People will always come up with new and exciting ways to hurt other people so long as it is unquestioned that you do need to hurt other people. In that framework you can position destroying the eardrums of a thousand protestors or dropping a nuclear bomb on hundreds of thousands of civilians as ultimately a merciful act
People will always come up with new and exciting ways to hurt other people so long as it is unquestioned that you do need to hurt other people. In that framework you can position destroying the eardrums of a thousand protestors or dropping a nuclear bomb on hundreds of thousands of civilians as ultimately a merciful act
that's some tricky shit, you could easily apply that reasoning to the people who make weapons themselves
full disclosure, i work in a factory that occasionally does DOD subcontracting. it bugs the hell out of me that the owners of the company allow their capital to be used toward that shit, and i kinda resent the fact that i'm vaguely complicit too because i gotta pay rent
Donovan PuppyfuckerA dagger in the dark isworth a thousand swords in the morningRegistered Userregular
Regarding hearing protection against weaponised noise machines - double up.
Get the good foam ear plugs, AND a good set of muffs. It'll make conversation difficult, but it'll also attenuate enough volume that your hearing won't be damaged even by very loud noise, like a jet engine at close range.
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Brovid Hasselsmof[Growling historic on the fury road]Registered Userregular
You can get silicon earplugs that you mould to your ears so they fit perfectly for a very reasonable price.
Won't stop municipal curfews, but it's good to see, and doubly so after the county sheriff said they'd continue until organized protests stop. Gotta keep the pressure up!
The thing that ties all of these together, in my opinion as someone who has zero desire to ever work in weapon design, is the utter failure of professional organizations to require more humanities courses, with some focussed on ethics in particular
People get into the idea of making a thing and never consider the actual ramifications in tech because no one really taught them they should, or even how
When I took Business Ethics in college, our professor told us that he attempted to schedule the class as to make it attractive to business majors.
He found that business majors weren't registering for it though, so he asked the business department.
And this is what he effectively reported to us:
Ethics Professor: Your students aren't registering for my class. Business Department: Our students don't exactly want to sit in a philosophy class for 2.5 hours two days a week...
Ethics Professor: *returning, having adjusted the class* Okay, I rescheduled the class and now its Monday through Friday, one hour each class. Business Department: Yeah... Our students usually don't have classes on Fridays, as they like three day weekends. Ethics Professor: Fuck your garbage students.
So, even if ethics is offered, there can be obstacles in having students even look at it as an option.
I am superbiased, but
business / economics students not caring about ethics is really no fucking surprise
StraightziHere we may reign secure, and in my choice,To reign is worth ambition though in HellRegistered Userregular
Like, he knows that if that happens, the restaurant gets shut down for a health inspection and massive amounts of meat are thrown out due to suspected contamination, right?
it's fascinating how the meaning of the "one bad apple" expression has bifurcated because people use the first half without remembering the second half is "spoils the barrel"
I've just learned there's going to be a BLM protest in Hartwell, Georgia tomorrow. I live very close to Hartwell, which boasts a population of about 4,500.
Hart County Sheriff Mike Cleveland told The Sun he received word a protest is being planned for Friday and that he and Hartwell Police Chief Anthony Davis will be there to speak to the crowd.
Cleveland said sheriff's deputies and police officers will be on standby to ensure the protest remains peaceful.
A Facebook event page says the protest is a "Black Lives Matter Protest" against racial injustice and advocates for attendees to remain peaceful and respectful.
Hartwell, btw, officially became a "Second Amendment Sanctuary" back in February this year.
...the Hartwell City Council voted to make Hartwell a Second Amendment Sanctuary municipality.
As with the Franklin County Second Amendment Sanctuary Resolution, Hartwell’s resolution states that the City will not use its own resources to enforce any federal government order to enforce gun control laws, but noted they are not able to stop state and federal authorities from enforcing those laws in the City.
I'm both very curious how this will play out and honestly very surprised to see a protest planned for such a small rural town in Georgia. Seeing protests happening in Athens was no surprise; it's probably one of the most liberal places in Georgia outside of Atlanta. But Hartwell?
it's fascinating how the meaning of the "one bad apple" expression has bifurcated because people use the first half without remembering the second half is "spoils the barrel"
I like this post because my brain is so incredibly broken that whenever I read the word bifurcated it immediately jumps to thinking about penises
it's fascinating how the meaning of the "one bad apple" expression has bifurcated because people use the first half without remembering the second half is "spoils the barrel"
I like this post because my brain is so incredibly broken that whenever I read the word bifurcated it immediately jumps to thinking about penises
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GustavFriend of GoatsSomewhere in the OzarksRegistered Userregular
it's fascinating how the meaning of the "one bad apple" expression has bifurcated because people use the first half without remembering the second half is "spoils the barrel"
Or like ‘pull yourself up by your bootstraps’ initially meaning an impossible task not like a life mantra for capitalism
reposting this thread since it's a good one to keep around, a long list of video documentation of police violence in the protests that's being continually added to:
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that's some tricky shit, you could easily apply that reasoning to the people who make weapons themselves
full disclosure, i work in a factory that occasionally does DOD subcontracting. it bugs the hell out of me that the owners of the company allow their capital to be used toward that shit, and i kinda resent the fact that i'm vaguely complicit too because i gotta pay rent
hitting hot metal with hammers
Get the good foam ear plugs, AND a good set of muffs. It'll make conversation difficult, but it'll also attenuate enough volume that your hearing won't be damaged even by very loud noise, like a jet engine at close range.
Quad flanged plugs + muffs is what we were required to use when working on the airfield; those things are no joke.
e: ah nevermind, the source is just talking about the original investigation opening around May 21st, prior to the protests
Actually kind of a big deal!
Won't stop municipal curfews, but it's good to see, and doubly so after the county sheriff said they'd continue until organized protests stop. Gotta keep the pressure up!
Date on the article mentioning the case is the 22nd.
bleh ok, yeah false alarm, it was never closed, that article is about the original investigation being opened
But I just realized something: I once played the Sergeant of Police in a production of The Pirates of Penzance.
With catlike tread...
I hate the fact that I need to be way more scrutinizing on good news than bad right now.
This is really good
I am superbiased, but
business / economics students not caring about ethics is really no fucking surprise
incredible
2) People stop eating at places after one bad experience there all the fucking time you goddamn buffoon
That's a good metaphor because actually all McDonald's are bad.
Hartwell, btw, officially became a "Second Amendment Sanctuary" back in February this year.
I'm both very curious how this will play out and honestly very surprised to see a protest planned for such a small rural town in Georgia. Seeing protests happening in Athens was no surprise; it's probably one of the most liberal places in Georgia outside of Atlanta. But Hartwell?
This guy having a hard time tracking down the Hamburglar?
I like this post because my brain is so incredibly broken that whenever I read the word bifurcated it immediately jumps to thinking about penises
Pretty good for the real jackboots in the ongoing dystopia, though!
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Or like ‘pull yourself up by your bootstraps’ initially meaning an impossible task not like a life mantra for capitalism
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