Semi-Hemi-Demigod

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 11 months ago to asklemmy in What Cars do You Swear By?

The folks you really need to watch out for drive Altimas

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 11 months ago to asklemmy in What Cars do You Swear By?

2WD cars can do some amazing stuff, especially because the Prius is heavy because of the batteries and has more traction as a result

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 11 months ago to memes in GNU/Linux-libre/Car

This looks exactly like the ads for electric car conversions in the back of my dad's Mother Earth News from the 80s

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 11 months ago to risa in Remember Sean Aloysius O'Brien on this auspicious day. Happy Labor Day!

See? Boss Man is putting in big risks. If he loses millions he might only still be a billionaire.

Me? Well if I lose my job I'll just become homeless and destitute. I'm barely risking anything.

Thankfully I just remembered that Boss Man sold shares of his company to other folks so he doesn't really have any risk at all! Phew! Sure am glad that's working as designed.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 11 months ago to risa in Remember Sean Aloysius O'Brien on this auspicious day. Happy Labor Day!

That's because the real Labor Day is May 1st. America changed it so it was less communist.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 11 months ago to risa in Remember Sean Aloysius O'Brien on this auspicious day. Happy Labor Day!

Boss pays other people to build the machines.

Boss pays other people to gather resources.

Boss pays other people to run the machines.

Because The Boss is so hardworking he gets to decide who gets the money.

This is capitalism.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 11 months ago to risa in Remember Sean Aloysius O'Brien on this auspicious day. Happy Labor Day!

To quote a wise and angry man: "Fuck the G rides, I want the machines that are makin' em"

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 11 months ago to risa in Remember Sean Aloysius O'Brien on this auspicious day. Happy Labor Day!

I believe these percentages should be strictly monitored and regulated

By labor.

Worker coops for everyone!

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 11 months ago to asklemmy in Why has the world started to mine coal again?

The fuel is cheap. It’s the reactors are consistently over budget. Westinghouse Electric is bankrupt because of the last nuke they built.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 11 months ago to news in Burning Man festival-goers trapped in desert as rain turns site to mud

Next year they should call it Playas on the Playa

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 11 months ago to news in Burning Man festival-goers trapped in desert as rain turns site to mud

Also drugs. Lots of drugs.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 11 months ago to nostupidquestions in Would the internet be significantly faster if there wasn't so much farming of metadata / cookies?

You know, I bet crypto mining rigs would be great at generating all those images.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 11 months ago to nostupidquestions in Would the internet be significantly faster if there wasn't so much farming of metadata / cookies?

There is a technique where you put all the images side by side in one file and then reposition it in the view port to show different images. Usually this is for icons since profile pics change too often and would need rebuilt server side each time.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 11 months ago to news in Newly discovered comet might be visible soon

I would like to preemptively thank every who wakes up early to photograph this so I can sleep in.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 11 months ago to asklemmy in What's your Mario Kart main?

Luigi because the L stands for “winner”