🎓 Dr. Freemo 🇳🇱 @freemo@social.cleverlibre.org

@Vectorfield

Yes i agree and often consider that in a similar way, but without the animals being sentient, but really just a future world of vegans (I am not vegan by the way but recognize the moral considerations of being one).. They could look at us as monsters for eating meat, and within their societies moral framework we would be.

@xandrachurch@mas.to

@funny

Just a reminder of the shitshow back on facebook...

#Funny #joke #jokes #humor #humour #meme

@xandrachurch@mas.to It isnt ignoring anything of the kind, In fact your accusing me of ignoring things when I havent even spoken on what my opinion of the nuance happened to be or what my perception of it happened to be... not a good sign honestly, usually an indication that if i do decide to actually explain my view it wont be considered faithfully to begin with.. In fact you've told me twice now why im wrong about a topic I havent even explained what my views were yet....

I certainly dont mind giving you the benefit of the doubt hand having that conversation with you. You havent been straightforward rude or insulting yet, but generally that is where these conversations go when they have that sort of a start.

A more appropriate response would have been to ask me what my views are and to take some time to understand them and ensure you didnt misunderstand it before asserting why or how you felt it was wrong. You are still welcome to do so if you wish to have an actual conversation, like I said im happy to give you the benefit of the doubt and to assume I may have misread you if that is the case.

@a1batross well i dont think its so much about a matter of lack of objective units by which to measure. Its more about bothered to actually do it.. Unless they wear a watch and and keep a reference time in seconds (which Dr. Who doesnt appear to do) having an objective measure he could use doesnt really help him much.

@bonzoesc

these style of problems arent particularly hard, rediscovering such an algorithm from scratch I feel would be rather trivial honestly.

@math

1) First fill the 5L then pour that into the empty 3L until it is at the rim, now you have 2L of water in the 5L bucket and a full 3L bucket.

2) Pour out the 3 liter bucket leaving you with 2L in the 5L and an empty 5L

3) Pour the 2L from the 5L bucket to the 3L bucket leaving you with an empty 5L bucket and 2L in the 3L bucket

4) Fill the 5L bucket and pour it out into the 3L bucket until it is full. This leaves 4L in the 5L bucket, problem solved.

#maths #math #puzzle #riddle @math

@zzz hi there!

@icedquinn yea thats true too. obviously sometimes we have examples of real pseudo-science bias, but we also have plenty examples as you describe where some difference along racial or sex lines is assumed to be bias and not possibly intrinsic. In reality the truth is rarely ever at an ideological extreme.

@xandrachurch@mas.to In fact I'd say you will have a very hard time finding anyone from that time period anywhere who didnt have some messed up views on race, even if they were pro-abolition (as many founding fathers were).

the best you could probably do is find someone who has some nice philosophies where you just dont know a damn thing about their opinions on race or know of it very minimally at best. Things that are clearly racist today back then could be seen as science and as almost undeniable truth even for the best of meaning people and it clouded a lot of opinions in a way that may appear racist even if the individually generally cared about and wanted to uplift minorities.

@xandrachurch@mas.to Thats a topic I've discussed many times. It was racist times no doubt, many of them were very strong supporters of abolition though and spent much of their career fighting for it. Others very much supported and encouraged slavery. views were also fairly backwards back then.

Its important to view it within the context of the time and some of the subtle details that are easy to overlook.

With that said its just not that simple

@matrix This is the only reason I get to my daily step count at all, I'm certain of it!

"All experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. "

That is one powerful line, and more true every year...

For as corrupt and horrible as the USA has become its hard to deny the beauty and insightful nature of our forefathers... The declaration of independence is a truly beautiful document both in word, style, and idea.:

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed.

#USPol #Decleration #DeclerationOfIndependence #USA #History

@a1batross

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all blobs are created equal, that they are endowed by their Animator with certain unalienable blobiness, that among these are Squishiness, Lumpiness and a lack of sharp corners.--That to secure their blobiness, instances are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the blobs, --That whenever any Form of instance becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the blobs to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new instances, laying its foundation on such blobiness and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their blobbing.

The executive producer of Dr. Who states that the doctor didn't know his real age (implying when he does state an age its a guess or a lie).

"The thing I keep banging on about is that he doesn't know what age he is. He's lying. How could he know, unless he's marking it on a wall? He could be 8,000 years old, he could be a million. He has no clue. The calendar will give him no clues."

In retrospect this makes a lot of sense. When your ona different planet at a different point in time every other day you have no real reference point to judge your own age by. Eventually you simply have no idea if you 100, 1000 or a million.. Days and years on planets are all different and you never stay for long enough to count it...

#DrWho #TV

@alienghic @cwebber

Gamer: "I have been inside for 4 months straight eating mostly popcorn and soda, havent seen a soul in half a year, mostly just play video games all day till I pass out right now"

Person: "Oh wow that sounds horrible, hope your holding up ok.. Its been rough on all of us dealing with this pandemic!"

Gamer: "Pandemic? What are you talking about?"

@cwebber I never understood all these posts hating on 2020... 2020 was amazing. I got to spend a whole year not needing to hang out with or see a single human, all guilt free. Hell I didnt even need to answer the door when randos knocked up... Best year ever!