Cocodapuf

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[–] Cocodapuf 22 points 2 months ago

I was 12 when my dad gave me the talk (the talk about how police will kill you if you aren't exceptionally polite to them). How having skin our color is very dangerous because police are afraid of us. So no quick movements.

[–] Cocodapuf 25 points 2 months ago (1 children)

More than that, they're just stupid.

Here's just one example of dumb Jedi stuff. I just rewatched the prequels and it occurred to me, that Anakin didn't really suddenly turn to the dark side because his mom died. He turned to the dark side because he didn't have any friends to check him when he's being a douche bag... The dude literally has nobody to talk to except for Padma, and he's forbidden from pursuing a romantic relationship with her, which is super frustrating. This is a scenario destined for failure. What he really needs are some friends he can talk to and vent at about his shitty situation.

Here's the weird thing though, remember that scene where Yoda is training a whole class of little padawans? Those padawans at least have a cohort, they have a group they can bond with and lean on as they grow up and continue their training. So if that's the way they run things, where is Anakin's cohort? Why is he isolated? Anakin has a single person as his mentor, boss, teacher, therapist, dad and only friend, that's not really healthy. And when that one person is gone for an extended period, that leaves Anakin with absolutely no support structure and a lot of temptation to make bad choices, this is setting him up for failure. Cause let's be honest, he's a teen, making bad choices is what they do.

[–] Cocodapuf 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Wow... Well I maintain that is about the dumbest thing he could do, but I apologize for doubting you.

[–] Cocodapuf 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'm inclined to agree with this. Just apply Hanlon's razor, people make mistakes, often.

[–] Cocodapuf 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Periodically like every minute?

These cables can carry terabits per second. I suppose if you had 100 petabytes of storage (that could probably be achieved with a single large rack of machines) you could just swap the entire rig every few hours or so, but that feels extremely cumbersome.

[–] Cocodapuf 5 points 2 months ago

I agree, but replace China with Russia.

[–] Cocodapuf 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Are we all bacteria too?

[–] Cocodapuf 1 points 2 months ago (3 children)

There's no way he's asking for that. If you can find a source for that claim I'd love to see it. But it's about the dumbest thing musk could do.

[–] Cocodapuf 2 points 2 months ago

Well for what it's worth it seems like we've been getting fewer and fewer snow storms here in Boston. I know that's more weather than climate, but it's concerning.

[–] Cocodapuf -4 points 2 months ago (4 children)

The British call them crumpets. Yes that's what a crumpet is, it's an English muffin.

[–] Cocodapuf 16 points 2 months ago (3 children)

That word "attractive" is a bit loaded though. I think your right that society values attractiveness, but what individuals actually find attractive varies widely. Being intelligent or creative or bold can be attractive. To some being violent or unpredictable or vulnerable can be attractive. For many it all comes down to appearance, but even here there's not one definition of beauty.

[–] Cocodapuf 0 points 2 months ago

It certainly does contain all the right words. I mean, it won't happen...

It would be great if it works, but it won't.

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