danielquinn

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[–] danielquinn 8 points 3 weeks ago

I have been in precisely this position. The pain is real.

[–] danielquinn 24 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Politicians here have been stoking this anger for years now. Drivers feel entitled to do shit like this all the time (I speak from many personal experiences). He probably didn't mean to kill the guy, but likely felt totally justified in jumping the curb and "trying to scare him". They forget they're driving fucking tanks around and justify their aggression with platitudes like "well I'm bigger, he should get out of the way".

[–] danielquinn 16 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

While it's perfectly reasonable to defend the importance of lawyers and a defendant's right to a representation and a fair trial, arguing that he "might have lost control" isn't a defence, it's a lie. Telling a liar to get fucked is a reasonable position to take.

[–] danielquinn 7 points 3 weeks ago

I honestly love that name. The thing about the Nebula business model is that the creators are paid by who watches their stuff, so if they were to add a mountain of "numb" videos, it shouldn't cut into the revenue for the existing creators, but could bolster the total subscriber base. I have no idea why they don't do what you suggest.

[–] danielquinn 30 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

I can recommend Nebula as an alternative. It's all real humans creating high quality videos.

[–] danielquinn 8 points 3 weeks ago

Honestly, this has really turned me around on them. The Co-op is far less convenient than the alternatives for us, but news like this is enough to get me to commit to going as often as possible.

[–] danielquinn 1 points 3 weeks ago

Hello fellow Cambridgian!

[–] danielquinn 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Teamsters, fuck yeah!

[–] danielquinn 9 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Exactly. It's stuff like this that's convinced me to join a tech union myself. If you're in the UK, you might consider the one I joined.

[–] danielquinn 19 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

Cory Doctorow just posted something very much related to this. It's an excellent read.

[–] danielquinn 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I love this so much. Thank you!

[–] danielquinn 14 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm not asking them to parrot talking points, but ignoring reality doesn't do anyone any favours. It's like writing from a perspective that the world is flat and talking like only fools would think that a spherical planet worldview is rational. Their perspective is demonstrably flawed, but rather than approaching the issue on the facts, they've just blasted this project from a ideological perspective. It's a bad article and the Globe & Mail should feel bad about publishing it.

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