Could probably charge a cellphone from it slowly but for free.

I used to be on lemm.ee before but I don’t remember it being any different that the other instances I’ve tried. I feel like it only affects where I post from, not what I read.

That being said, I haven’t had any issues with feddit.uk even though my opinions often aren’t particularly popular here.

I never liked him. Not for any particular reason really. It’s just the vibe I’m getting from him. He doesn’t seem authentic.

was once extremely good at making seemingly impossible things happen.

Seeing them land the Starship booster on the chopsticks - I’d say that he still is.

I like him. He feels like one of the only podcast guests out there who actually acknowledges that not everyone works in an office or a startup.

He’s hardly a celebrity but I’d say Van Neistat (Casey’s brother)

I was all in when he started his YouTube channel and found him really relatabe and interesting but it took less than half a year and it became painfully obvious that he’s only doing it for the money and it shows. That’s about the fastest I’ve gone from discovering a new interesting person to losing my respect for them.

Probably not. Podcasts have had a pretty dramatic impact on my worldview, and I don’t think I would’ve been exposed to many of those ideas otherwise. My political views would likely still be more or less the same, and the same goes for religion - or rather, the lack of it - since it doesn’t play a big role in my culture. But the way I see the world and other people would definitely be different.

No, it’s called having preferences. There are certain types of women I wouldn’t date either but I’d have no problem being their friend. When it comes wanting a “housewife” it’s only a problem if you’re imposing that on someone whose not into it. However many are and there’s nothing wrong wanting to find one like that.

It’s funny how, back in the day, getting a new phone meant immediately going through all the ringtones to pick the one you liked best. Nowadays, most people - myself included - just leave it on the default. I honestly can’t remember the last time I changed a ringtone or message tone. I might have on my old Nokia N73, but not since. The alarm tone I do change, though - I don’t need to be screamed at first thing in the morning. Just the vibration alone is enough to wake me up.

That said, I’ve actually been considering changing the ringtones for both of my SIM cards. Apparently everyone here has a Samsung, and nobody seems to change their ringtone - so every time I’m at the hardware store and a phone rings, you get like seven builders all pulling out their phones at once. Since I don’t particularly enjoy talking on the phone, every time I hear my ringtone - even if it’s from someone else’s phone - it gives me this little PTSD flash.

I hardly ever remember my dreams when I wake up, but the ones I do, for the most part, are quite realistic except for the fact that I’m suddenly in a completely weird place and often with people I don’t even hang with.

I’m doing quite well in many aspects of my life compared to my peers, but I don’t really feel pride about any of it - I just consider myself lucky. Pride, to me, implies that the luck was somehow of my own making, but since I don’t believe in free will, that’s an incoherent concept for me. I can’t take credit for the kind of person I am.

If I had to mention something, though, I’d probably say I take pride in my work. Given the general quality of craftsmanship, customer service, and pricing in my industry, I’d say I rank fairly high - probably in the top percentages.

Yeah, my understanding is that the interpretation of the Qur’an and Hadiths doesn’t allow for the same kind of flexibility or reform that the Bible does, for example. Of course, that doesn’t mean someone can’t practice a non-fundamentalist version of Islam - and many do - but it’s much harder to justify when you’re going against what’s considered the literal word of God.

Nazism wasn’t particularly pro- or anti-capitalist as an ideology. Free markets, international finance, and trade weren’t embraced, and private property and businesses were only allowed as long as they aligned with the goals of the state. The government largely dictated production and would nationalize, heavily fine, or even destroy companies that didn’t serve its interests.

Well, Islam is definitely up there - and you only need to look at the Middle East for evidence. What makes it particularly dangerous, in my view, is the doctrine itself - especially the parts concerning treatment of women, martyrdom and hatred of infidels.

My house is from the 1950s and my truck from 2007. I also have a shemagh scarf I bought when I was about 13 - so around 20 years ago. I’ve got a Leatherman that’s about the same age, too. Then there are two military surplus jackets from Austria - one from 1996 and the other from the 1980s - though I haven’t owned them that long.

Looks dangerous as fuck but pretty cool!

You only ignore AI slop when you recognize it as such.

In the case of being anti-abortion, we’re talking about people who believe in the biblical God - and they often point to chapters in the Bible to justify their stance. In most cases, it boils down to the belief that life begins at the moment of conception and that all life is sacred. There are also passages in the Bible that speak about God having plans for unborn children.

Whether they should or shouldn’t hold those beliefs is not an objective fact but a value judgment on your part - and either way, it’s entirely unrelated to what I was saying.