We got to know each other well prior to her conversion. She took a strict vow of silence, excluding “crisps”. We still talk. It’s impressive how much she can express with inflection.
Yeah, sometimes when a comment gets wildly misinterpreted or goes wrong due to early attention by people with bad attitudes, I leave it up… other times, I get sick of repeated replies by abusive people and just block people and delete it. Reddit voting in particular (and some Lemmy lately) goes with trends, like if a post starts to get downvotes, people are more likely to downvote it, especially if it’s ambiguous. People trying to interpret it will choose a negative interpretation if it already has downvotes, like the other downvotes are a sign “other people determined this was bad”. Even worse, there is a certain behavior where people reply to someone who has been downvoted to try to correct or chide them, like it’s their opportunity to act superior and talk down to someone.
There was this legendary comment on reddit to a thread asking people what would their plan be if they were immortal and got milion dollars, but there was a superintelligent immortal snail also with milion dollars who would want to kill them. I was trying to find it but as far as I can tell OP removed it. Does anyone here have it...
In one of its many attempts to curb robocalls, the Federal Communications Commission said it is making it harder for Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) providers to obtain direct access to US telephone numbers....
The problem is the people doing this maliciously are already breaking several laws and scamming people, and certainly don’t care whether it’s legal or not. They’re also outside of the US.
For instance an ex-girlfriend answered a phone one day that was from a bank number, Chase, which was saved in her Contacts, so she assumed it was really them. They told her some stupid story about a fradulent Zelle payment not going through and she swears she signed in to her bank and saw a $5000 payment there declined that then, she says, disappeared from the list. Then they told her she had to send money to a special service number so they could ‘backtrace’ the fraudulent payment. So she did (she was also credulous/dense/gullible I guess). Obviously, this was bullshit. it was especially annoying because I walked over a couple of times and asked her “wtf are you doing? Who is that?” and she just waved me away and ignored me. She ended up losing $600. So anyway, the main thing that gave them credibility to her was calling from the Chase number.
Yeah, I’m sure there are legitimate uses. Another would be a call center that wants to show the main customer service number rather than the phone of the specific person speaking.
With such a push against single use plastic and mirco plastics etc. Why is glitter left untouched? surely it has to be one of the worse plastic pollutants. Currently getting our Christmas shop ready, and its on everything and gets everywhere!
The biggest culprits are probably polyester and acrylic fabrics, plus tires… and there isn’t likely to be a will to do anything about those. But yeah, glitter is annoying.
Far more people already know PHP than Rust, though. They’re also very different languages. While the syntax for Rust is nicer than other languages used for systems programming, there are people who question whether it is really appropriate for a web app. Certainly nobody questions whether that’s what PHP is good for.
Hello! This is my first lemmy post and this is the first episode of Mooshy and Co. The comic is about Mooshy Mooshovitz. a red squirrel who lives in Colorado and works at a big acorn warehouse in Cheesman Park....
Same, I had cable at home but couldn’t get a broadband adapter… from what I recall they were discontinued or something and you could only get one from Japan. My brother got one of the gigantic PSO controllers with a keyboard…
Mr. Dressup star Ernie Coombs forged a friendship with Fred Rogers over the shared belief that children were important, and that kids’ television could be a force for good, says the director of a new documentary film about Coombs.
Video playing, ad that scrolls, two lines of a story, the bottom popping up with notifications every few minutes over the top of more scrolling ads....
What kind of detergent do you use, and do you use fabric softener? Personally I can’t stand the smell of mainstream scented detergents - they got worse and worse for me over time until I was wondering “why would I want my clothes to smell like synthetic grapes and weird cotton candy crap?”. At this point it irritates my nose and sustained exposure makes my lips swell slightly and my eyes turn red (I must be allergic to the fragrances somehow).
I am fine with unscented All or Tide, but mainly use unscented ‘natural’ detergents like Seventh Generation or ECOS. Dryer sheets and fabric softener I avoid entirely, even unscented ones. Fabric softener to me makes my clothes feel like they’re coated in weird oil (makes sense, that’s what it is I guess). I use these wool spheres the size of billiard balls for anti-static and that works great.
It’s conceivable but a stretch to say that some people have those beliefs to the extent of a religion. However to say they’re actually a religion would be simply bizarre… nobody thinks Richard Stallman created the earth or something.
A rage comic poking fun at the Aussies. Does it still hold up? (startrek.website)
Don't ask me which ones tho, cuz I'm an old (lemmy.world)
Rule (lemmy.zip)
makes you think (feddit.de)
"God works in mysterious ways" basically means "this doesn't make any sense to me, but I'm gonna ignore it"
Side note, does it count as a shower thought when it was conceived while sitting on the toilet? Do we have toilet-sitting-thoughts communities?
Guinea Pig for sale at the local market (i.imgur.com)
Anyone has the famous reddit story with the immortal snail?
There was this legendary comment on reddit to a thread asking people what would their plan be if they were immortal and got milion dollars, but there was a superintelligent immortal snail also with milion dollars who would want to kill them. I was trying to find it but as far as I can tell OP removed it. Does anyone here have it...
FCC closing loophole that gave robocallers easy access to US phone numbers (arstechnica.com)
In one of its many attempts to curb robocalls, the Federal Communications Commission said it is making it harder for Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) providers to obtain direct access to US telephone numbers....
you might. (lemmy.world)
Why does viewing a hdmi/displayport input on a PC require a capture card?
I bought a cheapo capture card a while back but the quality is pretty terrible...
Why not Glitter?
With such a push against single use plastic and mirco plastics etc. Why is glitter left untouched? surely it has to be one of the worse plastic pollutants. Currently getting our Christmas shop ready, and its on everything and gets everywhere!
Amiga music: Shadow of the Beast (main theme) (www.youtube.com)
Shadow of the Beast (1989) main theme, by David Whittaker
Dragon!! (Cave of Memories) - Super Hydlide - Sega Mega Drive/Genesis (www.youtube.com)
Composer: Shigeru Tomita...
Ys - PC-88 - Holders of Power (www.youtube.com)
Released in JP June 21, 1987...
Revenge of Shinobi - China Town - Sega Genesis/Megadrive (www.youtube.com)
Released 1989, Composed by Yuzo Koshiro. Known as The Super Shinobi in Japan.
Removed Kbin.social communities
Hello everyone,...
18+ Would it make your dick hard if I showed up to our first date wearing this outfit?😈 [f] (lemmynsfw.com)
Skate Or Die Intro - C64 (www.youtube.com)
NTSC version of intro to Skate Or Die for the Commodore 64, 1987
Sword of Vermilion - Dungeon - Sega Genesis (www.youtube.com)
Composer: Hiroshi Kawaguchi...
Mooshy and Co. (mooshyandco.com)
Hello! This is my first lemmy post and this is the first episode of Mooshy and Co. The comic is about Mooshy Mooshovitz. a red squirrel who lives in Colorado and works at a big acorn warehouse in Cheesman Park....
Day Dawns - Phantasy Star Online (youtu.be)
By Hideaki Kobeyashi and Sega. Originally on the Dreamcast, and later the GameCube.
Image of Hero - Phantasy Star Online - Dreamcast (youtu.be)
Mr. Dressup and Mr. Rogers were the 'Lennon and McCartney' of kids' TV, says filmmaker (www.cbc.ca)
Mr. Dressup star Ernie Coombs forged a friendship with Fred Rogers over the shared belief that children were important, and that kids’ television could be a force for good, says the director of a new documentary film about Coombs.
Streets of Rage: Perfect Soundtrack - Moon Beach · YUZO KOSHIRO / Sega (www.youtube.com)
I hate using mobile to read articles (lemmy.world)
Video playing, ad that scrolls, two lines of a story, the bottom popping up with notifications every few minutes over the top of more scrolling ads....
13k coms ? why ? (infosec.pub)
The ‘All’ feed is just bloated with lemmy.world posts...
why do clothes get more uncomfortable after every wash
they feel so ‘chemical-y’ and their texture goes from soft to uncomfy idfk?
How is woke a religion? (lemmy.world)
Fox Corp Hit With Yet Another Lawsuit Over ‘Longstanding Practice of Allowing Conspiracy Theories’ (www.mediaite.com)