YuccaMan

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“Socialism is only oLd WhItE mEn” in c/the_dunk_tank@hexbear.net
[–] YuccaMan@hexbear.net 22 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

did you take it more seriously when you thought an old white man said it

No, because it's nonsense either way. Also it's laughable that this person thinks communists are reluctant to argue with dead white men and call them mean names. That's like half of what we do.

Struggle session idea: Doomguy vs Doom Slayer in c/games@hexbear.net
[–] YuccaMan@hexbear.net 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Aren't they canonically the same dude?

He owns 18 McDonald's franchises in the state. in c/news@hexbear.net
[–] YuccaMan@hexbear.net 4 points 1 year ago

Where did you see those numbers if I can ask?

Costco always has the most reactionary books. in c/the_dunk_tank@hexbear.net
[–] YuccaMan@hexbear.net 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If only

When you can’t admit that undermining the USSR was a mistake, but you also don’t want to address the consequences in c/politics@hexbear.net
Please... My son. He's very sick. in c/technology@hexbear.net
[–] YuccaMan@hexbear.net 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Either way, I read the first few pages of the deposition this morning, and it really just goes on like that. Musk's attorney is a piece of work as well. My understanding is that he's some kind of high profile celebrity attorney, but going by what I've read, he can't possibly be worth the fortune that I'm sure he charges. Or perhaps I'm overestimating the difficulties of the legal profession, and it's possible to make a living as a lawyer through sheer ignorant belligerence, I don't know

Please... My son. He's very sick. in c/technology@hexbear.net
[–] YuccaMan@hexbear.net 27 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Was literally just about to make a post for this, because how wasn't there one before now, it's so good. He's just so fucking stupid

Gray Wolf - New General Megathread for the 30th to 31st of March 2024 in c/earth@hexbear.net
[–] YuccaMan@hexbear.net 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Don't wanna be gross, but I've been having sexual problems lately, and it's really frustrating and stressful powercry-2 Somebody take my stupid ADHD away so I can get off

Good news in c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net
[–] YuccaMan@hexbear.net 70 points 1 year ago (2 children)

How evil does a guy have to be to become known as the worst landlord in a city full of world class real estate scumbags

Pros and cons of having long hair in c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net
[–] YuccaMan@hexbear.net 5 points 1 year ago

Pros: My hair is super thick and silky and luxurious when it's long (people like to touch it and they think I'm sexy)

Cons: My hair is super thick and silky and luxurious when it's long (it takes ages to dry and it's super heavy and always falling in my eyes and my ears get hot)

What's a megaproject you know is probably a bad idea, but would be sorely tempted to try if you were the leader of a wealthy country? in c/askchapo@hexbear.net
[–] YuccaMan@hexbear.net 15 points 1 year ago

NEOM, purely for the sake of amusement

Finnster is coming out as genderfluid in c/traaaaaaannnnnnnnnns@hexbear.net
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A bit of technical support please? (hexbear.net)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by YuccaMan@hexbear.net to c/technology@hexbear.net
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Hey all. I don't know if it's a faux pas to put help requests here, but I've got an issue with a basically brand new AIO cooler in the PC I just put together, and since I'd rather die than ask this on reddit, I figured I'd take a shot and ask my favorite people before throwing up my hands and sending it in for warranty service (again).

So long story short, it was briefly functional when I got it, then crapped out, so I sent it in to be "fixed". I got it back the other day, and reinstalled it and booted up the system today. Pump came on after a minute or so, CPU was running at a good temp, and I was all ready to install my OS. But, I dicked up the BIOS settings and had to reset CMOS to fix it. After that, the pump and the radiator fans wouldn't come on and weren't detected by the motherboard (I should note that this is exactly what happened the first time). Tried it on every fan header on the board, nothing. No amount of fiddling with the fan settings in BIOS could get it working.

Would anybody who's inclined to help my silly ass have any advice, or should I just insist that the clowns who sold it to me just replace it this time?

Edit: Forgot to note, the pump appears to be functioning, but none of the three fans are spinning

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Why was the slave trade actually outlawed in England? (hexbear.net)
 

So I'm taking the last of my undergrad history courses right now, and one of the books that my professor assigned us is Adam Hochschild's Bury the Chains. We're six chapters in, and so far, Hochschild has centered British abolitionists (primarily Thomas Clarkson) in his accounting of the outlawing of the slave trade in England (I phrase it that way because we all, I assume, know that slavery itself didn't go anywhere after 1833).

Now, I might not be the best read Marxist, but I know enough to be skeptical of any claims of significant historical events being driven by the energy and moral force of "great" individuals rather than the ebb and flow of material reality, a claim Hochschild is definitely making here. He even quotes Emerson in saying "An institution is the lengthened shadow of one man."

Well! I couldn't let that nonsense go unargued, and since lambasting my professor would do no good, I'm here to ask if anybody happens to know the actual reasons the slave trade was outlawed, beyond vagaries about the industrial revolution and wage slavery. Gimme the real nuts and bolts.

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