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ElderWendigo , (edited ) to Animemes in More true words have never been spoken
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    ElderWendigo , to Technology in Self-Driving Tesla Nearly Hits Oncoming Train, Raises New Concern On Car's Safety
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    Not being able to identify a railroad crossing without a gate is a failing of the car not the train. Gated crossings are not guaranteed, nor should they be because they don't make sense for every situation in which roads and tracks cross.

    ElderWendigo , (edited ) to politics in Florida’s other big November vote: will the state legalize weed?
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    That's not true.

    ElderWendigo , (edited ) to politics in Florida’s other big November vote: will the state legalize weed?
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    The vote doesn't matter if the governor can just veto it like they did the monorail bill.

    Ok maybe veto isn't the perfect word, but that amounts to what actually happened. Doesn't matter how the governor killed it. Florida voters wanted the constitutional amendment and Bush killed it by referendum without the voters having any further say.

    https://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/la-na-jeb-bush-high-speed-rail-20150510-story.html

    Then there was the travesty of the Bush/Gore election.

    Florida voters know that their vote does not count.

    ElderWendigo , to Comic Strips in Right to Flex Arms
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    I prefer the comments to add something to the discussion. I guess we were both disappointed.

    ElderWendigo , to The Onion in Fictional alien time travellers can’t be black, insist morons
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    Don't eat the onion.

    ElderWendigo , to News in Teens charged with vehicle theft, criminal mischief after attempting to run away from wilderness therapy program - KRBD
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    That's not a good enough excuse to not treat them like the children they are, with compassion and empathy. Scare mongering helps exactly nobody.

    ElderWendigo , to politics in Trump, Still Stuck in 2020, Recycles His Tired Drug Test Demand
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    Lacking anything close to empathy, every accusation of this narcissist is an admission.

    ElderWendigo , to Mildly Infuriating in Lots of times the restaurants won't even have milk
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    If you can remove the alcohol from any "cocktail" and still have more than just flavored ice or a dirty glass, you were drinking slightly alcoholic mocktails the whole time.

    Old Fashioned mocktail is a cherry on top of a large ice cube that you've used to bludgeon some sugar and an orange.

    A Sazerac mocktail is akin to an empty glass someone just drink a sweet lemony drink from. You don't get the lemony drink, just the dirty glass.

    A margarita mocktail is salty lime flavored ice. This is basically a daquiri mocktail too, adding a strawberry seems popular.

    A Manhattan mocktail is a sweetened cherry in an otherwise empty glass.

    A mojito mocktail is a bit more substantial, minty sugar water with a hint of lime.

    A mint julep mocktail, again just minty sugar water.

    A white Russian mocktail is just a glass of cream over ice.

    A mimosa mocktail is just a nearly empty glass of orange juice.

    The non-alcoholic parts of a cocktail are rarely more than a quarter of the volume if they're made properly. Most cocktails are a half oz of sugar water and a citrus flavor. The other 2/3 of the volume (not counting the ice) is alcohol. Just order a soda, soda water (with or without a garnish), tea, or my favorite a Topo Chico and lime.

    ElderWendigo , to Ask Lemmy in Qualified experts of Lemmy, do people believe you when you answer questions in your field?
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    LMAO. No. You can't convince an overconfident idiot with facts and experience.

    ElderWendigo , to News in Punk rock band Trophy Eyes fan left paralyzed after singer jumped on her at concert
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    That's a lot of mental gymnastics to blame the victim. Not cool.

    ElderWendigo , to Selfhosted in ‘My whole library is wiped out’: what it means to own movies and TV in the age of streaming services
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    Like every system? What's the actual distinction you're trying to point out?

    ElderWendigo , to Selfhosted in ‘My whole library is wiped out’: what it means to own movies and TV in the age of streaming services
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    I think the more nuanced take is that we should be making "piracy" legal by expanding and protecting fair use and rights to make personal copies. There are lots of things that are called piracy now that really shouldn't be. Making "piracy" legal still leaves plenty of room for artists to get paid.

    ElderWendigo , to News in California says restaurants must bake all of their add-on fees into menu prices
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    Many restaurants have started adding a "service charge" that is not a tip in addition to menu prices. It's super fucking shady. There is rarely an signage indicating the charge, relying of the hostesses to inform you. It isn't always clear on the itemized bill they hand you, since it's grouped down with the tax. It's not the standard gratuity added for large groups. There is a restaurant near me that suddenly started adding this kind of charge. They did not notify me when I sat down and I didn't see any indication of it on the itemized bill and only noticed when calculating the tip, after they'd run my card. I made a huge stink about it because it's a fucking scam and they did discount my bill, but they refused to remove the service charge. I liked their food, but that was the last time I visited and I stopped recommending them.

    ElderWendigo , to Showerthoughts in Using Ubuntu may give off hipster vibes to the average PC user, but within the Linux community its has the opposite effect.
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