Posts by ericireland@aus.social
(DIR) Post #AHvKODdcflOH6LMzKK by ericireland@aus.social
2022-03-30T01:55:27Z
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@Ricardus Normalising violence means the bully is more likely to use it against you too. A violent society is shit for everyone
(DIR) Post #AHvKoAwjIriKHXgSzg by ericireland@aus.social
2022-03-30T02:00:09Z
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@Ricardus You can fight back in ways that don't use violence.. might not be as effective in the short term with some particular interaction but I just feel like in general violence begets violence.
(DIR) Post #AHvLP6o3erSI9nEsPQ by ericireland@aus.social
2022-03-30T02:06:49Z
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@Ricardus It's the same here with less guns. But I think there are places that are worse, with more violence and places that are better. I wouldn't be too prescriptive about it, there are probably situations where violence is justified.
(DIR) Post #AHwNgDhHgZrnW9JkEi by ericireland@aus.social
2022-03-30T10:00:33Z
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@aral what more do you think they should do?
(DIR) Post #AHwNgEZWQvFgEMh3mC by ericireland@aus.social
2022-03-30T10:30:47Z
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@aral I agree but they should’ve been doing it over the last 15 years… not as easy as just turning off a tap!
(DIR) Post #AHzEll3elJD6JqEAl6 by ericireland@aus.social
2022-03-31T22:34:39Z
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@hacknorris @cjd Yuval Noah Harari? He’s my idol!
(DIR) Post #AHzFcvqXNijh7uRkY4 by ericireland@aus.social
2022-03-31T23:12:21Z
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@cjd @hacknorris what? I’m confused! :blob_cat_ohnoes:
(DIR) Post #AI1xorZPtH2dderF0C by ericireland@aus.social
2022-04-02T06:45:06Z
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@strypey @Sandra @selea I think biotechnology has a long way to go but eventually there will be C4 rice and other crops with much higher yield, higher water use efficiency and higher nutrient use efficiency
(DIR) Post #AI8TwhsAoHSe3CpAKu by ericireland@aus.social
2022-04-05T10:13:29Z
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@strypey @selea I’m not saying that there are no risks in any genetically modified foods, I’m just saying that not all modifications have significant risks.. e.g. genetically engineered microbes have been used to make “non animal rennet” for 30 years without any problem. To give a non-food related example, there is some risk involved in gain of function research in pathogens and some people are opposed to it, but there’s virtually no risk in using E.coli for molecular cloning and no one is bothered by it. They’re both genetic engineering.
(DIR) Post #AICZbrFU8EMbPE0eci by ericireland@aus.social
2022-04-07T09:35:46Z
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@Fairphone Please sell them in Australia!
(DIR) Post #AICdwsl47Azjz83syO by ericireland@aus.social
2022-04-07T10:24:34Z
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@urusan a big tree might be 5 tons?? That would be 17.5 MWh I worked out using this https://www.forestresearch.gov.uk/tools-and-resources/fthr/biomass-energy-resources/reference-biomass/facts-figures/typical-calorific-values-of-fuels/
(DIR) Post #AIGPoA9vQZD6cYTfSS by ericireland@aus.social
2022-04-09T06:05:06Z
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@thor that’s crazy! They should just let you choose one or the other
(DIR) Post #AIVSwU5WK2V5gs2cN6 by ericireland@aus.social
2022-04-16T12:20:51Z
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@fitheach @mimi89999 how do you do that? Is it a Firefox add-on?
(DIR) Post #AIeZwXu8a4yhd2Kgvg by ericireland@aus.social
2022-02-10T07:38:37Z
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Pop-Morality Is Immoral.. "How should I drive? How should I shop? How should I tell my friend his hat is ugly? Who the fuck cares?"https://davidswanson.org/pop-morality-is-immoral/
(DIR) Post #AIp6iT1dRu88lX35WK by ericireland@aus.social
2022-04-25T23:46:04Z
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@misty thanks… I’ve been here for years and didn’t know
(DIR) Post #AIuEAetEbLwJ8mJCyW by ericireland@aus.social
2022-04-28T11:02:55Z
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@matt @jalefkowit I’m a fan of @delta
(DIR) Post #AMGm3cQmbnQok0gRLE by ericireland@aus.social
2022-08-07T01:36:26Z
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I searched my name in the Internet Archive and I found a letter I wrote to the Australian Commodore and Amiga Review in 1991!... I never did get around to learning 6502 assembler!
(DIR) Post #AMT70AsJ2D0NLKH7T6 by ericireland@aus.social
2022-08-13T00:22:03Z
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Wife has this special bike from Tokyo Bike that has these weird bolt things on the wheels and I don’t have an Allen key that fits. Very frustrating! #bicycle #repair
(DIR) Post #ATWG8aapgx7gsvi8xc by ericireland@aus.social
2023-03-11T20:34:02Z
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Just read in @pluralistic that Daniel Ellsberg is dying. Great letter: https://www.ceasefire.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/LETTER-FROM-DANIEL-ELLSBERG.pdf
(DIR) Post #ATt2GlM1XRvByPuE9A by ericireland@aus.social
2023-03-22T21:48:09Z
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@stux My dad has had so many skin cancers burnt off, sometimes taking months to heal.. I’m trying to avoid that so I wear a hat all summer and I don’t care if it looks daggy!