Argongas

joined 1 year ago
[–] Argongas@kbin.social 2 points 4 months ago

It was the cult of Kali that got things started by murdering oil executives.

[–] Argongas@kbin.social 3 points 4 months ago

I've been playing Palia. It's a chill MMO focused on resource gathering, NPC quests, and crafting.

[–] Argongas@kbin.social 2 points 4 months ago (2 children)
[–] Argongas@kbin.social 2 points 7 months ago

Hit up one of the poster vendors that usually visits university campuses to get some wall decoration.

A RGB lighting strip around the roof perimeter can do wonders for setting the mod of the room.

If you have want to have people in your room to hang out, consider getting a futon instead of a bed. Won't do your back any favors, but will be more functional during the college years.

[–] Argongas@kbin.social 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

The impact of the death of community in modern society (at least in America) can not be understated. I wish we had comparable institutions to churches that could provide community without the religion.

[–] Argongas@kbin.social 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Traffic enforcement and red light cameras. I used to be very opposed to them, but I've since come to appreciate the absurdity of America's car central culture.

Additionally, traffic stops by police disproportionately effect minorities and lead to escalations and other issues, while taking away enforcement capacity from more important things.

I still don't think the cameras should necessarily be run by private, for profit entities. Nor would I really want cameras that ticket you if you go 1 mph over. But in general I'm much less opposed to the idea than I used to be.

[–] Argongas@kbin.social 11 points 7 months ago

There was an interview with E Jean Carroll and her attorney and they claimed Trump had to pay it out pocket for the first defamation fine because no bond company would work with him. That was only for like $5 million.

[–] Argongas@kbin.social 6 points 7 months ago

There actually is a pretty unprecedented number of migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers entering and trying to enter the country which has put a strain on border communities over the past couple of years.

[–] Argongas@kbin.social 3 points 7 months ago

Both my kids (4 and 7) use fire tablets and we have the subscription with it to get them access to lots of free apps.

I put memory cards in both, as what they come with is insufficient. The older versions we had were a little janky, but we haven't really had any issues with the current ones.

The parental controls could be better but work okay. In the kids version of the interface you don't really see ads, just app recommendations. Some of the apps still have gated content, but it hasn't really been an issue.

[–] Argongas@kbin.social 24 points 8 months ago (8 children)

She's not going to beat him in the primary, however there's a not insignificant chance that Trump flames out (disqualification or conviction) and she'll be the only candidate left with some delegates and she'll default her way into the nomination.

[–] Argongas@kbin.social 15 points 8 months ago

The wild thing is that it was two very conservative Federalist lawyers who wrote the initial article (based on originalism) putting out the theory that Trump should be disqualified.

Further, the amendment specifically lays out Congress's role: they can, with 2/3rds vote, remove the imposed disqualification disability.

Ezra Klein had a great podcast on this awhile back.

[–] Argongas@kbin.social 1 points 8 months ago

Now there's a name I haven't heard in like 20 years. It occurs to me I still remember my old ICQ number, 3939036 (I think).

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