andyburke

joined 2 years ago
[–] andyburke@fedia.io 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yep. I am not sure why we are hosting when we know it ends up costing a city more than it generates and we have budget shortfalls already.

To be frank, I would like to see us just say "sorry, you know what? now isn't a great time for us after all."

Feels like it would be best for everyone.

[–] andyburke@fedia.io 17 points 2 days ago

Ban plastic bottles.

[–] andyburke@fedia.io 23 points 3 days ago (3 children)

The difficulty in convincing fellow Americans of this simple and obvious fact is the truly damning bit.

[–] andyburke@fedia.io 10 points 4 days ago (1 children)

The rotor didn't separate from the hub, the transmission and mast and rotor separated from the helicopter, suddenly and seemingly without warning based on the available video.

[–] andyburke@fedia.io 19 points 4 days ago

Volatility! A recipe for a booming economy!

[–] andyburke@fedia.io 5 points 1 week ago

lemme know when you come up

[–] andyburke@fedia.io 2 points 1 week ago

To answer the title question: they start looking for something serious with someone.

[–] andyburke@fedia.io 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

"I am not looking for anything serious."

[–] andyburke@fedia.io 4 points 1 week ago

Trump is a business genius, I tell you!

[–] andyburke@fedia.io 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

A core childhood memory is seeing this episode for the first time (as a rerun in the 80s) on our 13" black and white that sat on the fridge so my dad could watch Trek at dinner.

My mom had made pizza that night.

This meme hits me very deep. 🤝

[–] andyburke@fedia.io 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You refuse to address the "arbitrary" and "dire consequences" parts of my arguments by pointing at hypothetical religions. I will not respond to that.

To teach someone that they must follow arbitrary rules with dire consequences for failure is unethical.

You can decide what that means for religions.

 

[Jury Nullification] is when the jury in a criminal trial gives a verdict of not guilty even though they think a defendant has broken the law. The jury's reasons may include the belief that the law itself is unjust

Until the wealthy and powerful are held to account, why punish your fellow everyday citizens? Use your brain. Decide if what they're charging people with is suppression or actually keeping society safe.

When those prosecutors start losing these cases, maybe they will start to rethink who they are focusing on.

 

... at least how it'd be for me.

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