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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 hour ago

if only there was some other way to transport and have 30 people be in one place at a time

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 hours ago

Yeah wasn't marvel banned from using the army sometimes in phase 1 they were told they criticized it too much?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 hours ago

Same with donuts, my stomach kind of turns, and the rest of the day I usually have indigestion

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

Oh dude, so many fuckin times I have people want to talk to me about chain fuckin restaurants. "Oh I hear we're getting an olive garden!" "Did you see the Texas Roadhouse just opened", oh can't wait!

Who gives a shit that yet another chain is opening. How empty is your life where an olive garden opening is something you're actually excited about? Go find a local Italian place that serves real Italian food. Find the local chicken place. Guaranteed it's about the same price as chains now, and the family running it will be much happier for your business than the suits in charge of the chain.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 hours ago

Ha sorry, but I'm not surprised you had such difficulty walking. I also grew up in the Midwest where if you're walking people assume you must just be poor and can't afford to drive. Weird weird culture

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 hours ago

So then it's even less interesting.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

But that's basically my point, is that they changed concerts from a casual affair to a once in a lifetime experience, where we have to choose our favorites we actually want to see, and can't go see people we only casually like.

And yeah I totally get the risk aspect, because at that cost in the back of my head was "is this worth it? Was it worth the price?"

[–] [email protected] 81 points 9 hours ago (13 children)

I just saw an article about how ticket sales are slumping, and that people aren't willing to spend 600 per ticket anymore. The poor Ticketmaster CEO said that people just don't want to.

Yep my dude, can't be that you've changed concerts from "we should go see _______!" To "I guess it's the one time in my life I'll ever see them, I'll go one time and then never again" level of special occasion. Seriously 600 dollars per person is nearing Disney level vacation money.

So yeah, of course money isn't infinite. You hit the ceiling. Taylor and oasis may gather that much, but your other artists are going to suffer. I'll be honest I paid 600 for Taylor. It was a once in a lifetime experience. But now they want me to pay something like 400 for any random music act that comes to town. No, Ticketmaster, she was my favorite, that was a one time thing. I'm not paying 400 to see like, Weezer.

 
[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

Nope. UK already has battery powered trains in operation. Trust me, I'm a full blown train nerd. The only remotely interesting things is that it happened in the US, and even then the better option was electrification.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Electric trains actually predate diesel, noted as far back as the 30s. Subways kind of needed something that didn't emit smoke and fumes

[–] [email protected] 6 points 19 hours ago (4 children)

So I'd say still hardly "MiNDbLoWINg"

[–] [email protected] 7 points 23 hours ago

and that's the real issue I see, is that in inceldom, the line between fantasy and reality is so blurred that they don't understand the social norms. If r*pe kink is your thing, and your partner and you like to do it, I think that's fine. personally I don't like it, but it's you in your private home and it's your thing, I'm not going to be the one to say not to.

The key though is that there's a hard line between fantasy and reality, and if you start thinking that real, live women want that, that 's a huge red line you crossed, and same with most other things.

Idk, like you said people are weird, and we desperately try to fit them into boxes, and when it comes to sex that's nearly impossible. The key is knowing that what you're into at home is very different than what you do to real people. I'm rambling a bit, but consent is really the thing. Real people need to consent, unlike online fantasies.

 
 

...they'll just pick up the drugs with their other hand

 

From Friday, sorry falling behind in posting these :/

 
 

Some soul crushing no hope for the human race comments for you:

 

Honestly these don't look bad...

 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/18786196

Private and public investment in clean energy rose to a total of $147B in the first half of this year — a record-setting figure.

Exactly two years ago today, President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act, establishing a wide array of clean energy programs meant to supercharge spending on climate solutions.

Investment in clean energy projects — from solar manufacturing facilities to home batteries to hydrogen hubs — has taken off ever since, rising to record heights in the first half of this year.

Across the first six months of 2024, U.S. cleantech investment hit $147 billion, per new data from the Clean Investment Monitor, a joint project from Rhodium Group and the MIT Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research. That’s a more than 30 percent jump from the first half of 2023. The report measures actual investment — not announcements or plans — from both public and private sources.

 

Hey folks! Not sure where to put this, but since I'm doing this to install Bazzite soon, why not.

I have a HTPC that currently has an NVidia card in it. Since Gamescope doesn't play nice with nvidia, I'm going to upgrade the GPU. I have a 6900XT in my primary rig, love the thing. here's the thing though, I was going to put it into my original HTPC, but it was too long by about 0.5 inches.

Does anyone have either A) a recommendation on a GPU that can drive a 4K tv that is shorter than 12" or B) Know of any good sites that have a filter?

It's a pretty intense machine, since the whole family uses it. I'm planning on about a grand for the new GPU, if it works like my 6900XT. Less is of course better, but I don't want this one struggling personally.

Thanks for any rec's!

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