procrastitron

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[–] procrastitron 5 points 3 months ago

Try bending at the first finger joints instead of at the knuckles.

[–] procrastitron 5 points 3 months ago

I don’t bother to fold my fingers all the way when I do it. All you need is a binary on/off, so just bending any discernible amount is sufficient.

[–] procrastitron 2 points 6 months ago

https://www.unhcr.org/us/about-unhcr/who-we-are/1951-refugee-convention

Note that this is a treaty the US signed so it takes precedence over every other law.

[–] procrastitron 2 points 6 months ago (2 children)

There’s no such thing as “crossing illegally” when you’re seeking asylum. Asylum seekers are allowed to cross the border any way they can; they just have to report to immigration authorities once they get in.

[–] procrastitron 31 points 9 months ago (4 children)

No, they wouldn’t.

They would exist outside of our universe (since they created the universe), so the rules of physics in our universe don’t apply to them.

Even if the reality they existed in had something equivalent to atoms, it would be inaccurate to call those “atoms” since they are in different realities.

[–] procrastitron 21 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I largely agree, especially in the case of Amazon which is notorious for worker rights violations.

That’s why I described it as “as much as Bezos did” rather than in absolute terms.

[–] procrastitron 55 points 9 months ago (3 children)

On top of that, she was heavily involved in Amazon from its inception.

She earned her money just as much as Bezos did.

[–] procrastitron 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Exactly this. The whole “viruses evolve to be less deadly/severe” trope is just wishful thinking masquerading as science.

Evolution isn’t some sort of get-of-pandemic-free card, no matter how much we all wish it was.

There’s lots of counter examples of viruses that are still as deadly as ever, but I’d go beyond that; I’ve never seen anyone give a concrete example of a virus that actually did evolve to be less deadly.

The closest anyone has come to that is the 1918 flu pandemic, but there’s no evidence that it’s less deadly now due to evolution. It’s more like that it is simply less deadly because there isn’t as much widespread malnutrition as there was in 1918.

[–] procrastitron 27 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Age is only a protected class if you are 40 or older.

[–] procrastitron 19 points 1 year ago

Only the federal government can determine whether or not the immigration is illegal.

For example, seeking asylum is legal immigration and there is no requirement for an asylum seeker to cross at an official port of entry.

Only the federal government has the right to evaluate asylum applications, so by trying to bypass the federal government, this law is effectively an attempt by the state government to deny people the right to seek asylum.

[–] procrastitron 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is more like “is outraged to find out a hospital has a basement”

[–] procrastitron 141 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

It only applies if he took an oath to uphold the constitution prior to committing the treason.

I.E. government officials and ex military personnel who took place in the Jan 6 riots would be disqualified, but not every random yahoo that was there.

EDIT: Others have pointed out that he is ex-military, so it looks like the 14th amendment does apply to him after all.

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