ZoomeristLeninist [comrade/them, she/her]

the argument for renewable energy isnt that we should stop using oil, its that we shouldnt burn it. why turn our limited supply of oil into CO2 and water when we can turn it into plastics, medicine, solvents, etc? around 3/4 of crude oil is used as fuel, but if renewable energy was used, the number of oil tankers would decrease by more than 75% bc local supplies would generally be sufficient for industrial, non-fuel uses

ah makes sense. i also have a pretty big swap file so i think that helps a bit when im doing other ram intensive stuff

i remember not using firefox for a rlly long time bc i heard it’s ram usage with multiple tabs open was a lot less efficient than other browsers. idk if that’s true but i use firefox w 4 windows with 20+ tabs each and have never had a problem

i got into an argument on tiktok with someone who insisted that no ancient civilization could build the pyramids. i asked them if they knew what tools were and they clapped back with “what tools did they have back then?” mf never heard of simple machines

im p sure it has to do with stuff being easier to eat. we dont have to work with our jaw to tear or crush difficult foods since everything is processed or we have tools to make it easy. our jaws are underused, so they develop to be smaller than theyre supposed to be, and our teeth get crowded

someone once shook a vending machine vigorously for me when my snack was stuck. it was very stressful to watch

a lot of stuff at my work uses a custom OS built in the 90s

i can’t wait to start writing grants actually! it seems like it would be a nice break from the overwhelming amount of technical writing. im a sucker for academia and im happy i signed myself up for another 5 years of it

Mao: peasants dont have to pay rent anymore

me, an intellectual: nooo, i cant foresee a world where my wages arent siphoned by a passive landowner!

it would be a net positive for the fediverse if beehaw left

mothman bc he looks cool and one of the west virginia ones has to be real since they have so many

could erode the current U.S. lead in the chip field and help China modernize its military

the US lead in chip tech is already being eroded, these protectionist policies are counterintuitive, thank god the ppl in charge of the US are so incompetent lol

also “modernize its military”? that’s some nuclear grade cope

motorcycles are way too efficient. should be them in a giant SUV or pickup truck, both of which they don’t need

China has protests against covid policy that saved millions of lives, the government listens to and adjusts policy accordingly

western chauvinist: omg look at this revolt, proof that China is ebil!! im such a smart redditor!

amerika has protests against the police killing people for being black, government responds by vilifying protestors and ramping up police violence

western chauvinist: they’re rioting! they’re destroying their cities! omg we need cops to put them in their place!

lol its this shit every time libs see a legitimate left stance. im assuming you’ve seen the sh.itjust.works defed post. its like 5 super vocal users having a conniption fit that there are communists on the internet

this reminded me of how 4channers purposely desensitize themselves to gore and other heinous stuff, but they cant escape the pain of loneliness. and it could be solved if they just didnt act like massive pieces of shit. then they blame it on women and the supposed phenomenon of them only dating the “top 20%” of men! its probably the stupidest self-fulfilling prophecy

jfc, you dont even have to have basic hygiene (tho that helps), just be nice!! dont be a misanthropic shut-in with a hyper-inflated ego and unearned confidence in ur intelligence. but when they try to be nice it isnt bc they want others to be happy, its to get something, so they come off as a disingenuous Nice Guy. i hate them but also kind of feel bad for them. maybe if they didnt get caught in this vicious cycle some of them wouldnt be reactionary assholes

sorry for the tangent, good meme