There's also no risk of getting stuck on an escalator in the case of a power outage or other malfunction:
"An escalator can never break: it can only become stairs. You should never see an 'Escalator Temporarily Out Of Order' sign, just 'Escalator Temporarily Stairs. Sorry for the convenience.'" - Mitch Hedberg, RIP
As much as the "hurt with one hand, help with the other" approach bothers me, I really hope this enables sufficient aid to safely reach the civilians who so desperately need it.
I'd say it's sometimes ok, sometimes necessary for brevity, and sometimes accurate. Accurate = "All people need oxygen, water, and calories to survive." Brevity = "Generally speaking, people enjoy good food and good company so those situations work well for forming relationships."
Consequences of generalizations have a lot to do with how tolerable they are. If I say, "most people like pizza" there's not much harm if several million people don't. If I say, "all or most people of this gender/ethnicity/religion/whatever have X problem" that's a lot more problematic because it can easily lead to a consequence of harmful prejudice. When it comes to matters of ethics, beliefs, accusations etc. it becomes very important to handle cases individually as much as humanly possible.
I hope reality turns out to be an incredibly immersive sequel to Idiocracy or something similar that I can wake up from and criticize for being dumb, if occasionally amusing. It's the only way I can make peace with things like this story.
In case anyone wants to know specifically why this is crazy: here's a NASA article about magnetic pole shifts/reversals. The short version is:
Magnetic North Pole was identified about 200 years ago and since then it's constantly been drifting so "Pole Shifts" are a constant reality.
Complete reversals (where N and S swap) happen every 300,000 years or so on average (varying a lot). The last reversal was actually 780,000 years ago, so I'm not sure what societal collapse this guy knows about from WAY into pre-history.
The Earth's magnetic field has declined in strength in the last 200 years by about 9%, but it's still twice as intense as it's million-year average and not going anywhere anytime soon.
The UN has run out of tents and food to distribute to almost 2 million people in Gaza, the majority displaced from their homes and dependent on aid to stave off looming famine....
This showed up in my Lemmy feed just above a story from the BBC about how Biden is planning to send 1 billion in arms to Israel. I felt these two stories next to each other was a fitting symbol of how wrong things are going.
What? No. Usually I don't answer or downvote criticism because not everyone has to like my/anyone's content and criticism can absolutely be valid. If you're serious though then I'd say sexualizing this image to that degree is quite a leap. I mean, the vampire is Sesame Street's The Count for starters. There's nothing sexually explicit or even implied in either the image or the text.
Even better if the foe was already almost dead. When you slap something for huge numbers it's also fun having the DM describe the wreckage that's left of your opponents....
All the little math rocks bringing their 30 hp of damage.
Now that you mention it, that's probably one of the best ways to teach the basics. It's so much more fun when it's roasting baddies as opposed to counting apples.
It was originally posted in World News, but was (rightfully!) removed for being internal US news and not world news. I screwed up - I think when I read anything about Gaza I start thinking about how it relates to the international war at large. Clearly though this story doesn't belong there, and hopefully it fits here.
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Nevermind that there are several human rights groups, news organizations, medical responders, international aid etc. that would like to be in Gaza but are being denied entry. This reeks of sending people protesting terrible conditions to suffer in those conditions.
I honestly think these people are drunk on outrage politics, and the extreme of "just revenge" is the whole point. They must somehow feel powerful introducing proposals of terrible cruelty.
I have a lot to say when reading a headline like this, but it boils down to: I really hope advances like this and EV's topple the fossil fuel industry that's hurting our planet.
It's an episode where Picard is conducting the mission to explore as usual when Q shows up and essentially says, "So you think you're hot shit huh? Prepared for whatever you're about to stumble into?" Picard philosophizes and argues so Q tosses the Enterprise across the galaxy and into the face of a Borg Cube, which promptly sets about showing Picard et al. exactly how bad things can be out in the galactic wild. I won't spoil the ending in case you want to watch, but needless to say Picard ends the episode with a new perspective about what awaits in the unexplored galaxy.
The DM's pitch was to roll characters that were the local problem-solvers. Level 5, been adventuring in the same rural area for years, handled bandits/goblins/unruly wildlife. It was an opportunity to play odd/misfit characters for a while if we wanted to....
It definitely got us more emotionally involved than the usual "goblins are attacking the village" beginning! The wizard in particular was able to RP being really angry during some of the major fights as we were tracking down the "master". "You killed the people I grew up with, that I started adventuring with!" and so on.
10/10 take. "The energy beams fired by our enemies' weapons turn large portions of most people hit to a gas/liquid mist basically instantly. The remainder will be retrieved."
We need a serious discussion about power inequality on the Enterprise. ( lemmy.world )
Misusing Memorable Quotes Pt. 4 ( lemmy.world )
Better than having to wait for the turbolift all the time... ( lemmy.world )
Or maybe he was a whistleblower ( lemmy.world )
Misusing Memorable Quotes Pt. 3 ( lemmy.world )
What a twist! Tension so thick you'd need a Bat'leth to get through it! ( lemmy.world )
When it comes to company, Bashir accepts no substitutes for his favorite tailor.
Misusing Memorable Quotes Pt. 2 ( lemmy.world )
We had to fight to get the budget we wanted, but that was the best part! ( lemmy.world )
Misusing Memorable Quotes Pt. 1 ( lemmy.world )
A sing along I checked wasn't a recent repost, but if it was it would be the right song for it. ( www.youtube.com )
I'm glad they included lyrics, because it clears up some tricky verses.
No one is going to believe the guards. ( lemmy.world )
"You say it was a 12-foot bear with a screaming, toothed sword? How much of what are you drinking on your shift?"...
Gaza Strip pier project is completed, U.S. military says ( www.pbs.org )
Is it ever okay to generalize about people? why or why not?
"Don't Be Weak and Gay," a Missouri GOP Candidate Tells Voters in a New Campaign Ad ( www.them.us )
Don't be a bad employee [Mr. Lovenstein] ( lemmy.world )
https://mrlovenstein.com/
Aged like... what ages much faster than milk? Aged like room temperature pork? ( lemmy.world )
UN says it has no more food or tents for nearly 2m people in Gaza ( www.theguardian.com )
The UN has run out of tents and food to distribute to almost 2 million people in Gaza, the majority displaced from their homes and dependent on aid to stave off looming famine....
You are French, are you not Captain Picard? I thought you of all people would appreciate my accoutrement. ( lemmy.world )
Felt the original infograph left out an important detail, especially if you play WoD. ( lemmy.world )
If we're supposed to end decades of pillage by The Despoiler of Widowmaker Cave we want supplies money up front. ( lemmy.world )
The special kind of fun that is a full minute or two spent rolling legendary damage. ( lemmy.world )
Even better if the foe was already almost dead. When you slap something for huge numbers it's also fun having the DM describe the wreckage that's left of your opponents....
GOP introduces bill that would send anyone convicted of unlawful activity on a campus since Oct. 7th, 2023 to Gaza. ( www.thedailybeast.com )
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Scientists have figured out way to make algae-based plastic that completely decomposes ( abcnews.go.com )
Admittedly, this one is a case of finding a picture and working backwards to make a story fit it. ( lemmy.world )
Regulations be damned. This is coffee you're hiding from me!
A brief synopsis of S2 E16 - "Q Who" ( lemmy.world )
I didn't change Picard's face because I love the original too much. You can almost see his soul leaving his body.
With that frame, I'm guessing E. Honda isn't a dex build. ( lemmy.world )
So there's a story with this one (in description) ( lemmy.world )
The DM's pitch was to roll characters that were the local problem-solvers. Level 5, been adventuring in the same rural area for years, handled bandits/goblins/unruly wildlife. It was an opportunity to play odd/misfit characters for a while if we wanted to....
A typical tour of duty as a Red Shirt is intense, but brief. ( lemmy.world )
What happened with the sphinx though? ( aussie.zone )
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