absentbird

absentbird , 24 days ago to world in One of the world's richest women will support Trump if he promises to back Israel annexation of the West Bank

I’m no fan of capitalism, but this type of electoral dysfunction seems to run particularly deep in America. There’s many other democracies in capitalist nations that have the basic sense to treat such brazen bribery as a crime.

absentbird , 27 days ago to linux in What are your must-have programs?

Haven’t seen anyone mention Alacritty yet, that’s my favorite terminal emulator.

absentbird , 27 days ago to news in LIVE UPDATES: TRUMP GUILTY ON ALL COUNTS IN HUSH-MONEY CASE

Except she was acquitted.

absentbird , 28 days ago to worldnews in Chinese scientists develop cure for diabetes, insulin patient becomes medicine-free in just 3 months

I don’t really see how that goes against it. If anything it shows that some people will totally disregard profit in favor of bettering humanity. See also: the patent for insulin.

absentbird , 29 days ago to science_memes in ✨️ Finish him. ✨️

It doesn’t need to be published in a scientific journal. Publication in journals is the most streamlined way to go through the process, but you could publish your hypothesis and methodology to a blog and potentially get the same benefits.

Even patents need to be published. Publication is how discoveries are shared and verified.

absentbird , 29 days ago to worldnews in Chinese scientists develop cure for diabetes, insulin patient becomes medicine-free in just 3 months

Exactly, that’s why we’ll never have a vaccine for something like polio, it’s too profitable to make and sell iron lungs.

absentbird , 29 days ago to lemmyshitpost in Which is which?

I mean that if you say “Bees” out loud it sounds like “B’s”, as in the boy’s room.

absentbird , 29 days ago to world in Israel sharpens its tone to Spain: "The Inquisition is over. Those who harm us, we will harm them"

Yeah, I get that. I just wanted to clarify that it was a lot more recent than the middle ages, especially with how much genocide denial has been attempting to minimize those atrocities lately.

absentbird , 29 days ago (edited 29 days ago) to world in Israel sharpens its tone to Spain: "The Inquisition is over. Those who harm us, we will harm them"

The Armenian genocide wasn’t that long ago, it happened during my grandmother’s lifetime, and the current leader of Turkey still denies it was a genocide. But bringing up the Spanish inquisition in 2024 is wack.

absentbird , 29 days ago to lemmyshitpost in Which is which?

I think it’s a play on words Bees -> Bs, B stands for Boy. Birds -> British slang for women.

absentbird , 1 month ago to news in Greater Idaho movement: 13 counties in eastern Oregon have voted to secede and join Idaho

Fuck Idaho. How about instead we go back to Washington Territorial borders and have the Evergreen State annex their whole crooked potato patch. They can have statehood back when they learn to behave themselves.

Washington Territory 1859

absentbird , 1 month ago to news in Trump Pressures Republicans to Pass a Law to Keep Him Out of Jail Forever

Wouldn’t it take more than an investigation? A grand jury would need to sign off on the indictments.

absentbird , 1 month ago to lemmyshitpost in Gen alpha has no fucking clue

Please just don’t do this during a drought or burn ban. So many fucking fires caused by fireworks each year. So dumb. Don’t do it.

absentbird , 1 month ago to linuxmemes in toxic help forum

Feather?

absentbird , 1 month ago to news in California is about to tax guns more like alcohol and tobacco − and that could put a dent in gun violence

I assume they’re more likely to show pictures of the weapon when the gun isn’t legal or has unusual features. I hadn’t even seen a bump stock before that shooting in Navada made them big news.