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Andy

@ andrewrgross @slrpnk.net

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  • "Taiwan Independence" is a lie

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  • I don't have the time, but someone should make a version of this where China and OP consent but Taiwan is the objector.

  • What do you think about the doc Zeitgeist (2007)

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  • Ok thanks. That's interesting. This is the first I'm hearing of this.

  • What do you think about the doc Zeitgeist (2007)

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  • Can someone link to context? I have no idea what op is talking about and I'm too busy to duck duck go it.

  • Gas-Guzzler Revival Risks Dead-End Future for US Automakers | Big trucks and engines are back among US automakers, even as electrics gain ground around the globe.

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  • This is sad, and bad, but if you can overlook that, it's kind of hilarious how reckless this is.

    Skepticism of EVs 20 years ago made some logical sense. But once the rest of the world is driving in cars that are fast, quiet, and far cheaper to buy, fuel, and maintain and produce no tailpipe emissions -- which are terrible for kids -- it's obvious that our technology is obsolete. It's just crazy that they're acting as though they can maintain this current status quo, which depends entirely on Americans never discovering how much better Chinese cars are. You can't really keep that a secret forever.

    I think they're basically counting on a bail out in a few years when the American auto industry crashes.

  • Star Trek: TNG But It Was Released in 2026

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  • Yeah. I feel bad being to harsh when some tried to make something, but I thought this was going to be describing what the show would be like if it was written and produced now. Reacting to a 30 year old show as though it we're made now is not only far less funny, it makes no sense. Yeah: TV production was very different 30 years ago. If it were made now, it wouldn't be made that way.

  • How the "Kill Line" Redefined the American Dream in China

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  • This article points out something I think a lot of Americans -- particularly younger, educated ones -- don't know about: America has for a long time actually been a place people around the world dream about. That includes dreaming of coming here, either to study and return; to move here permanently; or just to emulate in their own countries.

    I think most American millennials were told this, but as they learned that most of what they were told about our country -- its fairness, commitment to justice, opportunities -- were lies, they assumed the concept of the American dream abroad was another myth.

    I think more people -- particularly American leftists -- should understand that despite so many other failings, the American mythology has some value. Rather than deride it as anither imperialist lie, we should recognize that it has had some truth to it in the past. And we should aspire to actually make it real in a way it has never quite been.

  • How the "Kill Line" Redefined the American Dream in China

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  • Respectfully, this is kind of incoherent. I can see that you disagree with the characterization of America's poverty trap, but I didn't really understand what part of the fundamental thesis of the article you dispute.

  • How the "Kill Line" Redefined the American Dream in China

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  • It's unclear who this is directed at.

  • De googling in a complex family

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  • I'm curious too. I think an ideal solution would be one in which you start using a calendar that is compatible with gcal, but I haven't gotten around to looking to replace gcal yet myself.

  • solarpunk memes @slrpnk.net
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    buncha nerd shit

  • DoorDashers are getting paid to close Waymo's self-driving car doors

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  • That's silly. This is already a ubiquitous feature in minivans.

  • Venezuelan opposition leader 'kidnapped' hours after group freed from prison

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  • Ok. That sucks.

    It seems like this is kind of a problem in Venezuela, what with both major parties appearing to participate in kidnapping the rival's leader.

    I don't know quite what to do with this information other than oppose US involvement in Venezuela.

  • Venezuelan opposition leader 'kidnapped' hours after group freed from prison

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  • This article is very unclear. Why is the word kidnapped in quotes? Was he not kidnapped? Where is he? Was there a ransom? Why did the government respond by accusing him of violating his parole?

    I do not understand what happened.

  • With or without a ceasefire, Israel is still targeting Gaza’s journalists

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  • Ulgggghhhhhh

    I try and read news through the lens of what can be done. Times like these offer painfully few answers.

    I believe justice will one day come. But its pace is infuriating.

  • 'Never imagined this': Indian village grapples with interfaith couple's killing

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  • Why is this behind a paywall? Since when does the BBC have a paywall?

  • This has happened so many times

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  • Tankie Derangement Syndrome

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  • Support Fediverse Thought Police

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  • Thanks for clarifying.

    At a glance, I don't see a problem. Isn't social media already a system for rating social credit?

    I think the problem with social credit scores is when they're mandatory and can limit things like housing access. Filtering posts on opt-in social networks just sounds like a reasonable tool for moderating decentralized platforms.

  • AI agents now have their own Reddit-style social network, and it's getting weird fast

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  • I don't relate to your impression that religions or cults are usually humble. I wish they were.

    Suggesting that I'm drawing an equivalence between a forest and a data center and Implying that the belief that I am not entirely distinct from a stone is interchangeable with the belief that I am no different than a stone both seem like bad faith arguments by absurdism.

  • AI agents now have their own Reddit-style social network, and it's getting weird fast

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  • This depends on your definition of self-awareness. I'm using what I think is a reasonable, mundane framework: self awareness is a spectrum of diverse capabilities that includes any system with some amount of internal observation.

    I think the definition that a lot of folks are using is a binary distinction between things which experience the ability to observe their own ego observing itself and those that don't. Which I think is useful if your goal is to maintain a belief in human exceptionalism, but much less so if you're trying to genuinely understand consciousness.

    A lizard has no ego. But it is aware of its comfort and will move from a cold spot to a warmer spot. That is low-level self awareness, and it's not rare or mystical.

  • Memes @lemmy.ml
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    It's totally normal for tools to say they're depressed, just tune it out

  • Memes @lemmy.ml
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    I don't like it, but I don't make the rules

  • Political Memes @lemmy.ca
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    I don't like it, but I don't make the rules

  • Memes @lemmy.ml
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    Apparently he's a gaming YouTuber now

  • World News @lemmy.world
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    Israel prepares to call up 450,000 soldiers amid mounting toll on reservists and their families - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

    www.jta.org /2025/05/28/israel/israel-prepares-to-call-up-450000-soldiers-amid-mounting-toll-on-reservists-and-their-families
  • Solarpunk @slrpnk.net
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    I had a thought about the popularization of solarpunk today

  • Memes @lemmy.ml
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    Let's not take things to far okay

  • Memes @lemmy.ml
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    They can't hold out forever

  • Memes @lemmy.ml
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    They're gonna be so embarrassed when they find out

  • solarpunk memes @slrpnk.net
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    They're gonna be so embarrassed when they find out

  • Memes @lemmy.ml
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    A simple mnemonic

  • Star Trek Social Club @startrek.website
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    Poll: What's the cross-over between fans of Trek and solarpunk?

    mstdn.games /@FullyAutomatedRPG/113924421710964188
  • Memes @lemmy.ml
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    Plz stop :(

  • Memes @lemmy.ml
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    It's a hard time of year for some of us

  • Solarpunk @slrpnk.net
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    Just came across this pretty cool solarpunk comic book: [Re]Ignite by Howtoons

    readallcomics.com /howtoons-reignition-1/
  • Nature and Gardening @beehaw.org
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    Tips for disposing of fallen leaves

  • zerowaste @slrpnk.net
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    Tips for disposing of fallen leaves

  • Solarpunk @slrpnk.net
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    Examining Octavia Butler's unpublished Parable of the Sower sequels

    lareviewofbooks.org /article/theres-nothing-new-sun-new-suns-recovering-octavia-e-butlers-lost-parables/
  • Solarpunk @slrpnk.net
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    An interesting short: "HYPERVOLTAIC CHRONICLES" by THE LINE ANIMATION

    vimeo.com /798350609