What's the real reason Gandalf didn't just walk into Mordor and straight up murder Sauron along with his army of orcs, trolls, etc?
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@b6hydra I dont. Even on cave dives where the space is pretty tight I am still pretty comfortable. I am sure some people do, but those people probably wouldnt SCUBA dive in the first place.
That said I will say this, BEFORE I learned to SCUBA I would feel something you might call agoraphobia when I was swimming in the middle of the ocean with no visible bottom. Though Diving in areas like that quickly cured me of those feelings.
Not related to agoraphobia or claustraphobia I can say your first few dives can be scary, my first 10 were. But the fear is more like "If my equipment breaks and my dive buddy doesnt see me I might die". Thats a healthy fear though and ultimately is what lead me to go tech because in tech you have a backup for everything, even tanks.
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The US state that fought back after Republicans tried to rig its elections
Despite a flurry of legal action and very public disputes between members, Michigan has produced some of the fairest voting maps in the US
Then comes the mandatory 2 hour fidgeting period, after which the door acts like its going to close then starts going back up because reasons.
(If this sounds like an insane thing to complain about, you're not wrong. I'm about to burn this fucker down.)
Were there actually a lot of children being maimed before garage door sensors became mandatory? I'm not old enough to remember, and as far as I can tell the only purpose is to become misaligned every time a pigeon farts.
This reminds me... Maybe I should think about setting up automatic post deletion
Just realized I haven't posted anything in almost two weeks. So here's some nonsense. You're welcome!
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Biden signs law forcing all vehicles made 2026 and later to come with a "killswitch" preinstalled.
As well as surveillance monitoring for drivers to detect "abnormal driving" habits.
Potential for remote flaws is concerning.
#privacy #cars #Automobiles #surveillance #News
https://news.yahoo.com/law-install-kill-switches-cars-170000930.html
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"Jaywalking" as a crime was invented by car companies in the 20s, to shift blame to people on foot for being hit by cars. "Littering" was invented in the 50s by paper cup and tin can manufacturers to shift blame to people who drop trash. The phrase "personal carbon footprint" came from a BP marketing campaign intended to shift blame for climate change away from petrochemical companies to individuals.
When they call themselves "the party of personal responsibility"?
This is what that means.
Every time someone complains about Biden's taxes I want to pry their eyes open Clockwork Orange style and force them to read the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.
Net taxes were higher for people making under $20k right from the start. It was also intended that income taxes start increasing again in 2021 for people making $40k+. It's right there in the fucking law. In fact, if Congress doesn't do anything the income tax cuts will expire completely in 2025.
**Only the corporate tax cuts were meant to be permanent.** Income taxes will continue to rise in order to offset the deficit increase brought by the 2017 law, and it will primarily impact those making less than $75k.
I don't even like Biden. His only job as far as I'm concerned was to get Trump out, then sit on his hands for 4 years while we figure shit out. However, anyone who thinks Republicans stand for 'small government' and working Americans clearly has not been paying attention.
Rich people bickering about copyright and NFTs. A pissing contest among the wealthy to determine who deserves to extract money from the general population. Who could have foreseen this shocking turn of events?
Quentin Tarantino is going ahead with his plan to auction "Pulp fiction" NFTs, despite being sued by Miramax for copyright infringement. Tarantino...
I always forget the #qoto default theme is light. Logged in from ungoogled chromium on my phone where I can't have the dark reader extension and thought something was wrong for a second...
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An Illustrated guide to 2021's pipeline battles #US https://grist.org/indigenous/an-illustrated-guide-to-2021s-pipeline-battles/
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Now this is a suit! Neil Patrick Harris at the premiere of the new Matrix movie
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It never ceases to amazes how headstrong conspiracy theorists are when they dont even understand basic terminology.
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Many of the people most opposed to transgender related medical procedures on "we must protect children" grounds will also literally cut up the penis of their infant sons because they believe a supernatural being wants them to.
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Web 3 Is Going Great! https://web3isgoinggreat.com
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It is permissible for private citizens to be disrespectful to lawmakers who have personally threatened state coercive violence against their person and property. Lawmakers aren't owed a duty of being nice to them, especially when they're flexing the violent power of their office.
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