Krono

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[–] Krono@lemmy.today 20 points 7 hours ago (5 children)

At what point on this graph is ecoterrorism justified?

[–] Krono@lemmy.today 13 points 6 days ago (2 children)

No, you are just trying to obfuscate by introducing religion into the discussion. Islam is not fundamentally different from Judaism or Christianity.

Zionism is not a religion, it is a nation building project. It is ethnonationalist (Jewish supremacist), expansionist (attacking and invading multiple neighbors), and extirminationist (genocide of Gaza).

I think the definition of Nazism is "a ethnonationalist, expansionist, extirminationist nation building project", so Zionism and modern Israel is certainly Nazi. I understand other definitions of Nazism may include "Germany" or "1940s" so there may be slight disagreement on semantics.

[–] Krono@lemmy.today 12 points 1 week ago

We should celebrate the win for sure! But calling it "spine growth" is delusional, wishful thinking.

[–] Krono@lemmy.today 24 points 1 week ago (8 children)

Does it allow synonyms like "no Nazis" or "no fascists"?

[–] Krono@lemmy.today 10 points 1 week ago

I don't feel strongly about Coldplay, but I think their style is "whatever Radiohead was doing two years ago, but watered down for the masses".

Nothing wrong with that, but it does evoke a hipster vs. normie conflict.

[–] Krono@lemmy.today 11 points 1 week ago

Over 30 aid massacres in the past 45 days. The death toll is over 1000.

2025 Gaza Strip aid distribution killings - Wikipedia

This is by design. The Gazan Humanitarian Foundation is a genocidal terrorist organization.

[–] Krono@lemmy.today 7 points 1 week ago

The bottom line is that there is no profitable way to use this gas. You can capture it, pipe it out, then refine it, but you will lose money. You can burn it onsite to generate electricity, but your investment in generators and maintenance will never pay off.

The only way to get oil and gas companies to do the right thing is by government regulation.

Source: my father worked for a startup trying to develop this type of technology in the bakken oilfield. The startup had strong initial investment, but it failed after only a few years.

[–] Krono@lemmy.today 3 points 1 week ago

I think the hottest genre is still "survival/craft", but there are so many similar looking games, you gotta stand out somehow. Two of the best ways to stand out are combining genres, and having an interesting artsyle.

I would start with the basics of Stardew Valley, people love farming, resources management, upgrading tools and buildings, wooing villagers. But what is lacking in Stardew? I think the battle system and world exploration.

Instead of stardew's generic 2d Zelda-style battles, I would suggest a card battle system like Slay the Spire. At night players can delve into the card battling cave, looking for new cards, new seeds, farm equipment, etc, always trying to delve deeper for better loot. During the day they work the farm, earning money, crafting new cards and foods that can buff their card battles.

For world exploration, it would depend on your style choices and budget. If you stick with 2d pixel graphics I could see a Zelda style map filled with puzzles and unlocks. If you go bigger with a 3d engine I could see a sprawling Bethesda style map.

As for artsyle, you definitely want to avoid being a Stardew clone. Go a bit darker, both in color and theme, while still creating a game that is suitable for children.

[–] Krono@lemmy.today 1 points 2 weeks ago

I've tried to find opinion data to compare opinions of citizens of 1940s Nazi Germany vs. citizens of modern Zionist Israel, but unfortunately I think there is nothing that comes close to reliable data.

If I had to guess, I would think it's quite similar. People do not change much. The big difference is that the weapons systems and propaganda systems have advanced considerably.

[–] Krono@lemmy.today 24 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Zionism is Nazism.

All of the major elements are there:

  • Ethnonationalism (Jewish supremacy / Aryan supremacy)
  • Expansionism (Attacking regional neighbors / Lebensraum)
  • Ethnic cleansing (Genocide of Palestine / the Holocaust)

The one significant difference is that Hitler had totalitarian control, whereas Bibi does not (yet). Netanyahu still has a coalition to appease, and occasionally must make concessions to less-genocidal factions in his government.

[–] Krono@lemmy.today 2 points 2 weeks ago

Sadly I think the Biden case is very relevant to this story.

Democrats hid President Biden away for months, but they couldn't hide his disasterous "I defeated Medicare" debate performance. Do you remember what it was like in the months after that? I remember being so anxious watching Biden public appearances, hoping he doesn't make a fool of himself. And then when he inevitably flubbed, I remember feeling such deep dread, thinking "oh God, Trump is going to be president again".

As the Republicans begin to give Trump the "Weekend at Bernie's" treatment, Democratic criticism will not land as hard because we have so much footage of Dems standing behind Biden during his serious cognitive decline.

Prepare yourself for "it's just a stutter"-type memes.

[–] Krono@lemmy.today -4 points 2 weeks ago

Electing another conservative warmonger like Obama would be a huge mistake.

We can do better.

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