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NotBillMurray

@ NotBillMurray @lemmy.world

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1w ago

You have a pattern
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NotBillMurray @lemmy.world 1w ago
Hey now, sometimes my character is three little guys in a suit pretending to be one bigger guy. Or sometimes I'm a dwarf barbarian who has had so many CTEs that he thinks he's a wizard.

3w ago

Teachers deserve more money.

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NotBillMurray @lemmy.world 3w ago

Or at least pull over to drink like a civilized human being.

3w ago

Teachers deserve more money.

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NotBillMurray @lemmy.world 3w ago

Somewhere at the bottom of their water bottle full of gin. They'll find them down there eventually.

2mo ago

It works better if you put it in your mouth first.

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NotBillMurray @lemmy.world 2mo ago

Should have included an /s I guess.

2mo ago

It works better if you put it in your mouth first.

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NotBillMurray @lemmy.world 2mo ago

Not only that, but mining for it produces massive quantities of dangerous runoff and radioactive waste. Good thing coal doesn't do that!

3mo ago

If only there were other methods for generating and storing electricity! Imagine if we could, say, use water to turn turbines, or the wind to spin generators, and then we could store that in grid level batteries.

3mo ago

What should be done and over with by now?

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NotBillMurray @lemmy.world 3mo ago

Here's the deal, if I could snap my fingers and remove all semi-automatic firearms across the US I'd do it in a second. The problem is, the cat's already out of the bag. Some back of the napkin math here, but there are about 20 million AR style rifles in the US. Let's say we do a buyback program that gets rid of a full quarter of those (that's a crazy high number, but makes math easy) for $250 a pop. Just on payouts alone, nevermind the logistical overhead, that's 1.25 billion dollars to make sure that if someone previously had access to 4 rifles on average, now they have access to 3. Not to mention all the other types of semi-auto firearms available like pistols, different rifles, etc.

What we need to do is improve the material conditions for people in their daily lives. It's a whole hell of a lot harder to radicalize someone when they're happy, healthy, and have a bright future ahead of them. Nationalized healthcare, an improved housing market, and sane tax laws in this country will go a hell of a lot farther to reduce gun violence than just making them illegal ever could.

I wish this was an issue we could just legislate a fix for, I really do, but it's a symptom rather than a disease. That's not to say laws can't touch the issue. Sane and fair gun laws can and should be implemented, but on their own they will just drive the issues underground.

3mo ago

Coffee-growing countries becoming too hot to cultivate beans, analysis finds | Five countries responsible for 75% of world’s coffee supply record average of 57 extra days of coffee-harming heat a year

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NotBillMurray @lemmy.world 3mo ago

"ONCE AND FOR ALL!"

3mo ago

Senator Mark Kelly says he will 'seriously consider' running for president

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NotBillMurray @lemmy.world 3mo ago

4mo ago

But bro please

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NotBillMurray @lemmy.world 4mo ago

Except for current or former police officers. They can buy what they like and even sell to people no questions asked.

6mo ago

Crucial is shutting down — because Micron wants to sell its RAM and SSDs to AI companies instead

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NotBillMurray @lemmy.world 6mo ago

Piss off

6mo ago

Factual btw

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NotBillMurray @lemmy.world 6mo ago

Have you considered inventing a time machine, going back in time, becoming a general contractor, and then building your house but smaller? Smh, people won't go the slightest bit out of their way to make things better these days.

7mo ago

Today I had to say goodbye to Terra, my fiercest fighter of 15 years

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NotBillMurray @lemmy.world 7mo ago

When pets go they take a part of us with them, but they're worth it all the same. In the end, all you can do is give them the best life you can and appreciate all the love they give.

Hug your pets everybody.

7mo ago

US government uses Halo images in a call to 'destroy' immigration, Microsoft declines to comment

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NotBillMurray @lemmy.world 7mo ago

One of my most surreal gaming experiences was playing helldivers with a player I didn't know. They said they liked the game because it "wasn't political". I was just fucking flabbergasted.