Notices by klausfiend (klausfiend@dcerberus.com)

@Alon @mekkaokereke @14mission Hyperloop has other major flaws, like that pressure differentials have (I think) a quadratic relationship to diameter (which is also why pneumatic systems in buildings don't go bigger than ~2" tubes), or how to evacuate a massive closed tunnel quickly in case of fire.

But Musk also tipped his hand early by making it clear that Hyperloop's whole purpose was to soak up revenue California had set aside for high-speed rail (which we're now building 10 years too late).

@mwl @mekkaokereke "Going abroad" is the easiest way to get an American to exercise.

Our first day in CDMX we walked 12 miles, but there was so much cool stuff to see we barely noticed (also, cerveza and carne asada).

@lauren In fairness to hundreds of thousands of folks ... Mastodon is not an easy transition. There are lots of folks here who are incredibly hostile to the insufficiently nerdy, and there is too much gatekeeping in the Fediverse.

@mekkaokereke It's too bad there aren't prizes for "Most Clued Out", because it's one of the few things Jesse would actually win on merit.

@mekkaokereke With all respect due, sometimes I really fucking hate it when you're right. 🙂

@Habigelo @mekkaokereke I've voted in both countries and honestly, voting in Canada is a breeze by comparison. My California ballot this year was six pages, both sides, and the downballot stuff was equally as important (like repudiating Prop 36). The rest of the ballot is generally subject to the most voter apathy.

@marc_w @MaierAmsden @justafrog @mekkaokereke Here's to John Brown, the guy who made slavery dangerous to slavers.

@kenwhite.bsky.social All of these Trumpist edgelords fancy themselves to be Lord Humungous when the social order breaks down but in reality they're the unnamed extras Mad Max watches get savaged from the bluff.

@mez @mekkaokereke We're also not gonna pretend that the Super Bowl is for anyone who doesn't live in the USA either ... right?

@inthehands This is of course why autocrats go after artists almost immediately after they've finished punishing the first tranche of their political adversaries.

@inthehands @jonobie @mdm @karabaic @mekkaokereke CA transitioned to fully supporting absentee balloting during the pandemic. It's fantastic. But if I've learned anything as a US voter, it's this: if your state is indifferent or hostile to mail-in voting, the reason is almost certainly "racism".

@dascandy @inthehands @jonobie @mdm @karabaic @mekkaokereke wait, what's the deal with butter pecan ice cream?!

@Jackiemauro @mekkaokereke Some of that is also structural. The American political system does not reward movements with broad support as readily as it does small but welll-focused hyper-partisan ones.

@asymco SUVs globally produce more CO2 emissions than entire countries.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jN7mSXMruEo

@lauren @gme It's a combination of those two things and an unrequited desire by management types for more control of employee time. No decent rationale otherwise.

@misc @mekkaokereke @georgeeyong The _most_ support any fascist politician has ever gotten in a free and fair election is something like 34%. Fascism is ultimately an unpopular organizing principle, and requires violence and intimidation to usurp power.

As violence is integral to the fascist calculus, they _do_ respect strength in numbers, but if you have numbers and refuse to be intimidated, their ability to project force is greatly diminished.

Deep down, most of them are just bullies.

@misc @mekkaokereke @georgeeyong That said, it's also no less important important to be mindful of just how fast fascists move on their murderous impulses when they do end up in power:

Hitler was sworn in as Chancellor in January 30, 1933, and the first SS concentration camp (Dachau, outside Munich) was operational by the end of March, 1933.

Do not take chances with these people, they WILL kill you if you give them even half an opportunity to get away with it.

@robpike I'm assuming this is at least peripherally related to your appearance on Letterman as an assistant to P&T? As a longtime fan, well played.

@mekkaokereke forgive my ignorance, but what are the 3Ps of trust and safety?

@mekkaokereke The existence of trans folk with fascist leanings blows my mind. Trans people were some of the very first victims of the Nazis, and fascism is explicitly pro-natalist and heteronormative -- anyone outside that paradigm is dancing with death (and likely, a bad death at that.)