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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Trump

« on: January 21, 2025, 02:09:59 PM »

Every single human being in the Trump ecosystem is a greedy piece of shit.

https://news.bitcoin.com/pastor-lorenzo-sewell-launches-his-own-meme-coin/

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Technology & Information / Re: Autonomous weapons systems

« on: January 21, 2025, 12:47:28 PM »

AI can certainly write code that will compile.

I do not know where you are getting your information or why you are choosing to write false information.

Written by someone who has never produced a line of code in their life. Compiling code, running code and secure code are all different things.

Everything you believe, everything you think you know is rooted in ignorance with no real experience to back it up. You are a mindless minion of misinformation being used by grifters and despots. Enjoy.

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Trump

« on: January 20, 2025, 05:23:08 PM »

What is the objective difference between Bitcoin and any other digital currency?

This is the absolute and utter ignorance that is victimizing Trump's idiot followers.

There are different purchase and sale conditions associated with each crypto. The way the founders are paid and what percentage has to be held for how long. The Liberty Token is an absolute scam in its restrictions on how the buyers can sell and what rights the developers have.

But as much as a screw job as LibToke is, their shit coins are even worse and have no utility.

Before you weasel out with your usual "Post Proof", it is up to you to vet your own stupid investments. You should buy as much Melania Coin as you can afford and show us how much smarter you are than everyone else.

Bitcoin, Monero, Solana, shit coins all have different behaviors. If you buy Trump's shit coin thinking it's just like BitCoin, you will be just another bumpkin that Trump robbed.

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Technology & Information / Re: Autonomous weapons systems

« on: January 20, 2025, 05:12:43 PM »

Neither one of you have any clue. You are just posting a bunch of nonsense.

Either post evidence of your claims or stfu.

Post some code punklet.

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Trump

« on: January 20, 2025, 03:41:31 PM »

Just when I thought that my opinion of Trump and his clan of rich, spoiled, self-entitled grifters couldn't get any lower....

Melania coin..

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c98y47vrv2jo

Yep, one of the world's most valued crypto currency, millions, billions of dollars, to the moon...

Each dumb redneck buying this crap thinks that there's an even dumber redneck that will buy it for more. The last idiot in the chain gets a kick in the nuts.

Normally, I wouldn't blame the victims of scams but in this case, I will totally blame them and laugh at them.

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Technology & Information / Re: Autonomous weapons systems

« on: January 20, 2025, 02:12:32 PM »

AI can now write programs and code with no human intervention.

No it can't. It produces strange, buggy code that has to be manually debugged.

I've used AI to fix code and research syntax. It's a long, long way from producing code for production.

The more realistic danger is that military hardware will be poised to act autonomously based on input. If it detects certain radar signatures, it will let missiles fly without telling anyone. A cruise missile is autonomous once launched but if we automate the firing of those missiles with Skynet software, then we're in Terminator territory.

The realistic scenario isn't that AI will suddenly decide to take over Earth, but that the Chinese will hack into it and fuck with its mind. Maybe a cheap ssd will glitch somewhere and things suddenly launch. Achieving malevolent awareness is not a danger we currently face with AI.

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Trump

« on: January 20, 2025, 01:58:35 PM »

You're overthinking things. What it really came down to was this - TikTok praising and flattering Trump in several different public messages. That's what Trump responds to more than anything. He doesn't believe in any ideals or hold any actual political positions of his own. He makes his decisions based on gut impulses and personal whims. That's why  TikTok felt the need to glowingly refer to Trump by name in their messages, and it's why we saw people like Zelenskyy and the Greenland PM rushing to kiss Trump's ass in anticipation of him handing over Ukraine to Putin and doing something incredibly stupid and reckless to try and get control of Greenland, respectively. Trump fans undoubtedly see these public shows of fealty as a sign of Trump's strength, but in reality, it's the opposite. Someone who's this susceptible to flattery and lets their own emotions and personal feelings overrule their policy positions is not fit to be a leader.

Yeah but can you see anyone as American as a narcissist who acts on the whims of flattery and unleashes fire and fury for a slight insult?

The entire world has figured out that Trump is a narcissistic buffoon that responds to empty flattery and they're all laughing at him. Putin, Kim Jong Un, Musk, everybody is playing this idiot.

This is also why he failed in business so much, he makes decisions with his ego.

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Trump

« on: January 19, 2025, 09:13:29 PM »

https://www.npr.org/2025/01/19/nx-s1-5267568/tiktok-back-online

Trump has unbanned Tik Tok by declaring he won't enforce the law.
Isn't this something Republicans HATE?  The president not enforcing laws?

Trump's twitter account got hacked three times.
While saying the Mueller report exonerated him and while the words "Russia Hoax" were coming out of his mouth, the Russians were exfiltrating our most secure resources through the Solarwinds hack.
He will allow TikTok to operate even though its controlling stake (the Chinese government) just plundered American Telcos of piles of personal stuff which can be used in conjunction with the piles of location and profile data collected on TikTok to surveil and manipulate people in power. This is why China doesn't allow American social media on their internet.

Is he helping our adversaries because he's an idiot or because he will share in their spoils?

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Sexual Scandals

« on: January 19, 2025, 01:38:54 PM »

At this point, I think the majority of celebrities who have been outed as creeps have been of the very publicly progressive or feminist kind.

But there is also the coalition of King PussyGrabber, Matt Gaetz, Mark Robinson and the rest of the Republican Hee Haw gang.

But it's ok, Marjorie Taylor Greene is about to blow the lid off the whole deal just like she did with the Jewish space lasers.
https://www.washingtoninformer.com/gop-faced-with-scandal-marjorie-taylor-greene/

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Trump

« on: January 18, 2025, 07:23:16 PM »

So he creates a meme coin to bilk his ignorant followers just days before his inauguration...

Yep, he's a piece of shit.

https://www.axios.com/2025/01/18/trump-meme-coin-25-billion

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: President Joe Biden

« on: January 14, 2025, 12:52:31 PM »

Ukraine has been (and continues to be) a focal point for human trafficking and bioweaponry research, in addition to a "NAZI" safe space.

Right along with the US, by the way, who provided immediate relocation to the US of many top NAZI's after WWII.

None of these things constitute "cons,", amirite?

People in Russia believe this kind of propaganda because they have no access to information that isn't filtered by the government. They believe this because it's all they're told and are blocked from any dissenting information.

People in America who believe Russian propaganda do so out of willful ignorance and hate for themselves and their country. They are spoiled, self entitled traitors that take their freedoms for granted.

Meanwhile, there are dissidents in Russia risking their lives and liberty to get free access to information from around the world.

BTW: While I'm thinking about traitorous losers who betrayed their country, fuck Tucker Carlson and Steven Seagal.

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Trump

« on: December 23, 2024, 02:14:09 PM »

Motivation for what takes place is the distinction and demonstrates what is taking place now in regard to NATO is not a matter of tribalism. The US doesn't need to be in NATO and should stop its participation in regime change wars and foreign interventionist activities.

Yes, Putin has been saying this for years. NATO needs to stop interfering with his plans to conquer Europe.

Here's a place where you can sign up for travel as a volunteer to help make Russia great again. 
https://www.goabroad.com/providers/proba-language-centre/programs/volunteer-language-russia-44681

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Trump

« on: December 12, 2024, 12:58:08 PM »

The US does not have jurisdiction over illegal immigrants, but if you, as an illegal immigrant, commit a serious felony in the US, I would believe you are going to spend quite a bit of time in a US prison.

How can you put someone in prison if you don’t have jurisdiction over them?

Ask Dave and gary.

By having jurisdiction of them by virtue if them being in your country.

Anyone physically in the country is subject to the jurisdiction of the 'laws of the land' unless you're President Trump.

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: President Joe Biden

« on: December 04, 2024, 09:11:16 PM »

Those 6500 are people pardoned for weed. You can't keep them in jail when weed is legal.

Sure you can - imprisoning innocents is one of America's finest pastimes.

Also, if we're gonna pick pardons you do and don't like, then you have a lot of picking and choosing to do. Please provide a complete list of which pardons from the last 4 presidents you do and don't like.

Yeah, the American government is the asshole of the world for people per capitia incarcerated but doesn't mean I need to like it and shouldn't work to shut it down. It shouldn't take a Presidential pardon to free thousands of innocent people in jail.

I don't need to look at past pardons. I've issued a new proclamation. Presidential pardons have continued to suck more and more over the last two decades. I hereby permanently ban them all.

Obama abusing the system doesn't prove anything.

OH MY GOD YOU'RE SO CLOSE TO GETTING IT. C'MON, VAN NOSTRAND, ONE MORE PUSH!!!

Abusing exec powers is a non-partisan thing. I have plenty to bitch about whoever is President.

He's just one of a dozen dark marketeers

Right. I recommend you familiarise yourself with his story if you're gonna bring it up. Will save you a couple of Certified Doctor Moments™.

I know a lot more about his story than Trump does.

Why not Daniel Kaye or Rui-Siang Lin.

Why, indeed? Let me know once you've done your homework.

They weren't mentioned by Trump for pardon because Trump has no idea who they are.

Trump would totally pardon Hannibal Lecter if he was real. Trump knows all about him.

I think 'pardons' and 'Presidential pardons' are two separate things.

Okay. Since you're introducing a non-standard distinction to the concept of a federal pardon, please provide your definitions. Which type of non-presidential pardons is your favourite?

A Presidential pardon is a federal pardon issued by the President. But we've seen that we can't let American Presidents have the authority to unilaterally pardon anyone they want with no oversight. They get stupid.
Trump threatening to pardon himself has ruined it for all future Presidents. No more fucking Presidential pardons for anyone! Including the White House Thanksgiving Turkeys.

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: President Joe Biden

« on: December 04, 2024, 06:43:08 PM »

Biden pardoned around 27 people, Trump pardoned 237.

You're about 6500 short for Biden, and Obama pardoned 1927. It's almost as if comparing these funny numbers isn't very helpful.

Those 6500 are people pardoned for weed. You can't keep them in jail when weed is legal. Obama abusing the system doesn't prove anything.

How much do you know about Ulbricht?

He's just one of a dozen dark marketeers serving huge jail sentences that have been busted for selling millions of dollars of guns and drugs. The only thing that makes him special is that Trump mentioned him specifically while he was romancing the Libertarians and crypto bros. Why not Daniel Kaye or Rui-Siang Lin.

So, uh, I guess you're joining us in the "pardons are bad" camp?

I think 'pardons' and 'Presidential pardons' are two separate things. I've seen more Presidential pardons that piss me off than I support so 'yes' I think Presidential pardons are bad.
Pardoning oneself is absolute bullshit.

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: President Joe Biden

« on: December 04, 2024, 05:40:43 PM »

Biden pardoned around 27 people, Trump pardoned 237.

Trump has talked about pardoning the cop-killing traitors that attacked our capital. He said he would pardon Ross Ulbricht (in prison for life for operating the dark web market, "Silk Road.")

And of course, he's also going to pardon himself for any crimes he chooses to commit.

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Arts & Entertainment / Re: Just Watched

« on: December 03, 2024, 01:07:14 PM »

Just Watched: The Black Hole
Disney 1979

Massive spoiler, pretty much all the spoilers, but it’s ok. If you haven’t seen this movie, DON’T WATCH IT. If you’ve already seen it, then you know the deal. If you haven’t seen it, I’m telling you, DON’T.

Ok, ok, so I had never seen this movie. Despite being a sci-fi Star Wars kid, I somehow never saw this. I knew it was out there, and I’d seen the toy action figures but never saw the movie, which it turns out was better for my life overall. But after decades, the apparently well executed special effects and mysterious story line finally got my curiosity up. I sat through the whole movie and just WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT?
Seriously, what the fuck?!?

It looked like it would be a normal sci-fi type thing but it was Walt Disney’s first PG rated movie and nobody had any clue who this movie was made for.

It starts off all normal like a small group of astronauts going to explore one of the galaxy’s most mysterious objects, The Black Hole. So far so good. But in the gravity well of the blackhole they find a giant, spooky, old space ship from years past. How freaky! Oh wait. It’s a ship that was carrying one of the main characters’ fathers when it disappeared years ago! That’s even freakier! It turns out that the captain of the old ghost ship is a bearded Captain Ahab kind of guy running this massive ship with a crew of androids. But none of this story will matter because eventually, everyone’s going in the hole. As with most Ahab types, he’s obsessed, and in this case, he’s obsessed with the glory that awaits in the hole and has some self-destructive plan to get it.

Ahab’s sidekick is a seven-foot-tall red robot called ‘Maximillion’ that floats around with stiff unarticulated limbs, shooting laser beams out of his eye slot like ‘Gort’ from the 1950’s. He doesn’t talk or anything, he just floats around menacing people like a giant red dildo. It’s one of the saddest excuses for a robot in the galaxy but it doesn’t matter, they’re all going in the hole. There is a good guy droid about the size of a floating garbage can that has the voice of Slim Pickens and an idiotic painted face. He dies but at least he doesn’t go in the hole.

There is more pointless story line and the good guy scientists start to figure out that Ahab is crazy and the dildobot is a murderous asshole. *JUMPSCARE* The crew isn’t androids! They’re the human crew zombified into slavery by Ahab! None of it will matter in the hole.

There are shoot outs, close calls! The ghost ship’s control systems are damaged! More explosions, Ahab is trapped under falling debris on the bridge of his ship as it tumbles into the black hole!

The good guys make it to an escape pod and flee the ghost ship. But, *JUMP SCARE* the escape pod is preprogrammed to go directly into the black hole! Ahab was going to use it to penetrate the hole! There’s no escape for the good guys! Everybody's going in the hole!

Now at this point, if everybody in the movie had been crushed into background radiation, it could have been a pointless adventure movie that no one survived, like The Perfect Storm. It would have sucked but at least it would have been NORMAL.

With just minutes left in the movie, things get seriously fucked up. The ghost ship falls into the hole and Ahab finds himself floating in space, without a space suit. He’s floating in a black night sky and suddenly, he’s face to face with the evil dildobot. They somehow melt together and he’s inside the dildobot! You can see his terrified face looking out of dildobot’s eye slot! But he’s not in space anymore, he’s in Hell! Seriously, Hell. Not a hellscape planet like where Obi Wan chopped off Anakin Skywalker’s legs, it’s literally Hell with fire, lava and marching lines of suffering souls! The dude ends up in Hell? Seriously? What the fuck?

The good guys in the escape pod start to tumble into the hole by turning the camera over and over with a stretchy lens. White light envelopes their ship and there, in the black hole, is an angel! Not a winged extraterrestrial or non-corporeal energy being, an actual fucking angel! It looked like it might have been some white, blonde lady. Why'd they stop with just a angel, why not have Jesus in the hole. You know there was no way a Dancing Ganesha was going to show up.

You’re thinking that there’s no way that’s an angel in the black hole but it’s there in your face!

The angel leads the escape pod down a corridor, the corridor to some kind of chapel. There’s stained glass window effects, it looks like some North American Protestant chapel, like probably Methodist.

So, the angel leads the pod down the corridor of some giant Methodist chapel in space and it opens up to a view of a lush green planet and a brilliant white sun. They come to an orbit around some beautiful planet and THE END! Black Screen. What the fuck?

It was just like the end of Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey, the screen goes black and the whole audience just sits there in stunned silence trying to figure out, What the fuck was that? What did I just watch?

And it was supposed to be for kids! There were action figures and a breakfast cereal promotion. But, then you have to explain the ending to your kid? That the bad guy will burn in hell forever while the good guys are up in Heaven with Grandma?

Fuck this movie.

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Trump

« on: November 28, 2024, 01:53:30 PM »

Could you at least post the "empirical evidence"?

sure thing.

No, silly! He means evidence that confirms what he wants to believe.

I mean empirical evidence,

Not "warnings," and economists championing further a oligarchal approach.

If you had any experience in the manufacturing sector, if you spent years actually producing goods for the global market, you would have lived your empirical evidence. You would have seen it first hand.

But you, like Trump, never successfully manufactured anything in America and have a child-like understanding of the world around you.

People like you should be listening to people like us. We're the ones that built everything around you.

BTW: Don't embarrass yourself by talking about oligarchies. You elected the Murdoch, RNC, Russia, Musk, Trump oligarchy.

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Trump

« on: November 27, 2024, 01:03:43 PM »

The idea that the Chinese will take a hit to their profitability and just eat those tariffs is ridiculous. Just like American companies, they don't pay taxes, they pass them on to the consumer in the form of price increases. America doesn't have the manufacturing capacity nor technology to build everything that we use domestically and will be forced to pay the tariffs.

Anything not made in America will become more expensive. I wonder if Trump's Swiss-made, $10,000, vaporware, gold watches will be subject to these tariffs?

As a bonus, chasing out all the immigrants will mean that Americans finally have a shot at those highly desirable jobs picking vegetables in the fields and working in the slaughterhouses shoveling pig guts. Of course, you can imagine what it will cost to pay entitled, lazy Americans to do that kind of work.

Trump has never shopped for groceries in his life (except when posing for a photo op) and destroyed 90% of the businesses he's been associated with. He has no clue what he's doing and will make America into the next Trump Taj Mahal Casino.

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Trump

« on: November 26, 2024, 12:30:03 PM »

No, they were not.
They wrote be has absolute immunity for actions while in office and within the scope of his presidential duties.  The. Failed to define what classifies his scope.

Example: Joe Biden has a cabinet meeting then, during the meeting, murders one of his cabinet members.  Is he immune?

Unfortunately, Trump only has to appoint one more Supreme Court Justice and that will all change.