I think that was part of Gamer Gate. The toxic rightwing backlash to women existing on the internet, and not in porn. It was the exact same time period.

Oddly, that was Spez, and when he went away for a bit, Reddit got really good. And then he came back and it went to shit.

I’ve found that the more you know of the actual history of Israel, the more fucked up it all seems.

It was a machine, it was not an engine. At no scale could it be used to power anything. And it would actually be dangerous to scale things too much. We know because people tried.

The aeolipile was a toy. And yes, toys can showcase interesting physics. I owned several of them as a child, and own a few today as, arguably, an adult.

Still, the thing about invention is that it isn’t a flash of inspiration and a new thing appears, it’s more of a slog of learning new things and applying old things in new ways.

Most often in history the most striking inventions were new ways of getting the raw resources, or improving the quality of those resources.

You can’t have a steam engine without a way to consistently produce steel.

The aeolipile wasn’t really a stream engine. I’ve played with modern versions, and you can stop the spin with your hand. Not a bare hand mind, because it’s rather hot. But a cloth or a glove is fine.

These toys have zero power to do any useful work.

This is why an actual steam engine uses a reciprocating piston. Because doing it that way builds pressure and thus power.

The point is that design patents are fucking stupid and should not exist in the first place.

Apple has sued other phone manufacturers over them making a rectangle with rounded corners.

And it’s fucked.

To be fair here, some of the names on the list have been loudly calling it a genocide or ethnic cleansing for years, some were loud about it years before October 7th.

I’d argue that there are still plenty of accidents. But your second, third, fourth, and fifth points are all spot on. This particular killing reeks of deliberate orders being given and followed.

The actual accidents, usually involve equipment failure, and the people killed are almost always the people using said equipment.

He specifically fired the group whose job it was to search for and report that shit.

So yeah, “negligence”.

This is part of that process. France is sort of saying that they are willing to put boots on the ground to stop this, without saying exactly that.

Because being a member state of the UN comes with perks, like the ability to request UN peace keepers.

I so want a sequel to the sing along blog.

Dr Horrible has become obsessed with reviving Penny by turning back time. He doesn’t care how many people need to die, because he believes he can “fix” things. But the risk of time travel is the destruction of the universe…

Captain Hammer, now knowing what pain is, has two choices, grow and overcome the pain, or continue to hide away…

And Penny. The multiple zombies, and clones, and computer simulations of Penny that were never “right”. Well, she too has her parts to play.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp8621gnknjo

Israel took full credit for the attack.

Generational wealth and power, does not produce healthy minds.

The inbreeding was a side effect of an already broken system.

Turns out that anti-cracking tech is widely applicable, if a bit expensive.

What an odd choice… I know you’re referring to the USS Maine and invasion of Cuba, but that was not the start.

We don’t need to be animals. No need to force these delusional souls to live in a cave.

Let them build their own houses. But yes no electricity for them.

After all, if they’re pinning for the 1820s they can have it all. Including the mercury enemas to treat every single illness.

But no slaves. Because the North kicked the traitorous South’s ass.

Any country riddled with landmines. They’re the only ones that need it.

War crimes if you force enemy soldiers to do it. Technically forcing enemy soldiers to do anything at all is a war crime.

Not war crimes if it’s community service ordered by a judge due to conviction for crimes committed by the subject.

If you want to be sad, read up on the Residential Schools.

1948 was 50 years before the last of those hellholes closed.

And yes, Canada has semi-officially recognized it as a cultural genocide. With actual genocide recognition passed by the House of Commons in 2022.

Is the leader alive or not? Alive is likely a cult, dead is usually religion.

The next question is how isolated from friends and family or society at large are the members. More isolated is more likely to be a cult.

Other than that, there’s not much difference.

The usual setup is a cult is formed and then the second or third leader opens things up a bit and transitions it into just another religion… But sometimes a cult can be born from a religion as a small group breaks off to follow a charismatic leader.