Theharpyeagle

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[–] Theharpyeagle@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Huh?? The West has been almost entirely united behind Ukraine. I mean it's the controversial stuff that gets clicks but there's plenty of hatred for Russia to go around. Hell there's graphic videos on Lemmy of Russian soldiers being blown to bits and no one bats an eye.

[–] Theharpyeagle@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Honestly I doubt it matters. They'll just keep adding more things to the list, this shit is everywhere.

[–] Theharpyeagle@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Tschugguel became a hero to traditionalists in 2019 when he snuck into a Vatican-area church, stole Amazonian Indigenous statues of pregnant women, and threw them into the Tiber River in a videotaped act that was quickly shared online.

Holy shit, what an asshole. Why is this guy so grossed out by pregnant women?

[–] Theharpyeagle@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (4 children)

I'm not sure if it's the artists intention or not, but it gets at the heart of a lot of misogyny. What could possibly be controversial about Mary giving birth? It's an interesting question to put to the (mostly) men who decry the installation.

[–] Theharpyeagle@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

That's great for a future where we have all of this sorted out, but it doesn't help in the interim. It's not like corporations will sit patiently while congress gets this figured out, they're going to test the authority of OSHA and flood the courts with lawsuits to argue over every particular, doing more or less whatever they want in the meantime. Frankly I don't believe congress can rubber stamp anywhere quick enough to protect the policies we already have in place.

[–] Theharpyeagle@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

The problem is that congress doesn't do anything quickly (unless it's giving themselves a raise). That's the whole reason delegation was needed, because they're so slow to actually pass specific laws. Previously, the rule was that any ambiguity in the law could be interpreted as needed by the relevant agency. That way the law can be "companies need to ensure a certain level of safety for workers" and OSHA with their panel of experts can figure out the details of what precautions are needed where. Even if a rubber stamp is all that would be needed, they have a huge backlog of regulations to get through and a lot of companies that will fight tooth and nail to save a bit of money on safety equipment. If the SCOTUS takes such a case and rules against OSHA's authority, you best believe there will be blood on their hands.

[–] Theharpyeagle@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Tumblr has made a lot of.... questionable UX decisions, but the users have found ways around them.

Something I forgot to mention as a possible origin for putting text in tags: Tumblr used to allow you to edit other peoples' posts when you reblogged them, leading to a fear of Danny Devito and, infamously, the John Green post.

@TrickDacy@lemmy.world important addendum

[–] Theharpyeagle@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

... Gotta admire the cable management, though.

[–] Theharpyeagle@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I think smoking rooms in hotels are still a thing, but they're certainly less common than they were. My mother and I got stuck in a smoking room despite booking a non-smoking room well in advance and it was awful. Stayed just one night and our clothes smelled like cigarette smoke for the rest of the trip.

I don't really care if people smoke, but gosh, ya'll need ventilation.

[–] Theharpyeagle@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yep, though there's certain punctuation that will break them. I think this practice is why even regular Tumblr posts tend to have strange grammar.

[–] Theharpyeagle@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

There's a possibility you could domesticate them over time. They have short breeding cycles, are decently social animals, and are infamous for their indiscriminating diet. I think it's just hard to justify the cost as anything more than a hobby project, though they might do a lot for insects in the home.

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