P00ptart

joined 10 months ago
[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 3 points 5 hours ago

Fuck shows that glorify the militarization of police.

[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 5 points 6 hours ago

I'm pretty sure there's close to 100% chance there is life in the universe. However, understanding the immensity of the universe is only half of the equation. You also have to understand the incredible sequence of events that got us to where we are. A dual star system would be harder to get life on any kind of schedule. Granted, that's not insurmountable, but think of it. Without migration a lot of species wouldn't exist. Without the core of the planet being so big relative to the planet gives us a huge shield against the sun which gives us life and trulies to kill us. The large moon relative to the planet allows tides among other things. The life before us not only got us here evolutionarily, but also became the fuel to advance society enough to search for other life forms, as well as kill the ones here.

The key difference in what you said is "intelligent life" which would be incredibly rare. Beyond that, you assume that self-destruction isn't tied to the very same thing that gave us intelligence in the first place. And we're not the only animals that are greedy, either. You see it in everything from pets to wild animals and their "pecking order". To say that humans aren't an intelligent species defies all evidence around you, and the only evidence we have of higher species and more advanced societies is sci-fi.

[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 5 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

This is too short of a gif. The longer video shows true intent.

[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 2 points 10 hours ago

Bike maintenance?

[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 2 points 10 hours ago

Norway throwin shade at America with that hull number!

/s

[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 6 points 11 hours ago

6.5" and I've heard that a few times. I just always assumed they were being nice.

[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 2 points 19 hours ago

Awesome sloped armor there, ensuring any ricochet/bullet shrapnel, is absorbed directly by the face.

[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 14 points 23 hours ago

At least 5. I'm unwilling to do a more thorough count, tho.

[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 32 points 1 day ago (4 children)

One of my friends is a Taurus as well. He's a car.

[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Except that that's not how market adjustments work, buddy. They never go down that abruptly, pal. They adjust slowly to find the happy medium that maximizes profits, guy. That big of a drop in that short of a time isn't a market adjustment, friendo. You've got a lot to learn before you start talking down to people, champ.

[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

People who join the military do so for far more altruistic (even if unfounded) reasons than cops do. You should be far more afraid of cops than the military.

Edit: also in my experience talking with cops while I was in uniform, a lot of them became cops because they couldn't join the military for one reason or another.

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submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by P00ptart@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
 

I'd like to start an instance about "bragging". It'd be an instance to celebrate small wins. Like "I did a thing I've been dreading!" I'm almost positive I have ADHD despite that my mother never bothered to have me checked because fuck me, im just a problem right? Well I'd like to set up an instance for people to kind of celebrate doing the things that we absolutely hate doing. "I got my house refinanced and saved $40 a month!" Awesome! I bet that took a lot of effort! Good on you doing the thing!

My doctor said if I have ADHD, that it's not bad enough to do anything about. And I've heard stories of others getting the same thing. So it would be more of a positive support group for people who struggle with those types of things. Like, when I get happy about doing/finishing something mundane, people are like "uh ...cool" cause they don't get the struggle of doing something so mundane. It's so much of a struggle that others don't understand. So when you struggle with this kind of thing, saying "I cleaned the bathroom" gets a response like "that sucks" but that was a win for this person. I want a place for people to brag about knocking things off their never-ending list, to celebrate the win, even if it's nothing to others.

So my question is how do I do this? How do I make a new instance?

Edit: just to stave off the main communication issue, I meant community, not Instance. If anyone has voyager and has done it can help, that'd be great. And I appreciate all help, both previous to the edit and after. Thank you all for the much more supportive place than reddit.

 

Like, obviously they would die immediately. But I'm wondering, would they be ripped to subatomic shreds? Would they somehow manage to set off a small nuclear explosion? Would they just get cooked as they're propelled into the void?

 

Looks like they built the vaults already.

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submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by P00ptart@lemmy.world to c/liberalgunowners@lemmy.world
 

Ok, so I just bought my first shotgun (former military, and longtime pistol/rifle owner). I've got next to zero experience with shotguns however. It's a GForce GFY-1 i bought it without reading reviews, which say it jams a lot. Whoops. Anyways, it comes with 3 chokes, and I have no idea which is for what scenario. Can someone ELI5 the use for them?

Also after reading reviews it says you can't use slugs, why is that? Also, if I can't use slugs, is it ok to use other spicy ammo like dragons breath or flechettes or anything?

Edit: sold it before putting a single shell through it and bought a Remington 870. But I still want a tough semi auto.

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