kent_eh

kent_eh , 11 months ago to world in Oil prices rise following Hamas attack on Israel

What doesn’t raise oil prices?>

Prolonged periods of world peace.

kent_eh , 11 months ago to technology in ‘Dream’ AI Girlfriend Randomly Turns Into Nude Jennifer Lopez, Has Four Legs

It specifically says in the article that some of them are exactly that.

kent_eh , 11 months ago to asklemmy in What are your 'name brand only' items?

Mac&cheese

It’s Kraft Dinner or nothing.

kent_eh , 11 months ago to worldnews in 11 arrested in protest at Sen. Bernie Sanders’s office over war in Ukraine

Except this is assuming that the US is omnipotent. The US cannot use overwhelming force to defeat Russia in the conflict.

Good thing pretty much every western country is supporting Ukraine’s defensive war effort.

Nobody expects the US to be the sole support for Ukraine.

kent_eh , 11 months ago to worldnews in 11 arrested in protest at Sen. Bernie Sanders’s office over war in Ukraine

Putin can end this war any time. Just go back to the original borders.

Exactly.

If these anti-war protesters want to yell at the people who can stop the war, they need to protest at the Russian embassy.

kent_eh , 11 months ago to worldnews in 11 arrested in protest at Sen. Bernie Sanders’s office over war in Ukraine

but he should also be calling for a negotiated end to this brutal war

Bernie is smart enough to know that you can’t reliably negotiate with someone as untrustworthy as Putin.

Putin has lied to the world more than enough times that nobody should trust any potential negotiation he is involved in.

kent_eh , 11 months ago (edited 11 months ago) to news in Iran Helped Plot Attack on Israel Over Several Weeks

When both sides of a conflict make the claim that the same piece of dirt is sacred to their religion, it’s unlikely for cooler heads to get a word in edgeways.

kent_eh , 11 months ago to news in Newsom signs bill to make California first state in nation to ban "toxic" food additives

Dissapointed that I don’t see Olestra on that list.

kent_eh , 11 months ago to technology in YouTube isn't happy you're using ad blockers — and it's doing something about it

That’s largely because youtube native ads aren’t a reliable, predictable or consistant source of income. Plus youtube takes the largest cut of the money from those ads.

kent_eh , 11 months ago to nostupidquestions in Why are wrong numbers so common in the US?

When people change cities or provinces/states thwy typically change numbers.

kent_eh , 11 months ago to asklemmy in Is the purpose of life to be happy?

The purpose of each person’s life is for them to define.

It’s not something that is assigned to you, and it doesn’t have to be the same as anyone else’s purpose.

And it can change over time as your experiences and circumstances mold the person you are.

kent_eh , 11 months ago (edited 11 months ago) to news in California workers will get five sick days instead of three under law signed by Gov. Newsom

Sure it’s less bad, but it’s still pretty dismal.

Then again it’s also mind boggling that you guys can’t get medical care for serious issues without the risk of bankruptcy, or that your employers hold the keys to whether or not you can afford to get medical care.

kent_eh , 11 months ago to news in Pythagorean Theorem Found On Clay Tablet 1,000 Years Older Than Pythagoras

being “city folk” vs. being “rural” doesn’t really qualify as an excuse for different levels of education

Availability of schools and ability (or willingness) to pay for good teachers very much does correlate to levels of education available in different places.

kent_eh , 11 months ago to news in [USA] Massive emergency alert test scheduled to hit your phone on Wednesday. Here's what to know.

Everyone in Canada who has cable TV knows what the American EAS broadcast warning sounds like.

kent_eh , 11 months ago to news in Vigilante Pedophile Hunter Killed While Confronting Teens

I never suggested that it did.