[-] Bucket_of_Truth@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

Its probably worth noting that Europeans get more powerful cars than we do here in the US. I drive a 02 Golf TDI and it was only available as a 1.9L 90hp front wheel drive. The base model in Europe has a bigger turbo and offers 4wd versions.

[-] Bucket_of_Truth@lemmy.world 68 points 1 year ago

The song’s lyrics include the lines: “Cuss out a cop, spit in his face / Stomp on the flag and light it up / Yeah, you think you’re tough / Well, try that in a small town / See how far you make it down the road / Around here, we take care of our own.”

Later, Aldean alludes to a conspiracy theory that the US government intends to round up its citizens: “Got a gun that my granddad gave me / They say one day they’re gonna round up / Well, that shit might fly in the city, good luck.”

Who does he think does the rounding up?

[-] Bucket_of_Truth@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago

Fascism as defined by Merriam-Webster says

A political philosophy, movement, or regime (such as that of the Fascisti) that exalts nation and often race above the individual and that stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, severe economic and social regimentation, and forcible suppression of opposition

The emphasis on race and economic / social regimentation are the major break from the left.

[-] Bucket_of_Truth@lemmy.world 76 points 1 year ago

HBO told the show runners(D&D) they could take as long as they wanted to finish the series. D&D had just landed jobs at the helm of a new Star Wars trilogy so they were eager to wrap up Thrones and start raking in that Disney cash. They made the last season shorter than other seasons, it sucked and they ended up losing the Star Wars deal.

[-] Bucket_of_Truth@lemmy.world 37 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Probably not. 3 hours of uncompressed 1080p video is around 2tb. The film is closer to 16k which is 64 times more pixels than 1080p. This ain't your web rip off pirate bay.

[-] Bucket_of_Truth@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago

They could just incorporate a gasket + screws. There are a ton of waterproof devices that have replaceable batteries.

[-] Bucket_of_Truth@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

This was a decade ago, but when my mom signed up for Dish Network I asked the installer about getting the internet package. He laughed and said to avoid it like the plague. The guy claimed that at the time Direct Tv and Dish Network used the same satellites for internet, two of them to be exact. The rates for using the service went up with high server load and it was only really usable after midnight.

I ended up building a Cantenna from two Bush's Baked Beans cans and $15 worth of radio equipment from radio shack and "borrowing" free Wi-Fi from a mansion about a mile away.

[-] Bucket_of_Truth@lemmy.world 34 points 1 year ago

Cuz weed fuckin rocks bruv.

[-] Bucket_of_Truth@lemmy.world 37 points 1 year ago

IIRC the study that the "X% of companies are responsible for X% emissions" is somewhat misleading. For example they use the combined output of everyone's car exhaust and attribute that to the major oil companies since they provide the gas. Not saying that large corporations and the wealthy in general contributing to climate change exponentially more than the average person, but its misleading to say that as an individual it doesn't matter if we try to use less energy.

[-] Bucket_of_Truth@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

While I agree the right gets more of a pass, the capitol does actually have its own cell network and they did bust people whose phones were connected inside.

The major difference between January 6th and Portland was that on J 6 the police presence was minimal while Portland had paramilitary outfits roaming the streets.

[-] Bucket_of_Truth@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago

They don't. If you're going to have a smart phone and don't want them up in your shit get LineageOS or GrapheneOS.

[-] Bucket_of_Truth@lemmy.world 36 points 1 year ago

During the 2020 protests in Portland, Or the US Marshalls flew a plane equipped cell phone snooping equipment over downtown for hours every day. The equipment acts as a mock cell tower so mobile phone traffic in the area gets routed through their tools before going to an actual tower. It also collects data from wifi in the area, in addition to whatever unknown abilities it has. This was around the time anonymous federal agents were picking up people off the streets in white vans and hiding in bushes shooting pepperballs at people walking by.

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