im not sure if I would want to be one if they did. the republicans will all drink the koolaid of whoever manages to control their party atm. I want independent canidates that will not necessarily toe the party line

38m ago

Democrats vow to shut down Senate over Iran conflict

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HubertManne @piefed.social 38m ago

does this include fetterman. can we stop pretending he is a democrat. honestly this is a problem with our parties. they don't want to kick anyone out lest they officially be listed on the other side.

48m ago

Why the American Evangelical Right is fixated on kick starting the Rapture (and why the new Atheist Right is helping them.)

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HubertManne @piefed.social 48m ago

Whats funny is prophecy is not prophecy if its done by a group trying to make the prophecy. I prophesize you will get punched in the face next week. So my followers. Remember. If my prophecy is wrong then you and all your ancestors and all your descendents have wasted your lives.

56m ago

"US Person": is a red flag for financial institutions in Europe

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HubertManne @piefed.social 56m ago

yeah I have eu citizenship and can't open an account in europe. Now I can if I am resident to the particular area. I think europe is losing a big opportunity as I would not be surprised if quite a few us people would not mind having a bit of euros in a better run banking system just in case. They should tell the us to shove it with whatever laws or treaties prevent this.

1h ago

What is your least favourite thing about the fediverse or lemmy?

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HubertManne @piefed.social 1h ago

I view this as a technical issue. I still feel if users have ultimate control at the account level. Something akin to trust cafe where you tank everything and you can have a view that takes those rankings into account. Then it will help people find similar things to what they want. I wish I could set a filter to not show any links or media that did not have some initial discusion. I don't want a picture or news article dropped in my lap I want the poster to say how he saw this picture or video or article or what have you and liked it because or hated it because or whatever. When I post I try my best to provide a personal context to the whole thing.

2h ago

Queens Boulevard, New York City. It’s insane that we allow car dealerships to take over as much land as they want to store cars

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HubertManne @piefed.social 2h ago

Im unusual in that im not anti car parking. Part of this is I have a wife that I can get to use the car far less with my influence but I can't get her to be ok with not having one. With the right living arrangement Im 100% I could get her and thus us to be driving down to once a month but it would require being closer into the city with a garagaed spot to store the car. That is to expensive though so we are out in the burbs and the car gets drivin multi times a week oftentimes and at least once. I really would like to reduce that. car dealerships are bullshit though and storing cars a big chunk of their costs so putting cars anywhere but property they actually own is theft on their part.

3h ago

'So Be It,' Says Schumer After Trump Issues Unhinged Threat Against 2026 Voting Rights

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HubertManne @piefed.social 3h ago

woohoo. no dhs funding ever.

3h ago

[academic] [image] Its the car. Always.

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HubertManne @piefed.social 3h ago

yeah its basically hate the harm which covers both then the unreliability. if a bus breaks down I get on the next bus. and lastly the general quality. even with public transit im walking or biking a bit between. Was using a folder with my transit system for awhile and it was amazing even though the folder is kinda pants vs a real bike. wish I had the money to grap a full size folder or a big fish.

3h ago

Microsoft patents system for AI helpers to finish games for you

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HubertManne @piefed.social 3h ago

Im definately contrarian here. I like games but some aspects a hate. I would totally give over to a helper for platforming and all sorts of stuff I hate. Heck I like things like the ff12 gambit system. I love rpgs because I like to setup and build and see how it goes.

3h ago

Microsoft patents system for AI helpers to finish games for you

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HubertManne @piefed.social 3h ago

Im one of those people who will totally watch someone else play a game.

3h ago

[academic] [image] Its the car. Always.

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HubertManne @piefed.social 3h ago

As much as I hate cars for environemental reasons and for the lacke of quality experience in transit and its overall unreliability (being stuck on the side of the rode). Its the fact that the biggest chance of me hurting or being hurt by people is by driving or being a passenger in a car. Honestly its hard to say which is higher on my list. The enviroment or the chance of harming folks. The rest is not far behind though.

3h ago

[academic] [image] Its the car. Always.

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HubertManne @piefed.social 3h ago

the larger trucks get the more they are easily messed up and also they will try (well hopefully) to swearve. Its also why thier numbers jump so much with cars as there are so many of them.

5h ago

I'd like to ask everyone, which movie have you rewatched more than three times?

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HubertManne @piefed.social 5h ago

the three lotr, its a wonderful life, miracle on 34th street all versions, the orginal star wars trilogy, star trek one and two and four, ladyhawke, up, princess bride, close encounters of the third kind, alien, aliens, forbidden planet, raiders of the lost ark, rocky horror picture show, charlie brown specials, grinch who stole chrismass cartoons, frosty cartoons, the blues brothers, original dune movie, all the monty pythons I know of (grail, brian, yellowbeard, meaning of life), time bandits, spaceballs, terminator 1 and 2, yellow submarine, airplane1+2, top secret. Maybe it should be limited to post 2000. Thing is when you go back there are things broadcast every year or when they were broadcast you made it a point to catch it then in the age of video cassetes if you did not find anything you felt like that week for the weekend you maybe picked up something you liked or you had a friend who had not seen it or something. Not as much came out every year and in addition as more comes out the total pool is way larger. so it is harder to rewatch things. Like I think I have only watch the harry potters twice but drop them into the 90's and im sure they would have been a regular pickup or i would have owned them. That being said there are some older movies that are just classics to and there is a reason you went out of your way to catch it broadcast.

23h ago

Fast and furious

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HubertManne @piefed.social 23h ago

if they were successful they would have been a thing instead of not being one. they were supposed to be like 20 bucks and technically as light as the super high end bikes. At that price I figure you could just not lock it up but I figure a token lock like what connects projectors in a classroom would be prudent. This is the one I was thinking of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardboard_bicycle#Izhar_Gafni's_prototype

1d ago

Trump looks increasingly desperate to restrict voting rights

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HubertManne @piefed.social 1d ago

woohoo. congess can't pass anymore bullshit laws.

1d ago

Fox News uses old clip of Trump after he wore hat while saluting slain US soldiers

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HubertManne @piefed.social 1d ago

lets not forget he has expressed his feelings about those fallen in combat before. Suckers and losers. You sorta got to to take it all together. Not to mention obama's suit thing was doing a press thing and not a dead soldiers in caskets thing. I mean making a comparison is as stupid as the whole brown suit thing to begin with.