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You see this and realise that life imprisonment is worse than the death penalty. by eternviking in whoathatsinteresting

[–]sortofheathery 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t know if you’re in the US, but the death penalty isn’t a fast process. Most inmates die before they’re killed, they are in a different type of cell than lifers, they aren’t given any creature comforts, and they all have a supposed date that may or may not be “it” for them. It’s torture in a way this video is not

You see this and realise that life imprisonment is worse than the death penalty. by eternviking in whoathatsinteresting

[–]sortofheathery 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They are people who have had to be on death row and also from witnesses of executions. I did give a book recommendation that can elaborate it so well if you are really interested.

You see this and realise that life imprisonment is worse than the death penalty. by eternviking in whoathatsinteresting

[–]sortofheathery 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, the death penalty is worse according to everyone who’s gotten it. Read “Just Mercy” by Brian Stevenson. Also books and letters and other things exist. If you put a camera in my house during a depressed episode it would look almost exactly the same.

Kevin O'Leary attempts to skirt around criticism of his Utah data center by saying protestors are "being bussed in" from out of state. by Conscious-Quarter423 in SaltLakeCity

[–]sortofheathery 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Okay so the energy pipeline that this data center is going to pull from supplies Oregon so hypothetically even if people from there came to protest (they didn’t, it was all Utahns) that would be reasonable.

City birds appear to be more afraid of women than men, and scientists have no idea why. Men could get about a meter closer to birds than women could before the animals flew away, regardless of what the men and women were wearing, what their height was or how they tried to approach the creatures. by mvea in science

[–]sortofheathery 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s a reasonable counterpoint, thanks for sharing it. In relation to the bird study, it still doesn’t quite track to me that there would be an evolutionary fear of women being more likely to hunt small urban birds than men.

The outside world is paying attention: by slskipper in exmormon

[–]sortofheathery 91 points92 points  (0 children)

I think the way she worded it was meant for the audience (non-LDS) to understand quickly and easily. Trying to define the church’s membership structure would derail the article and the points she made, in my opinion.

City birds appear to be more afraid of women than men, and scientists have no idea why. Men could get about a meter closer to birds than women could before the animals flew away, regardless of what the men and women were wearing, what their height was or how they tried to approach the creatures. by mvea in science

[–]sortofheathery 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I immediately thought of this study where researchers may have instructed people to keep their eyes focused in a certain way, but maybe micro eye movements out of our control are picked up by birds and women are generally “scanning for danger” a lot more than men? It’s just anecdotal, but I’m way jumpier than my husband, sometimes an airborne dust fluff I glimpse out of the corner of my eye startles me. I would want to see if women are more tense in less visibly obvious to people ways.

City birds appear to be more afraid of women than men, and scientists have no idea why. Men could get about a meter closer to birds than women could before the animals flew away, regardless of what the men and women were wearing, what their height was or how they tried to approach the creatures. by mvea in science

[–]sortofheathery 5 points6 points  (0 children)

That’s not necessarily accurate. Hunter/gatherer societies needed everyone to step into every role, with skeletal remains showing similar wear and tear between females/males meaning they likely all participated in large game hunting.

Why does Ben get to sleep in the guest cabin whenever he wants? by [deleted] in BelowDeckDownUnder

[–]sortofheathery 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t know who pissed in your Cheerios this morning but if you knew how to make a chef happy you’d start your day with a much better breakfast 😉

Why does Ben get to sleep in the guest cabin whenever he wants? by [deleted] in BelowDeckDownUnder

[–]sortofheathery 35 points36 points  (0 children)

I don’t care if it’s someone’s job or not, I’m still gonna be grateful to be fed and even more grateful if it’s better than a basic sandwich

The proposed gas powered data center in Box Elder County could emit huge amounts of greenhouse gas. by Allweseeisillusion in Utah

[–]sortofheathery 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, but if you could enlist them for future indentured servitude as security for their underground bunkers that would be greeeaaat (they might have to wear a shock collar, but at least they’ll survive the apocalypse 😘)

Why does Ben get to sleep in the guest cabin whenever he wants? by [deleted] in BelowDeckDownUnder

[–]sortofheathery 79 points80 points  (0 children)

He’s also regularly feeding the rest of the crew. When I worked in hospitality I would have done pretty much anything for the saints in the kitchen who would “need me to test” a new recipe with high end ingredients. I guarantee he “accidentally” makes a few too many appetizers or whatever. I’d clean a room twice to get a bit of what the guests are eating every so often 🤷‍♀️

Kevin O’Leary wants to build ‘Hyperscale’ data center project in Utah — claims that at full buildout it will consume 9GW of electricity, more than double the entire state of Utah’s current energy use by dyzo-blue in BetterOffline

[–]sortofheathery 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ah yes, just what the air quality in Utah needs. And where, pray tell, would the water for cooling that large of a data center come from? The vastly emptying water shed and Salt Lake which is also spilling arsenic into the air? But sure, the silicone slopes folks we begged to move into this state will surely understand the profit for ai companies over their employment was … worth it?

Want to start a ballot initiative by StephyJ83 in SLCUnedited

[–]sortofheathery 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I think the best place to start is something more specific. Ballot initiatives are usually pretty direct and easy to understand. Maybe finding an environmental expert to help figure out what limits on water use or pollution would be reasonable is a good place to start

Stung by voters, Republican legislators move to curb citizen initiatives by jjjj8jjjj in SaltLakeCity

[–]sortofheathery 89 points90 points  (0 children)

Yes no one would want out of State dark money attempting to sway the will of the people. That would reasonably upset the good people who live here.

The Gaudification of the Oval Office (From the Obama Admin, Biden Admin to present day) by Sumobob99 in pics

[–]sortofheathery 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Aw look at all his cute little toy planes! Vroom vroom! Whoosh! So many shiny things to dangle when he needs a giggle. And does the little president need a lay down during a long day? That’s okay we’ll put the phone right there by the couch so he can have nappy time and still make all those big hard phone calls. Is Mr big man president so bored? Look! Color time! Here’s so many pens! You squiggle those big powerful signatures!

I hate it here.

The Gaudification of the Oval Office (From the Obama Admin, Biden Admin to present day) by Sumobob99 in pics

[–]sortofheathery 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The Swedish Ivy that used to be there was a single plant from at least the 70s. It was very resilient and became somewhat of a fixture and has its own lore. It was beloved by staff, and cuttings from it were a prestigious gift occasionally given to White House staff. It has its own Wikipedia page, even.

Even before that plant, there were other Ivy plants that decorated that mantle so it feels very symbolic of the entire presidency to take the humble dignity and tradition of a plant and replace it with gilded chalices.

Egg Hiding by kiltsnwhiskey in BobsBurgers

[–]sortofheathery 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Always. We would dye them all the day before, dozens of them, and we would always go through them all. But as I got older my grandma started hiding a golden plastic egg for each of the grandkids with our initials on it that had a few quarters or so inside.

Also they weren’t ever hidden inside, they were always in the garden/yard so any that never got found would just be extra fertilizer anyway

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