oxomoxo

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[–] oxomoxo 9 points 6 months ago

I agree, Incompetence is very likely the reason. Just a lot of odd details in this whole thing…

[–] oxomoxo 0 points 6 months ago (4 children)

Guess he didn’t hit Trump at all. It was shrapnel from a teleprompter reflector.

[–] oxomoxo 18 points 6 months ago (27 children)

Setting some odd stuff aside, like how the shooter was able to get onto such a close roof, despite people seeing him get up there. What really makes me curious is why the guy was such a bad shot.

Was it nerves, inexperience, or was the intent to make Trump into a martyr? I have to assume he probably was hoping for “suicide by cop”, and if your going to end things what do you have to lose but make everyone forget that he was just convicted and everyone now knows about his rapey, pedo past. Just makes you think… ya know?

[–] oxomoxo 1 points 6 months ago

You are not making sense here. Please try to clarify your point because it seems to be disconnected from the comment you are responding to.

[–] oxomoxo 6 points 6 months ago

I don't know about that. Her medical issues was like 6 years ago, I think what your seeing is she has matured and has a very different perspective on what's important in life. She seems happy and doing well, she's just older and isn't being as silly and giggly as she was in the beginning.

[–] oxomoxo 6 points 7 months ago

Dad! come now, I told you 15 minutes ago it was time for bed.

[–] oxomoxo 1 points 7 months ago

The smarter version of a dumb idea is still a dumb idea. No one is advocating seriously for any of this because of the obvious flaws.

[–] oxomoxo 1 points 7 months ago (2 children)

The smarter version of this idea is the turn signal comes on automatically in the direction you turn.

[–] oxomoxo 18 points 7 months ago

I was curious if what I had been told had any reference online, a quick search did turn up this post which pretty much says the same:

[–] oxomoxo 48 points 7 months ago (3 children)

I have this down the street from my house and I asked a lineman about it. He was saying they will never leave this on power lines, just on the telecom lines. The arborists work for the power company, because even thought the utility poles are jointly owned the power company has the highest risk so they are responsible for management.

They will always remove the wood from power lines because wood is somewhat conductive, especially when it still fresh because of the water content. Leaving it on a high voltage line can increase the potential for a short. They don’t bother to cut them completely off the telecom lines because there is no risk of shock but a big risk to line damage. If they damage the telecom line they have to pay high fees to the telecom company for repair and risk creating an outage. Also the lines are designed to bear a certain amount of weight, as engineer have accounted for natural burdens like trees, ice and animals.

Also the wood eventually rots after a few seasons and will eventually fall off on its own.

[–] oxomoxo 18 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Micay did not step down nor is it a symbolic gesture. He removed himself, at the demand of others within the organization, from any public relations duties he once held. He is an excellent and talented engineer and an absolutely horrible representative.

He has no people skills. He does continue to contribute and guides the project privately. It should have been done long ago because I think he has done a lot of damage by overreacting and fostering a community of toxicity by being a bad example.

Since his departure it has been improving and GrapheneOS is becoming mature and a far cry from the Copperhead days.

[–] oxomoxo 32 points 8 months ago

All religion is not about logic or reason, rather it is about identity. You can join a club for scale model trains, and you can join it for the only reason that you want to and because you enjoy it. You then identify as a member of the train club. It becomes part of your identity.

Religion is similar except it adds a dogma and doctrine that defines your entire world view. To lose this world view is to lose your identity. People would rather die than lose their identity because psychologically one’s identity is synonymous with their life.

The only way a person will lose religion is if they have decided for themself that it’s time for change. Much like an addict, it a personal identity change. You have to say to yourself, I am no longer an alcoholic or I am no longer a Mormon. There is no amount of convincing, rationality, evidence or influence that can change a person until they are ready and willing. It’s transformative and traumatic. You just have to accept those who are lost to it.

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