leguna(25)•in #minimum•1112 days agoHow's that $15 per hour minimum wage thing workin' out for ya?Flippy the Robot is on duty. A burger-flippin', fry-dunkin', non-complainin' "employee" for burger joints is now on the job in about a hundred locations, includ...31$0.00leguna(25)•in minimum•1112 days agoHow's that $15 per hour minimum wage thing workin' out for ya?Flippy the Robot is on duty. A burger-flippin', fry-dunkin', non-complainin' "employee" for burger joints is now on the job in about a hundred locations, includ...31$0.00
leguna(25)•in #shehulk•1113 days agoThese kinds of authority-based mic drop articles defending trash always seem to fit the same pattern.Instead of addressing actual criticism, the authority/article cherry picks a couple of different criticisms and then merges them into a strawman that no one rea...20$0.00leguna(25)•in shehulk•1113 days agoThese kinds of authority-based mic drop articles defending trash always seem to fit the same pattern.Instead of addressing actual criticism, the authority/article cherry picks a couple of different criticisms and then merges them into a strawman that no one rea...20$0.00
leguna(25)•in #ehrlich•1114 days ago"If reality doesn't match my predictions, that's reality's problem."Biologist Paul Ehrlich aptly demonstrating why blindly believing what scientists say, or mindlessly "following the science" is a bad idea. His peer-reviewed boo...520$2.25leguna(25)•in ehrlich•1114 days ago"If reality doesn't match my predictions, that's reality's problem."Biologist Paul Ehrlich aptly demonstrating why blindly believing what scientists say, or mindlessly "following the science" is a bad idea. His peer-reviewed boo...520$2.25
leguna(25)•in #hate•1115 days agoHate crime means it is aggravated.From a review in the Guardian of Till: >"Till-Mobley died in 2003, never having found justice, although last March, President Joe Biden signed the Emmett Till A...480$2.12leguna(25)•in hate•1115 days agoHate crime means it is aggravated.From a review in the Guardian of Till: >"Till-Mobley died in 2003, never having found justice, although last March, President Joe Biden signed the Emmett Till A...480$2.12
leguna(25)•in #gender•1116 days ago Even left wing HuffPost admits to the gender dynamics.https://www.huffpost.com/entry/women-act-like-men-masculine-job-studyn5671415 Even leftist organizations like HuffPost admit that the corporate world requires w...470$2.04leguna(25)•in gender•1116 days ago Even left wing HuffPost admits to the gender dynamics.https://www.huffpost.com/entry/women-act-like-men-masculine-job-studyn5671415 Even leftist organizations like HuffPost admit that the corporate world requires w...470$2.04
leguna(25)•in #dating•1117 days agoWhy understanding the relationship / dating marketplace is relevant even for married older people.1. Just because you get married doesn’t mean the game stops. In fact for a man that’s when the game really gets going! We should always be studying how to impro...681$2.14leguna(25)•in dating•1117 days agoWhy understanding the relationship / dating marketplace is relevant even for married older people.1. Just because you get married doesn’t mean the game stops. In fact for a man that’s when the game really gets going! We should always be studying how to impro...681$2.14
leguna(25)•in #dating•1118 days agoPeak ages (for mating value).Women 19-27 Men 30-40 Men start with literally no dating market value. We have to build up our value from the bottom up for the most part. If we don’t produce a...630$2.12leguna(25)•in dating•1118 days agoPeak ages (for mating value).Women 19-27 Men 30-40 Men start with literally no dating market value. We have to build up our value from the bottom up for the most part. If we don’t produce a...630$2.12
leguna(25)•in #gender•1119 days agoYou know what’s more societally programmed than women wanting male provisioning and being a nurturing mother?…Women thinking they need to be men. You’ll find no bigger mental societal programming by almost any other movement. Women who embrace their feminine nurture ch...551$2.08leguna(25)•in gender•1119 days agoYou know what’s more societally programmed than women wanting male provisioning and being a nurturing mother?…Women thinking they need to be men. You’ll find no bigger mental societal programming by almost any other movement. Women who embrace their feminine nurture ch...551$2.08
leguna(25)•in #abortion•1120 days agoProductive care and suicide rates. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/article-abstract/2799597 This study showed that state abortion restrictions are associated with increased suicid...470$2.05leguna(25)•in abortion•1120 days agoProductive care and suicide rates. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/article-abstract/2799597 This study showed that state abortion restrictions are associated with increased suicid...470$2.05
leguna(25)•in #rian•1121 days agoA rant on Rian Johnson.Seriously, stop shitting on the guy. I haven't seen Glass Onion yet; but, I've seen everything else that the dude has made. He's a solid filmmaker. Nobody would...480$1.91leguna(25)•in rian•1121 days agoA rant on Rian Johnson.Seriously, stop shitting on the guy. I haven't seen Glass Onion yet; but, I've seen everything else that the dude has made. He's a solid filmmaker. Nobody would...480$1.91
leguna(25)•in #speed•1122 days agoSpeed limits and marginal safety.IDGAF who owns what roads, speed limits save lives and are a great source of increasing safety in our road systems, whether private or public. The evidence clea...520$2.13leguna(25)•in speed•1122 days agoSpeed limits and marginal safety.IDGAF who owns what roads, speed limits save lives and are a great source of increasing safety in our road systems, whether private or public. The evidence clea...520$2.13
leguna(25)•in #normalized•1123 days agoLooking normal is not the same as acting normal.This works for so many things: Find the gay person. Find the trans person. Find the immigrant. Find the atheist. Find the poor person. Find the person with a me...541$2.00leguna(25)•in normalized•1123 days agoLooking normal is not the same as acting normal.This works for so many things: Find the gay person. Find the trans person. Find the immigrant. Find the atheist. Find the poor person. Find the person with a me...541$2.00
leguna(25)•in #tv•1124 days agoBob's Burgers and South Park lead the pack in watchable holiday episodes.I've gotta say, of my favorite animated shows, Bob's Burgers and South Park have had the most consistently watchable holiday episodes -- at least for an irrever...490$2.10leguna(25)•in tv•1124 days agoBob's Burgers and South Park lead the pack in watchable holiday episodes.I've gotta say, of my favorite animated shows, Bob's Burgers and South Park have had the most consistently watchable holiday episodes -- at least for an irrever...490$2.10
leguna(25)•in #babylon•1125 days agoBabylon : My thoughts on it.To be honest, I was pretty deeply disappointed by this film. I have liked Damien Chazelle's other work, which has largely focused on the theme of how far people...520$2.01leguna(25)•in babylon•1125 days agoBabylon : My thoughts on it.To be honest, I was pretty deeply disappointed by this film. I have liked Damien Chazelle's other work, which has largely focused on the theme of how far people...520$2.01
leguna(25)•in #china•1126 days agoA humanitarian crisis in the making.It will be interesting to see what mutations come out of this among a very large population with relatively weak immunity. Especially after the Chinese New Year...504$2.02leguna(25)•in china•1126 days agoA humanitarian crisis in the making.It will be interesting to see what mutations come out of this among a very large population with relatively weak immunity. Especially after the Chinese New Year...504$2.02
leguna(25)•in #computing•1127 days agoSome musings and questions on ChatGPT and art generating AIs.I got my computer science degree a few decades ago, even studied AI. At the time, I was deeply skeptical of predictions for what AI (and nuclear fusion research...491$2.02leguna(25)•in computing•1127 days agoSome musings and questions on ChatGPT and art generating AIs.I got my computer science degree a few decades ago, even studied AI. At the time, I was deeply skeptical of predictions for what AI (and nuclear fusion research...491$2.02
leguna(25)•in #chatgpt•1128 days agoLots of people are scared about AI.I think it's overblown because AI has been the easiest villain for film & TV writers to rely on. Imagine if all the artists in the 1800s wrote stories about how...500$2.08leguna(25)•in chatgpt•1128 days agoLots of people are scared about AI.I think it's overblown because AI has been the easiest villain for film & TV writers to rely on. Imagine if all the artists in the 1800s wrote stories about how...500$2.08
leguna(25)•in #racial•1129 days ago"Go back to Bahrain"https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/dec/20/met-to-investigate-tory-mp-bob-stewart-over-alleged-racial-abuse I did not sell myself to Bahrain for $6000 wor...480$2.15leguna(25)•in racial•1129 days ago"Go back to Bahrain"https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/dec/20/met-to-investigate-tory-mp-bob-stewart-over-alleged-racial-abuse I did not sell myself to Bahrain for $6000 wor...480$2.15
leguna(25)•in #nfl•1130 days agoSince I'm a Bills fan, I don't want the 49ers to win the Super Bowl.That said, I want them to go as far as possible with Brock Purdy. Let's be real, the Deshaun Watson contract fucked up the quarterback market. Over the last dec...470$2.22leguna(25)•in nfl•1130 days agoSince I'm a Bills fan, I don't want the 49ers to win the Super Bowl.That said, I want them to go as far as possible with Brock Purdy. Let's be real, the Deshaun Watson contract fucked up the quarterback market. Over the last dec...470$2.22
leguna(25)•in #grinch•1131 days agoWhy was The Grinch (2018) so expensive to make?$315,000 was how much the Grinch cost to make in 1966. $1 in 1966 is the equivalent to $8.76 today. $2,759,400 is the cost today. Just to compare 75 million was...500$2.23leguna(25)•in grinch•1131 days agoWhy was The Grinch (2018) so expensive to make?$315,000 was how much the Grinch cost to make in 1966. $1 in 1966 is the equivalent to $8.76 today. $2,759,400 is the cost today. Just to compare 75 million was...500$2.23
