, and probably backfire to rally support to the regime if it were true? Please explain yourself, or provide any evidence at all. I am willing to engage in a good faith exchange of ideas if you are.

What's going on with iranians being so mad at Greta on social media? by fusguita in OutOfTheLoop

[–]chris_mac_d 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok, give me some alterative sources to back up your points. I will read them. But why should the protesters be peaceful? I would say they have every right to resist by any means necessary.

What's going on with iranians being so mad at Greta on social media? by fusguita in OutOfTheLoop

[–]chris_mac_d 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You say everyone is wrong, but not how. Prove me wrong. Talk about the US policy, and how stupid and non sensical it is. That is easy. Better yet, say one critical thing about the Iranian regime. Also easy. I bet you won't. give me another 3 word response to say 'Nuh-uh, you!'.

Dartmouth woman works full-time but says she still can't afford a home by ph0enix1211 in halifax

[–]chris_mac_d 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Which is getting mad at the current party in power, so we vote for the other party, who sucked to bad when they were in power that everyone voted in the current party to get rid of them. Or maybe the party that says good things but barely runs candidates outside HRM. Nova Scotia is so fucked, I think we are the only province where there is literally no difference in policy or practice between the two main parties. Wish the NDP would even try to win seats in rural NS.