rudyharrelson

And? So what? We are talking about things of consequences.

I disagreed with your statement that "no one could ever get all the data and present accurate facts" and sought to use a ubiquitously understood example that is somehow divisive (see: flat-earthers) despite science that's been well understood for hundreds of years making it obviously factual.

I’d say if you’re arguing over basic objective, a priori truths, you’ve already lost the plot.

I disagree. I would argue it is "of consequence" if someone is unable to look at the available data and come to the conclusion that the planet we're standing on is round. Especially if that person is in a position of power or influence over others, because their capacity to make rational conclusions from available information is profoundly corrupted. e.g.: They shouldn't be a science teacher at a school because they don't understand even basic scientific principles that are universally understood.

Claiming I can’t ever prove to you that this case in front of me is green because what even is green is just… dumb.

Good thing I didn't say that, then!

I debated whether or not to call it an oblate spheroid like a huge nerd or just use the "earth is round" shorthand that most people are familiar with. While not perfectly round, I think most people would agree an oblate spheroid is a round shape in the general sense.

in reality, when you boil it down, no one could ever get all the data and present accurate facts

If someone says the Earth is round, are we seriously concerned that enough data has not been collected to consider this an accurate fact?

You might enjoy Sid Meier's Civilization games. I'm partial to Civ 6, but they're pretty much all in the same vein of management games.

A citizen killing another citizen is never morally defensible

That's just plain not true. There are situations that are not just morally defensible, but legally justifiable.

For example: If an active shooter (a citizen) is killing people (or threatening to kill people), any given citizen is morally and legally justified with taking the shooter's life to preserve the lives of others.

See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_of_self-defense

Thanks for the link. My first question was, "What brand, what item?"

Per the FDA, the recalled item is Cabot Creamery Extra Creamy Premium Butter, Sea Salted. The butter, which is sold in 8-ounce packages, contains two sticks of butter in a cardboard box.

Damn, that's a shame.

they make too much money off people buying replacements.

Didn't they start offering free repairs at some point due to it being such a widespread issue? Or did they stop doing that at some point?

Between the damage to their reputation it would cause (knowingly releasing a very flawed product despite having already publicly apologized for it years ago) and the potential for more class-action lawsuits down the line, it seems like it'd be profoundly shortsighted for them to do this.

But maybe the profits from selling replacements outweighs all that in their eyes. I sure hope not. One would hope the profits from a considerably more expensive console and moderately more expensive games would be enough.

Kinda surprised to hear that, but it's good to see it officially supported.

Still wish the game wasn't gonna have kernel level anticheat from some relatively unknown developer.

I definitely don't want to downplay a crisis, but I feel like I've been seeing headlines saying "all the bees are dying and we don't know why" every year for nearly 20 years now.

I'm no bee expert. Just seems to me, based on the headlines, bees would've been extinct 10 years ago.

Some cursory searching led me to Colony Collapse Disorder which seems to have no agreed-upon cause. It appears devastating losses to honey bee colonies started being reported around 1900. But it also mentions:

In 2024, the United States Census of Agriculture reported an all-time high in commercial honey bee hives (mostly in Texas), making them the fastest-growing livestock segment in the country.[38]

Link to the source cited there: https://archive.is/nfeb2

Apparently last year saw the largest honey bee populations in US history. Though they write that huge boom in honey bee population is a threat to other native pollinators, so I guess that presents its own unique problems.

Reminds me of this old gem:

I've spent the last couple of hours re-watching WKUK skits because of you.

Man those guys are funny.