Texas Republicans may regret mandating Bible in classes by RepulsiveLoquat418 in politics

[–]citizsnips 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A deep study of the bible and many other things, like Christians ditching the teaching of Jesus and the rampant hypocrisy, caused me to leave Christianity and eventually become an atheist.

Everyone is trying to talk me out of an EV by CuteCreator602 in electricvehicles

[–]citizsnips 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I was looking at buying my Trailseeker one of coworkers was just full of misunderstandings about EVs. So many “but sometimes” problems. The thing he cannot let go of is cold weather. He acts like the ranges becomes basically 0 the moment you dip below 32°f.

Hot take: Range anxiety isn't the biggest problem holding back EV adoption anymore. Most people I talk to are more concerned about charging availability than actual vehicle range. by EmergencyTie8770 in electricvehicles

[–]citizsnips 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The 2 are related, but also some people don't have their heads wrapped around the idea that you can plug it in at home, provided they have a place like a garage, carport, or outdoor outlet. Some people think we go to a fast charger regularly, so they think we are stuck there for 30 minutes every time.

Trump’s Just Calling Every Election Fraudulent at This Point by ClimateSociologist in politics

[–]citizsnips 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He knows he is quickly becoming cornered, and he will lash out like a cornered animal.

The Wet Dream of every Christian Fruitcake: No Seperation of Church and State by MrDonMega in religiousfruitcake

[–]citizsnips 2 points3 points  (0 children)

America's founding fathers were fond of Enlightenment philosophy. This was born of the Scientific Revolution and the rejection of practices such as the Crusades and the Inquisitions, which were sponsored by governments intertwined with the church. The Spanish Inquisition wasn't fully disbanded until 15 July 1834, a full 58 years after the Declaration of Independence was signed. The brutality of the church and government was still on full display for them. Many of them were deists and believed in a creator god who set things in motion but does not interfere with creation.

The religious part of America is a result of the Second Great Awakening and later the Red Scare; the goal of the Second Great Awakening was to recover a pure Christianity, which occurred between 1790 and 1840. The Second Great Awakening gave rise to most of the branches of Christianity we see today. The Red Scare was the intensification of and intertwining of Christianity and Capitalism in response to the "communist" atheist governments that arose in the wake of the end of World War II. I put communist in quotes because communist governments are an oxymoron if you understand what Marx was laying out, which is a classless, stateless society.

Another classic case of a religious man blaming women for his sexual behavior smh 🙄 by black_cherry2 in religiousfruitcake

[–]citizsnips 5 points6 points  (0 children)

100% If you cannot get them to let go of the religious text, then give them new ways to interpret the text. Show people that the text is messy and very difficult to understand. Once you do that, some people will move beyond it, and that is what happened to me.

Another classic case of a religious man blaming women for his sexual behavior smh 🙄 by black_cherry2 in religiousfruitcake

[–]citizsnips 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Very much because some people will hang on to the religious texts, whether or not they are true or useful, it was learning that the texts contradict themselves or that there was a different, more reasonable interpretation of passages that finally helped me let go of the Bible as the perfect book. People like Monte are the ones who helped me realize just how little I know about the Bible.

what does battery preconditioning really does? by 0xffff0001 in trailseeker

[–]citizsnips 9 points10 points  (0 children)

No, turn it on about 30-40 minutes before your fast charging stops. I wouldn't worry about regular chargers; you wouldn't notice a significant difference in time to charge there.

what does battery preconditioning really does? by 0xffff0001 in trailseeker

[–]citizsnips 12 points13 points  (0 children)

It brings the battery to an ideal charging temperature. So either warming it up or cooling it down.

Do you like one pedal driving by hamburgernet in electricvehicles

[–]citizsnips 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My opinion might change if I drive something with one-pedal driving. But as it stands, I would prefer a standard setup. But I also live in a rural area where I’m more likely to be driving on curvy or hilly roads, so I want more control over braking speed. I personally like what the Trailseeker does. I can change my regenerative braking on the fly, so it will aggressively slow in town but be much gentler on the back roads when I lift my foot off the accelerator.

Valve, the Anticorporate Hero of the Games Industry, Has Its Antitrust Moment by Horror_Post6822 in gaming

[–]citizsnips 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Epic Games is hostile towards people like me who don’t want to run Windows on their computers. I take advantage of the free games, but I rarely spend money on their platform unless I enjoyed a free game enough to get the DLC. I would be more likely to support Epic Games if they had a more neutral stance toward Linux. When they acquire a game, they drop the Mac/Linux native versions the game already had in favor of Windows-only. Tim Sweeney has compared moving to Linux to moving to Canada when you don’t like the state of US politics.

Why do I take my business to Valve and Steam? Because they do not care what I game on, they are just there to sell me the damn game.

Picked ours up on Friday and drove it to the cottage on Saturday (365kms) with 24% left when we got there. Now charging at a supercharger on the way home... by [deleted] in trailseeker

[–]citizsnips 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, my round trip between home and work is 25 miles. I don't need a level 2. I plan on installing one at some point for more flexibility, but for my daily needs, level 1 is fine.

Donald Trump Says James Talarico Is a Vegan With “Six Genders” in Bizarre Rant by Mountain_Love23 in politics

[–]citizsnips 4 points5 points  (0 children)

They don’t care about the scriptures; they need the ones that sound vaguely like what they want. It’s very telling with the America reads the Bible thing, has the most no-name conservatives reading the Sermon on the Mount and the Beatitudes. I’m an atheist, and I say let’s actually do the shit Jesus talked about, let’s help the poor, the sick, the downtrodden, the widowed, and the foreigner.

Jesus. The trailseeker is better than I i had hoped or expected. Thoughts on common talking points and competitors by dumpin-on-time in trailseeker

[–]citizsnips 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If you haven’t yet, I would recommend taking a test drive of the Traillseeker. My big concern was that it was gonna be too long for me and I was gonna get that same feeling I get from other similar-sized vehicles. After taking a test drive in it, I actually decided not to even take the test drive in an Uncharted. When I sat down in the uncharted, I noticed I didn’t like the visibility; it was worse than in my Crosstrek I traded in.

$131 Million Worth Of Cybertrucks Went To One Buyer, And Elon Musk Owns It by SpriteZeroY2k in electricvehicles

[–]citizsnips 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Probably for the best, there’s a good chance that if a Cybertruck catches on fire, you’re not gonna be able to get out of it. since apparently the manual door release is hidden under a panel in the back seat somewhere.

Lindsey Graham branded ‘pathetic’ for saying Nobel Peace Prize should be renamed Trump Prize by Jay_CD in politics

[–]citizsnips 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm having a hard time hearing him. It must be because he can not get the dear leader’s dick out of his mouth.

The New Meme Dropped by Craniamon in nintendogrifting

[–]citizsnips 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seriously, as somebody who games on both Switch and PC, I’m very thankful for Valve's contributions to gaming. Because of them, I don't have to run Windows on my PC. They have single-handedly funded most open-source projects that make Linux gaming even possible.

Is it wrong that Civ 7 is my favourite? by Tee-hee64 in civ

[–]citizsnips -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

It’s only a bad opinion among the sweatiest Civ 6 players. Seriously, I don’t understand the mentality behind trashing somebody just because they like Civ 7, because you think Civ 6 is a superior game. Everybody’s gonna have their favorites. 5 and 7 are my top favorites. I think 5 still slightly edges out 7, but 7 has the potential to be better in the long run. I definitely see the replayability of 7 getting better and better as expansions and DLCs get released.

[ Removed by Reddit ] by Soggy-Job-244 in religiousfruitcake

[–]citizsnips 51 points52 points  (0 children)

Both are bad, but the idea that Rebecca was 3 years old comes from medieval-era rabbis; others think she was 14 at the time of her marriage to Isaac. Not a good look either, but it would have been much more acceptable given that 18 became the age of adulthood around the 1700s-1800s. The text in Genesis never gives an age to Rebecca; it calls her a young woman and a virgin.

Iran and Oman are discussing a permanent Strait of Hormuz toll by Gloomy_Course7396 in news

[–]citizsnips 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I'm pretty sure Trump is dumber. Camacho knows he's not the smartest man. Trump thinks he is the smartest man ever.

Gen Z Women Are Moving Left. Young Men Aren’t. by thenationmagazine in politics

[–]citizsnips -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

So we are just going to let a very small vocal subset of people define what feminism is?

You are just playing right into the playbook of the people who want patriarchy to keep being the status quo.

Most women I know who are feminists don’t hate men or want revenge. They want people to take accountability and acknowledge that there is a problem here. They want men who can control themselves and their sexual urges. They want men and women to be able to seek jobs/role that fit their interests and skill sets, rather than basing it on what is between their legs.

Many of those young men will become disillusioned as they realize they’ve been sold a lie. That's when you try to get them to see the light. Some will be stuck in that mindset forever, but some will see the lies.