ctkatz

joined 9 months ago
[–] ctkatz@lemmy.ml 7 points 6 months ago

you're going to get that when

a) western media and journalists are deathly afraid of being labeled antisemites for reporting on what the secular government of israel is doing and

b) cable news viewers skew overwhelmingly republican and conservative who are already antimuslim and pro israel to begin with.

these are the people who are keeping the current administration from telling it like it really is. because I honestly don't believe that bibi would be as empowered to do what he's been doing in gaza if the us government isn't actively publicly condemning in plain language what has happened already.

[–] ctkatz@lemmy.ml 7 points 7 months ago

just about every christian I know sees other sects and offshoots as a separate religion. it's very sneech-like.

[–] ctkatz@lemmy.ml 1 points 7 months ago

believe it or not, the original best audiobook torrent site demonoid is still around. the variety isn't as varied as it used to be but it's probably one of the best public aduiobook torrent sites around.

[–] ctkatz@lemmy.ml 1 points 7 months ago

+10 on graphicaudio. I'll admit I liked them a little better when they were adapting pulp novels but everything they do is high quality.

www.graphicaudio.net if you are in the us.

[–] ctkatz@lemmy.ml 8 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I would and for the most part have used private trackers for either a specific type of thing or a specific kinda obscure or not very popular title. I find that the more not well known a thing is, the more likely it's going to be found and (re)seeded on a private tracker.

[–] ctkatz@lemmy.ml 12 points 8 months ago

I'm not really a fan because in a lot of cases it forces you to download stuff you might not want just to establish and maintain an acceptable ratio so eventually you can get the stuff you do want.

if I wanted something obscure and not really interested in the popular thing I'm either wasting bandwidth and/or server space starting out or searching for that thing on a public tracker.

the one private tracker I do use is extremely generous with upload credits for newbies and I was able to take advantage of that plus contribute something right away so I didn't and still don't have any issues but I know that's not the case with some people.

[–] ctkatz@lemmy.ml 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

ho, hoe, ho

I called clarence thomas a removed. it got filtered.

[–] ctkatz@lemmy.ml 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

not really because you would be breaking the law driving unlicensed even if you were driving the speed limit. so long as there's no reason to pull you over the law isn't being enforced.

[–] ctkatz@lemmy.ml 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

driving the speed limit creates a driving hazard, so in that case safety trumps the law.

[–] ctkatz@lemmy.ml 9 points 8 months ago

technically speaking yes. but what really matters is if the enforcement agency decides whether or not it's worth it to charge and prosecute you.

if everyone got charged for breaking any law, there is an entire generation of people who would be locked up because they never paid for winzip.

[–] ctkatz@lemmy.ml 2 points 8 months ago

I'm waiting for a kidney.

other than that, ehh. the world turns, the wind blows, and life goes on. same as it ever was.

[–] ctkatz@lemmy.ml 31 points 9 months ago (2 children)

it's disgusting that those in charge in israel are using what was done to their people in the 30s and 40s as a universal shield for when they commit atrocities. you can't tell any israeli they're doing bad or else you get accused of being antisemitic. you can't negotiate anything that way unless israel gets everything they want.

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