LastYearsIrritant

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[–] LastYearsIrritant@sopuli.xyz -1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Mozilla VPN, which uses Mullvad on the backend, is cheaper if you do the annual plan.

[–] LastYearsIrritant@sopuli.xyz 5 points 6 days ago (3 children)

So because we have a poorly run prison system, we should just murder people instead since we're too lazy to fix it?

[–] LastYearsIrritant@sopuli.xyz 66 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Every time trump dodges a question, the very next reporter should ask that same question. If he ends the interview, then the next interview should start with that question. Nobody asks a different question until trump answers that one.

[–] LastYearsIrritant@sopuli.xyz 7 points 1 week ago (7 children)

C) Cutting the cost of putting someone to death just increases the chances that you're putting the wrong person to death. It's expensive cause that's the best way to ensure that it's being done right. Cutting costs just means you're going to make more mistakes.

D) The reason we can't do it humanely is because anyone with the training to do it right doesn't want to participate in the process. It's not that we're not smart enough. And even if we can do it painlessly, it doesn't mean that it's still not a horrible experience.

Why are you putting people do death? What's the purpose? Cause it makes you feel better that this person isn't alive anymore? Then that's a terrible reason.

So they won't do it again? We already have them locked up, they're done commiting crimes.

So it stops others from doing it? Well, we already know that doesn't work.

So what's the reason?

It's a political award. It's always been a political award. It means nothing aside from the fact that whoever is in power can get applause for awarding it to someone their supporters like.

[–] LastYearsIrritant@sopuli.xyz 134 points 1 week ago (43 children)

My character has an 18 strength.
DM) ok, roll dice to force the gate open.

My character has an 18 charisma.
DM) ok, it only works if you personally also have an 18 charisma and can act it out.

[–] LastYearsIrritant@sopuli.xyz 28 points 1 week ago (10 children)

The death penalty should ALMOST never be used. The only use for the death penalty is for world leaders that direct their subordinates to commit atrocious acts.

Normal civilians, no matter how dangerous, should only ever be treated with dignity. There is no place for state sanctioned murder.

A) It is immoral.

B) The justice system isn't perfect, and death is final.

C) The actual cost of going through all the trials and effort to put someone to death is typically higher than just keeping them locked up.

D) There is no humane way to put someone to death.

E) It is not effective at preventing crime. It only makes it so people have nothing to lose by being caught.

[–] LastYearsIrritant@sopuli.xyz 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yeah, for $1,000 with no memory or hard drives, plus it idles at 50 watts.

[–] LastYearsIrritant@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Well, for one, some YouTubers made a cheap, open source VR headset. That was pretty neat.

[–] LastYearsIrritant@sopuli.xyz 16 points 1 week ago

It is hell after all

I think worried is the wrong word.

They studied how people pronounced words and showed that spelling it this way made more people pronounce it as expected.

[–] LastYearsIrritant@sopuli.xyz 8 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Like many other things, in the US, voting isn't managed centrally. Most voting is run by the county, or the city if it's big enough.

Which means there are thousands of election commissions all doing things slightly differently, with massive differences in quality.

That being said, they all still follow the same laws, and voting discrepancies are very rare.

The GOP points to the discrepancies as proof of widespread voter fraud, and their proposed solutions are to remove large numbers of voters from the registration. Many voters in the US, such as poor, young, and minority groups, tend to vote less consistently than older, rich, and white voters, purging registrations of people who don't vote consistently will tend to favor Republicans.

While removing someone from voter registration lists doesn't mean they can't vote, it does add additional steps to the voting process. Which makes people less likely to vote.

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