overview for eighthourlunch

This Utah County Will Buy Your Lawn to Save Water in c/environment@beehaw.org

[–] eighthourlunch@kbin.social 9 points 10 months ago

We'd get there faster if we got rid of farming alfalfa and golf courses.

Judge admonishes defense witness for his behavior after prosecution rests in Trump hush money trial in c/news@lemmy.world

[–] eighthourlunch@kbin.social 23 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Costello's sheepishness after the judge cleared the room and took him down a couple notches was epic.

MSNBC Guest Says He Spotted Trump ‘Editing’ Speeches Allies Made Outside the Courtroom in c/politics@lemmy.world

[–] eighthourlunch@kbin.social 5 points 10 months ago

The submarine will almost certainly implode before we get that deep.

Biden should have pardoned Trump on federal charges, Mitt Romney says in c/news@lemmy.world

[–] eighthourlunch@kbin.social 6 points 10 months ago

Mitt the Shit should STFU.

McConnell says he stands by past statement that ex-presidents are "not immune" from prosecution in c/politics@lemmy.world

[–] eighthourlunch@kbin.social 86 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Saying that costs nothing. It would have been a hell of a lot more impressive if he hadn't worked so hard to stack the court and put us in this situation to begin with. Fuck you, Mitch.

*Permanently Deleted* in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] eighthourlunch@kbin.social 123 points 1 year ago (11 children)

This ought to happen everywhere. Either I'm the admin on my machine or I'm not. If it's not, I'm not sure how much longer I'll tolerate a Windows machine.

It's embarrassing and kind of pathetic that most people from the U.S. can only speak one language. The U.S. education system sucks and foreign language learning should be mandatory for everyone. in c/unpopularopinion@lemmy.world

[–] eighthourlunch@kbin.social 34 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I live in the US and speak three languages. I almost never have an opportunity to speak anything other than English, and it's not for lack of desire.

That said, I think the word pathetic is way too harsh. People just have different needs and priorities.

Trump asks judge to delay enforcing the $355 million civil fraud decision for one month in c/news@lemmy.world

[–] eighthourlunch@kbin.social 23 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

How about a nice cup of shut the Trump up?

Adrian Tchaikovsky no longer condifers himself a Hugo Award winner. in c/sciencefiction@lemmy.world

[–] eighthourlunch@kbin.social 15 points 1 year ago

He's one of the absolute best.

Utah House committee approves Ten Commandments bill despite constitutional concerns in c/atheism@lemmy.world

[–] eighthourlunch@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago

Silly rabbit! The Mormon theocracy has no constitutional concerns. The only representation they care about in government is their own.

Connecticut church pastor accused of selling meth out of rectory in c/news@lemmy.world

[–] eighthourlunch@kbin.social 16 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Out of his what? Oh. Nevermind.

Now it looks like Facebook is fighting ad blockers in c/aboringdystopia@lemmy.world

[–] eighthourlunch@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago

They want to get rid of ad blockers? They should base on the same model that keeps me away: namely, that Facebook is repulsive and useless.