Sludgeyy

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[–] Sludgeyy@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago (2 children)

No Stalin was an athiest and he caused mass genocide.

Google says it could be 20+ million. Anyways, how many he killed isn't the point.

He killed people because they were in opposition

Yeah he killed them for non-religious reasons. Religion didn't play a part in the mass genocide.

[–] Sludgeyy@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago (4 children)

Stalin wasn't religious and actively tried to stamp out religion.

He killed what, 6+ million people?

[–] Sludgeyy@lemmy.world 47 points 7 months ago (4 children)
[–] Sludgeyy@lemmy.world -1 points 7 months ago

E should definitely be an A or even an O. Shouldn't really have an E.

Rän-di-vü

TIL the pural for Rendezvous is Rendezvous. You just pronounce the S

[–] Sludgeyy@lemmy.world 9 points 7 months ago

"Taxidermy is the art of preserving an animal's body by mounting (over an armature) or stuffing, for the purpose of display or study."

From Wikipedia

"I have a mounted deer head"

"I have a stuffed raccoon"

I think it's common

[–] Sludgeyy@lemmy.world -2 points 7 months ago

Yes and no

Should be a fair wage, but it's not always a fair wage. In reality minimum wage will always lag behind inflation if you keep raising it to chase it.

Say minimum wage is $10

I work a job

Now, what is the company going to pay me?

$10

Fair wage is $12 for the job, but the business is only required to pay me $10.

In perfect economic conditions, I could go find another company that's willing to pay me $12, but we all know someone struggling at the bottom can't just simply switch jobs.

So the people that want to increase minimum wage want it to go to $12. To make it fair.

I'd say let them get $10, then tax the company and make sure the person gets $12, maybe even $14 if they need it.

[–] Sludgeyy@lemmy.world 11 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Cost of living in NY > Cost of living in Nowhere, Kansas

Minimum wage of NY > Minimum wage of Nowhere, Kansas

This has nothing to do with what minimum wage should afford

I don't agree with OP. We shouldn't be striving to get people to work minimum wage. The minimum should be minimum. 2 BR is not minimum.

Now I'm all for a Basic Minimum Income. And if you need 2 BR and your low paying job isn't enough, the BMI should cover it.

But this idea that the lowest working class needs to receive "minimum wage" is false. They need to receive fair pay, not the minimum the company is required to give them.

[–] Sludgeyy@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

It's a suicide cord. Works great for generators

[–] Sludgeyy@lemmy.world 27 points 7 months ago

He didn't forge documents. He just didn't want to tell the protagonist that he was the heir. I believe the letter also told him not to tell. So, in a way, he was fulfilling the dead mother's wishes on that.

Gustav's was failing. Selling cheap food for profit might have been the only way to keep the business afloat. Yes, he tarnishes the name, but sometimes things have to be done, and he might have had to make that hard decision.

Mean and selfish? Yes. Evil? No

[–] Sludgeyy@lemmy.world 14 points 8 months ago (9 children)

Prequels weren't great, but they were decent. I'd recommend watching them.

There is a lot to live up to being prequels. People going to judge harshly.

7-8 were just plain bad, I enjoy Star Wars stuff a bunch. I like the prequels more than most I feel. I don't even have one single care to watch the 9th.

I doubt it will change in 10 years.

Memes, sure, but they will be only how bad they suck. People who meme about the prequels usually enjoyed them at least a little.

[–] Sludgeyy@lemmy.world 18 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Home library

When all your walls are filled with book shelves, but you don't want a random couch in the middle of the room.

[–] Sludgeyy@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Yes

Ryobi is fine

Other tools are better

Internet likes to put down Ryobi but it's not as bad as they make it out to be.

My first power drill was Ryobi like 10+ years ago and still works to this day. I prefer using my Dewalt drill, it's less clunky.

No one wants to be a "Ryobi Guy". Especially behind a screen where you can say you have any tool you want.

Bosch makes my favorite hammer drill. My Makita sander works like a champ. I enjoy my Milwaukee packout toolbox.

People get stuck on brands. And while with tools there are differences, Ryobi works just fine.

I did burn out my Ryobi oscillating saw. But that's the only Ryobi tool that has failed me and I have like a dozen of them. I really like my ryobi finish nailer.

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