I don’t know if this is 100% strictly privacy related but I think it does fall in the sphere of protecting one’s right to express oneself privately....
Probably meaning backwards, highly conservative, people from there are seen as “hicks” or “red knecks,” have an abnormally high rate of incest and child marriage compared to the rest of the country, and any person part of a marginalized group would probably want to avoid.
Lemmy has an extremism problem. Partly because of the lack of moderation tools (which is why a lot of mods supposedly left reddit in the first place) and partly because of the lack of moderation, or straight up complacency of some mods.
I prefer having a physical game collection, but with the way physical games are handled now, with more than half the game needing to be downloaded to the console to cut costs or because they didn’t finish the game before release, it doesn’t solve the preservation or ownership problems anymore.
As an English speaking person who recently got into learning Japanese, I was intrigued by the use of the three writing systems: Kanji, Hiragana and Katakana, however I could not truly understand why it is that way. I do know a bit about the history of these languages but that is not what I am interested in knowing; I wish to...
As someone who reads Japanese, reading all kana can be slow because you are reading one syllable at a time. It makes going back to old video games and reading children’s media tedious.
Once you know enough kanji though, you can read incredibly fast. Depending on the material, I can speedread faster in Japanese than I can in English.
This is because kanji is meant to be recognized at a glance rather than read in your head. The kana in Japanese sentence is supposed to provide grammatical context. So instead of reading “Inu ga ie ni nemashita” in my head, I’m seeing “Dog, in house, slept” from a glance.
So the downside to this system is that you’re spending most of your education learning every character you’ll need, but the upside is it can make reading very efficient once you have got it down. I think it’s part of the reason Japan still has a pretty robust book culture.
Long distance walking. I usually pick a direction, put on a podcast or some music, and just vibe as I walk and listen.
I do it because it’s not overly complicated, allows me to relax and enjoy something to listen to as I walk, gets me out of the house and maybe towards another activity I’d like to do, and it helps me sleep better at night.
On a light day, I might do it for 30 minutes. I might go for 2 hours if I’m in good condition. I think my record was over 5 hours.
I mean going on your second point, I think it demonstrates the difference between a slur and a descriptor is how it’s used as a word.
Like transgender is neutral term but we see it becoming a scare word by fascists recently by changing how its used in speech. Like “transgendered”, “transgenderism” or “transing” (as a note, it’s kinda scary how the first two no longer set off window’s spellcheck). Basically turning trans as a state of being adjective into a verb makes it seem like an act you can do to someone or have happen to you.
It still was a scary situation to me, and reminded me a lot of the Jan 6 insurrection. It wasn’t just Ottawa either that was terrorized though. There were smaller convoys that terrorized towns in Alberta, and there were several border crossings that were blocked by truckers.
Canada may be a more tolerant place than America, but it still faces a lot of the same vulnerabilities that we face here from being overtaken by a militant minority.
Dang. I thought the worst Michigan had to deal with now was the smoke from the Canadian forest fires.
It’s been unseasonably hot here in Japan, and I’m in the north part that usually doesn’t experiences heat this intense. Doesn’t help air conditioning isn’t standard here, and I’m been stuck in front of my fan trying to stay cool.
If I can help it, I try to support local businesses over Walmart, Target, Amazon, or any other near monopolistic retail chain.
Chick-fil-A, and Hobby Lobby. Owners have been vehemently antiqueer and antichoice, and have funded such organizations and politicians through their business.
Activision/Blizzard and Ubisoft. Both have been accused of large scale sexual misconduct, and neither company has completely dealt with the issue.
Twitter and Reddit. It’s not just that I hate the direction both sites are heading, but I want to fully back and support the open source alternatives that have grown during the migrations of both sites. Besides, Musk has made it to where I can’t even lurk on Twitter if I wanted to.
JonTron. He’s living proof that as long as you’re funny, people will forgive and forget anything. (Look up his history with racism and antivax for those in the latter camp, cause I’m tired of answering the “what he do” question)
The Harry Potter franchise. This one hurt the most because I had just starting to get into the Harry Potter series as the pandemic hit, and I was halfway through Prisoner of Azkaban when Rowling started her campaign against trans people. I Also used respect Rowling a lot because she’s a master at world building, and I had gotten into reading Harry Potter cause I wanted to take inspiration from it for my own work.
Ruroni Kenshin, and Nobuhiro Watsuki’s other works. I can get why people would forgive JonTron and Rowling to an extent, but defending Nobuhiro’s pedophilia is a bridge way tf too far for me.
As for Fahrenheit for the rest of the world, on a scale from 0 to 100, how hot is it? Assume anything below zero is really fucking cold, and anything above 100 is really fucking hot.
I play Mahjong. If I try talking to most Americans about it, they’ll think I’m talking about Shanghai, or Mahjong Solitaire.
I actually play 3 forms of it:
Riichi: Standard Japanese rules. This is what you typically see in anime and mahjong games from Japan.
CSM: Competition rules for Chinese Mahjong. This what you’ll typically see played in tournaments outside of Japan
American Mah-jongg: A ruleset with a lot of unique features. An AMJ set contains jokers that can act as any tile in the set. The game is played without being able to call “chow”(taking a sequence of 3 pieces), You “Charleston” for the pieces you need before the round begins (pass pieces to the right, left, and across from you), and the standard hands you can make change on a yearly basis. This is the version you often see played by the American Jewish community.
I love playing all three, but it’s hard to play them in person, because you need to find at least 4 people who can play by the same rule set.
Riichi is easy enough in Japan, but it’s seen as kinda a sketchy game here, and most places you can play it are at expensive and seedy mahjong parlors. Luckily there are a flood of video games based around it that make it more accessible.
Chinese Mahjong is very regional, and each area can have its own variation on the rules, scoring, accepted hands etc. When playing with Chinese friends, I just kinda roll with whatever variation they’re playing.
For American Mah-jongg, because the standard hands change year to year, you have to buy a new card from the National Mah Jongg League yearly in order to keep up with it, so it’s the only mahjong game with a subscription cost built in. Also as mentioned, the game is very community specific, but also the majority of players are often senior aged women, usually making me the youngest at the table by far.
I love playing all three, but it’s hard enough finding someone else who also likes Mahjong, let alone find someone who doesn’t confuse it for the solitaire game. I’m not saying Mahjong solitaire ruined my life, but if I could Thanos snap a game out of existence…
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UK Government Drawing Up Proposals To Criminalise Dissent (www.theguardian.com)
I don’t know if this is 100% strictly privacy related but I think it does fall in the sphere of protecting one’s right to express oneself privately....
If Thrift Stores sold food, what would they sell?
The first thing that comes to mind is a big plastic bin filled with burnt burgers for 4 for a dollar....
Non Americans, what province is the "Alabama" of your country?
In terms of having the “marrying cousins” stereotype.
Well let's not do anything hasty (startrek.website)
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I never understood this logic (lemmy.sdf.org)
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If there is one thing you can change about Lemmy, what would it be?
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Nancy Pelosi: Democrat and ex-Speaker, 83, to seek re-election (www.bbc.com)
stop it Joe (lemmy.ca)
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Yes, I made this while at lunch (i.imgur.com)
We at least deserve a game like this... (startrek.website)
GameStop Boss Says Disc Drives Should Be Required On Game Consoles (www.gamespot.com)
"It would be great if people had to buy more of the thing," says guy who makes money selling the thing.
How would you explain the need for three writing systems in Japanese to a person who only has had experience with one?
As an English speaking person who recently got into learning Japanese, I was intrigued by the use of the three writing systems: Kanji, Hiragana and Katakana, however I could not truly understand why it is that way. I do know a bit about the history of these languages but that is not what I am interested in knowing; I wish to...
What types of physical exercise do you enjoy the most?
Mostly just asking this for a college assignment since I’m a student there, and this is the one I picked out of the twenty I came up with....
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EDIT: no, I don’t sympathize with nazis (neither I sympathize with those who call everyone nazi when they’re losing an argument ;)
It's not just you — no one is posting on social media anymore (www.businessinsider.com)
Social media is on the decline. Instagram is all ads. No one's posting on BeReal. TikTok is for influencers. The new place for sharing: group chats.
The most Texan of all expressions - Y'All - is ungendered and therefore woke
English Language Problems (lemmy.ca)
Canada advises LGBTQ2 travellers to be aware of U.S. state laws (globalnews.ca)
NSFW: I am a trans girl who is drunk and high at the same time, AMA!
Give me your worst, Lemmy! Absolutely nothing is off limits. Let’s get fucking weird!...
Switch 2 - launch games?
Switch 2 is rumoured for 2024, but what could be launch titles? Metroid prime 4 would be a candidate, but might not a be a system seller....
Axolotl: This Incredible Creature Can Regenerate Its Brain, Heart, And Limbs (yt.revvy.de)
What are you boycotting right now and why? Are there any Boycotts you've ended?
This post is somewhat inspired by a recent post in this same community called “Is anyone else having trouble giving up Reddit due to content?”...
little Red Hens ⚒️ rule (slrpnk.net)
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What is a hobby you enjoy, but seems too quirky or obscure to bring up in most conversations?
Mine would be creating pen and paper ciphers for my made up secret communication needs.
'TikTok brain' may be coming for your kid's attention span (theweek.com)
The Kbin Experience. The Best Worst Way to Interact with the Fediverse. (roundcatsblog.wordpress.com)
A blogpost I made about my experience on Kbin. Any feedback would be appreciated as someone who is new to blogging. Thank you