Semi-Hemi-Demigod

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 9 months ago to nottheonion in Chevron boss says the $300 billion oil giant has changed life on Earth for the better: ‘We’re not selling a product that is evil’

Petrochemicals and the energy from fossil fuels did provide the needed food and energy to boost our standard of living.

HOWEVER

By the time we knew they were affecting the climate, we had the technology to move off of them and didn't because of assholes like this.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 9 months ago to programmer_humor in There once was a programmer

In days of yore, before Google or even Altavista, you could tell the quality of a team by how many O'Reilly books they had on the shelves.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 9 months ago to news in Louisiana pileup caused by super fog turns deadly on I-55 near New Orleans

The safest thing you can do is pull well off the road, turn off your lights, and wait for the fog to pass.

Also get out your phone because you can sell the footage of the subsequent accident to news channels.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 9 months ago to news in Louisiana pileup caused by super fog turns deadly on I-55 near New Orleans

Smog is fer city slickers!

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 9 months ago to news in Federal forecasters predict warm, wet US winter but less snow because of El Nino, climate change

Too bad Chris Farley can't reprise his epic role

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 9 months ago to science in Utilities have been lying to us about gas stoves since the 1970s - Lemmy.World

I have sealed burners in the stove in my house, so I'm sure I know what I'm talking about. The picture at the top of this page is a good example

The burner on the right side is a sealed burner, which is what I'm talking about, and the one on the left is a special kind of unsealed burner, but if you scroll down you'll see the traditional sort of unsealed burner you're thinking of.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 9 months ago (edited 9 months ago) to news in Family files lawsuit against Panera Bread after college student who drank ‘charged lemonade’ dies

I'm not sure where you live, but most of the sodas available here don't have caffeine unless they're colas. Fruit flavored sodas and root beers are almost never caffeinated, except for Mellow Yellow which I also learned too late that it had caffeine, as I grabbed one late at night and then couldn't sleep.

It was less tragic than someone dying, but having it be a guessing game whether something has caffeine and how much is dangerous and it needs much clearer labels.

Of course, we really shouldn't be drinking soda in the first place.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 9 months ago to technology in Meta is promoting Threads posts on Facebook and there’s no way to opt out

Unfortunately there’s a lot of things that communicate only via Facebook, and they’ve decimated Craigslist so it’s the only place to sell crap.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 9 months ago to news in Family files lawsuit against Panera Bread after college student who drank ‘charged lemonade’ dies

They way I learned Dr. Pepper has caffeine is a friend in high school with a similar undiagnosed condition dying after drinking one.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 9 months ago to news in Louisiana pileup caused by super fog turns deadly on I-55 near New Orleans

I hate driving in bad conditions. Not because I’m bad, but because people are fucking idiots and will be doing 90 with zero visibility

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 9 months ago to workreform in What the hell is this shit? Instead of pushing for the return to traditional pensions, capitalism is celebrating the idea that Millennials and Gen Z may simply never be able to stop working.

No. I'm a hermit. Nobody can join me. Find your own cave.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 9 months ago to workreform in What the hell is this shit? Instead of pushing for the return to traditional pensions, capitalism is celebrating the idea that Millennials and Gen Z may simply never be able to stop working.

My retirement plan is a cave in the hills, growing my own food on guerilla gardens until I'm eaten by wolves.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 9 months ago to workreform in What the hell is this shit? Instead of pushing for the return to traditional pensions, capitalism is celebrating the idea that Millennials and Gen Z may simply never be able to stop working.

This increasing preference for a lifelong income

These crazy kids with their preferences for avocado toast and Tik Tok and never being able to stop working!

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 9 months ago to world in Children in Gaza ‘developing severe trauma’ after 16 days of bombing

This cycle will just keep producing more and more fighters for them as they believe they are the resistance.

This sentence has been repeated after every flare up there since 1948. Nobody there learns because nobody there wants to. Having a constant enemy is very useful for those in power on both sides.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod , 9 months ago to world in Russia has likely suffered up to 480,000 soldiers killed or wounded in the war against Ukraine, says UK Ministry of Defence

Speed running demographic collapse. Things weren't good before this, and they'll be a ton worse now.