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xerge

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Scientist | Engineer | Supramolecular and Organic Chemist | Biomaterials | NMR Guy | Collector of Skills | Solver of Puzzles | Maker of Things

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rbreich , to Random stuff
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Trump asked Big Oil execs to give him $1 billion for his campaign.

He promised lower taxes and a rollback of Biden's climate regulations and clean energy programs in return.

Trump is literally willing to take bribes in exchange for the destruction of the planet.

Be warned.

xerge ,
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@rbreich presumably this is completely legal in the USA?

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Call me crazy, but maybe presidents who get themselves indicted shouldn't have their criminal trials presided over by judges they themselves appointed.

xerge ,
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@rbreich Probably normal for the USA. A country that is internationally famous for its class justice. Something D.J. Trump himself coincidentally is an excellent example of.

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Pepsi replaced its 32oz Gatorade bottle with a 28oz for the same price.

Nabisco shrank the family size box of Wheat Thins by 12%.

General Mills shrank the family size box of Cocoa Puffs by 6%.

Frito-Lay shrank the size of a bag of Doritos by 5%.

Shrinkflation is everywhere.

xerge ,
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@rbreich I guess that happens when big corporations start focusing on making money in stead of making good products that people might want or need.

georgetakei , to Random stuff
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Nope, not even a little bit, Donald. https://secondnexus.com/trump-democrats-wanted-roe-overturned?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=infeed&utm_campaign=linkprogram

xerge ,
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@georgetakei next it’ll be aliens that made him do it.

rbreich , to Random stuff
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Corporate income tax rate before the Trump tax cuts: 35%

After the Trump tax cuts: 21%

What many corporations actually paid with loopholes: 14%

What Netflix, Bank of America, and Nike paid: Less than 5%

What Trump’s planning for a second term? Even more corporate tax cuts.

xerge ,
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@rbreich man of the people, etc.

It is truly stunning to me that an obvious con-man can convince a substantial part of the population that he is a billionaire, a successful businessman, and a man of the people that is waging war against the rich and powerful elite, when all of these things are obvious lies. Really, really obvious lies.

I just don't understand the psychology behind it. It clearly works for him, but how? Why?

grumpygamer , to Random stuff
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United is now offering Premium Business Class so I don't have to sit with the normal Business Class riffraff.

https://viewfromthewing.com/united-airlines-developing-new-premium-business-class-push-button-for-champagne/

xerge ,
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@grumpygamer will there be a special double-wide booth with a push button for Diet Coke?

rbreich , to Random stuff
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TODAY: Biden announces major action on student debt relief.

What's in the news?

Trump's shifting abortion stance, Trump suing his judge, Trump's fundraising claims.

TOMORROW: Look for another story about how voters don't feel like Biden's done anything.

See how this works?

xerge ,
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@rbreich Yup. Clicks > Democracy. Profit > Future. I believe the kids are calling it end-stage capitalism these days.

georgetakei , to Random stuff
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The one instance where it's appropriate to put Trump's name on a building 😂 https://secondnexus.com/rename-dulles-airport-trump-prison?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=infeed&utm_campaign=linkprogram

xerge ,
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@georgetakei lets face it. Trump memorial library is just a comical idea. Trump memorial federal penitentiary, however, has a ring to it. Maybe he can be the inaugural inmate? Number one! His last hurrah.

georgetakei , to Random stuff
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Oh, these are quite good. https://www.comicsands.com/conservatives-troll-epa-asbestos-ban-2667559371.html?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=infeed&utm_campaign=linkprogram

xerge ,
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@georgetakei but asbestos makes the best filters for cigarettes!

rbreich , to Random stuff
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Why Boeing is such a shitty company (continued) https://robertreich.substack.com/p/why-boeing-is-such-as-shitty-company?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

xerge ,
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@rbreich it’s sad they turned a company that made reliable aircraft into a company that just makes profit (for now).

rbreich , to Random stuff
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There’s something odd about Trump’s inability to post an appeal bond in his NY civil fraud case. All those buildings and clubs could serve as collateral against a loan to pay the bond…unless they are already pledged as collateral on other loans. Is it all a house of cards?

xerge ,
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@rbreich if anyone thought they’d get money or useful influence out of a deal Trump would already have the money. So, yes, almost certainly.

grumpygamer , to Random stuff
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My idea of the day:

Fortune Teller that is also a Ph.D in Quantum Physics. At the back of her shop is her diploma. After reading it, you can address her as “Dr. Zorta” and not just “Madam Zorta” gaining brownie points.

xerge ,
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@grumpygamer or Zorta Doctor obviously ;)

georgetakei , to Random stuff
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And yet they don't like being called deplorables. https://www.comicsands.com/kansas-gop-fundraiser-biden-dummy-2667498680.html?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=infeed&utm_campaign=linkprogram

xerge ,
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@georgetakei impotent losers would be more accurate.

georgetakei , to Random stuff
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Oh, he's nicknaming himself now? Sad! https://secondnexus.com/donald-trump-new-nickname-mocked?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=infeed&utm_campaign=linkprogram

xerge ,
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@georgetakei I’ve got a whole list of nicknames for Donny Two-scoops and the word honest isn’t in there at all.

rbreich , to Random stuff
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It now seems official that the Republican nominee is an adjudicated rapist, business fraud, and insurrectionist who's been indicted on 91 criminal charges. That is how an honest media must refer to him in every headline between now and November.

xerge ,
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@rbreich the fact that he has done all those things, occasionally proudly, and he’s still a free man, is exactly why he is the republican nominee.

autism101 , to ActuallyAutistic group
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Let’s talk tags on clothing. I hate them and they annoy me to no end. And even if I cut them off, the tiny bit remaining always manages to touch me and I hate it. 😩

Do tags bother you?

@actuallyautistic

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xerge ,
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@autism101 @actuallyautistic I hate them with the power of a million suns.

georgetakei , to Random stuff
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What a sad pathetic little man. https://www.comicsands.com/watters-biden-eating-ice-cream-2667392147.html?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=infeed&utm_campaign=linkprogram

xerge ,
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@georgetakei so how manly is whining like a spoiled child about another grown man eating ice cream?

Don’t let Donny 🍨🍨 hear about this btw.

grumpygamer , to Random stuff
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Breaking news! Sometime this summer I am moving to New Zealand to start a new life adventure. Hoping there is a good tutorial. And maybe some achievements.

xerge ,
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@grumpygamer and some good sidequests.

scottjenson , to Random stuff
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My wife updated from iPhone 10 to 13 and can't see any real difference other than "the camera seems a bit better".

Given how hard it was for her to upgrade (lots of relogging into apps) she's reluctant to upgrade years.

This feels ominous to me: new phones just aren't that unique

xerge ,
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@scottjenson The one major innovation for the rotary telephone (invented in 1891) was push buttons (1960s). Mobile phones and smart phones came much later and are arguably a different device.

A well designed tool doesn't need frequent updates.

georgetakei , to Random stuff
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It wasn't the Onion? https://secondnexus.com/newsmax-swift-fans-idolatry-sin?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=infeed&utm_campaign=linkprogram

xerge ,
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@georgetakei they should have a closer look at their orange idol.

georgetakei , to Random stuff
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Care to weigh in here?

xerge ,
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@georgetakei mistakes were made.

georgetakei , to Random stuff
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They're living in their own bizarre fantasy world. https://www.comicsands.com/humphrey-remove-furries-from-schools-2667005173.html?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=infeed&utm_campaign=linkprogram

xerge ,
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@georgetakei maybe it is time to start calling idiots idiots again.

georgetakei , to Random stuff
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Yes, why IS that?

xerge ,
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@georgetakei 👃

grumpygamer , to Random stuff
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There is no capturable metric for enjoyment. What products/games can capture is engagement and that is then misinterpreted as enjoyment. There are a lot of products I engage with because I want want they produce, but I am unhappy.

xerge ,
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@grumpygamer I “engaged” with my gaming PC for about 2 hours yesterday, because Bluetooth broke after an update, again, and even google was no help. I think even my neighbors knew there was no enjoyment in those two hours. JFC windows is garbage. Even after 35 years they can’t make a product that actually works and keeps working.

georgetakei , to Random stuff
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Thoughts and prayers, Rudy. Thoughts and prayers.

xerge ,
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@georgetakei ok. He can have the top bunk. If he promises to stfu.

georgetakei , to Random stuff
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Religion and politics shouldn’t mix like this.

xerge ,
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@georgetakei the poor, misguided people praying to their orange god. It can’t really end well can it?

randahl , to Random stuff
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If Israel wants to show the world, that killing women and children is wrong, I warmly recommend not killing women and children.

xerge ,
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@randahl they’re showing the world that a nation can kill undesirable women and children with impunity if it has enough powerful other nations backing them unconditionally.

grumpygamer , to Random stuff
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I guess everybody but me knew that DOOM and a lot of other games do barrels as actors. Looks like my big GDC 2024 talk is dead in the water now.

xerge ,
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@grumpygamer sometimes to make progress you have to reinvent the wheel.

notjustbikes , (edited ) to Random stuff
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Well, I was planning to livestream a bike ride today but it looks like this rain will never stop. ☔

Edit: people seem to be focusing on "ride" instead of "livestream". You can't see anything on the livestream if it's pouring rain. And ik ben niet van suiker, but ELECTRONICS ARE DAMAGED BY WATER! 💦⚡💥

xerge ,
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@notjustbikes Ben je van suiker dan?

xerge ,
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@notjustbikes I understand. With my limited knowledge about YouTube creation I thought that GoPros were both popular for this kind of thing and also waterproof, so I didn’t even think about that detail.

Also, of course you wouldn’t film yourself cycling in the rain, because it’d look terrible and be the opposite of fun.

I do think that showing how many people here will still “happily” cycle even in the rain would be interesting to the non-Dutch.

You’re officially not made of sugar. :)

jmcrookston , (edited ) to Random stuff
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We have been having the same debate for 100 years.

Are infectious respiratory disease pathogens transmitted through the air or not?

Tl;dr: yes

Let's dive into the history books and look at a series of past publications about airborne spread of pathogens for this thread ...

xerge ,
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@jmcrookston but it’s so inconvenient that some diseases are airborne. Can’t we just pretend they don’t exist? It’d make physicians, hospitals and governments feel so much better about what they did in the past and it preserves the profits of the 1%. Win-win. Right?

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